Is There Any B/P Med....

[Random2]

That doesn't have terrible side-effects????

B/P was 115/65 yesterday after walking 1/2 mile on 100 MGS of Atenolol & 5/20 Lotrel. My doc. said that I would get off of the Lotrel soon, because it is powerful, but I'm tired of the side effects of all of these meds. I felt much much better before I started taking them 16 months ago. I'm only 33, 5 '11 154 or so. I drink maybe once a week. I smoke 1/2 pack a day, which is my downfall. I'll go drug by drug...

Altace- Was the absolute worst. Made my B/P increase & increased my anxiety

Toprol- Gastointestinal problems, sleep nightmares, lack of hunger++++

Lotrel- ??? My stomach still hurts a little bit in the morning prior to having coffee. Shortness of breath.... I'm a singer so this doesn't help.

Atenolol- Depression, could have some of the side-effects of the lotrel, gastrointestinal problems in the morning.

It just seems that I am over-medicated. 100 MGS of Atenolol & 5/20 of Lotrel is a lot. They ran all of the tests that came out fine. I just still wake up & feel like junk. I never had that before taking b/p meds. I'm getting fed up.

[jtu91952]

Originally Posted by Lillians Axe

That doesn't have terrible side-effects????

B/P was 115/65 yesterday after walking 1/2 mile on 100 MGS of Atenolol & 5/20 Lotrel. My doc. said that I would get off of the Lotrel soon, because it is powerful, but I'm tired of the side effects of all of these meds. I felt much much better before I started taking them 16 months ago. I'm only 33, 5 '11 154 or so. I drink maybe once a week. I smoke 1/2 pack a day, which is my downfall. I'll go drug by drug...

Altace- Was the absolute worst. Made my B/P increase & increased my anxiety

Toprol- Gastointestinal problems, sleep nightmares, lack of hunger++++

Lotrel- ??? My stomach still hurts a little bit in the morning prior to having coffee. Shortness of breath.... I'm a singer so this doesn't help.

Atenolol- Depression, could have some of the side-effects of the lotrel, gastrointestinal problems in the morning.

It just seems that I am over-medicated. 100 MGS of Atenolol & 5/20 of Lotrel is a lot. They ran all of the tests that came out fine. I just still wake up & feel like junk. I never had that before taking b/p meds. I'm getting fed up.

That happened to me. In the beginning (3 yrs ago) , the drs at the free clinic kept giving me pills to bp and diabetes until i reached 24 pills and eneded up on cane. I was on at least 7 different bp meds alone.
The side effects were so bad i could not walk 10 steps without pain somewhere. So i went pill by pill and now i only take 3 bp pills. The toprol xl was the worst for me.
Be careful with the stomach issues. I ended up having an operation on my stomach due to bleeding. I had taken so much bp meds that it caused my stomach to bleed. According to some on this board toprol should be weaned. When i got off toprol my bp shot up to 225/107 and stayed there for serveral days. Good luck.

[dreamer40]

I take avapro and my complaints are fatigue and frequent urination, I am in the process of doing research on maybe some non drug alternatives, but I take 300 mg and it doesn't get my pressure down enough. the lotrel was giving me fatigue and I don't believe it even lower it much more than the avapro.

RR

[Random2]

Never heard of stomach bleeding due to B/P meds... that s**ks. I only take those two meds 100 MGS of Atenolol & 5/20 of Lotrel. It only really happens between 7-9 in the morning & then I feel fine the rest of the day. Do these meds. really help us more than hurt us??? I just had a full CBC, Metabolic Panel, thyroid check+ & everything was fine. I just hate having to watch certain foods. I have never had to do that before.

I'm only 33, 5 '11 154 & in good shape. The anxiety is what shoots my B/P up. I'll get ridiculous #'s like 158/80 at the doc. & it will be 125/75 1/2 hr. later. On a normal day it is around 118/70 or so. I have 16 months of tracking.

I'm just tired of waking up & feeling like junk. I take my meds & only feel good after a caffeine free soda & a cup of coffee. I don't get it. It never happened before the meds.

The facial flushing from Lotrel is another fun side-effect on some days.

I really think that I was better off before the meds.

[bharkins]

Lillians,

I have been suffering with side effects since I was put on BP meds after a stroke. I, like you , was a smoker and had no idea I had high blood pressure. I felt just fine. I haven't felt fine since these awful meds. The first thing you should do is give up smoking. I know, it is very difficult. It is the most difficult thing I had to do in my life, but it was imperative. I had been a smoker for forty years. In fact, my stroke hit me while I was enjoying that morning coffee and cigarettes.

About those side effects, I am asking to be put on Benicar. It is supposed to be one with little side effects according to some of the fine folks on this board. Good luck to you and put out that cigarette.