Lotrel side effects

I’m taking myself off Lotrel. My BP was only slightly high, but my doctor wanted to be proactive. I’ve been on Lotrel for over six months. My short term memory is terrible. I have tingling in the three middle fingers (left hand), total body weakness and most concerning total body edema. My fit body now has a thin layer of baby fat. Lotrel has to GO!

I was on 5/10 lotrel, a mild dose over 3 months. I took myself off of the drug and learned to relax more, and have a better diet and exercise more. I felt weird where I could not focus on my priorities, and the way the medication made me feel made me think of it more than I wanted to rather than life. I am normally a no headache person. While on the medication, i had horrible headaches where I had to take Excedrin migraine to get over it. My skin after taking it for awhile became dry and itchy. I had dark circles under my eyes, which was new. My knees and feet and hands became ice cold. I think it is because I believe that my blood pressure the way it was, was what my body needed, and maybe there was not enough circulation with the very low 117/60. My normal and feel good blood pressure is about 140/85. I am happy with that and will keep it. Also wild at normal 140/85 my blood sugar is normal. when I took the medication and it dropped to 117/60, my blood glucose rose. My body was releasing glucose because it was saying, hey something is not okay here. I think the drugs are bad, and now I eat organic vegetables, no coffee, no sugar, protein meats, and soy milk, unsweetened almond milk, walnuts, blueberries, whole grains. No white bread, no sugar, no soda, no fried food, no white potatoes, no white rice. My range is now 120/70 to 140/85 when i am rushing around. That is normal. I think medications change your body chemistry. When my skin became itchy and my extremities cold, and my body started shaking and freezing and sweating, it was from the pills. if you want to know you readings, don't go to the doctor. Buy a self test BP machine, Glucose reader, cholesterol meter. My doctors cholesterol count was 100 over another text i had at a free clinic. Maybe they cheat the numbers, who knows, to make you think you are sick and bring you back. take care of yourself, and get away from the fear and panic the doctors put you in. you are way better to see a natural nutritionist if you need help. Break a sweat every day!...that will help.

My husband had been taking lotrel 10/20 for approx. 1 month. He has developed an annoying uncontrollable cough, insomnia, tingling sensation in his fingers, swollen hand, legs, feet and ankles, he has to use crutches in order to get around. He now has an uncontrollable appetite which has caused him to gain weight. The scary ones are the anxious feeling & depression. He is complaining of headaches throughout the day, constantly urinating multiple times during the night. He owns his own business so he uses to be able to work 12-16 hrs a day or longer. But, since he has been on "THE LOTREL" that is longer true, because he is tired most of the time. My husband was on Hazar but the cost was outrageous. After all of this we are willing to pay the cost of the Hazar…

I have been taking lotrel 10/20 for approx. 3 months. I now have an uncontrollable cough, insomnia multiple times during the night,constantly waking to urinate. My doctor has prescribed an inhaler and also increased the meds to 10/40 due to my BP being140/96, he has even placed me on a lasix. I am often tired after working 12-17 hrs, this due to the mandates of the JOB, or is it "THE LOTREL". I was on Hazar but the cost was astronomical even with health coverage. Walmart ($8) but not woth the side effects, I'm requesting the Hazar or just go to the V.A.

I have been taking Lotrel for about 3 years and I have a tingling and burning sensation in my hands and fingers, especially when lying down at night. When this occurs I usually wake up after 2 or 3 hours of sleep. I also experience pain in both shoulders.

The second day after I started to take Lotrel 5/20 my blood pressure lowered considerably (good news) The bad news was about 45 after taking
Lotrel I felt a gradual tightening in my lower neck that traveled up and increased in intesity until it felt like someone was tightening a noose around my neck! I could not inhale ANY air. Nothing. For about 30 seconds I struggled managed to croak air OUT not IN and say "anaphlactic shock 911" to my son. Just before I thought I was going to pass out I was able to get air in and gradually breath. I have never been so frightened in my life.

