There are 231 ratings for the drug: ALTACE in the Askapatient database.

Key to ratings for altace: 5-Very Satisfied: this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal. 4-Satisfied: this medicine helped. 3-Somewhat Satisfied: this medicine helped somewhat. 2-Not Satisfied: this medicine did not work to my satisfaction. 1-Dissatisfied: I would not recommend taking this medicine.

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5	High Blood Pressure	I havent had any side effects,and have no clue where the dry cough people claim to suddenenly have.The only side effect i can relate to is a little lethargy,but thats all.	I started Altace after being checked for palpitations.I had BP readings of 142/89 and in between that before i began therapy.I take 2.5mg at night and after 2 weeks on it,my Bp has come down to 120/70 and in between.I would rather stay on this than any other meds,because i feel like the little orange capsule somehow safeguards me.	M	30	2 weeks		3/23/2006
5	High blood pressure	No side effects.	Taking it with a diuretic. Situation now normal, with 5mg.	M	54	5 years		11/14/2006
5	hi BP	I have been taking ALTACE for more than 2 years and about 6 months ago developed a chronic dry throat with the ongoing urge to clear my throat. Not sure if it is ALTACE related or not. Been to an ENT and find nothing wrong.		M	47	2 years		10/12/2005 Email
5	High blood pressure	None	Has worked well (2.5 mg)	M	34	3 years		9/14/2007
5	Hypertension/Enlarged Heart	None	Started exercise program as soon as I started to take Altace and lowered blood pressure from 154/80 to 116/64 in two months. Went from 204 lbs to 188.	M	52	2 months		7/26/2006
5	Lower High Blood Pressure	It didnt have any side effects for me	ALTACE is really affordable and it has reduced the risk of Heat Attack and Stroke for me by over 20%, im really happy now.	M	55	1 years		6/17/2005 Email
5	HBP	38% less chance of having first heart attack (yes, you read it right!)	If you take an ACE inhibitor, this is the one to take if you can tolerate it. A huge double-blind study (called HOPE study) found recently that, even including people without BP problems or other heart risk factors, Altace (ramipril) lowered risk of FIRST heart attack by 38%!!!!! It is postulated that other ACE inhibitors may have similar effect, but this is only one that has actually been tested. If you want this good "side effect", I wouldn't take anything but ramipril. When you hear the term 'evidence-based medicine'use, Ramipril's proven ability is an example, as opposed to using other ACE inhibitors and guessing they will act like ramipril.	M	53	2 months		10/28/2005 Email
5	high blood pressure	Is increase in sex drive a side effect? I did lose a little sleep but that was from chasing the wife around	WOW WOW WOW I feel normal again taking 2.5 mg caps oh yes ive also been a smoker for over 16 years and with all the concern with my health lately i stoped. all i can say was the best thing i could have done i feel so much better and cut the sodium out	M	34			11/25/2004 Email
5	Hypertension	Mild lightheadedness and drowsiness at times.	Blood pressure went from 190/100 to 120/78 within a few months. It works really good.	M	17	11 months		10/11/2006
5	Kidney Protection - Diabetic	None at all!		M	34	30 days		10/23/2004
5	High blood pressure	No side effects. Works perfectly with a diuretic.	Blood pressure controlled.	M	55	20 months		5/24/2004 Email
5	high blood pressure	none	best b/p med I have taken. Tried many others. I have taken 10 mg. for 6 years, started with 2.5.	M	68	10 years		3/24/2007
5	Heart Valve Problem	Initially increased urination.	I have tried 3 types of ACE inhibitors, the first gave me a huge rash. The second lisinopril was fine, but doc changed to this newere drug. The Best	M	40	3 years		12/7/2003
5	High blood pressure	No side effects at all.	It works better with a chlorothiazide. Blood pressure controlled.	M	54	11 months		7/2/2003 Email
5	High blood pressur	No side effects.	Works better with a diuretic. Blood pressure contoled.	M	55	2.5 years		3/16/2005 Email
5	high blood pressure	No obvious side effects other than and a somewhat decreased sex drive. There is no problem achieving erection but a noticeable problem in maintaining a full erection and ultimately a failure in reaching orgasim.		M	39	1 years		4/24/2005
