Hello,
I had at ischemic stroke three years ago at the age of 50 which temporarily paralysed my left side. I am very fortunate to have made an almost complete physical recovery although since the stroke I have suffered from medium to light dizziness. I put this down to the after effects of the stroke and on the whole it has been improving. I am on rampill, lipitor and clopydogrel but my BP has still been high. About 2 months ago my doctor doubled my rampil dose to 5mg and since then my dizziness has got a lot worse and i have started to have headaches and nausea. I read that this is a side effect of rampil and will reduce as your body gets used to the dose but I can’t help thinking that it may the rampil that is persisting my dizziness. I have a GP appointment next week and I am going to ask if there are any alternatives or if I can take my rampil before I go to bed. I have read about a different type of BP medication type called ARB’s, one is called Losartin. I was wondering if anyone else was having a similar journey to me and had any success in reducing dizziness by switching BP medication. I have tried several anti-dizziness meds over the last few years like Stemetil but it made me feel worse! Thanks in advance.