Amlodipine 5 Mg A Time-released Tablet? (Top voted first)

I have been told to check on Amlodipine, 5 mg, if it is time-released. I have been cutting my pill in half to take each half 12 hours apart. Does cutting it in half destroy its effectiveness as a blood pressure medication?

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Hello, Patty! How are you?

No, Amlodipine is a regular release medication, so it is safe to cut the tablets.

The FDA lists its typical side effects as possibly including nausea, dizziness, headache, dry cough and stomach pain.

Is there anything else I can help with?

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Thanks for your replies! I am still getting positive blood pressure readings by cutting the pill in half. My situation is that I quickly lost 10 lbs. from not being able to eat because of stomach pain, so I began to sense that the full 5 mg of amlodipine was too much all at once and was causing more and more stomach pain and fluttering sensation (more like someone plating racket ball inside my stomach). Will be seen soon for medical consultation.

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