Amlodipine Questions (Page 3)

Amlodipine - How long will my skin rash last?

So far it has lasted 9 weeks. I was on amlodipine for high blood pressure for several years. Then my consultant ordered me to double the dose "and go for perfection". Before the week was out, I had developed an all-over skin rash. So I stopped taking the drug. Antihistamine tablets ease... read more

Will lisinopril or amlodipine show up on a drug test?

Can I eat grapefruit while taking Amlodipine daily?

I take 10 mg of Amlodipine once daily in the morning, I understand grapefruit and beta blockers do not "get along". But Amlodipine is a calcium channel blocker, so am I okay to eat grapefruit or should I avoid it?

Do I have to be on Amlodipine 5mg for high blood pressure all my life?

I am 45 year old, afro Caribbean female. My GP has just prescribed me this week Amlodipine 5mg, he said to be taken for the rest of my life. He had been monitoring my blood pressure and it has been high over a period of 2 months. Do I really need to be on these tablets all my life? What would... read more

High Blood Pressure - substitute for amlodipine?

i am taking amlodipine for bp. working ok, but there is swelling on my feet. even when i take water pill. any other substitute for amlodipine. will appreciate.

Propranolol with amlodipine?

Hello. Recently after being admitted to hospital it was discovered that I had an abnormally high BP. I'm 27 years old, and the nurses, doctor and consultant alike uniformally said that they didn't want to prescribe an anti-hypertensive as in most cases the patient is obliged to take the... read more

Can you take amlodipine 10mg and losartan 100mg both in the morning?

I take the losartan in morning and amlodipine at bedtime currently

Losartan and amlodipine: same time of the day or should I take one in the morning, one evening?

Hello... I take both losartan (100+25) and amlodipine (5mg) but I'm unsure if I have to take them both at the same time of the day or they should be taken one in the morning and one at night.

Can I spit in half a 10 mg amlodipine tablet to get only half of the dose?

The more antihypertensive prescribe the more out of control my high blood pressure becomes. Why?

I am on amlodipine 20mg, lisinopril 40 mg, metoprolol succinate 50 mg and instead of blood pressure stabilizing it is swinging even more wildly out of control. The doctor keeps adding more antihypertensive with increasing side effects. I know this is not helping me. I do not know what to do. I... read more

Amlodipine/Benazepril - Does this medication cause coughing?

When can I stop taking amlodipine?

Can I cut 10 mg amlodipine that was prescibed in half to 5 mg because of side effect?

I am taking amlodipine for mild hypertension. Should I take it at night or morning?

When I first started the med, my pressure dropped considerably. After getting what I thought was too low, I stopped the med for 5 days. Then noticed a slight increase so I started back. It has not gone down to that level again. In fact, it is higher than I would like it to be. Does it matter when... read more

Which bp medications are more successful for African American patients?

I have been taking lisinopril 10 mg twice a day for about 3 months and amlodipine 2.5mg once at bedtime for about 3 weeks for high blood pressure, with no real substantial drop in bp readings.