Aggravations symptoms and conditions

For the last 2 yrs I had a horrendous cough that plagued me night & day. My Dr. didn't know what was causing the cough, couldn't give me any cough medicine to alleviate the condition. In addition to coughing, I would lose my voice. I went to an ENT specialist. She found me to have pre-polyps on my vocal chords, diagnosed me with 'vocal chord dysfunction' & told me surgery would be useless as the pre-polyps would reappear. This last June, I had a bout with bronchitis, severe enough to seek medical aid from the Emergency room Dr.'s. While there, the Dr. treating me asked about my cough. After listening to my list of aggravations, he asked if my Primary Dr. had told me that 'coughing' is a side effect of Lipitor. NO! I hadn't been told that!! --But, I QUIT taking Lipitor that day, haven't taken it since & though I still cough, somewhat, it's NOTHING compared to what I'd been suffering--for two years!!..

I noticed within days that it had an effect on my behavior such that I found usual emotional aggravations (like being cut off while driving) suddenly did not bother me. I subsequently found out that lisinopril binds to Testosterone and mine was low to begin with and with the lisinopril effect I had a really low testosterone requiring supplementation.

I started taking Lisinopril about a year ago. I have had no cough or joint pain, but fatigue is severe, even if I get enough sleep. Some afternoons I find it almost impossible to stay awake. I will repost some time after stopping it.