Lotrel 5/10

Kaco · 05-04-2005, 05:20 PM

Anyone know anything about it. Thought my BP was going great at around 160/81, but today it shot up to 190/105, and the Dr. was furious. No more Benicar 40mg. Would appreciate anything you can tell me about this new med.

simplycurious · 05-04-2005, 06:04 PM

First off, Lotrel 5/10 is not a "new medicine". It is a combination ace inhibitor and calcium channel blocker (thus the 5/10 part of the prescription) used to treat high blood pressure.

See Link: www.walgreens.com/library/finddrug/druginfo1.jhtml?id=12382[/url]

Kaco · 05-05-2005, 01:50 AM

I meant it is a new medicine for me. The Benicar was practicall side effect free.

mgraylorn · 05-05-2005, 01:21 PM

I don't understand why you would be put on a combination drug at this time. Have you tried ACE inhibitors before? How about calcium channel blockers? If you have side effects from this combination drug, you won't know if you are getting it from the ACE or the ccb. You should try one or the other if you haven't tried either of them before.

I am taking a ccb called Tiazac and get great results with minimum of side effects. I tried straight Lotrel and thought I was going to cough up a lung. Other people do fine with the ACE but have side effects from ccbs.

Ask your doctor if you can start with just plain Lotrel first and see what happens with side effects and blood pressure.

CeeTee · 05-05-2005, 07:48 PM

I have been on Lotrel 10/20 for about a year now. When I was diagnosed I was at around 150/90. Lotrel did a good job at lowering my Diastolic but I needed to add a water pill to bring my Systolic below 120. I suffer a slight cough from time to time, but it has not been a big thing for me to deal with.