Drug Ratings for AVAPROAverage Rating: 2.5 (201 Ratings)
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| 3 | high blood pressure & Kidney diseas | Usually get a dry cough, sometimes a stiff neck, almost had several auto accidents as my vision or brain wasn't noticing traffic properly. feel withdrawn most of the time.Sometimes get vertigo and faster than normal heartbeat most times (80 bpm). Just developed super painful gout in my left heel. Also had E.D. problems very shortly after starting this med.and still do. | M | 48 | 10 years 150mg 1X D | 2/22/2013 | 1 | Hypertension | TERRIBLE leg and joint pain! | If you take this drug, be aware that cramps, leg pain, etc. are a possibility. No way I'll take it ever again! | M | 40 | 10 days 150 MG 1X D | 2/3/2013 | 1 | High blood pressure | depression, fatigue, joint ache, blocked sinuses, reflux, low energy levels, anxiety. | do not recommend anyone take this drug. | M | 67 | 4 years 300mg 1X D | 1/6/2013 | 1 | Hypertension | Have tried 29 different drugs and combinations of drugs for extremely high BP (250/127). Everything has had deleterious side effects. The Avapro is the most recent problem med. Fluid retention causing quick weight gain, decreased urination, swelling, and "lizard-like skin" rash on face. Discontinued it on my own. Seeing cardiologist in two days for re-check. I'll bring him up to date on this awful stuff. | Having tried as many meds as I have, I am acutely aware of ANY changes in my system. I am healthy otherwise, 61 years old, and have no other health issues of concern. The medications I have tried have hurt more than helped and patients have to be their own advocate. The doctors only believe what the drug companies tell them... | F | 61 | 30 days 150 mg. 1X D | 11/27/2012 | 4 | initially felt cramps while swimming. Had to quit swimming. Loss of hair. Less sex | but no apparent side effects. All other pills had dry cough. But blood pressure is maintained at 125/80 for 20 years. Suggest keep dose lowest to Kiel bp at acceptable level. Now I read all other persons with loss of hair, cramps etc and wonder if this was the right treatment | M | 66 | 21 years 150 1X D | 7/27/2012 | 3 | High blood pressure | When I started I took 1 avapro in the morning. I noticed some hair loss. It wasn't until the doctor doubled the dose that I noticed the a lot of hair loss and also had a constant low grade headache that doesn't go away with medication. After seeing a dermatologist about the loss, he recommended switching meds. Hopefully that will resolve the problem. | F | 60 | 18 months 2X D | 7/10/2012 | 3 | High BP | Headaches and stiff neck - neck 'cracks' and crunches, reduced to half tablet and headaches subsided and neck clicking not as bad, also found BP better on half a tab than on a whole tab - maybe less is more. | Doctors too quick to put on high doseage | M | 62 | 6 years 130 1X D | 6/10/2012 | 1 | high blood pressure | OMG-This website is awesome! I have been dealing with Plantars Fascitis for over a year~Last year I was getting cortizone injections & barely able to walk from the pain & swelling! I thought it was from my Crestor meds & I stopped taking them-I now realize it's most likely from my AVAPRO!! (I take 150mg a day-I am supposed to take 300mg-but I didn't think it was necessary).... I still have pain (although not as bad) but I am however still extremely tired,have stomach issues(all of the time) irritable,insomnia,weight gain,etc..etc...Thanks for all of your comments! I was beginning to wonder why at only 41years old~ I was falling apart! I am going to stop taking this medication today & see what happens! Maybe I will get back to my normal,healthy self again & will not NEED medications to make me feel Worse!! Thanks everyone for Sharing~Appreciate it!!! :) | F | 41 | 2 years 150mg 1X D | 5/15/2012 | 1 | high blood pressure | terrible fatigue depression no energy sleeping long hours but not rested abdominal cramping upset stomach muscle cramping swollen ankles, feet, along with very painful joints legs and feet ache so badly, i have to sit down frequently severe muscle spasms in my legs crustations on skin frequent heavy feeling in my chest water retention and weight gain weakness in my legs | i've stopped taking avapro altogether and have had releif from many of these symptoms.. i will be investigation