Blood pressure drugs symptoms and conditions

I am so happy I found this website, I have been taking Lisinopril for about 5 years now. I have been have dizzy spells or the tunnel effect for about 2 years now. I thought I was going crazy! I can't drive, sit in a meeting, or even sit through church and it's getting worse. I call my mother and just sit and cry thinking something is wrong with me. I'm so glad all of you came here to tell your experiences. I will stop taking this medication RIGHT NOW!!

I'm only on 10mg Simvastatin and 10mg Lisinopril. I have type 1 diabetes and a minor TBI from a heat stroke. If I stop taking these then after a day or two I will start feeling barely controllable fits of rage. Sometimes I still get angry but for some reason the lisinopril and Simvastatin seem to ease it. I also have hypogonadism. I like my combo of simvastatin and lisinopril in the morning with my 20mg adderall. Little bit of redness on face but the benefits seem to outweigh.

Started taking lisinopril April 6th of this year. Have had many of the symptoms listed in these posts. I just thought I was still having symptoms from being sick. I have had a lot of anxiety and depression, as well as chest pain and heart palpitations. My hands were ice cold and had severe stomach pain. My head felt very cloudy and numb. I have had every blood test possible, 2 EKG's, a brain MRI, cervical MRI and brain MRA, and a chest x-ray. So far, everything is normal. I saw this site a few weeks ago and on June 8th, I stopped taking lisinopril. I have started feeling better, not completely, but definitely better. I am supposed to go back to my doctor on the 29th. He did not agree with me that these symptoms could all be caused from this drug. He reluctantly agreed that I get off it for these 3 weeks. I am still taking Hydrochlorot with no symptoms. Not sure what to tell him when I go back. Are any of the other blood pressure drugs safe???

I was on Lipitor for less than a week 2 years ago and the muscle pains were so bad that moving my head was painful. I called the doctor's office and was instructed to stop taking the medication; which I did and felt 'back to normal' within a few days. I haven't had my cholesterol checked since that time, or if I did before surgery, no one mentioned anything negative about it. However 6 weeks ago I had a heart attack. Apparently my cholesterol was twice what it should it have been, and my potassium was incredibly low. So I'm now on Lipitor (standard procedure after having a heart attack and high cholesterol seen as the cause of it) to ensure that another blockage does not occur.

The only problem is I'm now bloated even though I've changed my diet drastically (no more junk food or soft drinks, no 'white' flour products, no dairy products with more than 5% M.F and lots of veggies and fruits). I've lost 3 or 4 pounds but my pants are too tight around my waist, and now I have a my upper abdomen bulges over the waistline. Besides that, I get muscle 'kinks' in very places and after sitting for more than 10 minutes I limp when I take the first few steps.

People have told me to 'keep taking Lipitor and Plavix' but exercise more. The only problem with that is that I have a brain aneurysm and the neurosurgeons don't think it can be operated on 'without it being a very high risk procedure'. The first one ruptured 10 years ago and since then I've managed to control my blood pressure. However the meds I took for that was what lead to my potassium being so low that my electrolytes were imbalanced. That combination of low potassium and high cholesterol is what lead to the heart attack.

I'm 54 and feel as though I'm losing control of 'how' I feel. Between Lipitor, Plavix and diuretics and medication for hypertension I'm not sure if it's one drug in particular that's making me 'ache, limp and look like a blimp' or if it's because of the interaction of all of them. How do I decide 'what' to stop? What's more important to look after first - my heart or my brain?

My doctor has taken me off Lisinipril because of elevated calcium and potassium levels, not to mention the terrible side effects of this drug, like fatigue, weakness, anxiety, etc. The doctor is hoping to wean me off high blood pressure drugs and trying to achieve a normal pressure by diet and exercise. I have been off the Lisinipril for two weeks. I am still feeling some of the side effects, however, I am wondering if anyone out there has been taken off Lisinipril and been able to bring down their blood pressure without drugs....anyone out there?

Just thought I would add my two cents in with everyone else. I have been on 10 mg Lisinopril for 1 month. I take mine in the morning. I am not overweight 146 pounds 5'-5" male. I workout a lot.....averaging 20 miles a week running, not including biking and swimming. I am not a canidate for high blood pressure but it was high 150/98. I must say I first started with Diovan 160mg, which I thought was excessive!! The side effects were so bad that I ended up in the ER twice b/c I thought I was going to die, but back to the subject. I got switched to Lisinopril after I told my doctor I would not take Diovan again even in a small dose. With Lisinopril, I have experienced the dizziness, some of chest tightness and feeling of having trouble breathing for small periods of time. I have not experienced the coughing of lack of energy. After the Diovan thing, I guess anything was a great improvement!!! It has lowered my blood pressure 120-130/70-80 but I am still seeking alternatives measures to rid my body of any blood pressure pill b/c at 34 I do not want to have to deal with any side effects for the rest of my life if I can make the change naturally. It seems from the blood pressure drugs I have researched you could find problems with all of them!! I wish all of you the best and do not take it if it is causing severe problems. I think it would be very beneficial to find out what the people ended up doing and how it worked out.

I am taking 20 mgs per day of Lisinopril and am experiencing the same problems. Muscle aches all over my body. Lower back pain, pain over my right rib, tingling in the hands and feet. This drug has done wonders with my blood pressure but the side effects are bad. I am a male and erectile disfunction is also a part of the Lisinopril equation. Something to keep in mind however, there are only a few blood pressure drugs on the market and they ALL have negative side effects. I have tried them all. Stopping blood pressure medication is not an option for most of us. 70-80% of the people on blood pressure medication self-stop their use of their drugs. Doing so invites strokes and heart attacks. I will continue using Lisinopril unless the symptoms get worse.

Jerry