THANKS EVERYONE. I thought I was going crazy. I had the dry hacking cough and throat tickle for months now. It's especially when I lay down to go to sleep and often wakes we from a dead sleep. NOt sure if it's related but I've noticed a huge increase in my gag reflex. Even brushing my teeth (let alone getting xrays at the dentist).
I'm stopping Lisinopril STAT. I actually switched to it cause I was having problems keeping my Potassium level in range w/ HCTZ but I'll take those Potassium horse pills over this stupid cough any day of the week.