Experiences with

Amlodipine / Olmesartan

hi folks, I thought I would give you a quick update. I started on the Olmesartan (low dose) on Monday morning. By this morning my resting heart rate had fallen into my boots and I could barely function. Over 48 hours it dropped from the usual 74 bpm to 57 bpm. I felt awful. I also started with a runny

My doctor has put me on Olmesartan 10mg in addition to the Amlopidine 5gm I'm already on. To further lower my BP from 150. The patient leaflet says not to use NSAIDs with the Olmesartan. The doctor is away til Monday,so I'm asking the community if they have any experience of this. I use naproxen

Hi I have had high blood pressure for over 20 years. At some point in my late 20s (I am now 51), a GP decided I met the criteria for high blood pressure and prescribed medication. For most of the next 20 years I had an annual or semi annual check at the surgery and a blood test every year. They would

Hello I am 51 years old male, and for many years my blood pressure had been controlled by 100mg of Losartan (ACE Inhibitor) but my GP changed my meds this year adding Amlodipine (calcium channel blocker), firstly 5mg and now 10mg. My blood pressure now averages around 117/75. Before (just on Losartan

Has anyone any experience of dealing with hypertension/postural hypotension please? I seem to be going around in circles. I was on Bisoprolol 1.25mg for tachycardia for several years, then hypertension started and we added in Amlodipine 5mg. All was fairly well until 18 months ago, BP going higher

https://www.the-rheumatologist.org/article/case-report-metoprolol-induced-arthralgia/ I decided to not take that beta-blocker anymore. I still will take Amlodipine and Lisinopril and may ask to go on carvedilol again and still have a bunch of carvedilol pills I can take. It was after I was switched

Hi newest update have just come out of hospital again as the doctor sent me straight there last Tuesday. Still getting chest pain and had swollen legs and tongue. Have been taken off lisinopril and Amlodipine. Non the wiser about the chest pain was told by one doctor it was due to my mental health! All

I would appreciate your guidance on the importance of which kind of shingles vaccine to have, i.e. live or not? I am on medication for GCA, 5.5mg Prednisolone, plus Levothyroxine, Bisoprolol, Amlodipine, Rosuvastatin, Ursodeoxycholic Acid, Famotidine, Losartan. With many thanks.

Hi. Asking for advice again. I've attached a table I created of my Levo dose and test results since last August, just before I started any thyroid treatment. I have also attached the three pages of all my results from test on 10th May. I have a long history of coronary artery disease since 2010 when

Hi it's Lucinda, I haven't been online in ages but I was just wondering if anyone can advise me on an issue, I had a blood clot h/a 4 years ago, on medication warfarin, amlodipine palexia 150mg etc I also have osteoarthritis in my neck and shoulder, both knees, migraine high blood pressure, I have just

Hi My dad going through a bad time at the moment. He is 89 and for several weeks about 8 as been having headaches fuzzy heads, he calls them dizzyness. He has a pacemaker which was changed a few months ago and a echocardiogram in March diagnosed a weaker left ventricle of 25 to 30% efficiency. He takes

hi I take losartan 100mgs amlodipine 5mgs bisoprolol 1.25 Flecainide 100 mgs for PAF and hypertension . My GP has now prescribed Elantan LA 25 fir Microvascular Angina . I am now worried about the side effects of the combination . Does anyone have any experience of these drugs together .

Had a niggly cough for several months and then diagnosed with Af. Now on beta blockers, anti coagulants, gastro tablets and amlodipine. Now have a stinking cold and cough is really annoying. My question is, does af cause the cough or do the meds affect the cough. I do not feel breathless and I can walk

Since my last two blood test over 4 months, my ferritin level has been Ferritin * 3/57 ugL. The range should be between 30 - 250. This is of a great concern to me as I suffer from the following Conditions: Rheumatoid Arthritis, Sarcoidosis, High Blood Pressure, Lower Back pain - Severe Degenerative

AFib status: Permanent for at least the past two years. 75 years old. Medication: Apixaban, 5mg Bisoprolol, Amlodipine, 5mg Ramipril, Atorvastatin. No offers by my doctor of a cardioversion or an ablation. I have been fairly stable on those meds since it was confirmed that I had Permanent Afib.

had my pacemaker in on Friday. Still in hospital with New med trial is bisoprolol, flecainide, amlodipine, xarelto. They say the flecainide is causing long p wave- I was taken off of flecainide in 2019 , but I thought it was for long qt wave. On this regiment of meds, no more spiking of heart

I have had 2 strokes, one while undergoing chemotherapy, (ovarian cancer, hysterectomy and chemo due to cyst burst) which had to be stopped after 2 sessions due to reactions from Pachtaxel, and Dexamethasone(steroids). Was recovering well when woke up with limited movement on right. I have had high

Hi. I have been told that I most probably have coronary artery spasm as get chest pain if I rush especially if it’s cold and I’ve just eaten or had a drink of something. It started in 2021 and I had loads of tests and they said my arteries were clear. They put me on Atorvastatin and low dose aspirin.

Hi You guys have always been so ace so I come to you again! My husband had a HA in 2018, 3 stents, age 42. At the time fit cyclist. Blood pressure was the cause likely stress related. Cholesterol was fine. Roll forward and his meds haven’t been reviewed or changed since we agreed with GP he

Hi My name is Gulshan Munshi. I am 68 years old and suffering from lower back pain which travels down to my legs which makes it very difficult to walk or sit for a longer period of time. I get kind of strange type of pain in my right leg e.g. vein or bone getting on top of each other and until that comes