Ramipril

[hammerman]

Hi, Just been prescribed the above for high blood pressure and it says on the NHS website.....

Alcohol
Alcohol can interact with certain medicines.

In the case of Ramipril:

this medicine may interact with alcohol
You must not drink any alcohol if you are taking this medicine.

Anyone have any suggestions as i do enjoy a beer.

Thanks

HM

[ethandron]

i take ramipril, 7.5, and have done for the last 5 years. i still enjoy a drink, and it still controls my blood pressure :)
i'm not advising you to drink whilst taking it, just telling you what i do.

[Sqad]

I agree with ethandron............have a drink..........but in moderation.

A beer or a glass of wine daily will not do any harm.

[juandelacruz]

Alcohol tends to raise blood pressure, so you're tugging in both directions. But it also dilates your blood vessels, which could lead to a sudden fall in blood-pressure. Your vascular system would be in a right tizzy, I'd think. Ask your doc - always ask your doc. Don't listen to untrained people like me

[hammerman]

Thanks guys. Well the doc prescribed me them on monday yet he never mentioned about the booze despite having a chat about me liking a beer or two.

haven't picked the pills up yet so might speak to the pharmacist too.

Thanks again.

[lucca]

I have been taking it for a while and my GP suggested I have a glass of red wine (every day if I want) as it's good for the heart, plus when I got hellish cramp he suggested I drink tonic with a slurp of gin in it! (Seriously).

[Sqad]

lucca....you have a good and sensible GP.

[mrs_overall]

Oooh, I think I feel a sudden cramp coming on

[ethandron]

am sitting here with a glass of red wine, purely for medicinal purposes you understand (it's a smooth, fruity la chasse du pape) and will shortly move on to a glass of chilled fizz (charles volner demi-sec), also for medicinal purposes.
i'm pretty sure my own gp would be all in favour too, in fact i could almost guarantee it :)

[lucca]

Good to hear that from you, sqad, as I rate your opinions very highly. That GP retired this year, unfortunately - I probably finished him off!