a more natural prescription for blood pressure management through a naturopathic physician. | F | 78 | 3 days 120 mg 1X D | 5/12/2012 | 5 | hypertension | None at all | It lowered my BP from 160/90 to about 130/80 | 60 | 3 years 100MG 1X D | 5/8/2012 | 3 | Pre Hypertension | Muscle Cramps in legs, feet and abdomen, dry throat, feels like I inhaled dust, with cough. | I took Avapro from 2002 - 2007, no problems at all, it helped me lower my bp. Lost weight in 2006-2007 and went off of it, no longer needed. Had surgery, couldn't work out and gained weight back in 2009. Started Avapro again in 2010, have been having symptoms only for the past year, started toward the end of menopause. Previously the drug worked fine for me. Trying to lose weight again to get off of it but difficult to exercise due to the muscle cramping. Dr having hard time believing me since it was ok before this year. | F | 49 | 2 years 150mg 1X D | 5/7/2012 | 5 | HBP | None so far ! | Lowered my BP from dangerous (178/105) to near perfect. | M | 50 | 2 weeks 75mg 1X D | 5/4/2012 | 1 | Dx'd with hypertension | frequent heavy feeling mid chest, depression, anxieties, weight gain, increased platelets, needing excessive sleep, lack of ability to perform any tasks as previous to taking this poison. I'm so ecstatic that I found this website; I was beginning to think I was the only one! | F | 65 | 6 years 300 mg. | 4/22/2012 | 1 | Elevated BP | Terrible fatigue, depression, no energy, sleep long hrs. Abdominal cramping & Diarrhea, upset stomach, muscle cramping, swollen ankles, feet and painful joints. Legs and feet ache so badly I have to sit down all the time. Also have severe muscle spasms in my legs as well as weakness. | Was on other meds to control elevated BP though not dangerously high. Began with 150mg & could not tolerate, terrible diarrhea & cramping. The doctor cut dose in half, but still have a lot of problems. I mentioned to the doctor early on it was giving me stomach problems, but not as many other problems and was told to keep trying it because all BP Meds have side effects & they had to convince my ins. co. to pay for it and it was a hassle. Dumb me, I've been suffering. No more, I quit taking it last night and feel better already. Actually woke up this AM feeling like a normal human being with some life in me. So glad I'm not alone after reading what others have written. It's simply not worth it, I prefer sanity. Think I'm going to look into holistic cures. The insert from the drug company does not tell it all or even come close in being honest re side effects with this drug. Thank you all, your comments have been so helpful to me. | F | 68 | 2 years 75mg 1X D | 4/17/2012 | 3 | High Blood Pressure | Didn't think I had any side effects until I read this site and now I wonder about weak legs in the mornings and neck and shoulder aches. Tho, I am writing because I am wondering if anyone else is experiencing hair loss ? | F | 73 | 1 years 150mg 1X D | 3/8/2012 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Developed a horrible rash all over my body. I itched from head to toe. Had swelling to face and lips. ER doctor said Avapro was causing it. Called my cardiologist and he said he never heard of Avapro causing a rash. Began looking up info on computer and I was amazed. The imformation I found explained a lot of the symptoms I have been experiencing. It has only been two days since I stopped Avapro and the rash is gone. I am wondering if the Avapro was the caused my anxiety, fatigue and decreased libido. All of which I blamed on getting older. | M | 53 | 7 years 300 mgm 1X D | 2/22/2012 | 1 | High Blood pressure & racing pulse | I took my first avapro tablet at 3pm and by 6.00pm i was in an ambulance to emergency - my entire body was cramping severely and I lost consciousness - emergency Docs had to flush the drug out of my system and told me that i was never to take another Avapro tablet. | M | 39 | 1 days 75mg 1X D | 1/29/2012 | 5 | high blood pressure | I have taken high blood pressure meds for 25 years. During that time I have taken numerous other brands but they would not hold my pressure within an acceptable range. BP would often go as high as 180/110 at times and I would feel bad. Avapro has kept my pressure about 120/70 most of the time (sometimes lower) and only occasionally gos up