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I was prescribed 2.5mg per day of this drug and took it for two weeks in which time my hair started badly falling out and I was pretty constantly in the loo needing a wee. I then stopped the medication a week ago and am seeing my doctor on Tuesday (earliest appointment) but have been feeling dizzy and nauseous which I didnt while on the meds. Has anyone been through similar please?
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sue_63828 lynnetteruth
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Hi no I haven't experienced those side effects although I do need to have a wee in middle of the night . My side efffects are tiredness lethargic feel as if I'm In a world of my own . I'm also wondering if they can cause memory problems which would explain why older folk suffer from dementia when you consider its normally older folk suffer from high blood pressure . Just a thought because if these meds along with Amlodopine which is another awful drug are made up of calcium which from an article I seen saying that it's calcium that may be the cause of dementia . But it makes me think
lynnetteruth sue_63828
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bobbysgirl sue_63828
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You are right to avoid calcium tablets as very little of the stuff gets into your bones but gets deposited in your arteries instead! That's why it's called calcification of the arteries.
You would be much better getting calcium from your diet, leafy green veg are full of it and your body can use that much better than a 'chalk pill'!
bobbysgirl lynnetteruth
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Buy yourself a BP monitor and use it to check your BP at home. I stopped taking Ramipril for some months - I washes getting the Ramipril cough! Instead I have been taking Vit D3, which does a similar job. Also coconut water brings down my BP - get the best, not the diluted stuff.
This usually works fine for me, however, after a particularly stressful couple of weeks my BP did creep back up. So I started taking the tablets again. Now it's back down so I'll stop them.
Your doctor won't tell you this, as most have not got a clue about nutrition and believe everything the drugs reps tell them.
lynnetteruth bobbysgirl
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sue_63828 lynnetteruth
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Oh dear I do hope you have better luck with this med Lynette !! But them ones were the start of my nightmare . Apparently they are the same stuff from what people on this forum site say . Please go onto the one for Amlodopine and see what you can find out . These horrible meds are the cheapest out there apparently so no surprises for them to be dished out to us . I do hope you have better luck on these keep in touch on here be interesting to know how you find them Sue😊
lynnetteruth sue_63828
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sue_63828 lynnetteruth
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Same old story my friend ( cost ) they see if you can manage on the cheapest first . Both of these meds has even affected my memory. When you consider its mostly the elderly who suffer from dementia problems and have high blood pressure . Is the blood pressure tablets causing memory problems ? If the contain calcium. Which if I'm nor mistaken can cause dementia ??? God help us . Does your friend have ant side effects from her meds and as she been taking them for long 😊