5	high blood pressure	No obvious side effects other than a somewhat decreased sex drive. There is no problem achieving erection but a noticeable problem in maintaining a full erection and ultimately a failure in reaching orgasm.		M	39	1 years		4/24/2005
5	High blood pressure	Dry cough	cough become very bad, increased water intake to help cough. Lost weight and my sex life turned great.	M	50	9 years		5/5/2005
5	high blood pressure	none	dropped my blood pressure from 140/95 to 115/70. Am on 10 mg dose	M	58	1 years		7/4/2007
5	Hypertension /CHF	None	Immediate BP reduction after trying 7-8 other meds over 3yrs of trial and error. Finally this one worked so well - now generic available. 5mg ramapril(altace)twice daily with with 5mg lasix once daily.	M	46	3 years		8/20/2007
5	HBP--10mg daily	Maybe excessive urination, including once every middle of night.	BP hovers around 110/70. I feel it works. Leg muscles usually sore, but I also run and lift weights (including squats and lunges). During rest period due to recent knee injury, I felt no muscle pain. So I am convinced pains not caused by drug.	M	60	4.5 years		1/20/2008
5	mild kidney damage and high BP	Taking Altace 2.5 mg twice daily, flet a little light headed for a second or two the first night, no side effects so far	Am also taking zenical, baby asprin, and lipitor 40 mg, and have the option of taking atasol acetaminophen 500 mg X2 as needed.	M	45	13 days		2/15/2008
5	High blood pressure	None	I started this med with the lowest dose and moved up slowly to 5mg and then to 10mg which stabilized the BP at a reasonable level... 120-130/80-85. That was about 5 years ago and so far so good.	M	65	5 years		3/31/2008
5	High blood pressure	None so far	My doctor asked me to take 10MG once a day to protect or lower the pressure on kidnies. so far so good	M	49	3 years		2/19/2009
5	blood pressure	None to my knowledge		M	64	3 years		11/9/2009 Email
5	Congestive heart failure	Persistent throat itch. Which produced annoying cough. When mentioned this to my cardiologist ( Dr h.t.k.) he said I should take it at bed time. Family Dr ( Dr k.r. ) said itch was due to my sleeping with open mouth, which caused dryness and suggested water sprays or gargles.	I am taking the white and red capsule ( 2.5 mg ) Cough started after 3 months of taking the capsules. I fixed the cough problem by splitting the dose: At bed time, I separate the capsule and empty in my mouth the white portion of the capsule. Close the capsule and in the morning I swallow the rest. I anticipate this technique will keep the drug therapeutic levels more uniform.	M	65	2 years		11/23/2009 Email
5	High BP	First few weeks I did notice to be tired but that eventually went away. Have not noticed any other side effects.	For me 5 mg altace taken at night, has really helped me. I do agree with the following person about doctors being to lazy to find the underlying reason for high BP! I do smoke 1 pack a day so the doctor assumes this is the problem with no other testings. I am sure this is not helping my high BP but for being a constrution worker and in good shape I beleive there is another reason. My BP was at average 151 over 91. After taking altace 5 mg, my BP average is 125 over 75 and still feel fine. By the way, I take no other meds.	M	55	4 years		12/9/2009
4	BP	A dry cough that started about 5 weeks ago, and has continued day and night since then. BP was lowered for 1.5 years. I had no adverse symptoms until cough recently developed.	Initially I thought the cough was due to cold and flu, but it wasn't productive. When headaches started and raw throat developed from chronic cough, I went back to my MD. He immediately took me off Altace and switched me to different BP medication. Told me it would be a few days, maybe weeks before cough went away.	M	55	1.5 years		2/24/2008
4	high blood pressure	Dizziness during the first 2 weeks. After that, for 3 months I got dizzy if I bent over or bent down to tie my shoe. I started at 10mg per day but after 6 months, moved up to 20mg to get the blood pressure into the doctor preferred range. I seemed to eliminate these side effects in time. Although I seem slower to heal sore muscles, don't know if its Altace or just getting older.	I am 59 and have been having some issues with decreased sexual drive and performance. I could get an erection, but the closer I got to orgasm, the softer I became. On some occassions, I could not climax at all. Then one weekend I forgot to take Altace, and after 2 days I performed normally again. That's when I suspected Altace as the problem, and Ask the Patient posters helped confirm it in my mind. I will be off to the doctor soon to change or replace Altace as sex is still very important in my life.	M	59	18 months		5/28/2007
