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What Causes Elevated Blood Pressure Level After Stopping Ramipril?

I have been taking Ramipril 2.5 and my bp was going down as low as 107/69 and it made me feel wired. I stopped taking it 10 days ago and my Bp initially came up to anywhere between 117/130 over 79/85. It has been slowly rising and is now about 130/89. My question is, when stopping the medication, why would it slowly rise instead of going straight up? I am a 68 year old, fit, active healthy female. Many thanks, I don t want to start taking it again if possibe, when my np dropped right down I felt quite unstable.
Mon, 22 May 2017
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Hello Dear ,
I evaluated your concern deeply.
@ Ramipril is an Angiotensin converting enzyme ( ACE ) inhibitor for control
of high BP .
@ After stopping of Ramipril its previous effects of relaxing the muscles
around small arteries reverse slowly , restricting the blood flow through
arterioles as compared to its consumption state elevating BP slowly .
Hope this will help you definitely .
Feel free to ask any further health related issues .
Thanks for using Health care magic .
Regards dear .
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What Causes Elevated Blood Pressure Level After Stopping Ramipril?

Hello Dear , I evaluated your concern deeply. @ Ramipril is an Angiotensin converting enzyme ( ACE ) inhibitor for control of high BP . @ After stopping of Ramipril its previous effects of relaxing the muscles around small arteries reverse slowly , restricting the blood flow through arterioles as compared to its consumption state elevating BP slowly . Hope this will help you definitely . Feel free to ask any further health related issues . Thanks for using Health care magic . Regards dear .