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I am 37. My BP was around 160/95. My Dr put me on Lisinopril 10mg...

Posted at 9:12 PM on Apr 06, 2008 by jthemaige, #29232
I am 37. My BP was around 160/95. My Dr put me on Lisinopril 10mg daily. My BP became normal almost immediately. I have been on it for over a year now and here is what I have noticed. I am CONSTANTLY tired and dizzy. Any thought of walking anywhere of any distance is horrifying because of the fear of collapse. I sleep over 10 hrs a night only to wake up exhausted. I am so sick of being tired. I just want to sleep my life away. This is no way to live. I am depressed all of the time. I can't even shop anywhere because of the anxiety which comes with it. i.e. numbness in arms, rapid pulse, faintness, hyper ventalation and just pure panic for no reason whatsoever. I can't control it. When I sleep, my fingers and hands fall completely asleep. They are dead. It wakes me up numerous times every night. I can't get good rest. I stopped taking Lisinopril a week ago. My BP is below normal now. My pulse is around 55 at all times. I have never had joint pain, just extreme fatigue. God willing, I won't have to take this med again, or any med. I forgot how I used to feel. I wasn't always like this.
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Reply 4 months ago on Apr 12, 2008 by leobuddy, #7072

Since taking LisinopriI I am experiencing joint pain in right shoulder and elbow, dizziness and numbness in fingers of right hand and excessive
nasal drainage. Last week I lost my balance and almost fell over while talking a walk in the park. The joint pain I thought was arthritis (I'm 58). So I started taking Osteo Bi-Flex (which worked wonders for my knee) but no help.
Thank you for your posting, you were very helpful. I'll talk to my doctor and
switch medication.

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Reply about 1 month ago on Jul 27, 2008 by jessicamoran, #10504

I am 27 with chronic hypertension. My blood pressure is normally dangerously high due to a kidney condition. I will have to be on bp meds for the rest of my life (unless I want a stroke). I highly reccommend you try altace and/or tiazac (altaditalizam - sp?). I have been on these meds for 7 years now with no issues. I am slightly more tired than I would be normally, but certainly nothing that interferes with my normal lifestyle....Just some advice if you ever have to go back on bp meds again...

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