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Amlodipine

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Amlodipine besylate is a diabetes-related agent which is a kind of nutritional or metabolic agent.

Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this

39 year experience in Internal Medicine

Drug Class

Diabetes drug

Brands

Norvasc • Aprate • Almadin • Amlate • Amloc • Amlodac • Amlosyn • Amtas • Klodip-5 • Calbloc • Ciplavasc • Keysal • Lomanor • Norcard • Pendine • Stamlo

Side Effects

Common

Nausea
Dizziness
Fatigue
Flushing
Headache
Heart palpitations

Serious

Low blood pressure
Angina
Allergic reaction

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Can amlodipine cause symptoms of ed?

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Can you take amlodipine 5mg twice daily ?

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How long between doses of amlodipine is safe?

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Why is the maxium dosage for amlodipine is 10mg?

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I took 100mg of amlodipine. What will be the consequences?

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How soon after takn coricidine can u take amlodipine for BP ?

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A 26-year old female asked:

Is Amlodipine 5mg + 5mg has the same strength as the Amlodipine 10mg?

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A 57-year old male asked:

Will the flushing feeling with amlodipine eventually go away as my body gets used to it?

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A member asked:

I take liiproniisil (5mg/dy) plus amlodipine (5mg/day). I have been taking these for 2 years.Bp 179/79. Do i still need to take them?

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A 61-year old male asked:

Recently had my BP checked , was high(146/82)np increased my amlodipine 5mg to 10mg.I check it at home 3x day , always fine. Should i stick to 5 mg?

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Amlodipine and anxiety?

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A 63-year old female asked:

Is amlodipine a beta blocker?

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A 36-year old asked:

Is it safe to crush amlodipine?

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A 43-year old asked:

Can amlodipine make you fail a drug test?

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A 43-year old female asked:

Can I take phentramine & Amlodipine at same time?

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Can I take biotin 5000 mcg with amlodipine 5mg?

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A 46-year old asked:

Can ramipril be taken as an internativetof amlodipine?

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Can i take amlodipine and propranolol at the same time?

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A 77-year old male asked:

I have ran out of Ramipril 10 mg can i take two Amlodipine 5 mg instead?

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A 65-year old female asked:

What are the differences in side effects with Amlodipine & Nifidipine. ?

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A 78-year old female asked:

I'm on vacation and forgot my Amlodipine. How bad to not take for 1 week ?

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A 25-year old male asked:

Does the edema caused by taking amlodipine meds harmful or not? Help. Thanks

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A 54-year old female asked:

I take top strength ramipril and amlodipine and still got average no of say 138/86?

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A 67-year old male asked:

Is it safe to take 5mg of amlodipine only when BP spikes or should it be taken daily?

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A 51-year old female asked:

How long after stopping amlodipine do the side effects last after taking it for 2 yrs?

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A male asked:

It there a connection between amlodipine and anxiety? Could that be causing my anxiety?

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A 65-year old female asked:

If I have a side effect with Amlodipine, could I have the same reaction with Nifidipine?

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A 58-year old male asked:

Am 59 and my bp is 145/103 so I started 15mg of amlodipine few days ago what's your advice?

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A 49-year old asked:

Mistakenly taken 75mg of atenol instead of 50 mg atenol and 2.5 mg of amlodipine. Will i be okay?

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A 65-year old female asked:

If my sensitivity to Amlodipine has progressed/worstened over time, could this be an 'accumulative' effect?

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