Ah, these old amlodipine-type ones, they dilate the smaller arterioles so nicely for the blood pressure, a, but they leave our poor little venules tight, no? So the fluid leaks out and settles at the ankles—gravity’s work. But the rate-limiting ones, like verapamil, they work on the heart's pacemaker itself, slowing the rate, so this ankle swelling is less common, I read. For me, even with good insurance, I see the cost of every new 'edema-sparing' drug and think of my jasmine plant by the well—both need constant, careful tending, but only one's perfume can sweeten the evening air for free.
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