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Reviewer: JcRx1, 19-24 Male on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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The Ramapril works great!! I am a CPhT at a Pharmacy, and have been on this medication since I was 16 and now I'm almost 20, the only real downer which wasn't as bad as it use to be (when I was on 5mg dosing) I am on 10mg now, but is a serious decline in "getting it up"
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Reviewer: Nick7215, 65-74 Female on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)
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I have been taking 10mg x 1/Day for some 10+ yrs without any side effects. My doc in his infinite wisdom says this is wrong and I need to take 5mg twice a day. This does not seem to suit me as well. Does anyone else have similar issues?
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Reviewer: HellOnWheelz, 55-64 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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This medication almost killed me. I was well controlled on Lotrel for more than 10 years. Out of the blue, my (ex)doctor changed me to Ramipril. He didn't seem at all concerned when (in each of 3 monthly visits) my BP was tracking increasingly higher with each visit. The 4th month in ER my BP was in the 250/200 range and NOTHING was bringing it down. Morphine was the only thing that p
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Reviewer: John, 55-64 Male on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)
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Great med. When i first took it, I could literally feel all the blood vessels in my head and neck open up. It was a WOW feeling. I did have some of the minor side effects, dry cough, etc. at first, but they were all minor compared to the benefit of the drug, and are all gone now.
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Reviewer: okiedokie, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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Took ramipril 5mg for 2 months. Side effects: Dry cough, headaches, shortness of breath. Now on Losartan.
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