Norvasc and leg swelling
Norvasc and leg swelling
I have been prescribed Norvasc 10mg once daily for blood pressure. Summary: Muscle cramps is found among people who take Norvasc, especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 5 - 10 years. This is a common side effect seen with this very effective blood pressure medication. However, prilosec might not be the culprit Amlodipine causes marked coronary and peripheral arterial vasodilation (which leads to plasma leakage in dependent areas since the veins remain constricted). To test this hypothesis, we evaluated the relation between changes in postural skin vasomotion and objective measures of ankle swelling during treatment with graded doses of amlodipine, a dihydropyridine ccb. At my last doctor visit, I pointed out the edema (which was present then even at midday), and he poked my feet and said, well, yes, they are swollen, but this is a common side effect of Norvasc (uh, yeah). Swelling can be experienced in your hands or anywhere in the body. Raise your legs higher than your heart to rest, cut out as much salt as you can and a few days of HCTZ WILL do the trick. This norvasc and leg swelling leads to vascular dilation and lower blood pressure. After that I noticed I had trouble getting up from a squat position. Since I am only in my 40s, I wanted to try reducing my BP with more exercise and healthy diet, but he convinced me to try the med because. I take Norvasc and have been having weight gain and extremety swelling with it. Asked Dr to stop Norvasc and use another. Since it does help my angina, my Cardio does not want to take me off it. Certain medications used to treat hypertension have a reputation for causing edema in the legs and feet. I didn't start having this problem until I started taking that medication. Norvasc side effects (more detail) What other drugs will affect Norvasc? The good it's doing you outweighs the bad. The Amlodipine induced edema is dose and time dependent. Since I only take it once a day I have shifted it to an evening dose before I go to bed which has helped somewhat One common side effect of amlodipine is fluid retention, commonly called swelling. The both felt really heaving and very hot to the touch.. 5 mg, 5mg, or 10 mg In these patients addition of ACEI or ARB may help relieve edema legs. Amlodipine also causes dilation of capillaries, which in turn leads to fluid leakage and edema or swelling. It causes terrible swelling of my feet, ankles and legs which is probably aggravated by the fact that I sit all day at a desk. This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur Dig a little deeper, though, and you will see that over 10% of patients taking 10 mg daily develop edema or fluid retention.