There are 163 ratings for the drug: AVAPRO in the Askapatient database.

Key to ratings for avapro: 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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2	high blood pressure	fatigue/lethargy, black-out's,increased joint pain, persistant cough	Trying to find a compatable antihypertensive. The cough and black-out's caused the most problems	F	80	45 days		11/8/2003
3	blood pressure	frequent indigestion, some muscle pain	Effective in BP control	M	74	9 months		4/17/2004
2	to lower blood pressure	Have experienced blurred vision, joint pain, weight gain,retaining water off balance at times.	Would like to know if anyone has experienced dizziness after reading and then getting up. It is a strange feeling. I also take antenolol for irregular heart beat.	F	74	4 months		6/28/2007
2	High blood pressure	swelling of hands and one side of face.I also have blurred vision.I am retaining water and have dizziness.	It has controlled BP but side effects hard to live with.Hope this new doctor will change med.Also taking antenolol for irregular heartbeat.	F	74	3 days		5/24/2007
1	High B.P.	Severe upper back pain between both shoulder blades and muscle cramping in both ham string areas of the legs.Lesser side effect dry mouth.	Reg. Md Said is was torn muscle in back and muscular spasam. Went for therapy it got worse, entire upper back cramped up. Some relief when taking Advil and stopping pill 4 days. Dr Said get back on the pill. Advil elevated the B.P. Still have the Pains. Cardio Md says it is not the Avapro it is muscular Pain. Well what the heck one of the side effects taking this pill is? Muscular pain. I have read other reports with similar side effects by others taking this awful pill. Please contact if you have similar side effects.	M	71	6 weeks		5/30/2007 Email
2	hypertension	After taking Avapro for several years, a few months ago I noticed extreme dry mouth, cracking in my tongue, metallic taste in my mouth and a burning sensation in my mouth. I have seen 6 different doctors and had countless blood tests -- all normal. I am taking the 300 mg dosage daily and wonder if it is too much for me. At the onset of the mouth symptoms, I also started a more rigorous exercise program and wonder if the two are related. Anyone else suffer these symptoms? I used to take Cozaar and had absolutely no side effects at all.	Until I find out what is causing my mouth pain and tongue cracking, I wouldn't want to recommend Avapro to anyone. This is a very debilitating, aggravating condition that I wouldn't want to wish on anyone else.	F	70	7 days		12/9/2006 Email
1	hypertension	flu/cold-like, head congestion feeling, chills,runny nose, cough,sneezing. I could not believe it - when I stopped the pill - cold symptoms dissapeared immediately. This is not normal for all. I am highly drug intolerant and this is my 10th pill. My BP rises to 200 and drops to 125 in a few hrs. with a low dosage of most meds; however with every med the top number seems to increase.		F	70	1 days		9/22/2006
3	High blood pressure	On first taking it , it was ok,about 2years laterI was getting leg and muscle cramps was taking 150 mg, stopped taking it leg and muscle cramps oknow, think I will try natural ways to lower blood pressure	Not a good drug costs an arm and a leg	F	69	2 years		10/25/2007
1	high blood pressure	aching& pain in left arm went into shoulder really sore weeks later gone into right arm,shoulder & neck, today after seeing this great site, went to Dr. He....no not from this, I said yes it is, want to stop as of today, will see him tomorrow for blood test.		F	69	9 months		5/4/2009 Email
5	High blood pressure	None	Has worked very well. Blood pressure was 150/110 5 years ago, after taking Avapro 150 for a few months it fell to 130/80 and stayed there. I'm not aware of any side effects.	M	68	5 years		2/19/2009
4	hypertension	slight headache for about 30 minutes		M	67	2 years		5/11/2009 Email
3	HPB	Achy back started a week after using, and now starting to make legs feel sore and heavy. I'm with a new Dr. and next visit intend to see if she can find something else. BP is ok, but still up and down, never a consistant reading. Don't know if it is the Avapro 150mgs. a day, but my blood sugar seem to be rising each time tested and I always had a low glucose reading. Diet is the same as is my weight, so no explanation of why sugar is going up. Starting to think this Avapro isn't for me. Been on it for over 2 years, and things seem to be getting worse, not better.	The cost is ridiculous as well as some of the side effects. I'm starting to think Avapro is causing a lot of my problems.	F	67	2 years		5/27/2009
