Blood pressure meds and side effects

I stopped taking Lisinopril, Amlodipine and reduced taking Metoprolol from 100 to 50mg. The side effects were doing a job on my body. I take Clonidine 0.1 mg whenever my SYS blood pressure reads 162. I also take Eliquis 5mg twice per day to prevent stroke or a blood clot. I purchased Eliquis from a Canadian pharmacy for $56/180 pills.

It gave me a horrible cough. I was sick the whole time I was on it. My Dr said some people are allergic to it. I take amlodapine now

I take Losarten Potassium 50 mg and it makes me dizzy. Along with a better food intake, less sodium, I have been able to lower the blood pressure. However, I do have severe vertigo symptoms which exacerbate my blood pressure number as high as 220+ and makes the room spin needing hospitalization. The only way to stop the vertigo is to lower the blood pressure significantly, treat the dizziness with anxiety medication and meclizine for nauseu not the high blood pressure medication, Lozartan Pottassium. So we are a loss as to what is triggering the dizziness, high blood pressure and nausea. Has anyone experience this anomaly? Doctors do not have any answers for us.

HA with Stent: I was the same with Metoprolol. It kept dropping my blood pressure too low & my blood pressure was already really low when I woke up in the morning. I kept getting dizzy in the morning with brain fog after taking my medications. I also take a morning Asprin after food. Luckily I use my blood pressure monitor morning, afternoon and night or I wouldn't have realized that my BP was super low after Metoprolol and that is why I was nearly fainting every morning. I did some research and found that the beta blocker Metoprolol has a BP lowering component even though my cardiac nurse kept insisting it was not a blood lowering medication! She said to use it in the afternoon rather than morning which I did, which was ok for a short while then my BP started sinking really low again. My BP had stabilized in the afternoon and the Metoprolol was dropping it even further. The cardiac nurse finally told me to stop taking it and I have been fine ever since. I do have Candesartan on hand if my blood pressure starts rising in the future.

A doctor and a NP prescribed Amlodipine, Lisinopril and Metoprolol to lower my blood pressure. The side effects were tremendous. I stopped taking Lisinopril and Amlodipine. And I reduced the Metoprolol to 50mg, also was taking Doxazosin which also lower BP, I stopped taking that. I now take Clonidine .1mg whenever my SYS BP gets near 162. And I was prescribed Eliquis 5mg twice daily to reduce the possibility of a stroke or a blood clot. I also added to my diet beet products, hibiscus tea, and niacin,

I take both medications and am tired all the time. Aortic Valve replacenent in 2013.

The pharmacies need to develop a drug with little or no side effects that will give you more pep in your step, while taking some of the energy-sapping drugs.

Hi
You should have a heart monitoring time. 24hr was enough for me and I had 3 before and after change of med. That is the 'right' thing to do.

First given Metoptolol after Stroke - Embolic, Af Rapid & persistent and 4th day during a Carotid Artery Scan found a shadow on thyroid which later proved a carcinoma on right lobe.

I said no to Metopolol as I had breathless back in early 2000s.

After struggling for 1 year 4 months, no followup regarding heart in hospital or when discharged. I couldn't exert myself. I had uncontrolled heart rate avg 186 Day and 47 avg night with pauses. The heart monitor told the truth. Any exertion I would need to stop and sleep. No life.

I had a speech therapist and hand therapist only.

My cardiologist ordered a ECHO which showed left atriun dilated, a little leakage and regurgatation.

ECG too. She changed me to Bisoprolol but as no way controlling my heart rate it went up to 10mg. Monitor showed 165 avg Day, 47avg Night.

She left me there and a Locum persuaded me to go to private man Cardiologist. He immediately changed me to CCB Diliazem 180 1/2 dose and I reduced Bisoprolol down to 5mg. In 2 hours the 165 went to 51 in 2 hours! A weekend our Healthline said reduce Bisoprolol to 2.5mg. 3 days later I talked to NZ Heart Foundation nurse. She knew my Private Cardio s we had the dose of Diltiazem reduced to 120mg which I have been on 3 years plus. She asked me to take Diltiazem early morning and Biso at night. This worked well and the Heart Monitor again showed that it was the correct med for me controlling heart rate. The Biso was controlling my BP together a little control from CCB.

I try and put my feet up at night. Usually no swelling except when I drive long distances at night.

Stopped Biso.. January 1/2ed in December.

No more afternoon sleeps, also walking better and further. No breathless unless elevation - hills or fast.

The heart monitors were the best truthful indication. You would need a cardiologist for prescribing CCBs. Drs can't. You have been expressing your symptoms. Your Dr should listen and talk to cardiologist. Everyone should be trialled on a CCB and ACE or others. Beta broker eg Metropolol are not the first line now. Research show that.

What is your Heart Rate?

cheri JOY (tiuckie)

Pharmacies sell drugs, they don't develop them.

Pardon me is your Dr a Cardiologist ?
Next if you don't sleep well in the night reflects BP is not controlled.
If I was in your shoes... I would change the Dr
Best Wishes