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Reviewer: 55-64 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Reviewer: James, 35-44 Male on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)
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I was prescribed this medicine 20 years ago and used the name brand Capoten . I also take Thyroid replacement meds . Thyroid Gland regulates blood pressure. In the past the pharmacy has filled with generic form Captopril by mistake so I tried it and 1st I noticed the side effects (red face and red eyes were missing, when I took it) at first I liked that, but after few days noticed my pressure was
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Reviewer: linmeyer, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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Ive been on captopril for 6 months along with nadolol for for blood pressure and migraines I was on diovan before but made me gain to much weight 45 lbs,after i started taking captopril I lost weight like crazy a pound a day,now I can eat anything I want and dont gain anything,something in the pill works on the fat cell receptors ,androgen2 is what the chemical is that causes the fat cells not to
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Reviewer: 55-64 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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excessive coughing
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Reviewer: soyer, 65-74 Male on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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it helped me to control my HBP better than other medication.
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