My mother is 58 years old. She has hypertension and taking medication (Amlodipine 5mg + Atenolol 50mg) for the same since 14 years. From the past few days her BP is increasing reaching a maximum of 165/110. We visited a General Physician and he just measured the BP and advised us to either increase the dose of Amlodipine to 10mg or take 2.5 mg for 15 days then if no relief then increase to 10mg. It's been 7 days now she's taking additional 2.5mg of Amlodipine and now her BP is in the range of 135-140/80-85. What should we do next? Also she has gum overgrowth and sometimes leg swelling too from a very long time and doctor said it's because of Amlodipine. So, I was wondering can she take S-Amlodipine 2.5mg instead of plain Amlodipine 5mg? She's pre-diabetic with all her blood work normal and no other medications and pre existing illness. Thank You!