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Suggest Treatment For Headache And Rapid Heart Rate

I have rapid pulse rate, feel heart beat in chest, pounding headache, swelling in ankles from new blood pressure medication, been taking 10 days (amlodipine 10mg). Also taking third course of prednisone for hoarseness from cough due to allergies and 2 previous BP medications (lisinipril 20mg, losartan 25mg) with side effect of dry cough. I can t tell anymore what side effects of the meds are causing what anymore.
posted on Mon, 11 May 2015
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Hi,

More probably swelling of your ankles are related to amlodipine.
I think you can try to discuss with your doctor the possibility of treatment with beta blockers and diuretics. Beta blocker will eliminate your fast heart rate, and diuretic will reduce ankle swelling. They both will lead to lowering of your blood pressure. Depends on your blood pressure data, there are three variants concerning to amlodipine
1. withdrawal at all
2. replacement with other medication of the same group in low dose, which has less probability of causing ankle swelling
3. continue with amlodipine, but with smaller dose

Hope I could help you

Wishing you good health

In case of further questions don't hesitate to ask

Regards,
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Suggest Treatment For Headache And Rapid Heart Rate

Hi, More probably swelling of your ankles are related to amlodipine. I think you can try to discuss with your doctor the possibility of treatment with beta blockers and diuretics. Beta blocker will eliminate your fast heart rate, and diuretic will reduce ankle swelling. They both will lead to lowering of your blood pressure. Depends on your blood pressure data, there are three variants concerning to amlodipine 1. withdrawal at all 2. replacement with other medication of the same group in low dose, which has less probability of causing ankle swelling 3. continue with amlodipine, but with smaller dose Hope I could help you Wishing you good health In case of further questions don t hesitate to ask Regards,