72 Female 5' 170 Pounds. I Have Pretibial Edema From

Posted on Sun, 23 Jun 2019

Question: 72 female 5' 170 pounds. I have pretibial edema from Felodipine for moderately high BP. Don't tolerate Amlodipine.
I also have Cytochrome p 450 2D6 insufficiency and don't tolerate lots of meds like Beta blockers, Ace inhibitors.
My Doc says just wear support stockings. Any other choice?. CXR OK

Answered by Dr. Dr.Dorina Gurabardhi (53 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Probably side effects of Felodipine

Detailed Answer:
Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

The symptoms are probably related to side effects of Felodipine.

I see through your query that you don't tolerate other medication that help lowering the blood pressure.

I would recommend using a diuretic in the morning such as Hydrochlortiazide to help with the edema.

I also recommend to use the stockings as suggested by your doctor.

I suggest to avoid salt in the diet.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

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