Altace (Rampril)

[Faye]

My mother takes altace and has had a rash on her scalp, neck, and face shortly after she started the medication. The doctor said that altace should not cause a rash. Has anyone else experienced this?

[Becky]

I took altace for 3 months.. I too experienced the dry hacking cough.. To the point I could not sleep.. As soon as I fall asleep and start breathing from my mouth the cough starts. Nothing seems to stop it.. I have tried taking a drink of water each time I start coughing.. Watching the clock I wake up every hour. I have now lost work and have been off the med for over a week and the cough is persisting.. My doctor who said he had problems with the cough said it will continue for at least another month.. I have been coughing the entire time I have been on the med and advise anyone who starts experienceing the coughing to seek an alternitive as soon as possible.. There is no way this side effect could be worth the help this med gives. I am miserable

[Teresa]

Has anyone experienced extreme fatigue? My husband has been taking altace for approx. 2 yrs. Since May this year he has been experiencing extreme fatigue and weakness. He is now to the point that he can no longer work. He also has abdominal and back pain.

[MagusPhysician]

Regarding coughing, the paranasal sinuses produce a strong acid that runs down in the throat and causes severe coughing. To inhibit this cough put a heaping teaspoonful of soda bicarbonate in 500 cc. of distilled water. If sprayed in the nose and throat, this will neutralize the acid. For thick mucus in the nose, take the same solution and add 1 cc. of dishwater detergent, I like Dawn myself. A few drops of Neosynephrine may be added, if needed.

[Chris]

I've been on ramipril 5mg for nearly 2 months (used to be on Atenol) and I've got a persistent dry tickly cough and am waking up at 5.30am everyday. Coincidental that this started to happen since I've been taking ramipril

[Robin]

Eileen wrote:

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he toprol giving you these side effects.

Did you stop the Altace?? and how is your anxiety? I also am on Altace and out of the blue started with anxiety. Wondering if that helped..

[vince o]

ihave been on altage 2.5 because of erreguler heart bit and high blood pressure.idon'tknow why ihave problem breathing thru the especelly at night

[may east sussex]

I have only been taking ramipril for a very short time and will definitely stop. I have felt ill since I started taking them. heartburn kidney pains etc etc. Yes I have high blood pressure but I think that its the lesser of the two evils.

[Cinnamon]

Has anyone had attacks of canker sores while using Altace, especially if you never had canker sores before? What about fatigue? depression? a miserable, weak sensation in the lower gut?

[Cinnamon]

I have taken Altace for several years without much problem, gradually building up to a dose of 10 mg per day. I have been at that level for a year now but during that year I have become tired, lethargic and depressed, hard to self-motivate, and most recently
had a very bad outbreak of canker sores (which I have not had before). Altace never really helped my blood pressure very much at the lower dose levels, and only moderately helped, I would say at the 10 mg dose. I admit I was getting some blood pressure lowering from it at 10 mg per day. But I am also wondering if I have been on it so long I've become sensitized to it because it seems like I am getting some bad reactions now and some of these things are actually listed as side effects. Also, my the bottoms of my feet are always sore now first things in the morning. Has anyone had any experiences like these with Altace or am I off base and these symptoms are caused be other things?

[eskimo from north]

I took altace for 3 months.. I
i have been on altace for 3 month now i have been coughing at odd hours of the day , my other side affect is losing my sex i'm a male.

[pcs]

SDT wrote:

I am 63 and have been taking Altace (10mg daily) for over a year. Within the last 3 months, I have been experiencing anxiety, strong and irregular heart beat, sleeplisness, and tinitus (really bad). Today I have stopped taking Altace and will monitor my BP. Besides, I just taking a beta blocker (TOPRAL 25 mg) for migraine headaches. I hope and pray the bad symptoms subside soon.

I would question taking an ace inhibitor for blood pressure AND a beta blocker for migraine prevention. You may only need one that would address both problems. Be sure that it is OK to just stop either one. I know that with the beta blocker you need to wean off the medication. Good luck.

[angie dewson]

this drug has ruined my life i have ongoing neuropathic pain frm it after a week on this i became so exhausted i coulndnt think straight i became very agitated developed shocking stomach pains putting me in hospital no reason for pain was found on going of it i developes a sleeping pattern of 2 hrs nightly and cannot sleep during the day i now have to take endep to ease pain and such severe burning it nearly drivesme mad ive gone from such an outgoing person to one who can hardly functon 5 months later i an no better a dr said pain was neuropathic i t is the first tablet i have ever taken warning dont go near its dangerous the burning pain is constant and i never get relief from it the agitation is still with me and im madabout this my life is ruined as im in too much pain to enjoy life

[angie dewson]

think twice ive had heart pain and so many unexplained symptoms i am still exhausted and in constant pain i also am very weak some nights pain is unbeasrable i feel im going mad had no problems until 1 week after being on it one week climbing lookouts the and from then on couldnt function properlyto this day i am still no good extreme pain which looks like will be with me forever utter exhaustion aching all over and the dreaded burning through my whole system tried telling drs altace was the cause my family could not believe the change in me i am not living just existing even after going off it i am still suffering 4 mths later i have ruined my life i am 54 and was so active because i had some other stuff going on in my life drs put down to depression dont let them tell you its not the medication its dangerous

[Don]

been taking altace in combination with other drugs for blood pressure. no side effects that I can recall. wonder when generic versions will be available in the US?

[michelle]

Have been taking rampril for 5 weeks now and feel constantly tired and faint. Also i have noticed that my hair is thinning. Also have had a "barking" cough that i cant shift. Going to the doctors to see if i can come off this drugs. Best to lower b.p. naturally!!

[damion]

i have been taking ramipril for 8 weeks to control my high blood pressure and to slow my kidney desease down and for six weeks now i have had frequent bowel movements have told my gp and specialist and they say that ramipril does not cause this side effect even thought it says in the warning packet it can cause diareah. dont know where to turn anybody else had this problem?

[Mark J]

Has anyone else had an increase in of rininging in the ears? I have alwys had a little, but since Altace, big increase.

SDT wrote:

I am 63 and have been taking Altace (10mg daily) for over a year. Within the last 3 months, I have been experiencing anxiety, strong and irregular heart beat, sleeplisness, and tinitus (really bad). Today I have stopped taking Altace and will monitor my BP. Besides, I just taking a beta blocker (TOPRAL 25 mg) for migraine headaches. I hope and pray the bad symptoms subside soon.

[Mark J]

Did your pressure go down from the medicine, or wcan you attribuite anything from lifestyle changes?

Roderick wrote:

I've just turned 50 and the Dr has prescribed Altace for me and started me on 2.5mg/d to be increased to 5mg/d in two weeks. I'de like to hear other persons' experience with this. He did this because my BP was 140/90, but that really fluctuates. A recent reading was 100/60.

[Mark J]

I am 38 and have been put on Altace and a duritic in order to control my blood pressure. I have changed my life style completly. Daily monitoring suggests that my top number remains about 140, and my bottom fluctuates from 73 to 84. According to the 24 hour pressure cuff, I am as healhty as a horse. Any other 38 year olds out there with this kind of problem.