Lisiniprol symptoms and conditions

I was taking 20 MG of Lisinopril for approximately 1 month, getting a bp reading of about 155/95, so my doctor increased the dosage to 40 MG. About 2 weeks after that, my BP is up a lot, to about 190-200/95-110. Anyone have a similar reaction?

So here is the caveat, I am not sure these symptoms really are related to Lisinopril or not, but they all started about three weeks after taking 10 mg a day. Waking at night with rib pain, hip and low back pain. At first this was only at night, for several months (the pain was very intense). The pain would move from rib, to right hip, to low back (mid), left hip seeming to make no sense. I have had every test under the sun, MRI, CTSCAN etc. Now rheumatologist believes I have a thing called Ankolosing Spondolytis which is an auto immune disease in which the body attacks the large joints of the body (I tested positive for the HNLAB27 marker). I will be having a special MRI to test for AS.

So maybe Lisinopril has played no part in this, but I think it is very coincidental that this all started when I started taking the Lisiniprol. I am wondering if Lisinopril could have been the trigger for AS (if it is AS). Until this started I was in excellent health, 40 year old mom of 4!!

I have been on lisiniprol with hctz on 10mg dose since October 2008. My BP averaged around 144/95 before taking the med, now averages about 122/78. The problem i am having is this constant "tickle" in my throat which has been giving me coughing fits. When i breathe in deep i can feel a sensation to cough, sometimes my throat feels tight and sore, the first time i felt this was December 2008 and the doctor said it was a touch of post nasal drip and this was before i have read stuff on this board. Has anyone else experienced this kind of sensation in the throat? sometimes when i talk i even have to cough, i experimented once and did not take my dose and it seemed my throat felt better but then noticed my bp went right back up, i guess i better tell the doctor to get me off of this drug. She did tell me that the cough was part of the side effect. thanks and hope someone answers this.

I was on Lisiniprol for 91 days as an ACE inhibitor for diabetes and kidney protection. All was find except for a constant feeling of burning blood all the time. It was tolerable though.

But on day 91 I developed hives. 14 days after that I was broken out from scalp to sole of my feet -- feeling miserable and no relief in site.

Dr. told me that I was allergic to something and to take benadryl. 3 doctors later I was told that I had hives and had to learn to live with it. He increased my benadryl.

I took myself off all my meds except insulin -- not knowing what was going on. I researched and discovered the this drug should NOT have been given to me because I also have SJOGRENS (an autoimmune disease akin to Lupus).

The hives got worse, my benadryl was increased by the drs. Finally I passed out due to benadryl toxicisity (overdosed) and they put me on prednisone.

To this day -- 6 months later -- I still have hive outbreaks that are miserable. I have missed a day from work every 7-10 days. The prednisone helps, but as a diabetic it sends y blood sugars through the roof. My rheumo has put me on doxepin (an antidepressant) because it has an antihystamine property that seems to be helping.

It is also useful for the rheumotoid arthritis that comes from Sjogrens and such. I am sleepy a lot -- but that could be from the doxepin.

I will never take Lisiniprol or any other ACE inhibitor. I am suffering and the worse part of it: the doctors and medical profession don't care and simply tell me to learn to live with it.

I took Lisinopril for over 9 months. In that time I lost a lot of weight, vomited up to 15 times a day, had a persistent dry cough and headache. My GP had no answers for me, sent me to specialists, etc. None of the medical professionals at that point could tell me what the cause was. ( I went from 200 pounds to 145 pounds, due to not being able to keep food or beverages down.) My teeth are permanently etched from stomach acid. I developed all sorts of other problems due to improper nourishment. During this time I had a total knee replacement.. thank goodness I had no complications due to the lack of being able to keep food down.
My husband did an internet search on my blood pressure med ( lisinopril) and found this was a common side effect. I immediately made an appointment with my GP, who was away and another Doctor was standing in for him. She listened to my symptoms and said it was the lisinopril and to stop taking it immediately and prescribed something else. Within a week the cough and projectile vomiting was completely gone!
What is the matter with the medical team? Why didn't one of them clue into this?
Can't this droop be taken off the market or come with a warning on the pharmacy label?

Could someone please tell me their experiences with just quitting lisinopril. I take toprol as well but it seems like lisiniprol is making me crazy. I have the worst fears that I am dying at times. I feel like a hypochondriac but my I feel every palpitation my heart makes.