3	High Blood Pressure	After taking Avapro 150 mg/Day for six weeks my blood pressure was 125/65. At that time I developed a persistent cough and symptoms of a slight cold and then a fever. My MD gave me an antibiotic and cough syrup and ordered a nebulizer for me. The cough continued to persist for another 3 weeks.	After a total of 9 weeks I reduced Avapro dosage to 75 gm per day and the cough and cold symptoms subsided in about seven days while my blood pressure became 140/70.	M	67	9 weeks		3/20/2006
1	hypertension	extremely annoying persistent throat tickle		M	67	4 days		10/30/2007
3	Hypertension	Loose bowels; constant indigestion requiring a daily antiacid		F	66	4 days		4/11/2004
1	High BP	First on 150MG, developed minor cough. After 1 month Dr. upped the dose to 300MG. Developed BAD Cough, Irregular heartbeat and drug aggravated my Acid Reflux disease, (which had been under control with 20/25mg Prevacid).	While it did (at 300mg) lower my BP, I could not tolerate the side effects. Dr. took me off immediately. After I stopped taking the drug, it took 7 days for heartbeat to become regular, and still some cough (7 days today) but getting better.	M	66	50 days		9/14/2006
1	high blood pressure	Extreme fatigue, had to go to bed right after supper; would sleep the weekend away. Also had constant nausea. Later developed pain in upper abdomen/stomach area so intense it hurt to walk or breathe, couldn't sleep on right side, too painful. Tongue the color of cement. Very painful right shoulder. I was only on the med. for 2 1/2 months. Finally stopped two days ago, and already the nausea's gone, fatigue has lessened. Still suffering from stomach pain and shoulder pain, hope that disappears soon.	My doctor was concerned because the symptoms didn't appear early on. After reading this website, I feel like forwarding it to him. Nobody mentions the stomach pain, am I the only one? I wonder if the Avapro has led to some other ailment, such as liver problem?	F	66	75 days		8/27/2009 Email
1	high blood presssure	severe pain in hips and back of neck,head can hardly walk when i first get up,,very tired, stopped taking 2days ago not as tired, feeling better but still lot of hip and leg pain,,will not take avapro again	the doctors do not belive , when you tell them its the avapro	F	66	5 months		11/21/2009
5	blood pressure	none		M	65	2 weeks		5/26/2003 Email
4	hyprtension	weakness ONLY when undereating salt, otherwise no problems	It's potassium sparing, so your sodium level, if it goes too low,will cause a problem such as people have mentioned here. Before I was aware of that fact, I did get weak. Now I just make sure I have an adequate amount,not too much ( I don't like salt)	F	65	10 years		9/22/2007
1	kidney protection	pain in right knee and muscle		M	65	2 days		7/3/2007
1	high blood presure			F	65			3/19/2005
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
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
1	HBP	Normally a very HEALTHY woman, my doctor recommended Avapro for high blood pressure. Took one pill on Fri and another on Sat. It caused EXTREME fatigue and I couldn't get out of bed. Sun. morning I awoke to pains in my chest, hard to breathe, pain radiating up the neck and into the jaw and profuse sweating. TEXT BOOK SYMPTOMS. Rushed to the hospital with symptoms of a heart attack. Had another attack in the hospital on Monday. Lots of EKGs, blood work, x-ray, nitroglycerin, echocardiagram and an Angio later... all tests said my heart was healthy. Didn't have a heart attack. In the beginning my Blood pressure dropped and so did the pulse to 38. BP finally came back but pulse stayed low until Thursday. Now doctors are all saying it was a reaction to Avapro!!! I am once again a normal healthy woman.	It only took TWO PILLS to put me in the hospital.!!!	F	65	2 days		11/3/2009
3	Hypertension	On 300 mg. I experienced first heartburn, then severe pain in the left buttock; I could barely walk. Switched back to Atacand 32 mg. which I had been taking with no problems whatsoever. Insurance company raised cost of Atacand that's why I tried Avapro.	Good drug if patient can tolerate the lousy side effects of heartburn and pain in the buttock that I experienced. I have found Atacand far superior, with no side effects experienced.	M	64	2 weeks		1/23/2006
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 Email
1	high BP	bloating, lack of urine with increased water, muscle pain, tingling in legs, edema and mental issues ...	Don't like tis drug at all! I was told it didn't have any side effects!	F	63	60 days		7/10/2008
3	To protect kidneys from neuropathy	Oddly enough, my blood readings skyrocketed after the first two doses of this medicine. Same breakfast, same time of day, but Blood Sugar reading, 2 hours post-prandial, went from 139 (typ) to 180. Two days in a row. I stopped taking it and my blood sugars dropped back to what I had been achieving prior to the Avapro. Anyone else experiance this?		M	62	2 days		3/11/2007 Email
