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Old 03-14-2011, 05:40 AM
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I think the worst thing about amlodipine is the dependent edema it can cause in the legs and feet. If you don't have that, then I wouldn't worry.

It is thought that only high blood levels of calcium interfere with calcium channel blockers. In fact IV calcium is used to treat overdoses.

http://highbloodpressure.about.com/o...alcium-sup.htm

I think a warning of low calcium would be leg cramps. Calcium channel blockers sometimes cause these.

To the best of my knowledge moderate living has not been implicated in any interaction. This question has never been fully answered either in studies, etc.
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