My husband went on Lisinopril in Feb 07, his bp went down and was regulated his headaches almost left but then he had sinus surgery in mar or apr. He has now developed muscle twitching and now the "doctors" say he has Motor Neuron Disease.... I refuse to believe after reading everyone's side affects that this 41 year old with no family history of this other than 1/2 siblings with high bp that he has this disease. He has experienced neck stiffness like it is broken (had MRI) no broken bones or slipped disc, he has had the chills, hw has vision blurred issues, heaviness in his legs, left side of his body more prominent than the right, he has crazy dreams and thoughts, he feels like he is dying, he doesn't however have any coughs, he has anxiety which they put him on anti depressant. After reading others comment I researched this med, it was developed by venom in a poisonous Brazilian snake. My husband as a child would get bitten by wasps, fire ants etc.. they would rush him to ER for meds and he used to take shots if stung, swells up like a balloon. So in my theory this med has the snake bite affects and I believe this has caused him to have this neuron disease but I can't prove it. His muscles twitch all the time. I believe this drug has been slowly poisoning him to a eventually paralysis to death. I have begged the doctor to take him off. He has but now he is on Atenolol, which is not much better but has no snake venom or ACE inhibitors. Please people email me. I am desperate we need to band together.
Thanks you Joann

I have been on 5mg of lisiniprol for 6 months now and although my BP has reduced I have really bad sore pain in the lower inestine, always worse through the night followed by very loose stools the next morning. I have a slight cough but i have noticed that when i get a common cold, the sore throat symptoms go on for weeks and have turned into ulcers.
I would love to find a BP tablet that didn't upset my digestive system

I am 42 and started BP treatment almost three months ago, I thought that I was just having side effects from the Flue shot, but now the Dr. feels that it is side effects from the Lisiniprol 10mg. My joints ache from head to toe, Cough, fever, sore throat and infamous cough. Oh what a wonderful thing! I was so excited as the blood pressure went down and was at a normal level now I am afraid to start something new. yes we decided to go off the medecine "emediately" continue 5 days of BP check and go from there., Go figure find something that helps, and BAM Alergic.. good luck to all those out there hesitant to try something new,. then to have the side effects.. I pray that the side effects will go away now that I stopped taking it, especially the joint pains and muscle cramps.. I am not overweight and pretty active but this has made it hard to move especially stairs.. Good luck

I have been on lisiniprol for just under 2 weeks, and i feel terrible-i have no energy-can hardly lift my arms or anything else---------my blood pressure up until 2 months ago was great-wheni hurt my shoulder------now my blood pressure is 140 over 98-on the med it has come down to 124/73-not bad-but i am misreable-tired-easily adjutated-help with any advice

Sorry to hear so many have had a bad experience with Lisiniprol. I've been on it for three months and haven't had any of the bad experiences with it.
For those of you with the cronic cough and the doctor dismisses it...you need to find a new doctor. When my doctor prescribed this medicine, she was very clear with me that if I started to develop a dry cough, such as that described by others on here, to contact her right away and we'd look at other medications. She flat out told me that IF I did get those coughing spells that they will not go away and may only get worse while on the medication. When I went back in for a follow up appointment, she again asked if I had been having any coughing spells, which I hadn't, and if I did to remember to call her. So for those whose doctor won't listen to them, my advice is to find another doctor who will.

I just started cozaar today. I had to stop taking lisiniprol. I'll tell you in a few days if I have any side effects.
Angie

Hi thank goodness i've found this website as i've been on lisiniprol for 4 months now and the side effects are awful, but because i'm taking it to help control of heart failure my DR says I must continue with it.
There are some days I can't move to get out of bed because of pains in my shoulders and down my arms to my finger tips and, because I have arthritis i was thinking it had got worse, but after reading messages here I now believe its a side effect of lisiniprol.
I also have dizzy spells and on one occasion I blacked out but my DR told me to hold on to something when rising to my feet. and keep exertion to a minimum.
I gave up smoking a few months ago and I still have a persistent cough and some days I feel very depressed. I will now go back to her with a print out of this page and see if she is willing to believe these are side effects from the lisiniprol.
As I suffer from low blood pressure normally the lisiniprol now has me down to as low as 85/48 some days and I feel crap anyway I don't think they're for me.

Female 52, 60 pounds overweight, unfit suffer from eczema since infancy and for the last 10 years from recurrent depression with stress inducing most relapses into depression.
Started lisiniprol some 3 yrs ago combined with lithium and efexor for depression. Ceased all medication 6 wks ago but resumed 10 mg lisinopril 10 days ago as BP was 160/100. Noticed constant moderate low back pain and pins and needles in hands and forearms on waking each morning, which improve on shaking arms vigorously but which don't subside completely for several hours completely. Still being monitored for BP as resumed dosage and shall raise query but wondered if anyone else has same problem.

Been on Lisiniprol for just about a week now, haven't noticed any side effect except for the awful loss of sex drive. I'm quite young, and only developed hypertension recently while awaiting the gastric-bypass orientation (10 months and counting). Incredibly disappointing and frustrating for both my partner and I. Will make a call to the doc on Monday. Ugh!

I have been taking Lisiniprol for 6 weeks. I have lost 15 pounds. Had diahrrea for 3 weeks. Experienced extreme fatigue and slept most of the day. Loss of appetite and queasy stomach all the time. My blood pressure dropped significantly.
I printed out all the side effects on this website and brought them to my doctor who took me off this medication. Since then I have not had diahrrea, have gained a couple of pounds and feel alot more energetic-a real turnaround and in only a few days.
Thank you for having this website...it probably saved my life.