michael,

I feel the captopril is a FAR better choice...and a LOT cheaper than Norvasc or the stupndously expensive Ziac...charging $2.50 a pill for a beta-blocker with HCTZ is criminal.


If you've never tried an ACEI, a good class of meds, there is the REAL risk of endless coughing. But the only way to find out is to TRY it. If you don't cough and you get good numbers with it, you've found the best route to BP control.

Any thyroid medication probably has a HUGE effect on BP.

Hello Lenin,

Again, thanks for your :) fast and helpful reply. I'm on Carbimazole 5 mg twice daily, you said it has HUGE effect on BP. Can you tell me how? it's raises BP ?

Ok I want separate Meds so I can know and understand which ones causes which side effects because I feel so bad these days but I noticed that when I reduced Beta-Blocker from 5 mg ot 2.5 my concentration has improved. By the way, cost means nothing to me because I'm in Egypt and a Ziac pill costs 0.40 pound :D.

back to the subject, I will not take Captopril now because I want stop Beta-blocker first. Today I took 2.5 mg Zebeta and a brought a diuretic called "Moduretic" which is HCT 50 mg + Amiloride Hydrochloride 5 mg. I take half the pill with the half of the zebeta pill and my bp is now 120/90

I think I don't feel that wierd feeling that I had with Atacand so I will try to take that diuretic for a couple of weeks until I stop Zebeta.

Lenin, it's a war between human and High BP :) lol. I don't know if I can fight this thing or let it kill me.
Thanks again for your help
Michael