to 140/85. I have felt better on Avapro than I did on any of the other blood pressure medicines and it has worked better for me. I am basically a pretty active senior person. I do have a dry cough sometimes. I take Avapro at night. I have not had dizziness, muscle weakness, aches or pains other than normal for my age?. I guess Avapro agrees with me pretty well. I recommend you try it - ask your doctor. | F | 74 | 4 years 150 1X D | 1/2/2012 | 1 | Hbp | Pain in my neck, shoulders, arms, tingling hand, cold, cold feet...had to sleep with 4 blankets, two of which were doubled, fatigued, sleep problems, heart rate up in 80's normally low 70's and the usual dry mouth. Have tried every bp med there is and get side effects from all of them. And docs don't believe side effects. Thx to this website I know I'm not crazy. | F | 61 | 4 days 75mg | 12/4/2011 | 1 | cholesterol | muscle weakness | Some half hour after I took this thing both my arms felt really weird and lost strenght. I never took it again and never will. I think if was localised neuropathy or something. It went away some 3 days after I took the pill. | M | 25 | 1 days 20mg 1X D | 11/17/2011 | 3 | Hypertension | Dry cough. Occasional short lived nausea in morning just after I take the pill. Sometimes associated with dry retching. Then stops. No more nausea or dry retching until next time. Possible reduction in sexual drive, but hard to tell whether it would come with increased age anyway. Not sure yet. | Have now taken to cutting 150 tablet in half. BP still down. Less side effects. May even cut the half in half. I am now trying alternative approach to BP - acupuncture. There is no hypertension in traditional chinese medicine, because they couldn't test BP. They developed treatments for the symptoms of high BP only. So I am on a bit of a try it and see journey, but it is non intrusive and I am interested to see if I can reduce the hypertension in some other way... along with exercise | M | 62 | 3 years 150 1X D | 11/14/2011 | 1 | high blood pressure | No problems in the beginning. Then oedema (face and legs), skin rash and lesions, dry and itchy ear canals. | F | 62 | 4 years 300mg 1X D | 10/20/2011 | 3 | High Blood Pressure | Dry mouth and muscle cramps, anxiety | Dr. started me on 150 mg of Avapro because I was having side effects with another drug. First day, very tired, almost lightleaded, severe muscle cramps. But I notice that my breathing was so much better that I did not need Advair (copd). Cut pill in half the next morning and felt tired, but no muscle cramps. Next day I cut in in quarters and that seemed to work very well. I don't understand why my breathing is greatly improved to where I don't need my advair, but I'm not complaining. Will slowly build to proper dose and keep watch on my blood pressure. I'm sensitive to many drugs, so it's not easy to find one that works for me. Personally, I think that doctors go with the ordinary dosage and alot of times it's too much. They don't seem to take into account how someone reacts to medications. | 57 | 4 days 150mg 1X D | 10/3/2011 | 3 | High Blood Pressure | I used to love reading books but now I get a headache and feel dizzy after about 20 minutes of reading. I got new glasses a few months ago and it has not helped. I also get headaches from watching TV. I also seem to be far more suseptible to fatigue and muscle weakness. I came to this site to decide whether or not to continue taking this drug. I am going to monitor my situation closely and if necessary I will stop taking this drug to see if my above problems disappear. | M | 73 | 1 years 150 1X D | 5/14/2011 | 2 | HBP | Was previously onn Micardis 40mg, but was experiencing fatigue, so dr changed to Avapro 75mg. After 3 days of taking this med, I had severe chest tightness, nausea, dizziness and feeling very weak, went back to dr, checked my bp, with this med, it is to strong has severely decreased my bp so now i have low bp. Have taken any meds for 5 days now and me bp is still on the lower side of normal. | F | 26 | 3 days 75 1X D | 5/5/2011 | 5 | High blood pressure | None | Works well. Blood pressure down. | M | 59 | 4 years 150 mg. 1X D | 2/19/2011 | 2 | Prehypertension | Extremely cold feet, muscle stiffness after sitting, tight throat especially at high elevations (e.g. Mexico City). | Avapro definitely