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	Been on Altace for well over 10 yrs. In the beginning I experienced cough and ticklish throat but just worked through it with throat drops. Also felt light headed but changed to taking it in the evening before bed helped get beyond this too.		F	48	10 years		1/3/2010
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
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	blood pressure	None to my knowledge		M	64	3 years		11/9/2009 Email
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	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	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	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	High blood pressure	None	Has worked well (2.5 mg)	M	34	3 years		9/14/2007
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	High Blood Pressure	I had a small cough and lost 10 lbs while on Altace for 1 month (didn't change my fairly good eating habits at all). I had lots of enery in the a.m. right throughout the day. A bit of dizziness at first that went away after 2 weeks.	I stupidly told my Dr about the cough and he immediately put me on Coversyl, then 3 other meds until I got to Diovan 160 which was the absolute worst med ever - stomach problems, dizziness, nausea, hair thinning and weight gain (gained back the 10 lbs). Couldn't tolerate the stomach problems so Dr. has put me back on Altace - I won't complain about the small cough now that I've had the way worse side effects on Diovan.	F	40	30 days		8/1/2007
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	blood pressure kidney failure	no side effects. at first i was taking too much (10 mg) and experienced light headedness. but went back down to 5 mg and have had no problems.	i have been taking this drug since i was 21 years old. my blood pressure has been stable ever since. it saved me from having a stroke.	F	35	14 years		4/9/2007
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	Hypertension	none	This is my miracle drug! It was after adding altace to my beta-blocker and diuretic hypertensive treatment that I was finally able to get my bp down to normal - before taking Altace, my hypertension was out-of-control for 5 1/2 years! I feel like I've been given a second shot at life!	F	28	18 months		11/28/2006
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	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	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	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	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	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 bp	I started having a cough during the day and night but I went for allergy testing first to rule it out and it turned out I am allergic to dust. Nasonex has cured that!	My BP was 160/110 and I had dizzy spells and severe headaches at the back of my head before I was diagnosed. My BP is average now.	F	53	15 months		7/20/2005 Email
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	Heart Attack/High BP	Dry mouth, drank alot of water	ALTACE really helped me lower my HIGH BP over a span of 6 months to 1 Year, im impressed.	F	59	2 years		6/17/2005 Email
5	High BP	None noticed		F	54	5 weeks		6/8/2005
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	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	Hypertension	Have taken it for nearly 3 years with water pills. Suddenly the BP went down to 94/50. Skin and tissue, arms, back, shoulders feels strange and very uncomfortable. Feet pain that is like bitter cold, but it is pain. Heat, nothing, makes it go away. NO sleeping. I am wondering if this is caused by the medication?	It certainly worked when I needed it. And quickly. And for nearly 3 years with no side effects.	F	71	3 years		4/4/2005 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	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	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	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
4	High Blood Pressure	Further update to my last post on 9/17/2008. I decided to stick with the Tritace. The fatigue has largely gone (they say that this is common when you first start any high blood pressure medication). I was going to try Norvasc, but heard too many bad reports about legs swelling etc. Going to see if the libido improves now that the fatigue is gone. Sticking with Tritace for now. BP seems to be under control on just 2.5 mg.	If you dont have a bad cough then stick with this drug as the fatigue will improve over time. The doc can always start you on a smaller dose and slowly work your way up. I am on 2.5 mg but might have been better for me to start on the 1.25 mg in the first couple of months.	F	31	15 months		9/29/2008
4	high blood pressure	When the cardiologist tried to increase the dosage my throat swelled and I kept coughing, but he had not warned me of this possible side effect, so for two days I was trying to accommodate too much of the drug for my system.		F	60	5 years		3/21/2008
4	HBP	Muscle weakness and fatigue.	I take 20 mg once daily with 75 mg toprol. I tried several meds before finally found a combo of altace and toprol that lowered my bp to a reasonable range -- 120/70	F	31	3.5 years		2/29/2008
