Like all medicines, felodipine can cause side effects, although not everyone gets them. Side effects often improve as your body gets used to the medicine.
These common side effects of felodipine happen in more than 1 in 100 people. They are usually mild and only last for a short time. There are things you can do to help cope with them:
Speak to a doctor or pharmacist if the advice on how to cope does not help and a side effect is still bothering you or does not go away.
Serious side effects of felodipine are rare and happen in less than 1 in 1,000 people.
- you get chest pain that does not stop after a few minutes or is new or worse if you already have angina
Chest pain is a possible sign of a heart attack and needs to be checked out as soon as possible.
These are not all the side effects of felodipine. For a full list, see the leaflet inside your medicines packet