2	hypertension	I was on Avapro for about 3 years, but over the period, aches and pains in joints became extremely debilitating. Initially blamed arthritis and/or getting older. Walking any distance was becoming very difficult. After looking up 'side effects', went immediately to the doctor. Not heard of this reaction, but checked his own source - one person in 1000 suffers badly from severe aches in joints. Went back onto my previous long term medication (Inderal, a beta-blocker) aches and pains vanished immediately. Like getting a new life.	My wife takes Avapro in conjuction with a beta blocker, no problems.	M	62	3 years		10/4/2006
5	hypertension			M	61	2 years		5/30/2004
5	Hypertension	None	I am taking Avapro (150 mg.) in conjunction with Toprol XL (100 mg.) and today at the doctor's office my blood pressure was 114/76. A month ago, on the Toprol only, it was 150/90. I am thrilled with the results and with the fact that I have not experienced any side effects.	F	61	4 weeks		10/8/2004
5	High Blood Pressure	None connected to the drug. No problems that were not there prior to Avapro.	The beta blocker was not helping enough, as soon as 24 hours on Avapro, my pressure was in the normal range.	F	61	6 years		11/21/2008
4	hypertension	some loose bowels during first month		F	61	75 days		9/30/2002
1	Hypertension	1. Cold hands and feet. 2. Stiff muscles & joints on arising after sitting for a while. 3. Chronic mild back discomfort every morning on arising. 4. More severe back pain if I did hard exercise or hard manaul work that required lots of bending or lifting. 5. Shoulder discomfort / pain (like a rotator cuff problem). 6. Dry skin on the calf and ankles. 7. Dry itchy skin in the ear canal. 8. More freqent (with a stronger urges) urination. 9. Loose (sometimes diarreah-like)bowel movements.	I had been very active in power lifting up until my I was about 48 years old. That's about the time I was prescribed Avapro. Initially it caused a slight cough so I went through a series of other BP meds which either didn't work, or in the worst case (with Norvasc) gave me a severe backache. My doctor and I settled back with Avapro which seemed to work fine with no other side effects. I have been on it for seven or eight years and attributed the "minor" maladies above to the aging process. I didn't know that Avapro was causing all these sypmtoms until I accidentally forgot to load the Avapro in my vitamin case one Sunday. About three days later I was sitting watching TV and checked the thermostat on the wall because I felt more comfortable, less cold in my house. But the temperature remained what it always had been, 68 F. I also noticed that I was not stiff after sitting in my chair for two hours in front of the TV. I could now spring up out of the chair and bolt up the stairs with no stiffness, no discomfort. I have continued working out since I gave up powerlifting, but my workouts have been very light and I have not done overhead military presses or heavy deadlifts in years because of my tender back, and I stopped doing bench presses last spring because of my tender shoulders. Well lo and behold after being off the Avapro for a month I am doing all those excercises with significant poundages. All of the symptoms have disappeared after discontinuing the Ava-pro.	M	61			2/1/2010
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 Email
5	high blood pressure	none		F	60	10 years		8/19/2008
4	HBP	Took avapro for 6 years 150 mg my skin seemed to thin, a small wound would bleed and bruise excessively.	maintained BP fairly well less than 140/90, took with HCTZ changed to $4 walmart med and skin is well		60	6 years		5/30/2008
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
3	Hig Blood Pressure	Ok for about 2 years, then started getting halo type migraines almost daily, and grinding sensation in neck, Starting cutting my 150mg Avapro in half and found my BP was staying down and migraines and neck pain reduced but not completely gone.		M	60	4 years		7/29/2009
2	pre-hypertension	After about 4 weeks, I developed a persistent cough and a fever. I thought I was coming down with a cold. My doctor prescribed cough medication did not help. The cough got worse and my fever persisted at higher and higher levels, starting at 99 degrees up to 102 degrees. My energy level was low and my appetite depressed. After stopping the drug, my fever got back to normal after about 1-1/2 weeks, and I got rid of the cough after a month.		F	60	45 days		4/9/2006