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	chronic high blood pressure	only at first - constant extreme dizziness, felt like I might just slide off the chair,(DO NOT TAKE ALTACE w/a diuretic) now only lightheadedness, slight but daily. I drink too much coffee to offset the brain fog. Fingers occasionally become numb/green-grayish and hurt, especially in cold weather-circulation problem maybe. BP was around 185/50, now always very near 120/80. Most slight changes were managed by just keeping busy and not worrying about the minor discomforts. Once I ran out of Altace and BP shot up and I felt extremely anxious/tense and very tightly wrapped-it was awful-never again.	New Doctor/Cardiologist says keep it up - 10 mg per day. Also just started taking 5 mg Crestor and baby aspirin. I would recommend Altace. Only side effects I feel now after 10 years is a slight brain fog and occasional sore-numb fingers. Stay as active as you can-move, move, move-that really helps combat the brain fog. Brisk walking a few times a day is easy and works.	F	54	10 years		2/13/2008
4	HBP	None	It works	M	61	1 years		12/4/2007
4	blood pressure	sometimes dry cough, sore muscles	Everybody says they can live w/o bp meds but you are a greater risk of STROKE. I should know I see it at work. I am an ER nurse. For the cough invest in gum or lifesavers candy. I am doing yoga/pilates for my muscles.	F	42	3 months		11/7/2007
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	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	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	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	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
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	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	mild hyptertension	2.5 mg just mild depression and occasional funny heart beats. At higher dose constant dry cough, sleepiness, zombiness, weepiness. All other BP drugs horrible. Almost in a stupor from most of them.	Am switching to Respirate machine - and calcium/magnesium tablets plus high potassium foods - Altace is the best I have tried - but long term the side effects started showing up and it isn't worth it - too many bad situations have same side effects - have no way of knowing if it is the drug or the other things being masked by the drug.	F	62	3 years		9/13/2006 Email
4	High Blood Pressure	Dry cough.		M	34	6 months		7/14/2006
4	heart failure	I have a persistent dry cough with hoarsness and at times dizziness when standing. And DEPRESSION. . Doctors don't mention the depression which is pretty important considering that we must be pretty sick and upset in the first place. But I kept talking to my Doc until he started me on an antidepressant. Now I'm just glad to be alive and can live with a cough and some dizziness. Talk about the depression and enjoy being alive. Ann		F	49	1 years		6/4/2006 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 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	high bp	taking altace for 2 years, helped lower blood pressure but recently (approximately 3 months ago) started having terrible burning in feet, leg cramps to the point unable to sleep at night ...gain weight even after dieting and doing an excerise program.. doctor does not care -bad is outweighed by good.	I am really troubled about the weight gain in light of going to	F	54	2 days		5/22/2005 Email
4	hypertension	occasional dry cough with choking....pain in legs and numbing in legs and arms at night....sleeplessness....INCREASE IN INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE.........		F	70	10 months		5/17/2005
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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	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	Dry cough, not a problem. Decreased sex drive, a problem for my wife.		M	48	1.5 years		10/8/2004
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	BP and to protect the kidneys.	I just turned 51 and am going through the		F	51	2 years		9/27/2004
4	BP and to protect the kidneys.	Practically no side effects, other than an occasional light tummy ache when this medication is taken on an empty stomach.	I just turned 51 and am going through the	F	51	2 years		9/27/2004
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	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	cardiomyopathy	dry tickly cough, some lightheadedness.	I have been able to resume my walking, 1 mile a day slow, but feel better. Hope to get back to my 2 mile walk soon. My shortness of breath is better on hills and stairs.	F	50	3 months		7/6/2004 Email
4	prevent kidney problems			M	65	18 months		7/2/2004
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	high blood pressure	None		F	65	4 years		12/1/2002
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
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	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	high bp	i'm experiencing hair loss after my dr. increased my dosage from 2 mg/day back in july 2009 to 5 mg/day beginning this past february 2010. should i be switching meds? i also get a dry, itchy cough sporadically throughout the day.		F	41	2 months 5 1X D		5/8/2010
3	high blood pressure	On Tritace. Breathlessness, extreme tiredness, insomnia, a cough and feeling congested in chest like a cold but I don't have one,lack of libido and do get depressed. BP only came down with increase in diltiazem.	So glad to read others comments on side affects like mine. Will be asking cardiologist for a change.	F	57	2 years 10 1X D		3/31/2010
