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Posted at 5:38 AM on Jul 25, 2007 by karenlynn7777, #22512
I have been on lisinopril since January 07. I had a drug eluting stent put in my heart Feb 05, and after a bad experience with Beta Blockers had to go off of them, and try to find natural ways to help my heart/pulse rate. The lisinopril has helped with the pulse spikes, and lowered my bp, but the past three months I have been experiencing really bad cramps on the left side of my body and in chest. Very frightening and uncomfortable, wake you up in the middle of the night. both legs, and kidney area. Cannot carry my purse or anything heavy on left side. Also had bad cough in the morning. It got so bad this weekend thought I was going to have a heart attack. I awoke this morning realizing that maybe, just maybe it is the BP medication. Would not be the first time I have had problems with the poisen doctors hand out. I want to find a natural supplement that will lower my bp, without the lisinopril it was about 150/90, not great, but not too crazy. I think I won't refill the lisinopril and see how it goes....any ideas out there?
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Reply over 2 years ago on Jul 25, 2007 by denijack, #892

I am 46 and had been experiencing periods of feeling faint and weak. It came to me that it was probably the bp med. I'd been on Lisioprip/Hydrochl. for about 4 weeks because my doctor said my bp wasn't low enough on the Lisinopril alone. Felt much better after that. But I got to thinking that some other things that I had chalked up to arthitis, gout, (my feet would feel hot, sensitve and swollen.), and allergies ( chronic sinus mucous and draining, stuffy ears) may be caused or made worse by the Lisiopril. It came to me that the symptoms were getting in the way of me doing what I knew I should, and had been wanting, to do which was to excersise more and better handle the stress in my life and there for my life! I want to go off of everything for a while to find out what normal is again. I want to explore what can help in the areas of herbs and vitamins. Don't have specifics at the moment but if I come up with anything of interest I'll certainly pass it along! Best of luck!

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