Ramipril and Anxiety: What Users Say

• Gyp...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 22, 2019

For High Blood Pressure "I've been taking 2.5 mg of Ramipril for a month now, and although it has lowered my BP somewhat, I really don't like the side effects of this drug. I constantly feel dizzy, and the tiredness is overwhelming at times, so much so that I'm sleeping the whole day away on my days off work. Nausea is another problem, an increase in anxiety and shakiness. Not nice at all. I really want to come off this."

• Gam...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 11, 2019

For High Blood Pressure "This medication to start with did not appear to have any side effects. Being diagnosed with hypertension after fainting at work, I obviously needed to be on something. Being on antidepressants as well, I went on a very low dose (the antidepressants I've been on for years, they've always helped). However, it started to cause me to have serious panic attacks, dizziness, and terrible anxiety at numerous times of the day, which would be so overpowering and generally so down that getting through a day was so hard. The intrusive thoughts were worse, which were as bad as dark thoughts and fear of being out in public, so scary. I'm now on blood pressure tablets, which seems to be working, so fingers crossed I'll be alright. I do urge anyone that gets these side effects to go straight to your GP."

• Mea...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 9, 2020

For High Blood Pressure "Only on 1.25 mg ramipril, and it hasn't affected my BP, still 127/92, but the side effects are awful. My anxiety is worse. It's made me depressed. I've had an awful phlegm cough that makes me gag, and very dizzy. Will be asking to come off it."

• mab...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 21, 2023

For High Blood Pressure "Only managed 18 days on this awful medication. The dose was 2.5 mg once a day. I was okay for about a week. Then an anxiety attack came on me out of the blue, and my stomach has been in a tight knot since. On day 18, I can't stop crying. This is totally out of character for me. I have no history of depression at all. I have suffered anxiety before, but not for 6 years. Have thrown all the ramipril in the bin. No way will I take it ever again."

• efl...
• September 29, 2017

For High Blood Pressure "Started taking this medication less than a month ago. It has lowered my blood pressure, but I have been feeling sick. Hurt all over, nervous, trouble sleeping. Been to the doctor's so many times I can't count. Everything comes back great. I take several medications and am researching them, looks like this one might be the culprit. Going to stop and see what happens."

• gro...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 12, 2022

For High Blood Pressure "This drug caused me to suffer significant confusion, anxiety, and also milder depression, which has led to me losing contact with a very dear friend/colleague and potentially losing my job. No warning of this on the information supplied with the meds by the manufacturer, Crescent Pharma. Other manufacturers give clearer warnings."

• suz...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 11, 2023

For High Blood Pressure "Blood pressure picked up after attending the minor injury unit for something unrelated. The first drug made me dizzy, so I was prescribed ramipril 2.5 mg. After 2 days, I felt like someone was sitting on my chest, BP still high, anxiety, and generally feeling crap. I went in feeling fine just for a check-up after a minor accident at work and was medicated ill. Stopped and seeing the doctor."

• Pau...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 29, 2025

For High Blood Pressure "I've been on ramipril tablets for about 6 months now. I feel awful on them. Coughing really bad. Headaches, tightness in my head and ears. Feel not myself at all on them. Pains in my stomach and anxious all the time. Need to come off them, but scared."

• Anonymous
• June 19, 2022

For High Blood Pressure "Thanks, doc, just put 2.5 mg of anxiety in a capsule and mess my head up - wow, shocking medication."