Swollen feet and ankles

@abaker25, thank you for your post! I'm going to ask my PCP about Amlodipine and swelling. It was my PCP who put me on Amlodipine, and I know she's been puzzled for several years about my 'mysterious swelling.' I'm going to ask her if I might switch to Diltiazem. –Ray (@ray666)

Thanks for asking this question Ray. I’m in the same boat. Re: diclophenic, my doc prescribed it as needed,” not a daily med. And my 2 rotten knees are still not bothering me. Seeing the Amlodepine responses here is of interest. I too am wondering if this is due to my current drug cocktail, family genetics, or something else. Good luck with your quest.

Hello, pegc159. I have found these recent posts to be truly thought-provoking. I'm going to do a little experiment on myself. I've been taking Amlodipine 5 mg (1 x daily) for hypertension (which seems to have been under control for years, perhaps thanks to the Amlodipine) and Diclofenac 75 mg (2 x daily) for knee "pain." I've put "pain" in quotation marks because it's hardly debilitating pain. My left knee has arthritis (not enough to warrant surgery), and my right knee is a titanium implant (the "pain" there is soft tissue discomfort). I've decided to do without the Diclofenac for a number of days to see if the swelling goes down. If it does, I'll inform my orthopedic's NP and see what she says. I believe I can live quite well with Diclofenac. I'll keep you posted. And please let me know if you make some discoveries and if any help. ––Ray

@ray666 I’m not qualified to give medical advice but there were no problems for me in discontinuing it, except it provided good pain relief for my arthritis in my back and my pain all came back. I wish I could take it. If that happens to you with your knee, you’d have the option to start it again. And you’d be able to tell if that was the cause of your feet/ankles swelling.

My thinking precisely!

Have a pleasant evening.
Ray

I had some swelling in one leg beginning 25 years after my last birth. Since then this leg swells. I’ve asked my doctor about it. Nothing is ever done, treated like it’s in my head. Now I have numbness setting in in my foot going up my lower leg. I continue to have some swelling. I do have occasional severe cramping in that foot and calf that wakes me up. Any suggestions or ideas on what I should do?

This seems like a question for your doctor. There a many unusual diseases that can cause this.

Same problem - have taken amalopine for years. Got off it and swelling immediately went away. Blood pressure held so am monitoring now.

Hi,
I am sorry; I just started with edema of my lower legs & feet last summer. They are still swollen now, but not bad. I know heat and humidity affect our bodies. I am afraid of what this summer will bring.

I walk every day, and no medications that would cause it except Prolia.
I go to acupuncture and therapy and use essential oils daily. I am allergic to a lot of drugs and have to use natural treatments. Going to a new doctor who said that is not a side effect. There are side effects from any drug we put in our bodies; otherwise, they would not list side effects on the prescriptions.

I am trying to find proof to bring to a new doctor.

Let me know what you find out.