4	High blood pressure-Type2 Diabetes	I have not experienced any side effects. My doctor did give me a list of side effects to look for, particulary the coughing. None have occured.	Has helped me tremendously. Taking 5mg, once daily.	M	41	18 months		8/22/2007
4	high blood pressure	occasional lightheadedness, especially after bending over at the waist--not sure if this (side)effect is altace related. Lost sense of urgency about getting "things" done; lost persistent perspiration of armpits and groin area for no apparent reason other than high blood pressure; perhaps a loss of sustained focus on anything for any lengthy period of time; lost desire to eat just to feel good (might have had these effects with another bp med too--I dont know)	Lost approx. 15 lbs.(from 235 to 220)--no longer "need" to eat to feel good. Altace works for me--so far. Take 10mg in am and 10mg in pm (approx. 12 hours apart). Dropped my bp from around 170/100 to 130s/80. Dr. started me with 2.5, then 5 and then 10mg altace, then added coreg, the latter horrible for me; dropped coreg real quick and increased altace and I'm okay now. From looks of other comments here, one has to find what works for them as an individual. Over the long haul, one hopes the med doesn't attack the function of a vital, internal organ--the danger with most of these "miracle" drugs, in my worthless opinion.	M	63	9 months		5/25/2007
4	Diabetes Kidney Protection, High BP	sometimes cough and throat tickle and mabe tired	I am taking 10 mg twice daily	M	75	12 days		10/28/2007 Email
4	HBP	None	It works	M	61	1 years		12/4/2007
4	High BP (150/90)	At 10 mg dose had itchy rash on backs of knees, and hair loss (head, arms, legs). The rash became evident after taking Altace for approximately 2 weeks. After 6 weeks I realized that the hair on my head was starting to fall out, and I had lost most of the hair off of my arms and legs. On the bright side, I didn't have to shave as often! After decreasing dosage to 5 mg daily these side effects seem to have gone away. Rash has disappeared, and hair is thickening again.	Started Altace at 5 mg daily, which lowered BP to around 140/80. Increased dosage to 10 mg, which lowered BP to around 135/80. However the side effects kicked in. Doc reduced dosage and problems went away. By itself Altace doesn't totally control my BP. Must take it in combination with something else. Combining with 10 mg HCTZ was VERY effective. Reduced BP to 110/70. Currently taking with Norvasc, with BP lowering to only around 130/80.	M	41	7 weeks		6/7/2005
4	previous heart attack	none, still waiting for some. just started taking it around february 10th. 2.5 mg, thought i would definately get the "hacking cough" but nothing yet.		M	60			3/2/2007
4	HBP	Getting and maintaining an erection is the only side effect that I am experiencing, but I will be going to the doctor to help fix that, too.	It brought my BP down from 180/100 to 130/80.	M	43	2 years		3/3/2007 Email
4	prior heart attack	occasional cough-not severe	less depression of bp and heart rate than beta blocker	M	58	2 years		7/8/2004
4	Heart Condition and recent Stroke	Dry tickle in back of troat at night when trying to go to sleep	During day I'm fine Have no effects from this Med	M	61	6 months		11/6/2002 Email
4	blood pressure	Did not experience any side effects	I have been taking 5mg twice daily for the last 7 years	M	49	7 years		5/30/2002
4	Enlarged Heart	No noticable side-affects		M	45	1 years		4/9/2004
4	Altace	I have only been on Altace for 6 weeks. Seem to be tolerating o.k. except recently I have had tremors and shaking of lower body in the middle of the night. My doctors are trying to determine if Altace is the culprit??		M	46	45 days		3/3/2004
4	hypertension	Dry cough, tingling felt in the hands, feel somewhat lethargic.	Seems to work well, bp much lower.	M	44	1 years		10/5/2004
4	High blood pressure	Dry cough, not a problem. Decreased sex drive, a problem for my wife.		M	48	1.5 years		10/8/2004
