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How Can Swelling And Itching In The Ankles Be Treated?
I was taking 5 mg Amlodipine besylate It worked to lower my blood pressure from 160 to 135 but caused terrible swelling and itching of my ankles I lower dosage to 2.5 mg BP slightly increased to 140 but swelling of ankles and feet got worse with scabby reddened skin partly around ankles What is a better Ca channel blocker ? I am 80 years in good health I also take 10 mg Bystolc and 125 mg Losartin
Tue, 31 Oct 2017
Unfortunately lower extremity swelling is a common side effect of Calcium channel blockers even at low doses. At 80 years old, a systolic blood pressure of 140 would be considered well controlled. Depending upon your medical history, there are almost certainly different classes of drugs that could help keep your blood pressure controlled. I suspect that you would likely have similar swelling with other calcium channel blockers.
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