December 1th
2006
5:37 PM
I have been on lisinopril for 1 year and for one year I have had a dry choking cough and have had what I describe as sever insomnia. Needless to say, I have been put on an antidepressant and ambien cr to help me make it through my days without high panic and then ambien because the insomnia has lasted for more than 3 months (tylenol, lunesta, atarax, plus about 2 others have been tried with no success).
I happened to be in my meditation to help me get thru my work day (frequent breaks or become visibly panicked). The ambien does not keep me asleep and with suspicion I am doing this keyword search and landed here. I will go back to my doctor to talk about switching and the connectedness of my symptoms. He has not listened in the past, but I hope he will or I will find a new primary. I am so very misarable without sleeping a full night and always feeling like I'm in someone else's body. I lost 42 pounds 2.5 years ago and have been told that my sleeplessness is a result of weight loss and need for less sleep. Sleep study found no apnea, etc.
I've had days where I just wanted to drive off the bridge from this disconnected and out of control feeling.
Thanks for all who contribute to this site. Otherwise I would still feel like the only one with this issue. I now have a little hope.
February 1th
2007
1:10 PM
I have been on lisinopril for about 2 months now. I have been reading all of the other side effects and they are similar to mine. I don't have any itching, but I do have the constant "tickle" in my throat and the cough. I also see "spots". This has happened about once a week, I see a continually moving "ring" in one eye or the other. It forms and gradually dissappears. I don't know if this is from the lisinopril or from the metformin that I also take. I was on Toprol xl, had no side effects, but the Dr. didn't think my blood pressure was quite low enough. I also feel so fatigued, I can't even do my job without taking frequent breaks! Now that I have read these other letters, I am going to call my Dr. and get off of this stuff!
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