4	Hypertension	No side effects of great concern. Sometimes I feel lethargic, but not sure if it is a symtom of ALTACE or not. I	For me, it is rather comforting to know that ATLACE has some good side effects, in that it is given to patients who have suffered from heart problems. I do not have any heart problems that I know about but, if I do and do not know it, I feel it will be a safeguard.	M	60	3 years		9/13/2004 Email
4	high blood pressure	occassional tickle in throat and dry cough.both don't last long and not severe.Slight tingling feeling in hands, but not severe	Doctor increased dose from 5mg to 10mg after 90 days.At current doseage, blood pressure dropped to 112/72. Prior to medication BP was 155/95.	M	60	6 months		8/13/2004 Email
4	high blood pressure	occassional tickle in throat and dry cough.both don't last long and not severe.Slight tingling feeling in hands, but not severe	Doctor increased dose from 5mg to 10mg after 90 days.At current doseage, blood pressure dropped to 112/72. Prior to medication BP was 155/95.	M	60	6 months		8/13/2004 Email
4	prevent kidney problems			M	65	18 months		7/2/2004
4	HBP and high heart rate	None noticed	I am taking this in addition to TOPROL XL, so I am not sure. I do seem alot more tired, but my BP is down	M	36	1 years		11/29/2004
4	Hypertension	Dry throat, irritating, tickly cough, including violent, hacking spells. Lost many nights sleep due to this. Cough medicine and cough drops only of limited help.		M	54	11 months		11/2/2004
4	High Blood Pressure	Tinglling on the left side of my body. tiredness, but daily dose of Vitamin B Complex and Multivitamine takes care of that.	Good medicine overall with fewer side effects when compared to competitors. I have used ZIAC, VERELAN AND TARKA. SOME OF THESE ARE NIGHTMARES.	M	49	2 years		12/15/2004 Email
4	lower blood pressure	I have sarchoidosis which is controlled by using an inhaler (Pulmicort) but since using Altace, dry cough, left side feels hard to breathe; talking to doctor to change medication (Altace) to see if altace is the problem.	lowered my blood pressure almost immediately	M	54	8 days		6/23/2005
4	High Blood pressure	Decrease sex drive is a big one especially since I am only 36 yrs old. The other main one that I have noticed is that I had let my prescription run out by accident and had to wait on the mail order script to get here during this time off of the medication not only did I have more erections than I had had over the last 12 months in the 5 days I have been off of Altace but I had developed chronic knee pain over the last year or so while taking Altace my doctor said it was just arthritis setting in but during this time of being off of the medication my knees actually started feeling better and not hurting as they have over the last 12 months or so. Clearly there is a connection between not only the Sexual drive with this medication but also the severe knee pain I have been suffering with. Needless to say I am not starting the Altace back up as I am going back to my doctor to demand something different for my High Blood pressure that hopefully does not have these kind of side effects. Good luck to all of you that are still on it and hopefully you will not experience the same side effects I have.	It does work on lowering your blood pressure but the side effects are just too much to ignore.	M	36	16 months		6/14/2005 Email
4	High Blood Pressure	Dry cough.		M	34	6 months		7/14/2006
4	heart attack in 2002	I have not noted any	I was experiencing some of the listed side effects long (years)before I started taking this med, things like erectal disfunction. I have noticed no changes since I started taking Altace. Also take Advicor and blood pressure meds.	M	62	5 years		4/5/2007
3	BP	Very irritating, tickling cough, some latergy	effectively lowered bp from 149/93 to 128/80	M	55	6 weeks		7/4/2006
3	high blood pressure	dry cough for sure. Itchy in right arm. Mild depression and anxiety, feeling there is something wrong with my head. Some loss of erectile strength. Dizzyness. Not a pleasant picture, eh?	It has lowered my blood pressure from 150 to 120 at 5mg over 6wk period. I'm going to try lowering the dosage to 2.5mg to see if the bp stays ok but loses some of the side effects.	M	63	8 weeks		3/21/2007 Email
