Amlodopine seems to be the first drug that GPs reach for. Glad to see I am not the only one that it affected with the swollen ankles - even when it was cold! It also made the skin on my legs really dry and itchy - requested a change of prescription but GP refused, saying it was the best , and just added a beta blocker to the list!
I have a phobia about the automatic BP machines stemming from a visit to A&E after I cut my forehead,and the cuff tightened so much that I lost the feeling in my hand, as well as the fact that it was pinching my bingo wings !