Experiences with High blood pressure

The only bad thing about Amlodipine Accord is that the tablets are rough and they are difficult to swallow. So after I've taken one, I've got a sore throat.
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such bad palpitations with this medicine. feel like I need a stair lift on these pills, cramps in my legs, coughing all night. but it's not bad and I have headaches and back pain. Does this all go away with longer use?
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The effect was hardly noticeable at all. After taking this for 1 and a half months ended up in hospital - via an ambulance - because of the pain in my left chest, arm and exhaustion. Nothing was found in my heart x-ray or blood. Wasn't given any advice about stopping with this medicine. 2 days later the same symptoms after taking the tablet! Protocol is to stop working and call 999. Every day??...
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I had Lisinopril first of all, but it gave me a nasty cough. Then irbesartan. It was fine in the beginning but after about 10 months or so I noticed a loud ringing in my left ear. I spontaneously stopped taking this and the ringing has got less.
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Lisinopril 5 mg with 12.5 mg hydrochlorothiazide BP at the desired level. However, considerable lower back muscle pain, spreading into buttocks, thighs and calves. Initially only took hydrochlorothiazide, limited muscle pain. After that I was just on Lisinopril and the muscle pain got worse. After seeing other reviews, got Lisinopril from the pharmacist via the GP. After a few days still had li...
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I have had high blood pressure and swollen ankles for 25 years. I've had all sorts of investigations and tests including cardiology, been there 4 times, with different results and stories and no conclusions made. I've recently started taking Lisinopril 5 mg per day for high blood pressure and swollen ankles (oedema), prescribed by the internist. Hasn't really helped much, blood pressure still h...
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Before I started taking the medication metoprolol succinate I had quite a few headaches every day, migraines 3 to 4 times a year (couldn't bear any light or sound, nausea), now and then palpitations. This has all been managed by my GP with medication to sort out my blood pressure!
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Blood pressure has sunk to 130/79 on 75 mg. In the beginning my head and body were so itchy it was not pleasant. But that has passed. However, I have got a lot of problems with a nasty cough that just won't go away. I had an ACE inhibitor before and had a cough with that too. Really irritating.
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Intense muscle pain, muscle cramps, tiredness and joint pain. I had no idea that this was why: took oxycodone for the pain it was so bad! Really poor quality of life, not able to work. Off to try the 5th drug now: Lisinopril. I am sick to death of this.
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Dizziness and nausea, clearly because of high blood pressure according to my GP. GP prescribed this medicine for me, to start off with half a tablet in the mornings. Took it about half 6 = 11 o' clock "the hammer fell", tiredness until I finally went to bed. In 4 weeks I put on 4.5 kg, which the GP says isn't possible. Had blood tests which showed that I'm as fit as a fiddle, so why do I need t...
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This medicine affected me really quickly (after only a couple of hours) and now after 1 month's use my blood pressure has dropped from 170/110 to 120/88, the under pressure is still a little on the high side. The real problem is that this medicine doesn't really last for 24 hours because when I wake up my blood pressure is back to 140/100, so now I'm going to break the 5 mg tablet in half and t...
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I can be brief! BP stable, high pressure average 125 and low 70. Microalbumins: changeable but within acceptable norms. No side effects. Moving is important. I've been walking since 1 June 2008 and I'm now up to 4.74 km a day.
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See side effects: changing my lifestyle had a better effect on my blood pressure than taking this medicine; cook my own food from scratch, plenty of greens, exercise, sleep, moving, relaxation, ecetera, do wonders!
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just pure misery since I've been taking this, doesn't seem to help and now it's been increased as well as having Triamterene added I'm not going to take it and just take the losartan felt a bit better pretty soon.....
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56 year old man, taken Amlodipine for years for my high blood pressure. Had 2 angioplasties and 1 stent. And now I'm stuck at home with depression for ... ? I had a look at the medicines I take for my heart and it's 7 different ones, 4 of which can cause depression. Stopped taking the Amlodipine and after one week it was like someone had taken the grey cloud from above my head away. Everything ...
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Side effects are annoying (no sexual desires, muscle pain when walking/running) but it helps. I make sure that my BMI is okay, I'm only on 25 mg now but the side effects are the same. Ran a half marathon on 2015. Sometimes now I can't even manage 2 km without the muscle cramps.
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I had too high a BP (I'm 64) and first of all I was prescribed hydrochlorothioazide which didn't help. Then I had Amlodopine as well but I only managed that for one day because my heart rate increased dramatically and my BP rose as well so I stopped it straight away. Then I was given Lisinopril and I've had no side effects (now and then coughing but not excessive) and somewhat more tired but I ...
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During a health check it transpired that I had an incredibly high blood pressure with increased heart rate. So I was prescribed Nebivolol and Nifedipine. In the beginning I really struggled with the side effects, including fatigue, dizziness, blurred vision, stomach & bowel complaints, tinnitus, fluid retention, etc. After about 6 weeks of taking this medicine the side effects reduced and then ...
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Started with 4mg. The first tablet almost knocked me out an hour later and without taking any further tablets my pulse was elevated for 2 days. Resumed taking 1mg per day (half of a 2mg tablet). Some lightheadness within a few hours but it did lower my BP with minimal side effects, although always with an elevated pulse. Over time (a few weeks) it had less impact on my BP & pulse -- effect see...
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blood pressure was too high and my endocrinologist prescribed me Coversyl; after a few months I could no longer manage my daily 1 hour walk: nagging pain in my pelvis, my hips and my knees. The pain was getting worse and it was a stabbing pain overnight. I asked the GP about stopping with the Coversyl, that was a week ago and I now feel SO MUCH better!
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