Linisopril symptoms and conditions

I just starting to take this Lisinopril 20mg. I could not tolerate the side effects The Cough memory lost tunnel vision, Rash Angry . I quit taking it after three days . This Stuff is poison.

Hi: I've been on Lisinopril for over a month. It has dropped my blood pressure which was getting really high down to, say, 135/70 varying by day.

However, I keep experiencing issues while taking the drug. I woke up the other day with blurred vision in my left eye. I keep getting mild headaches after awakening. I felt ok for 5 days last week. Normal actually, then Sunday I felt tired, headache, fatigued. I don't know if it's my BP causing the issues or the medication.

I never had HBP until I had to stop running due to foot problems and leg problems. Now, I can't get any good cardio exercise and I think it's affected my BP.

Regards, P.

Hi: I've been on Lisinopril for over a month. It has dropped my blood pressure which was getting really high down to, say, 135/70 varying by day.

However, I keep experiencing issues while taking the drug. I woke up the other day with blurred vision in my left eye. I keep getting mild headaches after awakening. I felt ok for 5 days last week. Normal actually, then Sunday I felt tired, headache, fatigued. I don't know if it's my BP causing the issues or the medication.

I never had HBP until I had to stop running due to foot problems and leg problems. Now, I can't get any good cardio exercise and I think it's affected my BP.

Regards, P. in Charlotesville

I HAVE BEEN TAKING LISINOPRIL FOR 2 MONTHS. IN THE BEGINNING IT WAS GREAT AND I FELT GREAT. NOW I HAVE HAVING THAT HORRIBLE HACKING AND GAGGING AND CHOKING. I THOUGHT IT WAS A BAD CHEST COLD. THEN IT NEVER HEALED! I AM THANKFUL FOR THIS WEBSITE AND THANKFUL IT HAS NOT BEEN YEARS LIKE OTHERS.

I'm a 53 year-old male and do regular Cardio Exercise every week and have for 31 years.
A cardiologist put me on Toprol XL 25 MG on November 22nd. The Doctor prescribed it because I add heart irregularities and palpitations which resulted in me going to the hospital as I didn't know what was happening and never had heart palpitations before in my life. I went to the emergency room and they got me stabilized but brought in cardiologist. My heart returned to normal function in a few hours and was result of taking a decongestant as well as Lisinopril 5 MG. I had just started these drugs and had been on them for three days when the heart palpitation instance happened. The decongestant is ... I had done a two hour hard workout at the gym which I do regularly 3 times per week and then the heart irregularities started on day 3 of taking the two drugs. A cardiologists now has stuck me on this Toprol 25 MG after that day because it helps with irregular heart beat plus my blood pressure was a bit high around 140/90. I immediately started noticing side effects from the Toprol 25 MG but stayed on it plus the Lisinopril 5 MG and 325 MG Aspirin for about 12 days at that dose. I started side effects like tremors, tiredness, constipation, strange dreams, anxiousness, impotence, and struggled to do my workouts etc. I made some lifestyle changes like eliminating caffeine, alcohol, etc and that plus the medicine reduced my blood pressure below 120/80 a bit. I stopped the Lisinopril on December 3rd and my blood pressure is still normal and reduced the Toprol to 12.5 MG at the same time. I did research and the doctor also thinks the irregularity was due to the Decongestant and Lisinopril I had taken for 3 days as both have heart irregularity and palpitations as a side effect. I decided I want to get off the Toprol XL altogether and let my body go back to normal functioning. All my problems were brought once I started taking medicine and the only real problem I have is high blood pressure which I can control now with life style changes and natural supplements. I called the cardiologist's nurse and she said not to do anything until I see the doctor on December 18th. I had already decided to cut the dose in half to 12.5 MG on December 3rd anyway and the side effects got better, but then I had instance the other night after taking a spin class at the gym whereby my heart beat stayed up around 82 bpm for several hours and normally is 59 pbm. I also felt anxious and couldn't get settled to sleep real well. I read on the warning label that your not supposed to work out during the process of reducing the dosage so I guess I will have to stop working out until I'm off this stuff. I have been an exercise person for 31 years doing at least 5 hours of Cardio Exercise per week and then racing bicycles in the summer months doing 10-12 hours of Cardio Exercise. I really want off this drug so I reduced to 6.25 MG today and will stop working out I guess until I'm off. I feel a little shaky and feel sort of like I could faint if I did to much exertion since reducing to 6.25 MG today. I was wondering how long it take to get off this Toprol since I was only on it for 12 days at the 25 MG dosage and should I keep cutting the dosage and go down to 3.12 MG after a few more days and then eventually off after a few days at 3.12 MG? Then how long once I'm off should I wait to return to my rigorous exercise routine?

My main problem with Lisinopril is the coughing. Coughing, coughing. coughing. I will be fine for 2 to 3 hours and then start with this awful cough. People will actually turn away from me if I am out shopping and a cough begins. I presume they believe it is contagious. Sometimes I end up vomiting and I cannot catch my breath. Coughing at night is really a problem because of lack of sleep. Doctors believe my cough is due to allergies because I have post nasal drip. However, none of the medications they have given me stop the coughing. I never had this problem until I began taking Lisinopril. Lisinopril is my first Blood Pressure medication.