What exactly is Lotrel?
This medication actually belongs to a group of drugs, known collectively as calcium channel blockers. Going to work by relaxing the patients blood vessels, they make them wider and thus help maintain a better blood flow. One of the main causes of increased blood pressure is known as water retention; Lotrel prevents the body from keeping too much water by converting its enzymes. You will also find it called by two other names, Amlodipine or Benazepril. It is in fact a very common treatment for high blood pressure and tends to be used after other weaker medications have failed. So can anyone take it? The answer to that is an emphatic no never take Lotrel without your doctors prior consent. This is actually good common sense advice for any prescription drug. If you are pregnant, or indeed if you are a woman planning on starting a family then this medication is not for you at this point in your life. The impact of this drug on your unborn child could potentially be life threatening, or eve
