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Thread ID: 97347 2009-02-12 19:46:00 Anyone here take blood pressure medication? nofam (9009) PC World Chat
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747285 2009-02-12 23:09:00 I take blood pressure medication, but not Cilazapril.
www.medsafe.govt.nz
:)
Inhibace consists of the following active ingredients: Cilazapril monohydrate; Hydrochlorothiazide. In other words, both you and the poster are probably taking the same thing.


Beater Blockers (not sure of the spelling)
Beta blockers :)



I was taking Asprin just because I thought it may help, but on a Flight to the UK i got a real bad nose bleed which was a result of the thinner blood seemingly.
Aspirin is not a specific pain blocker. As a result, it affects the coagulation of blood, making those who take it prone to unexpected episodes of bleeding. I would suggest that you take paracetamol (Panadol) as a substitution for pain relief.

And to answer nofam's query:

Cilazapril Monohydrate

Adverse Reactions: Headache; dizziness; cough; fatigue; hypotension; GI upset. Rare: hepatic disorder; pancreatitis; angioedema

From MIMS Online NZ (trusted, reliable drug database)

Nofam: Are you currently on any other medication? Don't hesitate to phone Healthline (number listed in my signature) for all your health-related queries.

Cheers :) 		Renmoo (66)
747286 2009-02-13 00:27:00 Oh yeah:
Paracetamol:
Paracetamol is derived from coal tar, and is therefore part of the class of drugs known as “aniline analgesics”; it is the only such drug still in use today .

1 . Adverse effects include skin rash, fever, thrombocytopenia, leucopenia, neutropenia, pancytopenia, agranulocytosis .
2 . Overdosage may lead to severe liver damage and occasionally acute renal tubular necrosis .
3 . Hypersensitivity reactions have been reported . These include urticaria, dyspnoea, hypotension, angioedema .

Whereas Aspirin:
The main undesirable side effects of overdosage of aspirin are gastrointestinal ulcers, stomach bleeding and tinnitus .

Which is synthetic aspirin actually .

There is:
Ancient Egyptians used white willow for inflammation . The Greek physician Hippocrates wrote about white willow's medicinal uses in 5th century B . C .

In 1829, scientists in Europe identified what was believed to be the active ingredient in white willow bark—a compound called salicin .

Extracting salicin from herbs was considered to be expensive and time-consuming, so a synthetic salicylic acid version was developed in Germany in 1852 and quickly became the treatment of choice . However eople using the synthetic salicyclic acid developed stomach ulcers and bleeding . 		pctek (84)
747287 2009-02-13 01:52:00 I take Felodipine 5mg and Sotalol 80mg. That link in my first post was for nofam.
:) 		Trev (427)
747288 2009-02-13 02:35:00 I take Propranolol (160mg) (beta blocker)

Not really any side effects I've noticed, however when I first started taking I noticed some insomnia but that was it.

Got no problems with my blood pressure btw, take it for other reasons. 		--Wolf-- (128)
747289 2009-02-13 03:09:00 Cool - thanks every who posted . . . . As much as I don't like the thought of having to take this, it's better than the possibility of organ damage/failure later in life!!

Knowing what I know now, I'd suggest all you healthy people get your BP checked yearly :thumbs: 		nofam (9009)
747290 2009-02-13 03:34:00 Also your cholesterol, even if you are thin. I use to know a guy who died at 42. His blood vessels were clogged with cholesterol. Mind you he smoked and consumed alcohol alot which didn't help.
:) 		Trev (427)
747291 2009-02-13 03:43:00 I take asprin .

And I am only 21 .

I'm just a couple of years behind you, Cic, and I take 5MG of Inhibace daily .

And if, as Bonzo says, it is a way of flushing out the old fellas on F1, then I think that it may have failed . Full of the youthfullness of life we are . Isn't that right, people?:banana 		Roscoe (6288)
747292 2009-02-13 03:58:00 Aspirin has a lesser specificity compared to paracetamol, hence I would still recommend paracetamol over aspirin. Dare I say, the side effects described for paracetamol are not as commonly encountered in these days. Renmoo (66)
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