A 45 years old male patient, a known case of hypertension was being treated with amlodipine from several months .suddenly he noticed leg oedema .a doctor advised to switch off the amlodipine and gives another alternative .but still after 10-15 days of stopping amlodipine ,leg odema reduces very gradually .is it a natural process? Or amlodipine odema takes time to resolve completely?

Dr. Kamal GuptaCardiologist18yrs exp

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It may take time. But think of other alternate cause also.  

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Dr. Ajeya UkadgaonkarCardiologist13yrs exp

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Hello, yes amlodepine induced edema resuces gradually. I need to know which medicine he has been shifted to. If its another ccb, then edema won’t reduce much. You have to shift patient to a non ccb antihypertensive, preferably arb + chlorthalidone combination to get rid of the edema.  

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Dr. Himanshu MeghnathiCardiologist10yrs exp

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Amlodipine induced pedal edema usually takes some time to resolve. It depends on how much edema was there on first hand. But still there are something?s that should be checked out at least considering patient is known hypertensive. Get s.creat, potassium, sodium done. This is bare minimum. Review with reports.  

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