Felodipine
Uses
Felodipine is used in the treatment of angina (heart-related chest pain), hypertension (high blood pressure), arrhythmia, hypertensive emergency, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and anal fissure.
How it Works
How Felodipine works Felodipine is a calcium channel blocker. In cases of high blood pressure, it helps normalize blood pressure by relaxing the blood vessels, which reduces the pressure on them and improves blood flow throughout the body. This enhanced blood flow further relaxes the heart muscles by decreasing the workload on the heart. Additionally, it improves oxygen delivery in the body, helping to prevent heart-related chest pain.
Side Effects
Common side effects of Felodipine include dizziness, flushing (a sense of warmth in the face, ears, neck, and trunk), headache, nausea, palpitations, constipation, peripheral edema, weakness, dyspepsia, paresthesia (tingling or pricking sensation), upper respiratory tract infection, cough, runny nose, sneezing, and rash.
Expert Advice
- A sudden drop in blood pressure may occur, especially when you first start taking Felodipine.
- To lower the chance of feeling dizzy or passing out, rise slowly if you have been sitting or lying down.
- Felodipine can cause ankle or foot swelling.
- To reduce the swelling, raise your legs while sitting down.
- Consult your doctor if the swelling does not go away.
- Felodipine may cause dizziness.
- Do not drive or perform any activity that requires mental focus until you know how Felodipine affects you.
- Inform your doctor if you are pregnant, planning a pregnancy, or breastfeeding.
- You have been prescribed Felodipine to improve your blood pressure and/or to reduce the number and severity of angina attacks.
- Lowering blood pressure reduces the risk of future heart attack and stroke.
- Take Felodipine at the same time every day to help you remember to take it.
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