Felodipine works by relaxing the blood vessels to prevent an overload of work for your heart.
What is Felodipine?
Felodipine is used to treat high blood pressure. This is not a cure: but only allows you to keep it under control. Sometimes it is also used in the treatment of Raynaud's phenomenon or congestive heart failure.
How should Felodipine be taken?
Felodipine can be consumed orally in the form of extended-release tablets, typically with a dose of one tablet per day. The tablets should be swallowed whole, without breaking them, or chewing them.
Side effects associated with Felodipine
Among the possible adverse effects of felodipine are included the following:
- rapid heartbeat
- heartburn
- dizziness or feeling faint or lightheaded
- constipation
- weakness
- gingival swelling
- headache
- hot flushes
It is important to contact a doctor immediately if the intake of felodipine is associated with:
- difficulty breathing, or difficulty swallowing
- swelling in the face, eyes, lips, tongue, arms or legs
- rash
- fainting
Contraindications and warnings associated with the use of Felodipine
When you have to take felodipine you should inquire with your doctor about the possible adverse effects of contemporary consumption of grapefruit or grapefruit juice.
Moreover, before taking the drug it is also important to tell your doctor if:
- You have any allergies to the active substance or any other drug
- You are taking other medicines, herbal remedies and supplements, citing in particular anticonvulsants, cimetidine, ertromicina, itraconazole, ketoconazole, ranitidine and vitamins
- You suffer or have suffered from heart disease, kidney or liver disease
- You are pregnant or breastfeeding.
It is also important to inform surgeons and dentists of therapy with felodipine in progress.
