5 years ago I got put on ramapril which gave me an annoying cough, so got taken off those and given losartan. I really tried with those, but after 2 months of feeling dreadful, feeling dizzy, utterly fatigued all the time (couldn’t really cycle much), I went to the GP, and nearly passed out whilst she was listening to my chest.
To cut a long story short, I got taken off them completely, returned to normal, and my BP has been creeping up ever since (not overweight, don’t drink much, don’t eat badly, cycle a fair bit, but there is family history of hypertension on both sides).
Anyway, I started Amlodipine last week, and so far so good. I haven’t done a lot of riding yet, but I feel more or less normal. Hopefully it’ll stay that way and reduce my BP to more normal levels – mine was averaging 138/100 over a week of readings.
I’m 47 yrs btw.