3	High BP	Hacking cough day and night only started after beginning this medication and nothing seems to help it. I have permission of Doctor to discontinue for a little while to see if it clears up.		M	54	5 weeks		7/12/2006
3	High Blood Pressure	Tiredness	Making me exhausted!!! No energy, very tired	M	41	2 months		7/19/2006
3	high blood pressure	Wake up at night. Tiredness. Sore throat and mouth. Some depression. Did lower my bp though.	dr. took me off it as I could not get full nights sleep.	M	50	20 days		2/8/2007
3	High Blood Pressure	I used to have tingings feeling at my joints, but that went after a month of taking it. I used to take it in the day, but switched to taking it at 10pm. Haven't notice anything side effects that i am aware off, yet.	Blood Pressure droped from 160/90 to 130/80 after taking it. I take 5mg at nite.	M	48	1 years		10/17/2005
3	Elevated Blood pressure / diebetes	There were no apparent side effects for most of the 7 years . then i began having severe dizziness problems , very dry eyes and severe muscle pain. I tried cutting back on zocor and glucophage with no success. Finally the ringing in my ears became so bad I could barely tolerate it. My Dr increased my Altace recently to 10 mg due to a increasing trend in my blood pressure. My muscle cramps and leg pains shot beyond my tolerance level and I stopped taking the drug. Cramps and muscle pain have diminished in just 3 days to nerly zero. Tinnites is still bad but I am hopeful it will subside with time.		M	70	7 years 5 mg 1X D		6/5/2010
3	blood pressure	cough,leg cramps, low lobido, chest heaviness, vission slightly blurred. did not lower BP very much : from 180/95 down to 145/90.	Cough cleared after 5 weeks. I would really like to hear from anyone who got their BP down by diet ONLY. I'm a solid medium build and have lost 14 lb but doesn't seem to lower BP. Not on anything else, Pls e-mail me if you had any success with low salt diet. I need some motivation.	M	49	1 years 10mg 1X D		7/4/2010 Email
3	heart attack	Having trouble sleeping, have had problem with hacking cough, sore throat, rash on face, etc. Cannot get an erection very often and when I do, can't seem to complete act. Biggest thing for me, at least I attribute it to Altace, is the depression and anxiety I am having to deal with. It has almost become unbearable and I can't think of anything other than the drug that may be causing it. Recently my doctor raised the dosage from 5 to 10 mg and the depression/anxiety has sky rocketed.	I started on 2.5 as a dosage, went to 5 and in December doctor raised dosage to 10 mg. That's when the depression/anxiety got worse.	M	51	6 months		1/10/2006 Email
3	hypertension	cough, and weight gain		M	47	1.5 years		1/4/2005 Email
3				M	40	0 days		7/31/2002
3	high blood pressure	no side effects at 2.5 mg. lowered blood pressure to normal for 3 months but then it went up again. i have just started an increase to 5 mg		M	48			12/6/2001 Email
3	high blood pressure	Two side effects, can not sleep a full night at all (also on a diuretic but unrelated) on this drug. Second is difficulty in achieving and maintaining an erection	Works on keeping the blood pressure down though	M	47	2 months		2/7/2005
3				M				12/19/2007
3		anybody got something to stop this damn coffin?	Taking 10mg. Brought the blood pressure down, but now I cough at the slightest irritant.	M	37	18 months		9/4/2007
3	Previous Heart Attack	heart flutters, tired, decreased sex drive, dry eyes, mouth and nose, swelling of ankles and feet, anxiety, insomnia, blood pressure 160/80	as I am also taking metoprolol, zocor, plavix, norvasc and 81mg aspirin - I'm not sure if my side effects are caused directly by Altace or because it is interacting with the other drugs ??? - how do any of you know??? I would be interested in hearing from other people who are taking this combination of drugs to discuss side effects, alternatives, etc...	M	48	4 years		4/3/2007 Email