I HAD BEEN TAKING LOTREL FOR OVER A YEAR AND DIDN'T KNOW THE SIDE AFFECTS. MY LEGS BECAME SO SWOLLEN THAT THEY STARTED TO WEEP WATER WHICH EVEN RAN DOWN MY LEGS INTO MY SHOES. MY DOCTOR NEVER EVEN THOUGHT TO APPLY THIS SIDE AFFECT TO THE LOTREL. I GAINED WEIGHT AND FELT AND LOOKED TERRIBLE. FINALLY, I STOPPED TAKING IT AND RETURNED TO MY NORMAL SELF. WHAT A RELIEF. AS I SAID BEFORE, DOCTORS NEED TO BE AWARE OF THESE SERIOUS SIDE AFFECTS HAPPENING TO THEIR PATIENTS. ZINGY

i have been taking lotrel for a year and i have swollen hand,feet and ankles, terrible ringing in the ears, as most of the side-effects i have that anxious feeling but i just couldn't put my finger on what that was. i have so many headaches throughout the day. and my doctor really has no answer, but to give another medicine,and i end up with several more side-effects!

I have had flushing and nausea when I eat. Ankles swollen, headache, fatigue.

I have been taking Lotrel 5/10 for a while now. I don't really remember how long because I have symptoms of Alzheimer's. But I also take about 15 others meds. It did lower my blood pressure. A couple of months ago my chest started hurting so bad my wife took me to the emergency room. I spent 3 days in the hospital with numerous tests to find out my heart is fine. I am still exhausted all the time, I have noticed when I stand up for a while my legs and feet turn purple in large spots. If I stand up from being bent over I get dizzy, chest and throat tighten, and I feel like my shoulders and arms get very heavy. I can't really do any activity, even walking out to the mailbox is hard. It finally came to me that it is probably the Lotrel. My wife called my doctor today but he hasn't called back yet. Has anybody quit cold turkey? I don't want any more of this.
Has anybody had these sort of effects and been switched to something with less side effects? Let me know please.

I exercise and eat well and I have experienced a 14 pound weight gain from Lotrel 10/20 generic.

I have swelling in my feet and ankles from taking Lotrel. It lowers my BP but now I retain fluid which makes me tired and irritable, I have to take ibuprofen every night to keep my legs from aching. I'm really tired of it.

i have taken lotrel 10-40 for 2 months and dry cough wake up at night 2-4 times feel tired all the time work 12 hours no energy for family time but it help bp from 200-130 to 160 90 but i do not like what it is during to my health.

I started taking Lotrel in January and was thrilled because my bp was down from 165/97 to 100/70. Atenolol caused extreme fatigue to the point where I thought I had leukemia or something. I couldn't bend over to pick up something off the floor without feeling like I would pass out, my heart pounded at night, I had a weak pulse. And my bp was 165/97.
My former doc said this was all "anxiety".
My current doc is pleased with the lowered bp.
HOWEVER, I can't lose weight, and I have the "crickets" sound in my ears most of the time. Needless to say, I have leg pain, swollen extremities, and insomnia.
This is a vicious cycle-- lose weight to lower bp, lower bp to have energy to exercise to help lose weight. Between that and the crickets, I'm feeling pretty "anxious".

DOES ANYONE SEEM TO THINK THAT THERE BREASTS ARE GETTING LARGER. I WAS ON LOTREL AND AM NOW TAKING THE GENERIC AMLODIPINE. SORRY GENTLEMEN NEED ONLY KNOW FROM THE LADIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have been taking Lotrel 10/20 for about 6 months. I have developed insomnia and tinnitus ringing in the ears . If anyone has similar conditioner and can tell me their experience I would greatly appreciate your reply. Thank you.

Lotrel 10/40: Cough, headache, light-headed, poor sleep; wake up every couple of hours, wild dreams and endless urination at night. Take this drug and throw it in the river!

I have switched from Lotrel to the generic form of Lotrel. I have been taking Lotrel for about 2 years and the generic for about eight months. I have recently experienced a fullness in my left ear, at times hearing loss in only the left ear. It is very bothersome! I also have constipation and stomach pains.

I started taking Lotrel 5/20 about 7 days ago. The dry cough is out of control. I have it all day long and it's worse at night. It even wakes me up. The worse thing its hat it doesn't seem to be doing that good a job for me as far as lowering my bp. I'm not taking that on it's own either. My doctor has me taking Hydrochlorothiazide with it.
But all that aside....
If you can't get rid of the dry cough that some along with the Lotrel..you have to try Buckley's Mixture cough suppressant.
The Pharmacist suggested it. OMG i's the nastiest stuff I've ever tasted but......I swear it works. The dry cough was really bothering me and my chest was starting to really hurt from it. This took the edge off really well. I'm just suggesting this for people who find that the Lotrel works for them but the cough is just too much to handle. Buckley's works.
I on the other hand probably have to try another bp med because Lotrel isn't working for me.

