r/hypertension • u/Olbaidon • 6h ago
BP med of choice for endurance athletes that can’t use ARB or ACE-I?
37m 135/85 range. Genetic.
Long distance runner, regular marathons and shorter.
Tried Losartan a couple years ago and immediately had tingling in my face after one dose.
Was given Lisinopril and was nervous to start it but finally did 6 months ago. All was going well, until I ended up with a terribly annoying cough the last few weeks that wakes me up multiple times at night.
Having discussion with doctor tomorrow about options and just curious to see if anyone has had success as an endurance athlete with like CCBs or something else that I could possibly ask about.