2	mild hypertension , diabetes type2	muscle cramps and spasms in feet and calves;muscle pain in legs that I would describe as almost "bone pain" similar to "shin splints";runny nose ;cough; sneezing;loose bowels.	I'm going back to lisinopril and endure the ever present dry hack;at least lisinopril didn't create the leg problems.	M	60	1 years		3/14/2009
1	high blood pressure	Developed severe arthritis in shoulder, back, hips and knee. Pain stopped when I stopped taking the drug.	Doctors need to be aware of the consequences of the drugs they prescribe.	F	60	3 years		11/6/2008
1	high blood pressure	I had just about all the side effects that others listed on this site. Sometimes doctors do not believe their patients when told of these side effects. Wonder why???Are these drugs money makers??	I think people with doctors who do not believe their patients, should be given copies of this site to prove that all those taking this medicine cannot be wrong. ONLY a few have good things to say about this medicine and it's friend, Avalide. So, I got myself on another medicine and I am much better. These medicines are not good for everyone-there are MANY others to take, so don't be like me, get off this stuff quick and get something else. I finally did and I am SO glad. Anything is better.	M	60	1 years		12/21/2008
1	high blood pressure	numbing of both hands which has continued even after I stopped taking the drug. I also have pulsing sound in my right ear that is very irrating to the point of keeping me awake at night. It has been two weeks since I stopped the avapro but these side effects still linger and are as strong and debilatating as ever.	anybody out there have these same problems	M	60	20 days		9/23/2007 Email
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 Email History
5	hypertension and PKD	none		F	59	3 years		4/15/2008
5	High BP	None apparently - but I get pretty tired during the day. Actually from quite early in the mid morning.	Does anyone know if its culmulative. If I take it in the morning has it worn off by the next morning? I'm wondering if I can cut back the dose (150mg) as in the morning before taking the pill BP has been 130/75 or so. Down from about 160/92.	M	59	6 months		4/22/2009 Email
1	HBP	Avapro seems to have almost turned me into an invalid. I begin to have SEVERE leg and arm pain. My vision was getting blurry. My blood pressure was not staying down, even after being put on 300mg. When I would sit down, it was difficult to stand;then it was painful to walk. The doctor's helper put me on celebrex and it has helped, but why take another drug, if one you're taking is causing the problem, and I was pretty sure the Avapro had caused my problem. I have been off of it for a few days, and I also feel like I'm getting my life back. Thank you so much for this website. So many symtoms were just like mine. I will not go back on this medication. Don't let a doctor tell you there's no side effects. It's your pain and your life. This was a really bad experience. This med should be off the market!!What will happen to folks who don't figure this out?		F	59	9 months		4/27/2009
1	hypertension	Pain and general weakness in hamstring area of both legs. Sharp pain in ITB developing whilst sleeping. Vertigo/dizziness	Absolute rubbish! Doctor said that it would probably aid my running because it would make my tendons stronger and promote circulation/healing. Yeah, right!. Actually, cost me an Australian Masters Athletics championship when I had an enormous cramp, half way through a 200m. Curious why medication doesn't include usual leaflet detailing side effects. Curious indeed.	M	59	9 months		9/30/2009
1	pressure/cholesterol control	Nausea,restlessness, muscle pain, cramps,disorientation, extreme fatigue		F	59	2 days		10/25/2009
2	hypertension	After only 6 days of taking Avapro, I have edema in my face and hands, sore achy muscles that get worse every day--feel like I have the flu, dizziness, dry-mouth, nausea, very bad headache that won't go away, muscle spasms.	BP down, but still not normal.	F	58	6 days		2/27/2008
1	High BP	At 300 Mg insomnia, racing heart, dizziness, muscle weakness, joint pain, cramps, fatigue, mental dullness, lethargy. At 150Mg with prolonged use numbness in hands, indigestion, stomach bloating, fatigue, lethargy, muscle cramps, joint pain, heartburn.	The 150 Mg does not control my BP at all. The 300 Mg does not control my BP. Very erratic BP at both levels. I dislike this medicine intensely.	F	58	2.5 years		7/25/2007
5				M	57			1/13/2009
5	hypertension	No side effects	I have changed medicine 4 times in the past 18 months. Avapro has worked the best for me.	M	57	120 days		6/13/2009
4	high blood pressure	take nifidene (procardia) 60mg...in combination 150mg seems to help my lower my blood pressure with minimal side effects...	doctor recommends this as a kidney aid as well.........	M	57	6 months		11/3/2009 Email
