ALTACE Reviews (RAMIPRIL)

Average Rating: 2.6 (265 Ratings)

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ALTACE  (RAMIPRIL):  Ramipril is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. Ramipril is also used to improve survival after a heart attack. It may also be used in high risk patients (such as patients with heart disease/diabetes) to help prevent heart attacks and strokes. This medication may also be used to treat heart failure in patients who have had a recent heart attack. Ramipril is an ACE inhibitor and works by relaxing blood vessels so that blood can flow more easily.   FDA Approval Date: 1991-01-28 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR ALTACECOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
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DATE ADDED
 
 2  Hypertension After 5 days of Altace im back on Ziac. It never lowered my BP at all and the hazy, tired , sleepy feeling stayed even w/o the Ziac. Had erection problems 2 days after taking Altace and stayed with me until I stopped taking it. M 39 5 days
6/6/2005
 3  Hypertension Lethargy, squeezing feeling around my entire chest, anxious, nervous energy, anxiety, irregular beats (PVC's). 3 days off Altace (10mg), feeling much better. Side effects took 4 weeks to start. Did not bring BP down very well. Cant confirm side effects were Altace. F 33 12 weeks
5/31/2005
 4  high bp taking altace for 2 years, helped lower blood pressure but recently (approximately 3 months ago) started having terrible burning in feet, leg cramps to the point unable to sleep at night ...gain weight even after dieting and doing an excerise program.. doctor does not care -bad is outweighed by good. I am really troubled about the weight gain in light of going to F 54 2 days
5/22/2005
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 4  hypertension occasional dry cough with choking....pain in legs and numbing in legs and arms at night....sleeplessness....INCREASE IN INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE......... F 70 10 months
5/17/2005
 5  High blood pressure Dry cough cough become very bad, increased water intake to help cough. Lost weight and my sex life turned great. M 50 9 years
5/5/2005
 2  mitral valve prolapse Very bad cough at night or whenever not standing upright. Kept husband awake and lived on codine for a month. GOing to doctor today to try to get off Altace after tryiing it for 5 weeks. F 49 45 days
5/3/2005
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 2  mitral valve prolapse Very bad cough at night or whenever not standing upright. Kept husband awake and lived on codine for a month. GOing to doctor today to try to get off Altace after tryiing it for 5 weeks. F 49 45 days
5/3/2005
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 2  After mild heart attack Dry, hacking cough for 6 months after heart attack. Treated for bronchitis, extra nuclear stress test, chest xray, nothing showed. Went back to Diovan, no cough. M 56 7 months
4/25/2005
 5  high blood pressure No obvious side effects other than and a somewhat decreased sex drive. There is no problem achieving erection but a noticeable problem in maintaining a full erection and ultimately a failure in reaching orgasim. M 39 1 years
4/24/2005
 5  high blood pressure No obvious side effects other than a somewhat decreased sex drive. There is no problem achieving erection but a noticeable problem in maintaining a full erection and ultimately a failure in reaching orgasm. M 39 1 years
4/24/2005
 2  high blood pressure 150/104 shaky all the time, fluttering in heart, developed dry cough after about 3 months on the meds. no energy or sex drive. Erections a problem. it has lowered bp somewhat, but am on water pills as well, not sure how much altace is helping. M 56 8 months
4/12/2005
 1  borderline hypertension Dry cough and swallowing problems. M 52 6 weeks
4/9/2005
 3  high blood pressure taking altace for 1 1/2 years, helped lower blood pressure but recently (approximately 3 months ago started having burning in feet, leg cramps to the point unable to sleep at night because of the vice like charley horses that occurred...gain weight even after dieting and doing an excerise program..no sex drive which didn't please my husband...medication does work but side affects worse then the actual problem itself....doctor does not believe this can happen with Altace so as a result I am still taking it rate it 4 F 61 547 days
4/6/2005
 5  Hypertension Have taken it for nearly 3 years with water pills. Suddenly the BP went down to 94/50. Skin and tissue, arms, back, shoulders feels strange and very uncomfortable. Feet pain that is like bitter cold, but it is pain. Heat, nothing, makes it go away. NO sleeping. I am wondering if this is caused by the medication? It certainly worked when I needed it. And quickly. And for nearly 3 years with no side effects. F 71 3 years
4/4/2005
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 5  High blood pressur No side effects. Works better with a diuretic. Blood pressure contoled. M 55 2.5 years
3/16/2005
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 2  High blood pressure Dizzy, tiredness M 40 2 years
3/8/2005
 2  high blood pressure Excessive coughing spells, 4-5 times per day and 1-2 times per night. The coughing would typically last 1-5 minutes. The resulting sleep disturbance was intolerable. During the day, some of the coughing spells were so intense that I could not talk / catch my breath for ~5 minutes or so. I had a minor persistent cough before starting Altace, which was dramatically exacerbated by taking the drug. Don't let me keep you from trying it, just be aware that you might have to stop, as I did. M 46 20 days
2/23/2005
 1  hypertension took it for 3+months.Gave me nausea, severe stomach pain, altered taste, dry moth and eyes, tiredness and decresed mental acuity. Not a drug for me. F 57 3 months
2/11/2005
 3  high blood pressure Two side effects, can not sleep a full night at all (also on a diuretic but unrelated) on this drug. Second is difficulty in achieving and maintaining an erection Works on keeping the blood pressure down though M 47 2 months
2/7/2005
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2/4/2005

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