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/
DOSAGE
DATE ADDED
 
 2  High blood pressure After 10 days I quit immediately . Dizziness , tiredness and sexual drive decreased . I'll try with Losartan or Valsartan M 41 10 days
12/9/2008
 1  hypertension used only briefly and started to get a very dry and irritable constant cough Dr. said this was not unusal and put me on Norvasc with success , M 52 5 days
11/8/2008
 4  High Blood Pressure Further update to my last post on 9/17/2008. I decided to stick with the Tritace. The fatigue has largely gone (they say that this is common when you first start any high blood pressure medication). I was going to try Norvasc, but heard too many bad reports about legs swelling etc. Going to see if the libido improves now that the fatigue is gone. Sticking with Tritace for now. BP seems to be under control on just 2.5 mg. If you dont have a bad cough then stick with this drug as the fatigue will improve over time. The doc can always start you on a smaller dose and slowly work your way up. I am on 2.5 mg but might have been better for me to start on the 1.25 mg in the first couple of months. F 31 15 months
9/29/2008
 3  High Blood Pressure Dosage 2.5 mg commenced to treat high blood pressure. In the first month noticed the following: occasional cough (but not enough to stop the drug), very dry throat on a couple days, reduced libido, considerable fatigue - couldn't seem to keep my eyes open past 9-10pm when ordinarily I required very little sleep. Due to the tiredness, results in snoring on occasion. After a little time, things seemed to settle down - I no longer had the cough, didnt experience a dry throat, my body adapted to the fatigue and I can now keep awake past 9pm :) Next steps: am going to try a new drug as the libido has only improved slightly. Was going to consider halving the dose but Doc has suggested that I try NORVASC for a few weeks to see how this goes (fingers crossed). The brand used was Tritace (Ramipril) which is the same drug as Altace. F 31 15 months
9/17/2008
 1  High Blood Pressure Severe arm, leg, shoulder back pain. Burning feeling in arms & legs - also creepy crawly feelings in toes - pain so bad couldn't work. Started on Diovan started getting stabbing pains in foot & leg - Dr. switched me to Avapro - pains and aches got worse felt like I was dying - then switch to Altace woke up one morning with severe hip pain - felt like appendicitis - almost passed out now on vitamins no caffeine & salt see if I can get my pressure down naturally - hope side effects go away soon. Don't believe it when Dr's say no side effects it is not your imagination - these HBP medicines are killers. F 47 1 months
8/26/2008
 3  cardiomyopathy none as yet that outweighs the benefits.slightly cautious rating as it's early days. slight cough at nights. experiencing pains in muscle/tendon/joint in right arm - not certain if this is the drug/s(or a pre-existing problem with left arm may have created a compensatory problem in right arm- still investigating this with my GP. interested if others experiencing similar.) 5mg/day plus a beta blocker and two diuretics. My BP is low end 90-94. do not rely on docs to give you all the information, do your own research - know your own meds and their interactions. keep notes. ask questions. F 45 3 months
6/25/2008
 3  High BP I took Altace for 4 years and in the beginning had no side effects, until May 1, 2008. Had excessive Tongue swelling followed by foot Swelling, and followed by massive face swelling all at 10mg. 3 Doctors all said that over time your body can reject the meds and to still be aware of the side effects. M 38 4 years
5/29/2008
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5/23/2008
 1  congestive heart failure Severe dizziness and fatique with pins and needles feeling in my hands, actually fell down while on a walk because of the vertigo. I have gotten so dizzy that I almost fell several other times. My doctor keeps ignoring my side effects and I will probably have to go to another doctor. M 86 120 days
5/10/2008
 2  M.I. AGE 27 / LOW EF I would first get a slight headache if I were to forget to take this med. Then about a year ago I started to get a slight twitch around my left eye and it just got worse. I went to a neurologist, my medical doctor neither could figure it out. I noticed it got really bad about an hour after taking my heart medications. I stopped one while taking the others and I noticed when I stopped the Altace the muscle cramps and twitching went away. I have to go to my Cardiologist to let them know what the symptoms I had been experiencing with this medication. I had been taking Altace for about 6 - 7 years before these symptoms started to show up. M 39 7 years
5/4/2008
 5  High blood pressure None I started this med with the lowest dose and moved up slowly to 5mg and then to 10mg which stabilized the BP at a reasonable level... 120-130/80-85. That was about 5 years ago and so far so good. M 65 5 years
3/31/2008
 3  high blood pressure body pain in legs, hands were swollen and legs, always looked red like i had a sun burn, had leg pain for a long time but doc just blew it off weigh gain wish doc would listen more F 44 4 years
3/31/2008
 4  high blood pressure When the cardiologist tried to increase the dosage my throat swelled and I kept coughing, but he had not warned me of this possible side effect, so for two days I was trying to accommodate too much of the drug for my system. F 60 5 years
3/21/2008
 3  htn night sweats,low sex drive,low energy, 30lb weight gain, sudden weight gain,swelling in feet,legs,& ankles,indegstion, tingling and numbness in hands. I also take lopressor, novasc, and catapres III patch. I don't know what does what to me, but it's thebest combination I 've had to keep me controlled. F 41 5 years
3/19/2008
 1  HB, AORTA VALVE RE PLACEMENT dry mouth, tickle in throat which caused me to cough and i was a smoker for many years never had this promblem but the worst is the numbness in the hands and the pains in the legs, there was times i couldnt walk. that was 13 yrs ago--- since then i have been on coreg, cozarr, toporal (the worst), benicar just as bad and there is a new one out (beta blocker) called bystolic came out in jan.08 which is not supposed to have to many sid effects-was on it for about 3 weeks my legs felt great not to much pain but what it did to my head wasnt worth taking, the doctor put me back on coreg cr, the legs hurt again, most of these pills had bad side effect on sinus am just gettin better from a bad sinus infection-i tell my doctor of these side effects, and he tells me i probably have a pinched nerve in my back as for the numbess in my hands sent me to a neurologist said i have carpol tunnel in hands which i do but numbess in hands 13 yrs? F 63 6 years
3/13/2008
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3/3/2008
 4  HBP Muscle weakness and fatigue. I take 20 mg once daily with 75 mg toprol. I tried several meds before finally found a combo of altace and toprol that lowered my bp to a reasonable range -- 120/70 F 31 3.5 years
2/29/2008
 4  BP A dry cough that started about 5 weeks ago, and has continued day and night since then. BP was lowered for 1.5 years. I had no adverse symptoms until cough recently developed. Initially I thought the cough was due to cold and flu, but it wasn't productive. When headaches started and raw throat developed from chronic cough, I went back to my MD. He immediately took me off Altace and switched me to different BP medication. Told me it would be a few days, maybe weeks before cough went away. M 55 1.5 years
2/24/2008
 1  BP I have been getting terrible dizzy spells, headaches & just feeling anxious. It became worse when the doctor increased the dosage from 5mg to 10mg. It has become difficult to drive because I am constantly concerned about the way I am feeling. It has done nothing to control my blood pressure and I certainly will not agree to an increase in the dosage. F 46 6 weeks
2/19/2008
 5  mild kidney damage and high BP Taking Altace 2.5 mg twice daily, flet a little light headed for a second or two the first night, no side effects so far Am also taking zenical, baby asprin, and lipitor 40 mg, and have the option of taking atasol acetaminophen 500 mg X2 as needed. M 45 13 days
2/15/2008

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