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Discontinuing Lisinopril (UPDATE from 06/13/07 post):

It's been about two weeks since I discontinued Lisinopril and there is light at the end of the tunnel! I'm no longer walking around "in a fog", though I still have some problems at times in recalling events, names, etc. The 'medicine mouth'/dry mouth has almost gone away and I can now eat normally. The cough and mucus are totally gone as well as is the major portion of my headaches. Instead of my BP jumping around when I take multiple readings (2-5 mins apart) there is a steady drop in my BP down to 114/80 (taken at work, usually after exertion). I am sleeping much, much better and the fatigue has vastly improved. I am actually looking forward to home projects and working a new part-time job. (When I was on taking Lisinopril, I had an interview that I did very poorly at one interview... I was in a total 'fog' and had problems organizing my thoughts and answering questions in a professional manner). I can once again laugh at life and not merely go through it like a machine.

The bottom line is this... in my case, THERE IS improvement. It may not be evident every day, but comparing it to a few days back, I see more of my old self. If you have gone off the med, BE SURE YOU CHECK YOUR BP AT LEAST EVERY DAY (if not more) and hang in there. Everyone's body is different and it may take a little longer to get it out of your system. Just remember, you are supposed to be feeling BETTER... if you experience signs of a heart attack, stroke, etc., it not the time to 'tough it out'... seek medical help IMMEDIATELY.

Interesting side note... I went in to the MD's office and told three employees including an RN) that I was experiencing significant side effects. All three of them said exactly the same thing, "So, what are you telling me; you want an appointment?" The RN reluctantly said that she would talk to the MD. About six hours later, she called home and left a message to tell me to discontinue the med, monitor my BP, and call back in a week if I wasn't any better.(I'm glad I didn't have to pay for that advice... since I was already doing it!)

Please post how you are doing after getting off the med... it is a big encouragement to everyone.

Good Luck!

If you are a woman or have a daughter PLEASE READ.......

Please be very careful before getting a Kenalog injection especially if you are a woman or for your daughter. In March my 13 year old daughter received one Kenalog injection for hay fever. Now almost 4 MONTHS later it is a 2 inch indentation with dark bruising all around it. She has also had her period the entire time with maybe a 1-2 day break between them. It has taken this long for the doctors to say the bleeding is from the Kenalog injection. I never would have allowed them to give this to her if I had known of these side effects. She has been put through test after test and no end in site. Now my 13 year old will have to go on birth control to stop the bleeding and there will prob. be side effects from that as well. I was shocked to find this site and now how many lives this drug is hurting. Now my daughter is suffering, all from 1 SHOT.

I've been taking fosamax for a year plus and for a while I had increased pain in my right shoulder which caused me to have trouble lifting it up or certain movement. After awhile not able to endure the pain I seek medical help and was told I had frozen shoulder. The doctors don't have and explaination for why it happen. It's verrry painful and i've been in therapy for a few months with little results.

About a week ago I woke up with some kind of bug bites on my foot. Over the course of that week I scratched them so much while I was sleeping that they became infected. My left foor swelled so much that I could not even bend my toes. I decided it was time to seek medical attention. I went to the ER and he told me that the infection in my foot was spreading up my leg and decided to put me on an anitbiotic (levaquin) and pain killer (motrin). I made him aware that my doctor had advised me not to take any medications because I was awaiting having tests done because my primary doctor thought I was having mini strokes (I am 27 years old). The doctor told me that the meds he would be putting me on would have no effect on those tests or the symptoms I was having. I was given one does of both the levaquin and motrin before I left the hospital because all pharmacies were closed at that time.

I attempted to go to bed about an hour after I got home. I had severe chest and stomache pains, became very hot, had dry mouth and a metalic taste in my mouth. Also, almost immediately had knee pain, arm numbness and felt very light headed. I was not sure if it was a side effect from the levaqin, the motrin or a combo of the two and decided to do some research. I did not like what I read and I will never take this medication again. I thought medications were supposed to help you. I am already having health issues that someone my age should not be dealing with and am starting to wonder if that ER doctor was trying to kill me, and last night, trust me, I wish someone would have to put me out of my mysery.

