my blood pressure tablets(side effects)..pls help?
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Question: around last yr july i started having headaches n my eyes too were hurting and the doctor told me it was igh blood pressre n gave me medicines, lisinopril tablets 2.5mg. after that everything was alright for 5 months. after that i started feeling dizzy n weak so i went to d doctor and i thot it might be the side effects of the lisinopril, so i was given amilodipine besilate, also 2.5mg. but even after that its still the same and these days my blood pressure is not too high, sumtimes the upper one is between 102 and 120, and the lower one is sumtimes btwn 77 and 82 and im 44 yrs old. so is my blood pressure normal? shud i stop taking the medicines, i thot mayb the medicines are making the pressure lower, so thts why i feel weak and dizzy. if thers any1 or any docotr here who could advise me i wud reeli appreciate it..thanks
i did..im 44 years old..and i hv no other sickness but i might be getting my menopause too..
3 Comments
November 24th, 2009 at 4:55 pm
You didn’t mention your age and any other disease you might have in your body.its very much possible you might be having some sinus pressure problem.some blood pressure medicines are able to produce side effect as a sinus pressure.but check with your doc first.good luck.
Edit:I think you should not worry too much about your b.p.since you are taking b.p.medicine to control it.just don’t stop taking those medicine even though if your blood pressure is normal blood pressure reading 120/80 or less is normal b.p.you should only worry if your reading is more then 140/90..blood pressure medicine shouldn’t stopped unless your doctor told you to do so.just continue to take your medicine to help control your b.p.without b.p.medicine you can get stroke,heart attack etc.you probably know about it.good luck again.
November 24th, 2009 at 5:04 pm
There is a misconception among people and also some doctors that high BP cause headache. Hypertension is a silent disease. There is no symptoms like headache or dizziness due to hypertension unless it is very very high.
So whatever headache or dizziness you had was not due to high BP. Your BP may have been high but that is not the cause of your symptoms. Both lisinopril and Amilodipine are good tablets for BP and if your doctor advised it, you can continue that. That will not cause any side effects like dizziness. The BP of 120/80 is very good. You have not mentioned the BP when the medicine was started. But I won’t advice you to stop the medicine one doctor has started. If you think it is not needed consult another physician and take advice before stopping the medicine.
The headache and dizziness may be due to Migraine or some other problem. So if you think it is serious have a check up with a neurologist if possible and he will advice regarding the headache and dizziness.
I don’t think there is much connection between your headache, dizziness and hypertension.
November 24th, 2009 at 5:25 pm
You’re blood pressure is notmal yes – anything below 120 over 80 is good especially when treated. You should not stop taking the medications cause they are whats keeping you normal
Dizziness and weakness are some common side effects of lisinopril & amlodipine. Some ways to help combat the dizziness is to rise from laying down or sitting position to a standing position very slowly. If you feel dizzy or weak have a seat and drink some water. If the side effects are still intolerable you can talk to the doctor about possibly switching