These comments are made for the purpose of discussion and should NOT
be used as recommendations for or against therapies or other treatments. An indi
vidual patient is always advised to consult their own physician.
[posted 06/19/2000]
Question: I am a healthy 65yr old female. My blood pressure was 160/100 and my Dr prescribed monopril 5mg. I don’t feel any different except for an anoying dry throat. My bp is 140/90 after taking these for 5 days. Even though me bp is down I still feel fine. Is it necessary for me to continue to take this drug.Are there any other long term side effects.
Answer: Continue it, blood pressure is not *cured* unless you take daily medications or lose a significant amount of weight. There do not appear to be any long term problems with the class of ACE inhibitors.
