The swelling went away when I cut my Amlodipine in half.

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This is true. I am supposed to be taking ten mg a day but I did not want my feet to swell like heart patient. I thought I would examine my choices. A. When I was first diagnosed with borderline hypertension I was a heavy coffee drinker, and a salt a holic. B. Before I was taking Amlodipine, even the 5mg dose per day, my Kidney's GFR and creatinine levels were perfect. C. After I began 5mg for a 6 month period I was still having good blood pressure at home but bad blood pressure at the doctor's office visits due to white coat syndrome. D. I was instructed to lower salt, increase exercise and lose weight. I did not do it and next visit proved I was still a bit higher than great. The next time I had a blood draw my serum creatinine levels were high normal. I began to worry. E. I was placed on 10 mg of this drug a day. I started having night time get ups to the bathroom visits 3 or more times a night like I had diabetes. My feet were swelling like crazy and the doctor wanted to consider taking me off this medicine and placing me on another called Lysinopril, but according to what I read online, both Lysinopril and Amlodipine Besylate can cause kidney problems and swelling of feet, lower legs and ankles. F. I have been on half a dose of Amlodiipine for 8 days and after the first day the swelling went away almost completely as well as the tingling sensation and I have been on the exercise peddler 65 minutes or more every morning. The results are in. I am on half dose of Amlodipine, the swelling is almost gone and I exercise an hour or more a day. I will have to see if after another few weeks and with luck I will not only feel better but be able to lower my upper and lower blood pressure without the side effects of fluid retention in my feet. I am serious about losing weight. I a currently at 208.0 and trying to get down about 10 pounds over the next several weeks by eliminating soft drinks which is a challenge in itself, not eating much white breads but I love flour tortillas. The fact that other drugs such as anti-depressants can effect kidney function I stopped taking Lithium and cut the Lorazepam in half down to .25 mg a day. So far, after 15 days I am still in the best frame of mind and body I ever was in the past 25 years.