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  2. Find out how amlodipine treats high blood pressure and helps to prevent heart disease, and how to take it. NHS medicines information on amlodipine – what it's used for, side effects, dosage and who can take it.

    • Side Effects

      Serious side effects after taking amlodipine are rare and...

    • About Amlodipine

      Amlodipine is a calcium channel blocker used to treat high...

    • Common Questions

      Amlodipine starts to work on the day you start taking it,...

  3. Amlodipine starts to work on the day you start taking it, but it may be a couple of weeks before it takes full effect. If you're taking amlodipine for high blood pressure, you may not have any symptoms. In this case, you may not feel any different when you take amlodipine.

    • Dosage and Strength
    • How to Take It
    • How Long to Take It For
    • If You Forget to Take It
    • If You Take Too Much

    Amlodipine comes as 5mg and 10mg tablets. The liquid comes as 2 different strengths, one with 5mg amlodipine in 5ml and one with 10mg in 5ml. The usual starting dose of amlodipine is 5mg once a day.

    You'll usually take amlodipine once a day. You can take it at any time of day, but try to make sure it's around the same time every day. You can take amlodipine tablets and liquid with or without food. Swallow amlodipine tablets whole and have a drink of water with both the tablets and the liquid. If it's easier, you can dissolve (disperse) the tab...

    Usually, treatment with amlodipine is long term, even for the rest of your life. Talk to your doctor if you want to stop taking amlodipine. Stopping may cause your blood pressure to rise, and this may increase your risk of heart attack and stroke. If you're bothered by side effects, your doctor may be able to prescribe a different medicine for you.

    If you forget to take a dose of amlodipine, take it as soon as you remember that day and then carry on as normal. If you forget to take the dose for the whole day, skip the missed dose and take your dose the next day at the usual time. Never take 2 doses at once to make up for a forgotten one. If you forget doses often, it may help to set an alarm ...

    If you take more than your prescribed dose of amlodipine, it can make you feel dizzy and sleepy. The amount of amlodipine that can lead to an overdose varies from person to person.

    • How it works. Amlodipine may be used to treat heart conditions such as angina and high blood pressure. Amlodipine inhibits the influx of calcium ions across cardiac (heart) and smooth muscle causing relaxation of these muscles and dilation (widening).
    • Upsides. May be used for the treatment of high blood pressure (hypertension), alone or in combination with other agents for high blood pressure. May be used as an ongoing treatment to relieve symptoms such as chest pain in people with chronic stable angina, or angina due to coronary artery spasm.
    • Downsides. If you are between the ages of 18 and 60, take no other medication or have no other medical conditions, side effects you are more likely to experience include
    • Bottom Line. Amlodipine is a heart medication that may be used for the treatment of angina or to lower blood pressure but it can cause edema in the ankles or feet.
  4. View amlodipine information, including dose, uses, side-effects, pregnancy, breast feeding, contra-indications, important safety information and directions for administration.

  5. Amlodipine is used alone or together with other medicines to treat hypertension (high blood pressure). High blood pressure adds to the workload of the heart and arteries. If it continues for a long time, the heart and arteries may not function properly.