Enough is Enough

Wibbles
Wibbles Community member Posts: 1,992 Trailblazing
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: 6,910 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 Community member Posts: 1,992 Trailblazing
    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: 6,910 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 Community member Posts: 1,992 Trailblazing
    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 Community member Posts: 980 Pioneering

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

  • Wibbles
    Wibbles Community member Posts: 1,992 Trailblazing
    edited June 28
    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 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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