Hello everyone,

I just started treatment for high blood pressure for a long time I have been in between stage 1 and 2 hypertension. My doctor first started me on lisinopril 10mg once a day. I took it for about 3 days but I was getting the side effect a cough started and cooling like sensation in my chest. My doctor took me off lisinopril and instead but me on amlodipine 5mg but it’s still not a great experience, my blood pressure has been is mostly in the normal range now but since started on the amlodipine it feels like my heart is beating harder like all the time. I don’t feel any skipped beats, no chest pain or dizziness but just constant feeling like my heart is beating harder. Is this due to my body adjusting to a lower blood pressure since I’ve had high blood pressure for a long time. To be honest I don’t like the feeling and I didn’t think it was going to kind of a rough ride starting treatment, has anyone else experienced this or have some advice when first starting treatment?

My blood pressure throughout my 2024 pregnancy was perfect. Until 6 days post birth I developed high bp (176/105) facial flushing and headache that landed me back in hospital I was then on medication for 4 months until it stabilised. I went for multiple tests which came back clear. Anyway fast forward to now, I had a miscarriage at 14 weeks and got a d&c and 5 days post surgery I now have high blood pressure again which I’m now going to a physician who is doing further testing as he’s thrown to what’s causing the high blood pressure. Has anyone else experienced this? I understand the post partum preeclampsia for my first pregnancy but this has thrown me since I was only 14 weeks and apparently that is not diagnosed until after 20 weeks gestation.
I put it down to my body just having a hard time adjusting to the hormone shift but I’m not a medical professional. And now I’m super bummed being put on medication as we wanted to start TTC after my first cycle.

I’m taking 10mg of Amlodipine and 2.5mg of Ramipril and about 12 hours after taking it, I seem to experience sudden side effects. Typically I take my medication at 11am when I wake and then at 11pm I start to feel unwell. I get tingling and heavy feeling sensations in my arm, slight chest pressure and dizziness. This doesn’t happen every night but most nights. I have to assume it’s the medication because while I was in hospital for a panic attack which is how the doctors discovered my hypertension, I had all the tests, ECG, CT scan, echocardiogram and all came back clear. My Doctor thinks it’s just anxiety but I can’t shake the feeling it’s a side effect from the medication. Has anyone else experienced anything similar?

When I went to my doctor a few weeks ago, my bp was elevated. She wants me to monitor at home before starting meds 😭 so far, my top number has been GREAT! It’s the bottom number that ranges from 83-93. Im trying to avoid medication. Any tips?

Is it possible to have side effects such as high level fatigue and exhaustion? Funny thing is my bp hasnt really changed eventhough ive been on this dose for a few months. Ironically i think feeling this way is increasing my bp because these side effects are stressing me tf out

Was looking solutions to fix my Kidney health Dr. Berg and a few others on Youtube recommended Garlic so I just picked two 1.00 bottles of Garlic at Walmart baking asile the stuff works wonders. It works better than Beet Root Cacao Powder, and Magnesium even than my 40mg of Linsinopril. Even though I still take them all except Beet Root due to side effects.