Amlodipine and burning feet - has anyone experienced this side effect?
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I have been suffering from redness and burning on the soles of my feet for about 4 months now. My GP initially diagnosed dermatitis and prescribed steroid treatment and emollients. This hasn't solved the problem. I eventually had a face to face appointment with my GP last week (had only had online and telephone consultations previously) and told him of my fears that I could have Erythromelalgia. He had never heard of this but on looking it up he agreed it could be a possibility. I told him that in my research I had seen that Calcium Channel Blockers can cause this. I have been taking one of these for high blood pressure for about 9 months, Amlodipine. He immediately said I could stop these and take another type of blood pressure tablet instead. I have been off them for 4 days and haven't seen a huge improvement yet but am hoping. Apparently it takes about 11 days for Amlodipine to go out of your system.
I have since discovered lots of discussions on this site regarding side effects of Amlodipine but they seem to be old threads. I just wondered if anyone else has suffered similar symptoms while taking this drug.
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