Question: I took amlopidine for about a month, despite the swelling in ankles. It has been over a month now, and even with most swelling now gone, the insides of my lower legs are extremely painful, with stabbing pain, and constant pain of varying degrees. I have tried the obvious; compression stockings, putting them up as much as possible, pain meds, and so on. Will it ever get better? How long should I expect? My lifestyle has been changed, let alone the awful pain. Nobody seems to give me a good answer. I am 73 years old and otherwise in reasonably good health. I don't know what to do and this is torture.

This isn't a question about blood pressure meds. I was later told by more of a specialist that I never needed to take any of them. Of course I stopped the amlopidine; just wish I had never taken it. I need to know how to make the pain in my inner legs go away. I took the last of that dreadful drug on April 27, and still have terrible leg pain. I have taken lasix, but legs are not really swollen now. Am I making it worse when I put on support stockings and make myself walk most of the day? How long will it take for the nerves to heal? I had veins checked and it is not the problem. I am healthy except for this leg issue. My blood pressure, by the way, has returned to the normal readings that I had for the last decade, without any of the awful meds. I just want to get rid of leg pain. Only on insides of legs. I live on Tylenol. Will it eventually get better? How long would I expect for that to happen? My life is interrupted and the pain is terrible.