My experience with Lotrel has been just horrible. In September 2000, I was prescribed Lotrel 5-10. For one week I used it and began stroking out. I was in the hospital for 5 hours with a very bad headache. I found out months from an MRI that I had a stroke. I have a headache everyday even when my blood pressure is down. I learned about this website December 12, 2007. I would have posted this sooner.

Starting taking Lotrel 10/20 a week ago, newly prescribed as hypertensive and diabetic. Along with Lotrel I am also taking Glucophage. Since my sugar and bp were all high 178/112, sugar in the 340 range, both these medicines are doing well for me. The only symptom I am feeling from Lotrel is the dry cough, especially before sleeping. I am keeping sugar free hard candies next to me that seems to do the trick. So far that is it...i am reading so much negative....does anyone have anything positive? So far my bp has dropped to 130/88, so I am feeling so much better.

I too have experienced the cough, not enough to be unbearable, but it right there on the cusp of making life hard. Particular issue with the cough first 30 minutes lying down. Solution is only partial, cough syrup.I am fatigued and as a result, I can't get myself to exercise, and it causes me to eat. I gained 10 lbs since going to Lotrel. Sex drive is greatly reduced and ability is darn near taking a holiday as well. I have noticed a significant loss in short term memory as well.

Black spot, cough, sleep disturbance, swelling, stiffness, head fog, lousy memory.

I got a black spot on my ankle like a bruise but it doesn't hurt. The doctor swears he can't see it, but its there.

Occasionally, I have to cough for no good reason.
I am tired all the time, and my wrist swells and feels sore and my fingers feel stiff. I think Lotrel 10/20 aggravates old injuries.

I kept waking up from sleep after 3 - 4 hours even though exhausted.

I've had a horrible dry, hacking cough, both day and night, but especially while I'm laying down trying to sleep. I didn't even think of it being a side effect to Lotrel until I read other users entries. I have only been taking Lotrel for one week, and the cough appeared a day or two after I started taking it. I also have heartburn, which is something I haven't experienced in years! I can only attribute it to the medication since nothing else has changed with my diet.

I have been taking Lotrel 5/20 for only a week and have had terrible insomnia. But, even worse, is the ringing in my ears - actually more like crickets. The first time it happened, I thought my refrigerator was breaking down and kept checking it until I realized it was my ears!

Weight gain about 13 lbs in 5 months, HELP...My diet is great, and I do not eat sweets and high fat foods..I am not overweight, but am heading there. ANYONE ELSE???

It has helped my blood pressure BUT I have gained 13 lbs in 4 months, and I do NOT eat sweets or high fat foods...PLEASE, anyone else han=ving weight gain problems? Barbie703@hotmail.com

my boyfriend takes, and after sex i experence burning, also bitter taste ,numbness of the lips

My husband has really bad rash on both hands. Does this drug have SULFUR in it. He has been to many doctors and they can't figure out what is wrong. So now they think it is the sulfur in this medicine.

lower back pain

Ive been taking lotrel for nearly two months now. I have had bad elbow, both of them, aching in the joints and right shoulder stiffness. I cant even take my right arm behind me to reach for anything out of the way without a severe pain in my shoulder. It is like being fractured or coming out of joint.
I explained this to my doctor and he thinks I have pulled ligaments or something. My elbows get so swollen in the morning that I cannot bend my arm or pic something up. Believe me, I am not older or have any physical problems in the past.
I am not sure what to do and I know I need to be on some sort of blood pressure medicine. Ive tried two or three others and they have their own set of side affects. Its sorta like, pic my poison so to speak!!

i have a swelling on my right breast on the side under my underarm and when i use my right arm alot during working i have pain because of the swelling.

I too have a dry cough but the main thing I'm concerned about is extensive hair loss since i started lotrel. I'm just wondering if anyone else has this going on

I AM LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE TAKING LOTREL. BAD COUGH CRAMPS IN LEGS RINGING IN EARS LOTS WORSE CAN'T QUIT TAKING HBP PILLS OR I GET TERRIBLE HEADACHES.

