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Reviewer: PC, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)
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Started this drug over 10+ years ago. Started out with 10mg. Now have moved up to 30mg.and have a terrible uncontrollable cough, this is the only side effect that I have ever had from this medicine over all these years. But I think it must be time for an ACE inhibitor type BP med. can not live with this cough.
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Reviewer: CF, 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Found out my blood pressure was high in Easter of 2013.. I tried eating right(vegetarian diet) and exercise, it worked. I got too comfortable and started eating egg, cheese and fish again. In the last two weeks I've had lots coconuts, the water and jelly hard and soft meat (Caribbean people knows what I'm talking about :)) maybe too much good cholesterol and I ate out and something in the
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Reviewer: OkanoganEd, 65-74 Male on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)
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Started with low dose of Zestril in 1988 (age 48) for HBP; 25 mg I think. As I aged the dosage increased was until 1998 when I was moved to another drug. I did not have any of the listed side effects. Currently using 100 mg Metoprolol with too many side effects. Looking for a substitute.
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Reviewer: 45-54 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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at first it worked good, but recently it is not working as it should. i am getting headaches, shortness of breath and pians in both of my shoulders.
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Reviewer: icemanmt, 75 or over Male on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)
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