I was on BP (Ramipril) since my HA 18 months ago. I was on the lowest dose and that was after I resisted since I don't have high
BP. I am so disgusted with the "rubber stamp" method all of the Cardiologist I have had use. If you investigate , the study they all reference is 20 years old. If you look at the study you will find that at the time , many in the health community, shot the study full of holes. The study claim that the pill reduced cardiac incidence by 30 % , in reality it reduced events by about 3%. As one reviewer determined , you would have to treat 75 people for 4 1/2 years to prevent one event. Its all about the money.
An NNT of 75 for a cheap and safe drug doesn't sound all that bad, but I'm not sure where you got that data. You weren't being prescribed an ACE for your blood pressure, either. Do you have a primary care doc you trust? You could schedule an appointment to go over your medications and discuss why you are taking each one, any possible downside, how long they should be continued, etc. The standard of care after a heart attack is an array of generic and inexpensive drugs which is unlikely to make any doctor rich and which really doesn't even need that much monitoring.
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/an...al-infarction-mechanisms-of-action/abstract/1
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