Holt symptoms and conditions

I am a 35 year old woman and my doctor put me on lisinopril 10 mg at first I had the cough that I see almost everyone gets,but I could deal with that then I started getting very tired all the time,I had started working out and was feeling better since I had been diagnosed with hbp,I ws following the dash diet ,it is said to be real good for hbp.I started taking lisinopril in may and by November I was a complete mess, My doctor never told me of any side effects so I read the little paper that the drug store give you on the side effects but it does not do this justice!I was so weak and tired I could not get out of bed,On thanksgiving I went to the hospital and told them I have no energy I feel sick all the time and dizzy,of course they sent me home thinking I was insane because I was crying ,I felt depressed all the time I did not know what was going on .About two weeks later very close to Christmas I started having palpitations at first I just thought it was stress from the holiday then they came more often ,I was so scared I went to my doc. told her I was have palpitations and she blamed it on my weight! ok now I am overweight but I have lost almost forty pounds and was walking four days a week ,then I said to her do you think it could be the lisinopril ,then she said something I will never forget she said well who put you on lisinopril? I was done then I said well you put me on the drug ,her face went white she said oh yes you should stop taking it I will give you a different one ,so I went home and took it for week and the palpitations kept getting worse so I went back to her and told her I was still having palpitations so then she gave me an e.k.g. and found nothing of course.I told her I was going to stop taking the meds all together and she then said she wanted to see me in two weeks ,In the meantime my boyfriend made an appointment for me to see a heart doc. ,he took another e.k.g.(did I mention I have no insurance)and said there was nothing he could do that I need an echo and a holter moniter for 24 hours to tell him whats going on .I had been off work for a month now so I had no money left so I started crying but my boyfriend paid for the tests to be done which cost a pretty penny .I am still waiting for the results of those tests yet but the more I think about it the more I wonder if I was having lisinopril panic attacks?I have stopped taking all blood pressure meds and my bp is most of the time 120/80 sometimes it is lower sometimes it is higher but I would rather not deal with the side effects of the drug until I really need them!

Hi Ladies,
Just checked back in today to read the new stories and update everyone. I have been off Yasmin for almost a month after six weeks of just about every sympton listed here, and I want all of you to know that you do start to feel better...so much better! The first two weeks off were really tough...yeap I had huge headaches and was still really tired. But my emotional health is slowly getting back to normal...I feel happy again. It is now a week before my period. I think my normal PMS is a bit worse, and I have a not fun vaginal baterial infection, but I can feel myself getting better. The few folks (from this list) that I have e-mailed said it takes a month or two (but it is surely different for everyone)...but hang in there...life comes back and it is still beautiful. If you want some support feel free to e-mail me, it help to know your not alone...******
Good health to you all!
Jaime

This site has been such a God-send for me. I, too, have felt like a crazy person for the past two months. I had most of the symptons people mention...UTI-like problems, fatigue, weight-lose due to nausea, and serious depression/emotional problems. I have been off the pill for two weeks (after just a month of being on it) and although my UTI-like symptons have gone away, I am still struggling. I am still really depressed (made worse by the fact that I am not feeling better), still no appetite, and now dealing with headaches. Has anyone else experienced this? How long did it take to feel normal again? Any infomation would be so helpful...this pill has really affected my life in a negative way. Thanks for the feedback...******