| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 5 | blood pressure | none | M | 65 | 2 weeks | 5/26/2003 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 4 | heart condition | none, others gave me a cough that wouldn't stop | M | 57 | 1.5 years | 8/5/2003 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Light Headedness, Unable to concentrate, heart palpatations, chest pain, General lethargy, upset stomach | Couldn't figure out what was happening to me until I read this site. | M | 52 | 3 months | 7/30/2008 | 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 | 2 | Hypertension | Oddly after 2 days, Blood pressure increased. I experienced fatigue, muscle weakness, heartburn, back pain, bloating and a slight cough. 3rd day nausea set in and I ate very little. No food caused the bloating and water retention to decrease and my blood pressure lowered, but the other symptoms increased, especially muscle pains in the limbs and back. My urine is also darker eventhough my water intake has increased. | F | 51 | 4 days | 1/9/2008 | 2 | high blood pressure | caused severe face swelling and flushing. Ended up in ER | F | 51 | 6 weeks | 7/14/2004 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | I was unable to function properly; I was going to sleep at 9pm instead of my usual 11pm and after 10 hours of sleep I was still tired. My whole body hurt and it made me EXTREMELY paranoid and depressed. My doctor did not know it could have this kind of reaction. | I would NEVER consider taking this medicine again, it also DID NOT lower my blood pressure. | F | 51 | 13 days | 5/5/2008 | 5 | Hypertension | None | A perfect drug for me. Tried diuretics and calcium blockers with no sucess. Avapro kept my BP to 120/67 for years. Too bad there's no generic version. | M | 50 | 4 years | 2/21/2009 | 3 | high blood pressure | Muscle injuries, muscle aches, stiffness | I started experiencing muscle injuries a few years go. It would be chronic in one leg, but not in the other. Then it went to the other leg and the bad leg became the good leg. Can't hardly do stairs, up or down. Swelling in me legs when on my feet. I have been taking this drug longer than 10 years now. It did lower and stabilize my bp. | F | 50 | 10 days | 3/20/2009 | 3 | high blood pressure | Concentration, ADD or ADHD. | My spouse is on Avapro & I went with him for his check up and asked the doctor if it would have an effect on concentration or if the high blood pressure would have this effect. THE DOCTOR SAID THAT THIS WAS NOT A SIDE EFFECT OF THE MEDICATION. Could it be a side effect of the blood pressure? Ever since the diagnosis & prescription, I have noticed that he seems more hyper than before - he was always very active, but (now) sometimes will start to do something & suddenly go away to do something else & I wonder what happened. | F | 50 | 6 months | 6/12/2007 | 2 | HP | Since I started the drug I noticed that I began to get gout attacks on a consistent basis. I've seen numerous doctors and stopped eating foods associated with gout, but the attacks kept coming. I got curious and noticed that one of the rare side affects of Avapro is gout. I had my doctor switch my medication. | If you had the same problem with AVAPRO and gout please write me at Bongocero1@aol.com. | M | 50 | 18 months | 10/1/2006 | 1 | moderately high BP | After two days had excruciating hip/shoulder joint pain and intense muscle fatigue when exerting only mild effort. By the third day had to be taken by ambulance to e.r. with difficulty in breathing! The e.r. docs thought it was the Lipitor I was taking so I was taken off that but had to return to the e.r. when the symptoms were worse than ever. I found this website and it hit the nail on the head! I stopped taking Avapro although it was keeping my BP normal. Will go back on Diavan HCT which costs a fortune but no side effects! | F | 50 | 12 days | 7/2/2006 | 1 | borderline hypertension | anaphylaxis and persistent angioedema-have been on cortisone for 8 weeks and H1 blocker: from allergic reaction to avapro have had persistent angioedema;side effects from the treament for this allergy; 4 weeks sick leave from work; need to caarry an epi-pen and can't go on overseas holidays and must holiday where there are hospitals. Lots of Drs bills incurred. Angioedema still persists!My Immunologist says it may take months and months to go! Note: this allergic reaction happened 2 and a half years after taking Avapro- all it took was 2 days of increased dose from 75 mg per day ( geri dose) to 150 mg per day(low usual adult dose). It has been a scary experience including the 2 times I ended up in emergency with (1) tongue swelling; and (2) laryngeal spasm. | Don't let your GP insist you take this is your BP is borderline-finally saw a cardiologist who said diet, low salt and exercise would be okay. | F | 50 | 1/26/2008 | 5 | High Blood Pressure | I started on 75 and went to 150 and it got my blood pressure fully under control with no side effects that I could see. | I used it with 100mg of Atenolol. I used to use a combo of Atenolol and Cozzar which also worked well but my insurance formulary changed so I switched back. | M | 49 | 3 years | 2/1/2008 | 4 | Moderately High BP | Dry mouth and eyes and a noticeable disturbance in concentration, especially in speaking, and more energy, which was unexpected, considering I gave up caffeine when diagnosed. | When my husband was on this drug, he was tired all of the time. In terms of lack of concentration - well, he doesn't have much to begin with, so it was hard to tell! My doctor's follow up is this week. We'll see what he says about the side effects. | F | 48 | 1 months | 8/17/2008 | 4 | High Blood Pressure | Didn't figure it out, but heartburn....started right after starting it 2 yrs ago and has gotten progressively worse such that I am on prevacid. Seems idiotic to me, so I'm asking my Dr. to switch meds or