now living a healthier lifestyle, blood pressure great, I now take only atenolol, and have been slowly weaning off the dreaded 5 mg amlodipine, taking half pill for the last month.
I also take calcium, magnesium, vit D3 and K2...
thank you. ...
After taking amlodipine for 20 years, how long does it take to get out of system?
Question posted by Sagetheone on 8 Aug 2016
Last updated on 17 October 2016 by suzanne66
Added 8 Aug 2016:
I also go to the gym every morning, light cardio and weights... I am 73 years old...
5'3", 108 pounds, great lipid numbers, do not eat red meat, not much chicken, eat fish, no wheat, no simple carbs, no sugar except dark chocolate on occasion....
Added 8 Aug 2016:I also eat MUFA's everyday... great monounsaturated fats... olive oil, dark chocolate, avocados, nuts...
take vitamin C, whey protein drink after my workout, lots of greens and salads, beans, eggs, no dairy, except my whey protein, no wheat, no simple carbs, NO SOY... I even made sure there was no soy in my vitamins...
love my dark chocolate, at least 80% cacao ....
please comment with your experiences too... and now I am working diligently towards ridding my body of amlodipine... awful stuff.
have a lovely day... Sage
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suzanne66
18 Oct 2016
Amlodipine has a long half life so it hangs around for a while. Here are the details:
Amlodipine has an elimination half life of 30 to 50 hours.
This is the time it takes for the drug levels in your plasma to reduce by half.
For a drug to be totally eliminated from your system it takes around 5.5 times the half life.
As an estimate then, after taking a single dose of Amlodipine it should be out of your system after 11 days. (5.5 x 50 hours = 275 hours or 11.5 days)
However other factors to consider include:
1. How much and how often you have taken the drug.
2. Your metabolic rate – a slower metabolism will increase the time a drug remains in your system.
3. Your age and health – older age and poor health will generally increase the time the drug stays in your system.
4. Body mass – generally the bigger you are the longer a drug will remain in your system.
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