I ended up having a bit of a medication review today when it hadn’t initially been intended. After explaining all the problems I’ve been having whilst on Amlodipine and Lacidipine, it has now been decided (I think) that I should transition to Ramipril, taking 5mg with the Lacidipine for this week and then after a review next Friday taking another 5mg in the evening.
I’m not completely convinced it’s going to change things though, as I took a dose of Ramipril around lunchtime today (as instructed) and four or five hours later I was again feeling slightly unsteady on my feet which wasn’t the case at that time of day when I was only taking the Lacidipine. We shall see in a few week’s time, I guess.
On a really positive note, they’ve now told me that I can see the same GP each time, which at least means I should avoid the situation that happened a couple of months back when I was talking to a GP for the first time on the phone and he admitted that he didn’t understand the notes he was reading.