3	Hypertension	Random dizziness/lighheadedness, chest heaviness/pain ... but by far the worst has been a 24/7 headache. Libido seems to have waned, but that might just be from the fatigue. :/	I still have a couple of weeks until my follow-up, but have put a call into the PA to see if I should come in, quit taking it, or wait it out. I can sleep through the night without the headache if I take an Advil PM before bed ... and carry around a full bottle of Tylenol wherever I go. That can't be good. :(	F	38	2 weeks 2.5mg 1X D		3/1/2010 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
3	Altace 5 mg	Started Altace on Monday. Was on Diovan for 3 wks prior very bad side effects. So far, slight chest heaviness, sides ache, waking up middle of the night 1 pm, 3 pm, 4 pm. Vivid dreams. When sitting have strange chest pains. Out of breath, dizziness when I finally settle down. These side effects are a lot easier to handle than when I was on Diovan. Not sure if chest pains are left over from Diovan. Going to see the Dr. on Friday. This is my 2nd BP med since diagnosed 4 weeks ago. My Huband has been on BP meds for past 5 yrs. No side effects. I hope I can find one that works and let's me be myself.		F	32	2 days		8/12/2009
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	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	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	HIGH A1C			F	47	21 days		3/2/2009
3	hypertension	very soon after starting on it, had dry, itchy throat which caused me to cough a lot. I have it every day now, always wake up a few times at night to drink water to try to sooth it. Am getting tired as I do not get a good nights sleep. My BP is regulated well on it though.	If it wasn't for this dry itchy throat (and cough related to that), I would stay on this med as it really keeps my BP down. But today my GP started me on a new antihypertensive to see if it keeps my BP down AND takes away the throat/cough problem.	F	44	105 days		2/11/2009
3	High Blood Pressure	Dosage 2.5 mg commenced to treat high blood pressure. In the first month noticed the following: occasional cough (but not enough to stop the drug), very dry throat on a couple days, reduced libido, considerable fatigue - couldn't seem to keep my eyes open past 9-10pm when ordinarily I required very little sleep. Due to the tiredness, results in snoring on occasion. After a little time, things seemed to settle down - I no longer had the cough, didnt experience a dry throat, my body adapted to the fatigue and I can now keep awake past 9pm :) Next steps: am going to try a new drug as the libido has only improved slightly. Was going to consider halving the dose but Doc has suggested that I try NORVASC for a few weeks to see how this goes (fingers crossed).	The brand used was Tritace (Ramipril) which is the same drug as Altace.	F	31	15 months		9/17/2008
3	cardiomyopathy	none as yet that outweighs the benefits.slightly cautious rating as it's early days. slight cough at nights. experiencing pains in muscle/tendon/joint in right arm - not certain if this is the drug/s(or a pre-existing problem with left arm may have created a compensatory problem in right arm- still investigating this with my GP. interested if others experiencing similar.)	5mg/day plus a beta blocker and two diuretics. My BP is low end 90-94. do not rely on docs to give you all the information, do your own research - know your own meds and their interactions. keep notes. ask questions.	F	45	3 months		6/25/2008
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
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3	high blood pressure	body pain in legs, hands were swollen and legs, always looked red like i had a sun burn, had leg pain for a long time but doc just blew it off weigh gain wish doc would listen more		F	44	4 years		3/31/2008
3	htn	night sweats,low sex drive,low energy, 30lb weight gain, sudden weight gain,swelling in feet,legs,& ankles,indegstion, tingling and numbness in hands.	I also take lopressor, novasc, and catapres III patch. I don't know what does what to me, but it's thebest combination I 've had to keep me controlled.	F	41	5 years		3/19/2008
3	blood pressure	After just 2 weeks on this med, I started to experience a tickle in my throat that lead to a dry cough. I almost immediately experienced gas and got diarrhea after starting the meds. The diarrhea has been daily.		F	45	2 weeks		1/1/2008
3	HBP	UnKnown		M	48	4 years		12/28/2007
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				M				12/19/2007
3	high blood pressure	Tickling throat - no cough yet. Sneezing like crazy though. Headaches everyday and I'm so tired!!!! I take the 5mg at night so at least I get a good nights sleep.I just started taking the pills but I felt the side effects IMMIDIETLY.		F	28	10 days		12/17/2007
3	High Blood Pressure	Dry cough,Weight gain,Leg cramps,Some blurred vision,Feeling tightnes around chest	Dry coughing comes most of the time at night, I have gain weight even with dieting. I have some uncomfortable leg and foot cramps in the left side. Blurred vision I chraked this up to old age at frist but know I don't know.I start feeling squeezing pain around chest area in the past 3months. Dr say it was acid reflex this has me thanking not.Went heart Dr.took tests on problems.	F	54	9 months		9/19/2007

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