Just diagnosed with high blood pressure. Dr. gave me Lotrel 5/10 to try it out. About 3 AM I developed a similar effect of roaring/ringing/hollowness in my head. I can't clear it out. It's upsetting me and annoying me. I will call the dr. today after reading the side effects. I am a switchboard operator and I can't have my hearing affected, which I feel this is doing to me.

I WAS STARTED ON 40 MG OF LINSOPRIL AT FIRST-WITHEN THE SECOND DAY I BEGAN DEVELOPING BAD SIDE EFFECTS, SORE THROAT, NO ENERGY,VERY DEPPRESSED, ANXIOUS. IT TOOK ME A WEEK OR SO TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS DOING THIS TO ME I FINNALY LOOKED UP SIDE EFFECTS OF THE MEDICATION ON THE NET AND DOZENS OF PEOPLE HAD THE SAME SIDE EFFECTS, I QUIT THE MED AND WAS FEELING BETTER THE NEXT DAY, DOC THEN SWITCHED ME TO LOTREL A COUPLE WEEKS LATER AGAIN SAME SYMPTOMS BUT WORSE IT BROUGHT MY BP DOWN BUT MADE MY PULSE SHOOT THROUGH ROOF, NO ENERGY AGAIN, SORE AND SWOLLEN THROAT, SWEATING PALMS AND FEET, BLUE ANKLES, I AGAIN QUIT THIS DRUG AND IM ALREADY FEELING MUCH BETTER, I THINK THAT I MUST BE ALLERGIC TO ALL ACE INHIBITORS OR ARE THESE JUST THE NORMAL SIDE EFFECTS? ANYONE HQVE SAME PROBLEMS?

Lotrel has been effective in controling my bp however often wake up 3 or 4 hrs after falling asleep anxious-nervous..suffering insomnia....last months excessive drainage..at times dry throat

I have been on lotrel 10/20 mg for about 4 months now and have developed a really irritating dry cough. It is driving me and everyone around me crazy.

just increased dose to 10/20 about a week latter,barely can walk, feet ankles and toes sore and swollen. time to quit.

I was taking Lotrel 5/20 and had a bad ringing/roaring in my ears that drove me crazy at times. About four months ago I ran out of my pills and thought I could get by without them but my bp went up to 184/118. While I was off of them the ear noise seem to go away. Now that I'm back on them the noise is back. Could this be a side effect? Also my legs ache very bad.

I, too, take Lotrel (10/20). I've taken it for about 2 years now and during the past 6 months I've had this awful dry cough that goes on day and night. Since I have diabetes my dr. insisted that I continue, but I've had enough--I'm going to ask for a different high blood pressure medicine!

I have been taking Lotrel for about a month now for hypertention. I'm taking 5/10 of mlgrm. I have a persistant
dry cough, muscle aches in the chest and upperback muscles,
constant fatigue and I'm constantly tired. I usually walk over two miles a day. Lately, I am short of breath and need frequent rest breaks. 10/07/03

Since starting Lotrel in May, 2002 I have in the past 6 months developed severe muscle and joint pain expecially in my legs and ankles. I used to run 3 to 4 miles 5 times a week. I can
hardly do two miles walking now. Could this be Lotrel 5/20?

EXTREMELY ANXIOUS, PARTICULARLY UPON AWAKING IN THE MORNING

Taking Lotrel 5/10mg and Metoprolol Tartrate Tabs 166 at the same time causes extreme nightmares and agitation, talking, crying, pounding heart.
Taking 4-5 hours apart is somewhat helpful. Other meds don't help BP

IF I AM RIGHT, METOPROLOL IS ALSO KNOWN AS LOPRESSOR (?) i TOO TAKE LOPRESSOR AND LOTREL, AND AM HAVING GOOD RESULT IN CONTROL OF BP, BUT AM SO BERY ANXIOUS MOST OF THE TIME.

Lotrel taken with Metoprolol causes extreme nightmares with agitation, crying and pounding heart. When taken 4-5 hours apart negative side effects are more bareable. Other BP meds do not work for me.

LOTREL-HTZ 20/12.5 --Stuffed up nose and headaches accompanied by ringing in the ears.

extreme muscle pain,especially in the legs.could this be
lotrel?

Taking Lotrel for high bp and have had some nightmares and constant drainage causing severe coughing day and night.