I have had extreme pain in my left arm. I went to the dr. and she told me it was from my Provachol. She immediately took me off it and put me on Perocet for the pain. This was just yesterday. I'm hoping the pain to go away soon. She stated that the toxins from the Provachol had settled into my muscles in my arm and was breaking down the muscle enzemes in the muscle cells. I hope if you read this and you are on Provachol to stop taking it immediately and seek medical attention.
Dawn

I was on Advair 3 days. On the third day I was rushed to the emergency room and treated for shortness of breath, chest pain and my mouth, throat and tongue were on fire. I was admitted to ICU and was treated for cardiac arrest. The shortness of breath was caused from an asthma attack brought on by advair, the chest pain and upper backpain (which I still was suffering from when released after 3 days in hospital) caused an inflammation of my chest wall and my mouth, throat and tongue were treated for second degree burns. I believe all these complications I endured were caused from advair. I believe advair could have killed me if I did not seek medical attention when I did. I do NOT recommend this medication to anyone at any age.

My 4 yr old son was given Omnicef for pneumonia. After a few days, i saw what i thought was blood in the stool....his stools have all been soft, but not diarrhea and also full of mucous. my son dances around crying to have a bowel movement and it breaks my heart. i called his ped who told me too that it was the dye in the med, but hello, the med is white. I have definately seen blood in his stool...bright red. i looked at the website for Omnicef and it says if you see blood in the stool or mucous to stop using it. He's almost done with it so i am going to stop it. My daughter is 2 and is on it as well and so far, no blood in her stool. this stuff is scary. Does anyone know if the blood goes away after you stop this or do you need to seek medical attention?

I am a healthy 19 year old male that was put on 10mg of lisinopril 4 months ago. My BP was always around 125-135 but when for some reason when I saw the doctor I would get nervous and my bp would go up. I now learned it's called "white collar syndrome" Everything was fine until about a week ago whe I started having chest pain and heart palpitations (pounding feeling, very fast pulse). It got so bad that I went to the emergency room. All the tests they performed came out negative for a heart attack. Later the next day I met with the chief cardiologist and he believed this was due to the lisinopril. I stopped taking it 2 days ago and my pulse returned to normal and the palpitations have stopped and I feel like myself again!! However, if anybody reading this experiences a fast pulse or punding feeling seek medical attention!

Delayed reaction to CIPRO

6 weeks after a 12 day course 2 x500 mg ciprofloxacin
I developed serious knee joint pain, which caused me (22, M)to seek medical help at the ED.
CONCLUSION by M.D: A link between the drug and the joint
pain cannot be excluded.
CONCLUSION by me: The use of these drugs will cause
arthrosis deformans in a great proportion of patients (in 10 to 30 years).
CIPRO appears to be "safest" of the quinolones, as confirmed by animal testing.
However, other potent antibiotics such as Metronadizole are
not much better in terms of ADVR.

Common sense is needed!! With any type of medication there are bound to be a number of different side effects, some people experience all others none. But when any medication taken produces rash/hives you should stop taking that drug immediately and seek medical attention.

I"m deathly allergic to Pennicillins and now have also become allergic to Sulfa meds.

I'm not thrilled with being on antibiotics, but Levaquin for the most part only makes me nauseated. I work at a Hospital from 6:30 a - 3:00 p in the Medical Records dept. I normally take my antibiotic late afternoon / early evening so that I don't have the nasty side affects during work hours.

I don't like taking antibiotics all the time for other reasons, I don't want my body to resist them when I get older and need them. There are infections where your body either becomes immune to the drug or totally the drug fails and you have worse infections and may die from them. MRSA is just one to mention.

I have Urology problems and Levaquin is the drug of choice so I have to put up with them :( I also have chronic sinusitis and levaquin also helps there too.

Get plenty of rest, drink plenty of fluids and most of all
USE YOUR HEAD/COMMON SENSE!!!