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I am 65 years old. Started Lisinopril HCTZ in November. Shortly t...

Posted at 7:21 PM on Jan 04, 2008 by sunnygardener, #26071
I am 65 years old. Started Lisinopril HCTZ in November. Shortly thereafter began having a persistent tickle in my throat which caused me to to have a very dry hacking cough which then caused my sinus to drain and a lot of mucus to build up in my throat. The tickle and cough would pop up several times a day and night. After a couple of weeks I stopped the medication. The symptoms persisted for over a month. When they finally subsided I tried the Lisinopril one more time. Within one day the tickle & cough came back with a vengeance. I have now been off the medication for over 3 weeks and still have the tickle, cough and sinus drainage. It is now affecting my sleep and eating. I never know when the tickle is going to hit, but now every time I eat the food causes me to start coughing. My doctor took me off the medication and put me on Toprol which is a totally different class of medication. I am also trying Nasonex and Chloraseptic Spray and lozenges. I am considering going to an ENT doctor.
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Reply about 1 year ago on Jan 12, 2008 by johnfromct, #4025

I am a 52 years old male, started taking the medication about a year ago. I have had throat issues ever since. I went to an ENT and he scoped me. No issues but sinus irritation. I never connected this drug with my problem. I never suffered from a sinus condition before, but this last year I have had the tickle in my throat with affects my ability to speak for a minute or two, have to cough the ticket out several times a day, and live on couch drops. Tried all the medications to treat this "sinus" condition but over the counter and prescribed, no relief. As of today, and after reading the many posts here, I am stopping this medication. I will report back in a month or so with my result.

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Reply about 1 year ago on Jan 12, 2008 by johnfromct, #4026

I am a 52 years old male, started taking this medication about a year ago. I have had throat issues ever since. I went to an ENT and he scoped me. No issues but sinus irritation. I never connected this drug with my problem. I never suffered from a sinus condition before, but this last year I have had the tickle in my throat which affects my ability to speak for a minute or two, have to cough the tickle out several times a day and live on cough drops. Tried all the medications to treat this "sinus" condition both over the counter and prescribed, with no relief. As of today, and after reading the many posts here, I am stopping this medication. I will report back in a month or so with my result.

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Reply about 1 year ago on Apr 13, 2008 by rsm123, #7131

I have a musus problem that I think is a side effect from Lisinopril.

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