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Do I Still Need To Take Ramipril If My Blood Pressure Remains Normal After Stopping It For 6 Weeks?
I went to have a shoulder check 10 years ago. I drive to the hospital about 30 minutes away. was only in the hospital a short while when the doctor gave me a blood test. He told me I had high blood pressure. I was amazed. Surely you dont take blood pressure so soon after I have been driving. He prescribed me to take Ramipril once aday. I have been dlong that for the last 10 years. However, I was concerned do I needed to take Ramipril. I therefore stopped taking it and now after 6 week my blood presssure is exactly the same as when i was taking the tablets. 110/68 pulse 64. I thoughts are, do I need to take ramiprile as I think the medication was suggested to me when the diagnosis 19 years ago was to quickly taken after I have driven to hospital. Hope to hear from you.
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Sun, 13 Jul 2025
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Hello,
Why was Ramipril, an ace inhibitor was prescribed to you? Ramipril is prescribed to treat hypertension, congestive heart failure, a heart attack or for heart/kidney protection, it protects the heart from further damage. The need to stop taking or to take Ramipril depends on the original reason it was prescribed.
If you are not suffering from any of the above-mentioned medical conditions, you are advised to inform the doctor who prescribed you the medicine. Diagnosis requires multiple readings, and 24-hour ambulatory monitoring. Track your BP at home (morning and evening) for a couple of weeks. Maintain your lifestyle as it might have kept it under control.
However, do not self-assess your condition. You are advised to get clinically examined by a GP you trust or your treating doctor who prescribed you the medicine and let him review your full past and present medical history.
Get all required cardiac tests, lipid profile, kidney function tests, etc., done so that your present heart condition may be known. If the medicine was only for BP, your treating doctor may officially discontinue it. Please get your doctor’s confirmation, because sometimes Ramipril is prescribed for silent heart or kidney protection.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr Nupur K., General & Family Physician
Why was Ramipril, an ace inhibitor was prescribed to you? Ramipril is prescribed to treat hypertension, congestive heart failure, a heart attack or for heart/kidney protection, it protects the heart from further damage. The need to stop taking or to take Ramipril depends on the original reason it was prescribed.
If you are not suffering from any of the above-mentioned medical conditions, you are advised to inform the doctor who prescribed you the medicine. Diagnosis requires multiple readings, and 24-hour ambulatory monitoring. Track your BP at home (morning and evening) for a couple of weeks. Maintain your lifestyle as it might have kept it under control.
However, do not self-assess your condition. You are advised to get clinically examined by a GP you trust or your treating doctor who prescribed you the medicine and let him review your full past and present medical history.
Get all required cardiac tests, lipid profile, kidney function tests, etc., done so that your present heart condition may be known. If the medicine was only for BP, your treating doctor may officially discontinue it. Please get your doctor’s confirmation, because sometimes Ramipril is prescribed for silent heart or kidney protection.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr Nupur K., General & Family Physician
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