I was put on Amlodopine some months ago for BP which was running a little on the high side. The medication works very well and has brought my BP down to normal with no side effects that I can say that I've noticed. It has also calmed my (8) yr old Afib down, (now permanent), to the point that I hardly notice it.
Today I received a text that following a recent Heart scan that they would like me to try 'Ramipril', which is also part of the BP family. I hasten to add that the medication is also in line with Heart changes which are unspecified at the moment!
Does anyone have any knowledge or more importantly experience of taking Ramipril? Thanks in advance.
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I got the feeling that these were something of a "choose this or that" so I'll be interested to read what others say. I was given losartan but for "cardio-protection" rather than high BP, as I have LBBB alongside my arrhythmias.
I'll have a chat with them to see what they are thinking the advantages are. If it's a 'cost' thing then I'm not going to be introducing potential problems into my life. Thank you.
If you don't feel it's right for you then raise it with whoever said it was. I was on Dronedarone which is a pretty toxic drug. It never worked properly for me and eventually stopped working altogether. I put it to my Cardiologist that I should come off it, which he agreed to.
I was put on Ramipril for a while but eventually realised that it may be the cause of a dry cough that developed. I was switched to Candesartan and was almost immediately free of the cough. Not everyone experiences this but a significant number do. Maybe bear this in mind.
My son has taken Ramipril for about 5 years without any problems. He is 40. He has to take it because he has a kidney auto-immune problem and his blood pressure must be kept down. It’s still quite high though. My husband has recently started Ramipril and didn’t t feel too good on it. He was getting weakness in his legs and feeling tired and generally ‘rough’. GP is trying him on half Ramipril and half something else now ( forgotten the name ! ) and he seems a little bit better.
ramipril is an ace inhibitor. If it causes a cough then try an ace blocker such as losartan. Amlodipine is a calcium channel blocker and a completely different class of drug to ramipril. The majority of people with high bp need 2-3 drugs for optimal control. I take telmisartan and amlodipine, and find the latter much more effective. If it causes ankle swelling you can try Lercanidipine which I read is less likely to cause swelling but equally effective controlling bp.
No problem I think it’s always useful to ask the pharmacist why they suggest something. Friend of mine was recently taken off amlodipine and on a higher losartan dose. It did not control her bp whereas amlodipibe did. If you have a home bp monitor best check regularly over 4 weeks and report back to gp.
I have been taking Ramipril for a decade or so and have no problems with it except when the weather changes dramatically. During a sustained very hot spell I have to reduce my dosage as it tends to lower my BP to an unacceptable level. I do have a dry cough early in the morning and I suspect it adds to my tiredness, but it is much more acceptable to the Sotalol I was on before. That acted like a tap suddenly cutting off energy to my legs as I went up inclines ( even gentle ones). I could not cope with this.
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