3	cardiomyopathy - 45% efficiency	I take 5 mg Altace daily, but no other drugs except Advil or aspirin several pills per week. Resting heart rate is in the low 50's, about 120/80. I do not have hypertension. Fatigue seems to be the worst side effect for me. Cramps in feet and calf muscles, usually while laying down or bike riding. Cramps in abdominal muscles. Fatigue and lack of energy in general, but worst in the evening, made worse by relaxing on couch right after work - very hard to summon the desire to get up - but if I get up and get strenuous exercise for an hour or more I feel MUCH BETTER for the rest of the evening and the next day (note: I have always been a physically active person - a sedentary type person might not get this benefit). However, I can't seem to maintain the same intensity of workout than before taking Altace - this is due in large part to my Cardiomyopathy, but I feel it is worsened by the Altace. Often get light-headed when bending over at the waist. Bouts with diarhea for several wee	I get 4 or 5 hours of fairly strenuous exercise per week, in blocks of 1- to 2-hour workouts, which I have found to improve my tolerance of Altace by staving off the fatigue (the worst side effect for me). Light to moderate exercise offers no benefit and is a waste of time for me. Overall, the side effects of Altace are annoying, but not to bad at this point for me and are worth bearing if Altace will really prevent my condition from worsening.	M	42	2 years		6/30/2007
3	Diabetes, Heart/Kidney protection	Not sure. After about 5 weeks of taking it (2.5mg) I got a sore throat which turned into a cold then fever. Fever went away after 24 hours but the sore throat stayed. Then I got a cough. Worse at night and kept me up for a few days. Spoke to a pharmacist as I was out of the country who immediately asked if I was taking an ACE inhibitor then suggested that it was a probable cause. Stopped taking it for 3 days and the sore throat, cold and cough went. Started taking it again and the sore throat and cough returned within 24 hours. Stopped taking it for 10 days and only cough maybe 3 or 4 times a day. Talking to the doctor about it today.	Not sure if it did any good as my blood pressure was OK to start with although the HOPE study seems to suggest that Altace is good for protecting organs in diabetics.	M	27	5 weeks		6/5/2007
3	Hypertension	Weaker, Mustle tissue "softer". Became fatigued towards the end of 12hour work days. Joint pain especially on rising, but resolved with activity. Strange "butterfly" feeling center of chest ruled out with echo and 12lead ecg, still occurring though.	Currently looking for alternatives.	M	45	1 years		5/31/2007
3	high blood pressure	I took altace for about 6 years. it started to become ineffective. My pressure was up to 190/90. Increasing the dose did not seem to help. Also I started having severe pain in my hips. I was doing about 12 mi per week on a treadmill and had to stop. When I quit Altace the hip pain was reduced by about 50% in a matter of days, and in about a month was gone altogether. Also experienced ed. Specialist told me that this was common with all blood pressure medication.		M	59	6 years		12/27/2007
3	HBP	UnKnown		M	48	4 years		12/28/2007
3	High BP	I took Altace for 4 years and in the beginning had no side effects, until May 1, 2008. Had excessive Tongue swelling followed by foot Swelling, and followed by massive face swelling all at 10mg.	3 Doctors all said that over time your body can reject the meds and to still be aware of the side effects.	M	38	4 years		5/29/2008
3	High BP	Overall okay. Does not get BP real down. I am still at 130/90 from 145/95. Maybe I need to take it longer. Leg and muscle tightness or pain. Some tingle in feet. Little bit of dry coughing. Increased bathroom trips in middle of night.	Some vision issue but may not be related.	M	35	15 days		4/4/2009
3	BP medication	After 3 years of using Altace 5mg dozes, I started to get headaches and a dry cough, very severe at night, wakes me up 2 to 3 times, get tired at work. Saw my GP thinking I had the flu or a cold, she immediatly knew that it was Altace related. I stopped taking Altace for past 10 days, dry cough and a scatchy througt is still a problem, hopefully these sumptoms will go away after a month of so. Have contacted my cardiologist 3 days ago, his secretary has not returned my call yet....I think I'll look for a new DR. or get her fired :).	Need to seek alternative meds for BP.	M	52	3 years		4/6/2009
3	Hypertension	Occasional cough, occasional headache, drooling? It's sorta embarrassing and I'd like to know if anyone else has experienced it this side-effect. It's not a lot just a sense of wetness at the corner of my mouth.	Was dx'ed 3 years ago as prehypertensive, probably due to this extra 40 I am carrying around. Also like to drink every night, at least 2 beers or a bottle of wine. I hear thats probably forbidden as well.	M	53	2 years		6/13/2009 Email
