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How To Get Off Ramipril And Other BP Medicines?

i stoped taking the lipitor prescribed to me 3 weeks ago due to muskle and joint pains and tingling numbness. i now also want to stop taking ram-ramipril and another bp medication . it has made me unable to work and i get fatigued walking a few steps .
Fri, 9 Dec 2016
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hi
firstly the fatigue is because of the medicine lipitor
lipitor us a statin and one of the most common side effect of statins ard Myalgia ,severe fatigue
as you have already stopped lipitor the fatigue and weakness will go off in few weeks
if you want to stop ramipril and other medicines then stop taking one class of medicine every week ,for eg if you are taking three medicines write now then take only two next week
sudden removal of medicines can cause rebound hypertension so its better if you taper off the medicines
start regular exercises for atleast 45minutes a day
avoid salty food
add fibres to your diet
this will naturally bring your bp down
dont worry fatigue will go away in 4,5 days and please keep a record of bp while tapering medicines
thank you
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How To Get Off Ramipril And Other BP Medicines?

hi firstly the fatigue is because of the medicine lipitor lipitor us a statin and one of the most common side effect of statins ard Myalgia ,severe fatigue as you have already stopped lipitor the fatigue and weakness will go off in few weeks if you want to stop ramipril and other medicines then stop taking one class of medicine every week ,for eg if you are taking three medicines write now then take only two next week sudden removal of medicines can cause rebound hypertension so its better if you taper off the medicines start regular exercises for atleast 45minutes a day avoid salty food add fibres to your diet this will naturally bring your bp down dont worry fatigue will go away in 4,5 days and please keep a record of bp while tapering medicines thank you