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ramipril and bisoprolol

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rob36887
rob36887

hi all, glad i found this forum, i was put on ramipril 1.25 nearly 2 months ago, now upto 5, my bp is so eratic, i have now been given bisoprolol 2.5, am i right in thinking i take biso in the morning and ramipril evening, the only side effect so far with ramipril has been aching joints, i suffer with lack of sleep and anxiety, thanks in advance

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  • mrsmop
    mrsmop rob36887

    Posted

    That's what I used to do when I was taking Ramipril,  I haven't heard of aching joints with it but I had to stop taking it because it caused a dry cough.

    I now take Bisoprolol, Bendroflumethiazide and Losartan and, finally, my BP is under control!

    Good luck Rob

    • billhopefull
      billhopefull mrsmop

      Posted

      Mrsmop might I ask why you stopped taking ramipril?

      Only I have been asked to take it and have been put off by the side effects.

      Am on bisop 3.75 and digoxin 1.25 and know that ramipril increases the effectiveness of these meds. but BP is 133/82 average over last six months and pulse ranges 60-75

       

    • mrsmop
      mrsmop billhopefull

      Posted

      Hi Bill, I stopped because of the cough that it caused.

      I was put on Bisoprolol first and worked up to a daily dose of 10mg, they then added in the Ramipril for about 6 months, and changed it to Bendroflumethiazide.  It is only recently I have had to have the Losartan too and now my BP is 120/70 a lot of the time, which is very low for me!

      Your BP doesn't seem very high for them to be adding in another drug.

       

  • rob36887
    rob36887

    Posted

    thanks mrsmop, its all new (and scary) to me) i suppose time will tell, i have been at the doc's everyday now for a week, the nurse is a great help. back down next week so i will how things go from here.
  • mrsmop
    mrsmop rob36887

    Posted

    Try not to worry Rob and come back here if you need some tea and sympathy, or to bounce any ideas off us!!

    If the Ramipril is causing your aching joints, have you told your GP?  There are dozens of alternatives that can be used, so perhaps you might benefit from changing but maybe when the Bisoprolol has settled down.

    You might find that your anziety will lessen when you have been on these drugs for a while.  They slow you down!

  • billhopefull
    billhopefull rob36887

    Posted

    As mrsmop said try and relax (easier said than done I know) music helps me.

    How has ramipril reduced your BP?

    Try beetroot (juice) water melon .They act in different ways but have worked for me

  • mrsmop
    mrsmop rob36887

    Posted

    There was a piece in the series Trust me I'm a Doctor, wheere they tried 3 groups of men on beetroot, water melon and I forget the other thing.  The beetroot [every day] produced a BP reduction of something like 10%
    • billhopefull
      billhopefull mrsmop

      Posted

      Thanks mrsmop I saw that programme but missed the conclusion as I had to take a phone call and then forgot to catch it on iplayer

      I eat/drink beetroot 3weeks out of 4. It does help reduce BP I am convinced 

       I like it anyway

    • mrsmop
      mrsmop billhopefull

      Posted

      I eat beetroot too but I can't say I have noticed any reduction in addition to what the pills do.

      I have been going overboard with porridge though, unadulterated, with no salt/sugar and my cholesterol has come down a lot.  It was 8.2 as is now 7.  Maybe that will help the BP too!

       

    • jane243
      jane243 mrsmop

      Posted

      The 'other thing' was garlic - raw I think. There has been a lot of chat on this site about the benefits of beetroot, garlic and water melon after that TV programme. I seem to remember that the best of the 3 in reducing BP was beetroot, but lots of people here swear by garlic as well.
    • MrsO-UK_Surrey
      MrsO-UK_Surrey mrsmop

      Posted

      mrsmop - was "the other thing" garlic?  That might have been a different programme I saw as they mentioned beetroot, cerely and garlic.
    • MrsO-UK_Surrey
      MrsO-UK_Surrey

      Posted

      None of you have probably ever heard of "cerely" - no guesses for what I should have typed!!!rolleyes
    • mrsmop
      mrsmop MrsO-UK_Surrey

      Posted

      Ha ha, there's me thinking it was some obscure thing that I had never thougt of!

      I remember the garlic now, it definitiely wasn't celery.

      And I guess the water melon was included because it is a diuretic.

  • rob36887
    rob36887

    Posted

    early days i see a therapist next week for my anxiety hopefully if i can control that then bp will reduce
    • mrsmop
      mrsmop rob36887

      Posted

      Good luck Rob, let us know how you get on.
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