# Tapering off Amlodipine

**URL:** <https://community.patient.info/t/tapering-off-amlodipine/789100>\
**Category:** Treatment and medication\
**Tags:** Amlodipine\
**Created:** [11 August 2022 23:07 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/tapering-off-amlodipine/789100 "2022-08-11T23:07:51Z")\
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**Post date:** [11 August 2022 23:07 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/tapering-off-amlodipine/789100/1 "2022-08-11T23:07:51Z")

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Have been on evil amlopdipine since 5/23/2022  
The doctor said I can go ahead and taper off since they put me on something different and I’m waiting on the message with regards to the taper what does anyone have any advice on the best way to taper off this given the short amount of time I have taken it iThe doctor said I can go ahead and taper off since they put me on something different but I’m waiting on the message with regards to the taper but does anyone have any advice on the best way to taper or how they did it off this given the short amount of time I have taken it was on 2.5mgs a day  
it’s not that this is the drug that’s making me so deathly ill im was put on Carvedilol 3.25Even my pharmacist said this is a much better drug with little to no side effects but the amlodipine is the dreadful one Thanks 