lowered my blood presuure, but the side effects were diverse and insidious. On balance, I would certainly not advise the use of this drug for other individuals whose blood presure is only slightly above the normal range. Opt first for life style change! | M | 63 | 2 years 150 1X D | 2/5/2011 | 4 | hypertension | Only taking for four days - no side effects to report. | The second morning my B/P came down dramatically. Still monitoring my B/P daily. | M | 53 | 4 days 150mg 1X D | 12/30/2010 | 4 | Hypertension | Morning pain in foot. Played golf and it was gone by the end of the first hole. | M | 60 | 5 days 150mg 1X D | 12/14/2010 | 2 | High blood pressure | Extremely bad diarrhea and bleeding. | M | 58 | 12 days 75 mg 1X D | 12/9/2010 | 3 | High Blood Pressure | Severe Tiredness, pain in foot, fatigue during day, persistent cough | Started on 150 moved to 300 went back to 150 when suffered stomach pain. Was off it for about a week on Overseas holiday no tiredness during day in fact was able to sight see and stay up late most nights. Started back on 150 but may give it away as day time fatigue has returned. | M | 50 | 2 months 150 1X D | 12/1/2010 | 1 | High Blood pressure | I was on avapro 150mg, for 4 years, with little or no side effects, and somewhat effect control of blood pressure, when my mother was dying, the stress went up, so did my blood pressure, my doctor increased it to 300 mg, I started to have sore neck, and pain in between my shoulder blades, which I thought was stress related to dying mom, I went to chrio, physio, tried laser, accuputure, everything, even natural path...one day I stop taking my avapro slowly...blood pressure went up but pain went away...3 yrs from hell, pain from avapro in upper back and neck area...unreal...now I am trying to find snother med...that don't react with me...so far no luck...they all have bad side effects, every 2 weeks I change WHOA!!!!!! still jno luck...but it's nice not to have neck pain and back pain...I was taking soooo many pain pills to cope....while on avapro | I was on avapro 150mg, for 4 years, with little or no side effects, and somewhat effect control of blood pressure, when my mother was dying, the stress went up, so did my blood pressure, my doctor increased it to 300 mg, I started to have sore neck, and pain in between my shoulder blades, which I thought was stress related to dying mom, I went to chrio, physio, tried laser, accuputure, everything, even natural path...one day I stop taking my avapro slowly...blood pressure went up but pain went away...3 yrs from hell, pain from avapro in upper back and neck area...unreal...now I am trying to find snother med...that don't react with me...so far no luck...they all have bad side effects, every 2 weeks I change WHOA!!!!!! still jno luck...but it's nice not to have neck pain and back pain...I was taking soooo many pain pills to cope....while on avapro | M | 54 | 7 years 300 1X D | 11/15/2010 | 1 | high pressure | after reading this site I was so happy because I thought I was going nuts. I had cramps so bad I developed plantar fascilitis I was becoming lame. I went off it after reading this site. But my bp went very high after 4 days.I can't lose weight and so tired even with 10 hours sleep. Don't know if I want any more chemical added to my body... | F | 64 | 2 years 300mg 1X D | 11/8/2010 | 4 | HBP | Fatigue, but by being active regardless, it often lifts | Tried many medications, Avapro works well for me. I feel it really delivers what it promises... | M | 47 | 4 months 150 1X D | 10/27/2010 | 5 | high blood pressure | None | No problems from beginning, and my blood pressure is now controlled. | F | 67 | 3 years 1X D | 10/23/2010 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Extreme indigestion after second pill. | Went from Diovan to Avapro due to indigestion issues, now await another medicine solution. Going through chemotherapy and need to stay within this family of drugs. It is a process of elimination and me being the guinea pig. | F | 62 | 2 days 150 MG 1X D | 10/5/2010 | 1 | high blood pressure | After sitting for very brief periods, would incur stiffness in the legs from the knees down, making walking very difficult. Would dread riding in the car any longer than 15 minutes due to sitting position. Upon arising in the morning, would experience the same