Enough is Enough

Wibbles
Wibbles Online Community Member Posts: 2,270 Championing
in Talk about your impairment

After 8 years of having zero mobility because of hyper-extended knee joints and a failed knee replacement, followed by a multitude of linked issues such as rotator cuff shoulders (extremely painful) and suspected polyps (I am still waiting for a hospital report, three weeks after a CT scan) - I now have puffed up ankles, lower calves - possibly the result of too high dose of amlodipine - which I am taking for high blood pressure (and successfully lowered it)…

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  • Albus_Scope
    Albus_Scope Posts: 8,629 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    Oh @Wibbles I'm so sorry they're really putting you through the wringer there. Are they causing you any discomfort?

  • Wibbles
    Wibbles Online Community Member Posts: 2,270 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/882117#Comment_882117

    Yes - they really itch and I want to scratch them - but am not allowed to

    Plus Its too late, now to contact my GP before tomorrow

  • Albus_Scope
    Albus_Scope Posts: 8,629 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    Hopefully you'll be able to speak to someone tomorrow, hopefully tonight wont be too uncomfortable for you and the GP can sort something quicksmart for you. 😊

  • Wibbles
    Wibbles Online Community Member Posts: 2,270 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/882122#Comment_882122

    I've been told to stop taking the amlodipine and I have an appintment to see my GP on Monday - she wanted me to go today - but I have a nasty cold/virus that is adding to my woes - I have tested negative for covid luckily

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  • noman
    noman Online Community Member Posts: 1,488 Pioneering

    I take amlodipine and candesartan for high blood pressure and also have swollen feet/ankles and calfs.

  • Wibbles
    Wibbles Online Community Member Posts: 2,270 Championing
    edited June 2024
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/882339#Comment_882339

    That's interesting - what does your GP say ?

    Are you happy taking them ?

    because it is a known side effect

    I have been on Candesartan / Amlodopine combi for 3 weeks after purely Candesartan for many years and for the first time in ages - my BP was down to less than 120/80

  • LeeCVT
    LeeCVT Online Community Member Posts: 19 Listener

    Amilodipine and Doxisosin here with a third BP med to be added next week. I'd never heard of Doxisosin before but they asked if I'd consider going on a medical trial as nothing else worked. It seems to be doing it's job.

    I had swelling in my ankles from biscoperol which was really painful as I'd just had surgery for a broken ankle. The staples were popping out with it. No swelling with this new combo

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