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Originally Posted by jyl
Puts me back on HBP meds, this time lisinopril, an ACE inhibitor. BP is back down to 150/90 and resting pulse 55 bpm. We are still adjusting the dose higher, a little at a time and currently 20 mg/day, but I may not want to go to a much higher dose because now if I get up suddenly from the couch, I am sometimes slightly light headed. ?
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I'm on Lisinopril also along with Coreg, Simvistatin, and digoxin for heart failure that was a result of one of my past chemotherapy drugs. My problem was always that my BP was very low (i've seen 60/40), and I experienced the lightheadedness of getting off the couch too quickly even when my BP was normal. I believe that the lisinopril is the one causing that side effect also, but I have learned not to take the pills until I eat something substantial (not just toast or a bagel) in order to lessen the effect.
I wish you good luck and good health in the hopes you can figure this out, I seem to have mine regulated now, but still need to take a diuretic 2-3 times a month if I have too much sodium.
I just saw bivenator's post about ejection fraction and thought I would share....Mine is now still low in the 45% range, but when I went into the hospital for heart failure, the EF was 13% and my EKG showed virtually no upward "R" movement. That night after a diuretic was administered, I lost 17 lbs of fluid on a 180 lb frame.....no wonder I couldn't breathe.