stiffness. Also experienced fatigue and general lack of energy. Have been off the drug for approximately l l/2 months and have dramatically improved! This drug affected my life negatively for the passed three years. Users beware... and be aware of the possible side effects of all the drugs you are taking. Special thanks for this site... it made me aware that Avapro could be the cause of my problem. And it was! | F | 69 | 3 years 150 mg 1X D | 9/30/2010 | 5 | high blood pressure | This is the first and only medication I have taken for high blood pressure and I am am very satisfied for the most part. I do have to clear my throat every now and again and I sometimes wonder why my toes are cold a lot of the time. | I sometimes wonder if all blood pressure medications directly affect sexual desire and performance, or is it just that I am getting older? | M | 55 | 2 years 150 1X D | 9/6/2010 | 1 | Hypertension | B/P dropped frm 145/88 to 93/56, then took a sharp spike of 245/111. Went to ER and discovered was having anaphylactic symptoms. | Just a single dose of this medication sent me to the hospital where I was given aspirin, Nitroglycerin, and Heprin to thin my blood because of heart fibrillations that could cause blood clots (so the ER doctors told me.) I continued chest pain throughout the night and into the next day,when a heart cath was done. Was told I have a healthy heart and that the Avapro had caused anaphylactic symptoms. 3 days have passed,and my heart continues to race at time. Am, however, feeling much better. Will NEVER take another Avapro! | F | 53 | 1 days 150 mgs. 1X D | 8/29/2010 | 3 | hypertension | chronic pain and swelling in my hands and feet, thought i have tendonites . the pain makes it hard to sleep tingleing does not go away, help | M | 56 | 15 months 150mg 1X D | 8/27/2010 | 1 | Hypertension | Joint and muscle pain in lower back, hands, fingers. | M | 54 | 90 days 150mg 1X D | 7/29/2010 | 1 | HTN,Kidney failure | Leg muscle weakness,bloating,fatigue and general weakness,Stange sensation of rectal pressure when walking(need to get to a bathroom) | Horrible medication for me.Does nothing for my BP.Am on norvasc and metoprolol.Went on and off of this med for acouple of years.Nephrologist is determined to keep me on this drug.My job requires strenuous activity.Felt better off of the med.Told the doc that I would try to get back on the med.It took one week to start feeling fatigued again.Feel ok at rest. | F | 55 | 7 days 150 1X D | 7/19/2010 | 3 | HBP & Diabetis Neuropathy | Severe debilitating interaction with Nortryptaline: migraine-intensity headaches, vomiting (even plain water!) Took a week without any drugs to be able to again take Avapro due to residual drugs in my system. Avapro now causing minor problems it didn't before, and isn't as effective. Blood pressure is down some, but only to levels I could achieve on a good day free from stress. | I have taken no less than 22 drugs for my HBP just since the beginning of the year, and suffered serious side-effects from everything except Avapro. My options are thus limited. | M | 56 | 30 days 150 mg 1X D | 7/2/2010 | 2 | high blood pressure | It took about a week and a half to reach full effect and after that about 2 weeks fine. Then I started to develop muscle aches,fatigue, lightheaded , joint pain and lack of sexual interest. | I'm definitely going to the doctor to change medication!!! | M | 47 | 90 days 150 mg 1X D | 6/30/2010 | 4 | high blood pressure | The medicine worked very well for lowering my blood pressure. I have arthritis so joint pain has increased, not sure if related to taking Avapro or side effects cause it to be worse. My blood pressure after taking this for 5 years is now too low and my pulse is low as well. My cardiologist told me to stop taking it last month. My blood pressure is now normal, however for about a year now, I have increased burning in my mouth. After researching these symptoms and complaints to my doctor, I now realize if have "Burning Mouth Syndrome". I'm praying that this goes away soon. It's affecting my quality of life, and from what I read, there is no cure, but treatment for discomfort. It definitely does decrease interest in sex drive. Hope this information helps. | F | 60 | 5 years 150 1X D | 6/28/2010 | 1 | protein in urine and blood pressure | The blisters started