4	Protein in urine	No side effects.		F	57	2 years 75mg 1X D		6/11/2010
4	highblood pressure			F	57	1 days 150 1X D		4/4/2010
4	heart condition	none, others gave me a cough that wouldn't stop		M	57	1.5 years		8/5/2003 Email
3		I started taking avapro and almost immediately began to feel throbbing in my legs and joint pain. It does not give me the dizzyness like other BP meds but I am still searching for the right one.		M	57	16 days		5/7/2006
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 Email
3	high blood pressure	Avapro has slightly helped but I too have had terrible pains in my legs and also lots of tingling in both hands. Doctor says the pain in legs is probably bursitus.	Doctor has now tried me on Bystolic which is fairly new I think. Wow that stuff really effects me. Insomnia, headache, ringing or pulsating in both ears. Not sure about any bp meds.	F	57	10 years		8/7/2008
3	hypertension	Was just wondering if anyone has developed nausea, no vomiting, that only seems to subside about 16 hours after taking Avapro? No meds ( tums, alka seltzer,etc...)seem to help. Avapro 150, 1 per day taken at bedtime.		M	57	1 years		8/29/2009
3	hypertension	Nausea	Was wondering if anyone else developed nausea after using avapro for awhile ? No vomiting but nausea from morning to late afternoon. Nothing seems to relieve it. 150mg 1/day.	M	57	1 years		8/29/2009
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
4	high blood pressure	no side affects		M	56	3 days 150 1X D		2/16/2010
4	Essential hypertension	No side effects the first day or two except insomnia both nights which until now I hadn't associated with it. On day three I started getting aching in my joints and muscles and by day 7 I could barely walk. At the same time I developed a dry cough and slight cold symptoms. I thought maybe I had some sort of virus or something but on stopping the medication, all these problems cleared up.	Amazingly this medication helped my chronic debilitating cervical disk nerve pain. It did, however, bring on the other pain in my hip joints and lower back as well as the muscles in my legs and upper body. I thought for awhile I had found a miracle since it was definitely controlling the high BP as well as helping my pain until the side effects began.	F	56	7 days		3/1/2005 Email
4	Essential hypertension	No side effects the first day or two except insomnia both nights which until now I hadn't associated with it. On day three I started getting aching in my joints and muscles and by day 7 I could barely walk. At the same time I developed a dry cough and slight cold symptoms. I thought maybe I had some sort of virus or something but on stopping the medication, all these problems cleared up.	Amazingly this medication helped my chronic debilitating cervical disk nerve pain. It did, however, bring on the other pain in my hip joints and lower back as well as the muscles in my legs and upper body. I thought for awhile I had found a miracle since it was definitely controlling the high BP as well as helping my pain until the side effects began.	F	56	7 days		3/1/2005 Email
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
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
2	Blood Pressure	diarrhea, bloated, fatigue, joint pain in ankles	on 150mg / day	M	56	60 days		10/29/2008
1	High blood pressure	Severe leg weakness to the point of not been able to walk comfortably.	After a lot of physio, MRI's etc I stopped taking Avapro because of this site and my legs are a lot better. NO Dr, seems to know or care to write up this extremely bad side effect	M	56	5 years		10/6/2007 Email
1	high blood pressure	joint aches extreme stiffness when rising from sitting,pain in feet when walking, fatigue tiredness.	thought i had arthritis,couldnt walk without foot pain,walked like an old woman,stopped drug and am now pretty well back to normal.cannot believe it was this drug.	F	56	7 years		9/17/2008 Email
1	somewhat high blood pressure	on it for 3 days. Drive heaves during the 3rd night due to extreme bloatedness. Severe lathargic. Felt like I was in a fog. I know I am very intolerant of any medication. After 3 days off of it, I think I might live again...I will research other ways to reduce BP naturally....exercise, yoga, etc.		F	56	3 days		6/10/2007
1	High Blood Pressure	Mild headache, weakness in legs, tingling and loss of circulation in both hands and feet, light headedness, concentration issue	I started on 150mg and it was helping but I still needed to reduce my BP more so my physician increased the dosage to 300mg. Within 1 week I was admitted to the hospital for a possible heart attack based on the numbness and tingling in my left arm, weakness in the legs, light headedness and a mild pain in my chest. I passed a stress test and was released even though the doctors could not explain what was wrong. I found this website on a whim and it is all pretty clear to me.	F	56	6 weeks		12/5/2007
