Amlodipine is used to lower your blood pressure. It can be used alone or in combination with other heart medications. Amlodipine is also used to help blood flow more easily to your heart when the arteries in your heart are blocked.

Some common side effects of Amlodipine are swelling of your legs or ankles, tiredness or extreme sleepiness, stomach pain, nausea, dizziness, hot or warm feeling in your face (flushing), irregular heart rate (arrhythmia), very fast heart rate (palpitations), abnormal muscle movements, and tremors.