about two weeks in. I thought maybe they were mosquito bites so I loaded up on bug spray, dryer sheets and the bug thing you wear on your belt. Then when I watched one form while sitting at the computer, I knew then this was not caused by insect bites. I started noticing a tightness in my chest and a stiff neck. When my tongue started to swell I stopped taking Avapro. The swelling went away but the edema (welts) have not. I also have some weight gain and destended stomach. | Even though I stopped taking this drug the welts have continued popping up. I am praying that they will go away. They feel like a fire under your skin, until you touch them and then they itch like you have never experienced. One of them has persisted for weeks. I must confess that I did not take the pill everyday because I have not had a good experience with BP meds. I only took it every other day. Can't imagine what would have happened if I had taken it as prescribed. Do doctors ever take their own medicine? I think I would rather die by natural causes. | F | 64 | 1 months 75 mg 1X D | 6/27/2010 | 4 | Protein in urine | No side effects. | F | 57 | 2 years 75mg 1X D | 6/11/2010 | 1 | high blood pressure | few years after taking avapro i feel exhausted, loss of interest, attention problems, difficult for me to get up from a chair, muscle weakness and similar symptoms of extrapyramidal syndrome | M | 65 | 9 years 150 1X D | 6/11/2010 | 2 | high blood pressure | dry itchy throat interrupted sleep, had to keep cough drop in mouth all night, coughed off and on all day, fourth night dizzy, loss of balance when bending over, pain in tricept (hurts to have clothing touch as well as when I pinch the muscle) that was not there before, not much change in bp but only took 4 days. Thanks to this website I got off right away........was on liciniprill for 27 days. Woke up with the whole inside of my thigh bruised from groin almost to my ankle...… | F | 57 | 4 days 150 1X D | 6/8/2010 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | I just started taking this medication 10 days ago. Within 48 hours of starting this medication I developed incredible neck pain. Over the counter pain relievers (Tylenol/Motrin) have not relieved this pain, which is fairly chronic. This pain is absolutely not due to a sleeping position or an injury, and I have never experienced anything like this. Also, my blood pressure has dropped some but my school nurse still considers it high. I called my doctor's office today and they suggested discontinuing this medication and scheduling and office visit. | F | 50 | 10 days 150 MG 1X D | 5/19/2010 | 1 | high blood pressure | Rapid weight gain, abdominal distention, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, chest tightness, fatigue, depression, emotional outbursts, tingling/numbness in fingers. | F | 55 | 5 weeks 75mg 1X D | 5/3/2010 | 1 | Hypertension | Forgot to mention the ICE COLD HANDS for the last two months-rubbing only helps temporarily. | F | 60 | 150 mg 1X D | 4/22/2010 History | 1 | Borderline Hypertension | Insomnia, muscle/joint pain, difficulty concentrating, depression, diarrhea/cramps, irritability | I started taking 150mg, and after a few episodes of unexpectedly high BP was prescribed 300mg daily. I have noticed a variety of side effects which may have been caused by this drug. Many people describe very similar things, I'm glad I found this site. I plan to stop taking it and closely monitor my BP which seems to be controlled well by the drug. Will try and drop a few pounds and watch my diet more closely. | M | 47 | 3 years 300 1X D | 4/22/2010 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Cough, back pain, dizzy at times, more tired than usual, cold hands. | My doctor prescribed Lisinipril which caused me to cough constantly. After reading about it's side effects I quit taking and the cough eventually went away after about 2 weeks. My doctor prescribed Avapro as a replacement. I asked the pharmacist what side effects I could expect and told him about the cough. He said this was not a side effect of Avapro. I've been on Avapro about 2 weeks now and the dry cough is coming back and becoming more persistent. I also am experiencing some dizziness, blurred vison and severe back pain at times in my upper back which is very unusual for me. My hands are cold and I am