i was last week prescribed Antenolol as I collapsed and had high blood pressure, have taken this since last Wednesday, my blood pressure has come down slightly but my pulse is around 43 which is low, I spoke to Doctor tonight and he said I shouldn't be on Antenolol because I was diagnosed with a blocked left ventrical, so he has now prescribed Rampiril which I need to collect in the morning and stop taking Antenolol, I just hope there is no problem when I change over, I will ask the pharmacist
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I am sure that your Dr knows best and as they are 2 different medications but for lowering bp just in a different way.
Hope your feeling better, was bp very high, unusual to pass out because of it or was that because of HB .
You take care
Blood pressure was 198/128 at one time, now sitting around 158/70 so coming down, let u know how it goes
What caused your collapse? Presumably it was not your high BP reading or I would often be prostrtated.
There are BP meds that I cannot take as my heart rate is normally in the 40's
I took Atenolol some years ago and it reduced my pulse to quite low as well. It is a beta blocker. Lack of care on the part of whoever prescribed it for you when you have a blocked left venticle. The changeover shouldn't cause a problem as you have been on the beta blocker for such a short time. I hope the Ramipril proves successful for you.
I was on Ramipril a couple of years ago but had to come off it because of one of the common side effects - a niggly cough. I am now on Amlodipine and have no problems with that tablet. I think doctors put you onto the cheaper tablets to see how you get on and only change to a more expensive one if there are problems.
Ramipril and Amlodipine cost more or less the same
Just got back from Docs, he has now put me on Amlodipine not Rampiril, have to start taking tonight, so see how we go