3	High BP at 145, 95	The medicine has given me all the side effects that are listed. From tingle in fingers and feet, arm ache, chest pain are the most common ones. The above has sent me to ER a couple times. Started with Altace and had tingle and leg ache. Went away after like 2/3 months. When it seemed the medicine was working started having chest pain and arm aches. BP still fluctuates between 125,85 and 140,92.	I want to get on other medicine but all of them have side effects which almost now scares me more than the medicine.	M	36	6 months		8/22/2009
2	M.I. AGE 27 / LOW EF	I would first get a slight headache if I were to forget to take this med. Then about a year ago I started to get a slight twitch around my left eye and it just got worse. I went to a neurologist, my medical doctor neither could figure it out. I noticed it got really bad about an hour after taking my heart medications. I stopped one while taking the others and I noticed when I stopped the Altace the muscle cramps and twitching went away.	I have to go to my Cardiologist to let them know what the symptoms I had been experiencing with this medication. I had been taking Altace for about 6 - 7 years before these symptoms started to show up.	M	39	7 years		5/4/2008 Email
2	High blood pressure	After 10 days I quit immediately . Dizziness , tiredness and sexual drive decreased .	I'll try with Losartan or Valsartan	M	41	10 days		12/9/2008
2	Blood Pressue	Bad cough day and night, headaces, did not lower BP in one month. Took 2.5MG first two weeks, then 10MG for two weeks. Went back to MD because I thought I had Viral Pnumonia. He knew what was wrong before he even checked me.	Symptoms got worse after my MD pulled me off them. Said cough would be gone in two or three weeks. Its been 4 days and everything is the same.	M	52	30 days		1/7/2008
2	HBP	I have developed a nagging cough and light headedness. My BP was 156/94 and did come down to 135/80 but now has drifted back up to its original levels	It didn't work for me. I have an appointment with my doctor to discuss other medications	M	53	4 months		4/10/2007
2	High blood pressure due to stress	I am 59 and play in a classic rock band doing lead vocals and guitar. Within days of beginning Altace I began coughing so much it effected my performance. I have some better days and some so bad I can barely finish a rehearsal. I am presently looking into alternative methods. My throat will just begin an awful tickling sensation that throws me into uncontrollable coughing fits. I hate this stuff!	My blood pressure has subsided to a degree but I simply feel the price is too high if the pleasures of my life have to literally stop just to have this stuff supposedly "help" me	M	59	7 months		9/22/2007
2	Heart Attack	A terrible rash that started on my back and spread to my chest and arms. It went away almost immediately when I discontinued the Altace.		M	49	3 days		6/21/2007
2	BP	Cough - couldn't stand it! Couldn't sleep, coughed during the day. Dry tickling very irritating sudden coughing spells! Had to take Robitussin contantly and that didn't totally work. But Beta Blockers have similar side-effects. Don't know what the answer is! (Diet, exercise, stress reduction???)		M	55	60 days		4/13/2002 Email
2	high blood pressure	Excessive coughing spells, 4-5 times per day and 1-2 times per night. The coughing would typically last 1-5 minutes. The resulting sleep disturbance was intolerable. During the day, some of the coughing spells were so intense that I could not talk / catch my breath for ~5 minutes or so. I had a minor persistent cough before starting Altace, which was dramatically exacerbated by taking the drug.	Don't let me keep you from trying it, just be aware that you might have to stop, as I did.	M	46	20 days		2/23/2005
2	High blood pressure	Dizzy, tiredness		M	40	2 years		3/8/2005
2	high blood pressure 150/104	shaky all the time, fluttering in heart, developed dry cough after about 3 months on the meds. no energy or sex drive. Erections a problem.	it has lowered bp somewhat, but am on water pills as well, not sure how much altace is helping.	M	56	8 months		4/12/2005
