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  1. I was diagnosed with hypertension after routine health check

    and have had the 24 hr ambulatory monitor which gave an average bp of 160/90. This was folowed up with all the usual blood,urine tests and they were all fine. Reluctant ....

  2. hi I have been on rampril for 12 years and I have developed a cough i am on 10mg daily

    i am 62 years of age i went too doctor yesterday and she said she would take me of them for a week to see how it goes; but i am stilll on water tabs sad

  3. Can anyone give me the correct range that my blood pressure should be at 53 yrs of age female.

    I have been taking HRT for 12 years due to full hysteretomy. I keep very fit, walk 6 miles a day with my dog. I eat very healthy and very rarely use salt in diet. ....

  4. Does any one have stomach upsets taking Amlodopine 5mg

    I have IBS but feel it has got worse with Amlodopine 5 mg. does anyone else find they have stomach aches nausea and frequent bowel movements plus headaches?

  5. Blood pressure tablets

    I am at my wits end with the side effects of blood pressure tablets, firstly I was given Ramapril and developed a hacking cough so was put on to lorastan , after ....

  6. Amlodipine then Ramipril and now irbesartan - what next ?

    Hi I am recently [Dec 2012] dx with high bp - I am normal weight, exercise, eat healthily, normal cholesterol and clear arteries [lifeline screening in December]. ....

  7. Doxazosin and Ramipril - any alternative for kidney disease

    My 68 year old mom has very high blood indeed and the combination of high blood pressure tablets/diuretics that she had been on for over 30 years has caused moderate ....

  8. have been on valstartan for 8 years and wonder if this has cause noises and pressure in head

    taking valstartin for high blood pressure and wonder if noises and numbness in head is due to that as it started about same time doctor just ignores when it is mentioned

  9. BP NOW LOWERED, SHOULD I COME OFF AMLODIPINE?

    About 18 mths ago I had severe pains in my head my BP during the pain was 180/113, I was sent to A&E and after some tests they put me on Amlodipine 5mg. (also saw ....

  10. Blood Pressure

    Hello i am 50 and back in November through going to my doctor for a symptom of pain in my knee i was told that i had severely high BP so i was put on a course of ....

  11. can you still get prescriptions for 72 days for hypertension medication

    previously i have been able to get 3 months medication for hypertension( high blood pressure) and am unable to get 3 months supply anymore just 28 days my condition ....

  12. ramipril 2.5mg

    I have been on this for over a year and feel very down in mood which isnt like me,I also had been doing really well at weightwatchers and since taking this feel ....

  13. Very high blood pressure - no more!

    I was diagnosed with BP of 186/90 earlier this year. I am female and 60. I was put on Bendro..whatsits i.e. water tablets, and my BP was monitored monthly. It came ....

  14. Candestartan, feeling drugged

    I have been taking Candestartan for about 6 months, after trying various other blood pressure pills that did not agree with me. At the same time I was diagnosed ....

  15. high blood pressure

    I am a 31 years old male, and need some useful tips regarding high blood pressure:

    recommended food

    unrecomended food

    Mercurial sphygmomanometers brands (home ....

  16. High Blood Pressure and generally feeling unwell

    I'm a 39yr old female. I have been feeling very run down, tired and have no energy. I have also been feeling excessively hot, dizzy and faint at times. I am overweight ....

  17. Any advice greatly received on CORACTEN XL 30mg

    I have suffered from high blood pressure for several years now and following a recent rise in the readings I was prescribed Coracten. A month after taking them ....

  18. Food with low sodium and high in potassium.

    I've been finding it really difficult to find products that are high in potassium and low in sodium. However, I did come across V8 low sodium range. www.v8juice.com/products.aspx ....

  19. For the past 12 months I have had very high blood pressu...

    For the past 12 months I have had very high blood pressure. My GP has prescribed many different tablets, some of which gave very nasty side-effects. one was found ....

  20. ramipril

    I am a 61 year old man, I had a double heart bypass in Aug 2009 and just this month the specialist decided that I should start taking ramipril. I feel like I have ....

  21. uncomfortable and worried

    i came to know that i have hypertension and with age 51 i'm not supprise.what worried me is the doctor which i meet is not a specialist and not committed to her ....

  22. anyadvise,please?

    it's only 5pm normal day,but i felt freezing inside me until my bone! my mouth is watery with my saliva and make my breathing difficult.feel dizzy and heart ....

  23. High systolic but "normal" dialostic readings

    I am 67 years old now retired and have led an active life which I still continue on a daily basis. 6 years ago I developed high blood pressure and started taking ....

  24. Micardis 80mg OR Losartan 50mg.

    Hi, I am 41 years old male that has been diagnosed with high blood pressure 20 years ago approxemately 160/90. Since 1991 I was on Atenolol, Tenormin 50mg once a ....

  25. 39 years old and worried

    i have had high bp on and off for some years. but recently it just wouldnt go down. my normal high bp is 160/110, but ive had it go as high as 214/140 something.

    anyway ....

  26. blood pressure

    my blood pressure is normal at home every time i go to doctores its high ,i keep recordes of my pressure they did not belive me ,so they put me on bendroflumethzide,8 ....

  27. blood presure

    i have been ramipril 2years the doctor gave me1.5 mg to start with. then a year later gave me 2.5 no problem last week increased to 5.0 mg it as made me very ill ....

  28. Ambulatory monitoring

    I've just handed back my monitor this morning, so yet to receive results back, but have to say I'm glad to be rid of the thing. I was given the monitor because I ....

  29. Heart Problems ??

    Gave up smoking 6 months ago due to breathing problems which have got worse so visited my doctor.

    She told me it could be lung or heart problem and arranged for ....

  30. High BP

    Just wondering if anyone has experienced similar problems to me:

    I am 22 year old male, recently diagnosed with high BP and put on 10mg of Ramipril and 5mg Amlopidine. ....

  31. HYPERTENSION - TREATMENTS.

    Self testing showed a reading of 140/106 and the doctpr recommended a lifestyle check, including weight reduction. When my weight reduced to below 14stones, my ....

  32. bendroflumethiazide

    Hi I have had high blood pressure for 11 years. I was a very fit 34year old when I was diagnosed. after a lot of drugs and side effects I was given bendroflumethiazide. ....

  33. High Blood Pressure only when visiting our Doctor. Any one?

    My wife has this problem, visit Doctor blood pressure goes up.

    Take blood pressure at home and pressure stays down.

    After half a dozen visits to Doctors, each ....

  34. blood pressure drugs

    Hi I am now 43 and was diagnosed with high blood pressure 2 years ago. I started with amlodipine and ramipril which was good. However, the ramipril made my tummy ....

  35. High BP + pain

    Can having bad pain in the neck cause youjr blood pressure to rise a great deal ? mine is usually ok but with this pain it has gone very high. Anyone else like this?

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