2	HIgh Blood Pressure	When running, there are times when it causes me to start belching and then followed by lightedheadness to the point that I have to quit running and walk. I believe it is causing irregular heatbeats and some acid reflux. Hate it...I am hypersensitive to medicine and can't find one that controls BP without side effects that make something like running unbearable.	I wouldn't recommend it. kept BP down, but side effects not good.	M	55	6 months		5/22/2007 Email
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
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	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
5	Lower my blood pressure	The medicine worked like a pro. NO SIDE EFFECTS	My pressure was alway 110/72 until about 8 months ago, when I realized I was getting headaches. Went to the DR, my pressure was 190/150. After taking Avapro for almost 60 days it is back down to 123/83. I am so releaved!!	F	54	60 days		6/20/2008
4	hbp	Hair Loss but no cough.	I am taking 75 mg daily and has virtually no side effects apart from hair loss. I have tried Mavik and Diovan before this and both caused coughing.	F	54	6 months		9/28/2007
2	High Blood Pressure	Persistent dry choking cough over several months. All tests and x-ray have found nothing. Avapro withdrawn for 4 week period to confirm this as side effect of taking this medication.		F	54	3 years		1/13/2009
1	high blood pressure	Severe muscle and joint pain everywhere, headaches, extreme fatigue, mild lightedness.	I feel like I have the flu everyday! Slightly reduced my blood pressure but not enough to continue taking it. I take 300 mg and cut down to 150 mg and still no relief. My doc actually agreed with me and took me off it. It's only a day without it so I hope to feel well again soon. Obviously, I would not recommend this drug.	F	54	5 weeks		9/9/2008 Email
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
1	Hypertension	Joint and muscle pain in lower back, hands, fingers.		M	54	90 days 150mg 1X D		7/29/2010
5	High Blood Pressure	A little bit of an aftertaste - dry mouth - but otherwise no side effects at all!	This stuff worked like a charm for me. After 30 days, BP down from 155 over 120 to 135 over 100; after 90 more days it was down to 120 over 80!	M	53	120 days		11/23/2006
5	Hypertension	I have been taking Avapro 150 mg for almost eigth years and it decreased my BP significantly. About three months ago I developed severe pain under my right shoulder blade that went through under my right breast and on my right side under my arm. I have been to ER four times and no one has been able to find the cause of the problem. I have seen 5-6 different doctors in different specialty areas, no luck. I finally met with a digestive specialist who thinks the this medication may have affected my pancreas. I have also recently been diagnosed with diabetes. The pain is there everyday. I am waiting to visit with my cardiologisst to have my medications adjusted/changed. Will write if the pain goes away with the discontinuation of the Avapro.		F	53	8 years		7/22/2006 Email
4	high blood pressure	I have pain in the back of my right leg that goes down to behind my knee. After I sit for a while it is almost impossible to get moving after a while. I also have numbness on the tip of my left thumb and left middle finger. Now in the last few days I have been getting lightheaded. Anyone else have thes kinds of symptoms. I take 150mg of avapro with water pill.		F	53	2 days		2/11/2008 Email
3	high blood pressure	dry mouth,dizzy,bad headache,tired,swelling lightly in ankles.feels like a flu.	was on half a pill for 6 months felt good,last 2 times at doctor my pressure was 140/90.he had me go back on a full pill and now i feel awful.i think i am going back on a half.i hate this feeling.	F	53	4 years		4/12/2008 Email