2	Hypertension	After 5 days of Altace im back on Ziac. It never lowered my BP at all and the hazy, tired , sleepy feeling stayed even w/o the Ziac. Had erection problems 2 days after taking Altace and stayed with me until I stopped taking it.		M	39	5 days		6/6/2005
2	After mild heart attack	Dry, hacking cough for 6 months after heart attack. Treated for bronchitis, extra nuclear stress test, chest xray, nothing showed. Went back to Diovan, no cough.		M	56	7 months		4/25/2005 Email
2	high blood pressure	very bad dry cough at night. I could not sleep well. Would wake up 5-6 times a night in a coughing jag.	Doctor replaced altace with diovan and this worked out much better for me.	M	48	3 months		3/28/2004
2	BP	Fatigue, weight gain,prolonged headaches, joint and muscle pain, increased bacl issues. Some sexual dysfunction but I am also on an SSRI which would also cause this. Snoring at night due to very dry throat and this wakes me up 4 or more times a night. Can't make it through the day because of tiredness. Experienced a period of high anxiety and was placed on an SSRI and of course this led to even more side effects such as decreased sexual function and libido. As one writer said, the joy almost went out of life. I need to review my lifestyle and get of the meds.	Now taking up to 40mg per day and BP is really not much improved. I have been steadily suffering ongoing and increasing major fatigue which has impacted my social and professional life very badly. Motivation levels for all things pleasure almost gone. Just too tired to get up and go. I started to search the www and found this page. Wow, could this med be part of the problem? My wife is also on same meds and she is so tired she spends 15 hours a day in bed, gained 30lb and has worsened menopause symptoms. She has dry cough all night and major joint and muscel problems. So, OK, it could be old age (57 for both of us) but why don;t the Dr's tell us about these issues when they prescribe this stuff. Perhaps the free golf trips they get, makes them overlook these facts. I also believe it should be everyones business to be their own doctors and to own their own health problems. If you are fat, lose weight, if you are tired, exercise. Don't smoke, don't drink too much, relax and enjoy your l	M	57	4 years		1/15/2008
2	Hypertension	Very annoying cough, abdominal pain, and nausea.	Didn't bring my blood pressure down very much.	M	34	3 months		1/2/2006
2	HBP	Since taking Altace I experienced aching muscles and joints. It has been threes years of discomfort and inhibited physical abilities. I play 3 sets of tennis 2 days/week and work out with a personal trainer 3 days/week but my strength diminished. Altace reduced my BP but after reading Askapatient I became wise to the side effects of Altace. I also realized that my doctor had me on overdose at 20mg per day. I quit taking it and within a month my strength and stamina has vastly improved. I am now taking 25 mg of Toprol XL and my blood BP is holding at 130/80 without side effects.	According to Askapatient nobody else takes 20 mg of Altace and that may have been the cause of my problems but I now depend on Toprol XL at 25 mg. which seems to work very well for me.	M	61	3 years		12/7/2006
2	high blood pressure	Definetely makes me more tired through the day using 5mg.		M	54	3 months		9/2/2006
2	Heart problem - hypertension	I have been taking Altace for over 12 mos and have been experiencing anxiety, arrithymia, tinnitus, and depression. I was wondering what in the world was happening and why, then I started reading about the possible side effects of Altace and realized it was the cause. I am stopping Altace today and will monitor my BP. Besides, I am also taking a Beta Blocker.		M	63	12 months		3/24/2006
2	prevent kidney problem from diabete	weight gain, tired, difficulty sleeping through the night, bloated	The doctor prescribed Altace to prevent possible kidney problems due to diabetes. Taking 10mg once a day. Not sure the side effects I've listed are worth continuing taking it.	M	59	1 months		8/22/2007
2	heart attack	I have had hearing loss in right ear. Was wondering if anyone else has experienced any hearing loss on Altace? Also on Coreg, Zocor and Plavix.		M	44	3 days		11/24/2006 Email

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