lighten the dose. | No | F | 48 | 2 years | 9/13/2004 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Weakness and pain in legs and knees. Can barely stand up sometimes. I noticed this for the last few weeks, and I've been taking Avapro for about 2 months. Bloating, as well, in stomach area. | I need to be on something because my pressure is very high. I was ready to see a neurologist because of the problem with my legs, and decided to check out side effects of this medication. I am not happy about this at all. | F | 48 | 2 months | 8/14/2007 | 4 | high pb | none. | I've tried many, and Avapro is the best. My insurance company stopped paying for it, so my doctor put me on Diavan. I hate it. | M | 47 | 5 years | 3/19/2009 | 3 | High Blood Pressure | debilitating hip and leg pain insomnia | It has lowered my blood pressure very well. However, over the past couple of months I have been experiencing increasing pain in my hips down to my knees. My doctor doesn't think it is the medication and has recently sent me for x-rays of my hips to check for arthritis but after reading other accounts I am convinced that it's the drug. The onset of the hip pain was quite sudden and my doc now has me on anti-inflammatory medication which isn't helping much. I am finding this pain debilitating. Getting out of bed or up from a seated position I am so stiff and sore I am limping and stumbling. It gets a bit better once I start walking around. I never had this problem before taking the drug so I don't think arthritis would set in so quickly or so severely. Other than this side effect, I have had some insomnia but the leg pain is by far the worst. | F | 47 | 8 months | 6/11/2007 | 3 | HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE | Occasional painfull cramping in the legs (just under the knees) I also noticed a bloated feeling in my hands. *Not sure its this drug but I think so now what I've read the insert. | My Blood pressure using Avapro for about 3 weeks is 128/79. The high number still has to come down so I'm not sure this drug (or the dose) is good. Cozaar worked better for me (With Atenolol) but formulary issues forbid it | M | 47 | 20 days | 12/6/2006 | 1 | BP | Slow onset chronic pain and swelling in finger/ hand joints that bagan as a strain and developed into a debilitating 3 months. I could not use my hand at all. Right handed so very inconvenient. Had blood tests for Ross River Virus and Gout, xrays, scans all showing no damage. Also heart beat problems and a racing heart and chest pains which left me bed ridden every other day. Chronic fatigue. Puffing for breath constantly even when resting and higher BP than it was originally | 75mg - 150mg per day. Read this and suggested possibility with doctor who agreed I should go off the medication and see what happens. Now day 4 without it and my symptoms are IMPROVING! | F | 47 | 7 months | 2/1/2008 | 1 | high blood pressure | heart burn, difficulty breathing while sleeping back pains, muscle aches, fatigue, tired, sleep everywhere , weight gaining when hardly eats much, pain in the feet when walking caused i excercise ,mood swings , lack of concentration, mental issues, outbursts , irritability , lethargy , lack of conversation , emotional elimanation , changed completeltley ,weak , sexual desire weak desire none at all ............. | this is a true statement quote /unquote i have been married for six years i was diagnosed with high blood pressure for several years 8 years just about , but the last 2-1/2 years i have been taken this medicine i noticied changes this is wife speaking out to any women out there that because of this medicine i know for a fact this medicine caused my marriage to collaspe he has left the house twice in a 2 year period my husband has changed and we did not notice the change on this until my speration its been 4 months and he has been off it for 6 weeeks i need all women who is going through to help each oother this is poison medicine and i hope to god i can have my husband the way he used to be, attorney on file and documented the statement and have spoken to some of the web site patients about this and some had the same situation. | M | 47 | 2.5 years | 7/24/2009 | 5 | high blood pressure | Extremely tired,difficult to concentrate about three hours after dose; decided to take it at night to sleep through this effect. Also, once when exercising hard, became lightheaded and nauseated. Woken once at 3 a.m. with racing, irregular heartbeat. Doctor lowered dose from 300 mg to 150 mg and no more side effects. | 300 mg took my BP from around 215/110 to 112/72. Lowering dose to 150 mg seems to be effective without the side effect I had before. | F | 46 | 38 days | 8/26/2006 | 4 | hypertension | I am taking Avapro in conjunction with Cardura to control hypertension. | F | 46 | 30 days | 10/3/2002 | 1 | HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE | EXTREME FATIGUE, SKIN TENDERNESS, ALL OVER BODY ACHES, STIFFNESS IN HIPS, PAINS IN HIPS, WENT TO DOCTOR WITH COMPLAINTS WAS PUT ON AN ANTIDEPRESSENT, BLOOD WORK, AND MRI. NOTHING SHOWED UP IN THE BLOOD WORK OR ON THE MRI. STOPPED TAKING AVAPRO FOR 3 DAYS STARTED FEELING BETTER CALL PHARMACIST WAS TOLD THAT WHAT I WAS EXPERIENCING WAS A SIDE AFFECT OF THE AVAPRO. CALLED DOCTOR WAS TOLD THAT WHAT I WAS FEELING WAS NOT A KNOWN SIDE EFFECT OF AVAPRO. THEN WENT ON THIS WEB SITE AND STARTED READING OTHER PEOPLES SIDE EFFECTS AND COULD NOT BELIEVE | I HAVE LOST ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS OF MY LIFE TO THIS DRUG. ANYONE OUT THERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO START A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST THE MAKERS OF AVAPRO CAN CONTACT ME BY EMAIL. HOW MANY OTHERS OUT THERE ARE SUFFERING. | F | 46 | 18 months | 7/21/2007 |
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ratings: 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. |