3	prevent hypertensive kidney disease	dry, march of the fire ants" burning and itchy skin, angio edema, increased hamstring cramping	I changed to Avapro from Diovan due to my insurance dropping Diovan from their formulary. I am not listing any adverse side effects that can't be directly attributed to Avapro. Having worked in cardiology there are many symptoms displayed in people's posting that may have a relationship to an ace inhibitor but sound a little too broad to simply attribute to a blood pressure control medication. I am in the 1% of users who experience an allergic reaction to Avapro. Symptoms include dry skin, deep skin hives, and intense itching especially on the upper arms, abdomen and back. I had an extreme reaction yesterday which resulted in going to urgent care. The physician immediately connected my angio edema and widespread hives with Avapro. He advised me to immediately discontinue using it. I stopped taking it. Last night the itching had diminished and for the first time in a year I am not itching. It was tormenting to itch all day and night. I will try another bp medicine, but people who have problems with ace inhibitors and angiotensin II 's should be aware of this potentially serious side effect.If you have this problem take it up with your doctor.	F	53	1 years		11/7/2009
2	Diabetes, High Blood Pressure	Even if I take it before bedtime, I suffer from extreme,debilitating fatigue and depression. And has anyone else had a problem with extremely vivid dreams? I used to take Lisisnopril until I developed an allergy. Since then every blood pressure medication I've tried has caused me to experience extreme, sometimes almost psychedelic dreams! And no, I don't drink or use narcotics.		F	53	30 days		4/26/2008
1	High blood pressure	Intense burning sensation over arms/shoulder and head..joint aches, optic neuritis,	Took this med for about one year..1999-2000 was homebound due to effects..Dr. assured me it couldn't be med. After taking myself off it my symptoms begin to fade away.	M	53	1 years		9/24/2008 Email
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 Email
1	borderline hypertension	After taking for a few years dose increased from 75 mg per day to 150 mg: anaphylaxis and angiodema: now have for last 2 years acute severe generalised hypersensitivity to foods, smells, pollens, paints, adhesives, medicines and multiple anaphlaxis and ongoing angioedema and multiple life threatening events; Immunologist says such severe reaction to this drug has "shocked" my immune system; haven't worked for months and months; often confined to home as get laryngeal oedema easily; not allowed to do lots of types of travel; must be near acute hospital with 24 hour emergency; wear medi-alert bracelet and personal alrm:very scary for me and my family; has resulted in major disability and life changes.		F	53	3 days		1/20/2010
5	Hypertension	none at all	this is an excellent anti-hypertensive with no side-effects. I have been taking 75mg/day for over 2 years with good BP control and no problems.	M	52	2 years		4/11/2005
3	high bp	it works slowly for me		F	52	3 weeks		8/24/2004
2	High BP	Continuous weight gain. Not sure if it's the Avapro or Lipitor. Most weight gain confined to the belly and above. My face is swollen - eyes swollen - vision blurry. Doctor said weight gain is not a known side effect of this drug and to keep taking it. Forty pounds later, I'm ready to throw it in the trash! I am also extremely tired and cannot concentrate on anything. I feel like I have AADD.	My BP still fluctuates.	F	52	18 months		12/4/2006 Email
2	Hypertension	Back pain some breathing difficulties.	Started taking in conjunction with toprol both caused breathing problems and got worse in the summer with the heat.	M	52	3 years		2/22/2008 Email
2	Hypertension	Legs cramped all day AND night, and Avapro gave me severe daytime fatigue. I couldn't keep my eyes open or my head up. It was horrible.	Comparable effect on my b.p. as Micardis, but Micardis never gave me the severe fatigue, and the leg cramps from Micardis are very mild and only at night; whereas Avapro makes my legs cramp all day and night. The daily fatigue was the worst, though. There's nothing you can do about that except go to bed.	F	52	14 days		7/16/2009
1	High Blood Pressure	Caused rapid pulse after 1st 150mg dose. My blood pressure went to 210/102 and stayed there. I didn't realize it was the avapro causing this and kept taking it. Went to E.R. where doctor did nothing but tell me to call my doctor for an appt. after weekend. Have since seen the heart doctor...he changed my pill and has now detected a heart murmur (didn't have one before) and now I have to have a nuclear stress test. I've only been off the avapro for 5 days now (after only taking it for 10 days) and my pulse is still very fast, I'm still breathless and quite scared about what this has done to my heart. Now I shake all the time too and I never did that before either.	I wish I had read this site before taking this pill. I feel so bad that I worry if I'm going to make it. All this because I went to the doctor with stomach pain which turned out to be a cyst. That's when he said my pressure was a little high and gave me the avapro. I wish I hadn't complained about the stomach pain.	F	52	10 days		9/23/2008 Email

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