Feed: Do I have any say regarding blood pressure medication? - AggScore: 11.0

Do I have any say regarding blood pressure medication?

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pI have had high blood pressure for most of my life.. Drs experimented on me with several different meds since 1985 most of which had terrible side effects for me...Well one of the medications I used to take was atenenol..after about a year in 1990 I got severe muscle cramps, aching joints and depression..The doctor I had at that time said not to take it anymore because of this and it could cause fibromyalgia..well I have taken different medications since and the one type of medication I can tolerate is ace inhibitors...Lotensin was controlling my hypertension for quite sometime but now it isnt with 40 mg..The doctor I have now has been giving me different medications to take, which, of course. have side effects...Well I went back to atenenol a few months ago and after a while I had trouble sleeping and not feeling well..The last couple of weeks my knees, back and ankles have really been bothering me..I feel depressed like crap..on the weekends I just want to sleep and half the time I dont feel like going to work..Well last night I didnt take the atenenol and I feel a lot better..I actually slept through the night with no problems..My muscles didnt hurt and I had some energy..I really believe this medication is making me sick..I dont know what to do..cause if my blood pressure goes up again the dr. will be mad at me for stopping the meds...I feel like crap..most of the meds I take for hypertension make me feel depressed, dizzy, make me gain weight, make me constipated.or .make my muscles ache ...I can only tolerate ace inhibitors the other ones are untolerable for me..If I have to take these horrible pills I cannot work..cause I feel HORRIBLE. can doctors force you to take meds...How come doctors do not care how you feel...Maybe Im supposed to have high blood pressure..p