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What Causes Extreme Cough While On Medication For BP And Diabetes?

Hi,I have recently been diagnosed with diabetes 2,but my blood pressure and duretic tablet was changed from bendrofluthemeizide wrong spelling,to ramipril,also wrongly spelt,I have had an awful mucus cough for a month,Iam exhausted,as I am hardly sleeping,could this tablet be the cause,or my metformin?I hve also just finished a 7 day course of amoxillin,with no improvement.Please can you help,as I feel dreadful? thankyou Annie
Tue, 10 May 2016
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Dear Annie, Hi & Welcome.
I can understand your concern.
Ramipril (an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor) seems to be responsible for the cough.
Dry cough, swelling of the lips or eye lids, & itching are some of the common side effects of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors like Ramipril. Hence, i would advise you to discontinue this medication and consult your treating physician to prescribe an alternate effective but a safer drug to lower your high BP like Losartan or Valsartan which do not cause dry cough.
Hope this will help you.
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What Causes Extreme Cough While On Medication For BP And Diabetes?

Dear Annie, Hi & Welcome. I can understand your concern. Ramipril (an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor) seems to be responsible for the cough. Dry cough, swelling of the lips or eye lids, & itching are some of the common side effects of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors like Ramipril. Hence, i would advise you to discontinue this medication and consult your treating physician to prescribe an alternate effective but a safer drug to lower your high BP like Losartan or Valsartan which do not cause dry cough. Hope this will help you.