constantly rubbing them. I thought I was imagining things until I read all the other comments. Thank you for this website. I'm going to discontinue the drug and ask for something else. Besides, it cost me $90 in co-pay! | F | 54 | 2 weeks 75 1X D | 4/15/2010 | 4 | highblood pressure | F | 57 | 1 days 150 1X D | 4/4/2010 | 1 | mild hypertension typically 145/95 | About 4 weeks ago noticed that gym work was getting more difficult and a week or so later had my first ever indigestion pain....my stomach just didn't feel right. Started to feel more fatigued/light fever/joint pain until about a week and a half ago when I was so fatigued couldn't get out of bed and right shoulder was quite sore.....with intermittent bursts of sweating and light headedness. I live in the Tropics in SE Asia and thought I might have dengue or one of the many viral type nasties we have in these parts, although I have been exceptionally healthy. Checked the official avapro site and determined that it wasn't a side effect issue until I came upon this site last night, and noticed some identical symptoms. Stopped taking my pills from last night and can already feel some improvement in a little over 12 hours. | My initial dosage was 150mg but this didn't seem to work particularly with early morning readings of 150/100 so changed to the 300mg regime after about one month | M | 61 | 4 months 300mg 2X D | 3/8/2010 | 4 | Hypertension | Dont seem to have any side effects at this stage. | Was very worried about blood pressure being 159/96, tried losing weight and drinking less but gave up and told doc to give me a pill.Has taken awhile but BP down to 132/82. Im back on the diet and walking. | M | 49 | 5 months 150mg 1X D | 3/6/2010 | 3 | hypertension | Heartburn, lower back-pain, lower stomach gurgling, constant desire to nap, no drive, lose interest and attention quickly, constant ringing in leaf ear, little pains everywhere at random, sudden ED. Increased water intake and decreased urine output. | Started at 450 milligrams for three months then 300 milligrams for the past year and some. Side effects appearing in just last 4 months, thought it was just age until reading here. BP at start 170/130 and now 120/60 yet heart will race suddenly for many minuets at random, all while at rest. Not over weight, quit smoking two years and two months ago, job and hobby have me at moderate body activity all day. I don't use table salt on anything ever. Buy low salt and no salt groceries. | M | 57 | 1.5 years 300 1X D | 2/28/2010 | 1 | high blood pressure | Horrible foot and ankle pain, shoulder pain (so bad I could barely put on a jacket), exhaustion, irritability, mood swings, depression, weight gain | Thank goodness I found this site. After dealing with a bad case of plantar fasciitis a year ago, I was starting to be able to walk again when I was put on avapro for high blood pressure last June. My feet started getting worse and worse, to the point I could barely get out of bed in the morning. I also was very depressed, (pain will do that). I had terrible shoulder pain - thought it was due to tension from the foot pain. Couldn't sleep at nights. Also, was breaking into rants and rages over fairly minor problems - very unlike me. I was diagnosed with tarsal tunnel syndrome and about to have foot surgery. I was sent to a neurologist for an emg to measure amount of nerve conduction in ankles - he mentioned that my medicine could cause joint and muscle pain. I came home and googled side effects of avapro, found this site, stopped the medicine immediately and felt 80% better in 48 hours. It has been two weeks and I was actually able to play 18 holes of golf (with a cart) for the first time in a year. I hope all doctors will be come more aware of the effects of this drug. | F | 55 | 9 months 150 mg 1X D | 2/24/2010 | 1 | High Blood Pressure, Type 2 Diabete | Turned in to an invalid on Avapro. Severe stomach cramps, muscle weakness, backache, nausea. | I took Avapro without too many problems until they changed the formula aroung 2008/09. They added macrogol( a laxative). I have Irritable Bowel Syndrome and had constant stomach cramps and diarrhoea until I stopped taking it. I am now on Ramipril , one of the few bp medications that does not contain macrogol. It is also found in antibiotics. | F | 65 | 6 days 150, 300 1X D | 2/20/2010 |