Am I the only one who has gained a lot of weight while on Lisinop...

My weight gain over 2 years was 20lbs and a lot of that went on my stomach and hips. I had bad neck pain which is still there after a year off this medicine. I was given an unnecessary endoscope for indigestion which has now gone as has the constipation. Other side effects were loss of taste, hair- thinning which I refused to believe was through age,and fatigue.All this for my 140/90 BP. I now monitor at home and see it goes down often,,,,, I think I had 'white coat syndrome'. I am glad you are off this medicine and wishyou well.

I also had weight gain while taking lisinopril. I had major bloating, constipation and all over swelling effect. I felt very swollen and bloated. My BP was great but the rest of me felt awful. Doc thinks I am crazy because..it couldn't be Lisinopril! I told them I refused to take it anymore. I am starting to become paranoid about taking anything. I have also had jaw pain like TMJ too.

I gained about 15 pounds over 3 years. I have joint pain,hair loss,numb hands,cough,no sex drive and a severe pounding heart. I tried to go off of it- that lasted 2 days-----I thought i was going to die------I had to start taking it again. I am searching for an alternative Dr because I want this stuff out of my system.

I started taking it in December and I have been having weight gain which I attributed to quitting smoking but it didn't get bad till I started that med. Also have had hair loss, fatigue, sore joints but the biggest reason I started checking into it was because my calves have been cramping when I walk and feel very weak and tired. Now they think I have PAD. I have had it checked and my Vascular Dr. says no and my Neurologists says yes. That's Drs for ya. I can be reached at tazimad2@yahoo.com if you want to talk, Tazi

wow .....i take lisinopril and have been for about 7-8 years. Didnt know that this was causing so much havoc in peoples lives, including mine. I have had some weight gain in the past and hair loss is a little problem for me but I thought it was from stress! I have recently been diagnosed with TMJ problems from my ENT! I due suffer from ear problems and sore joints! I will be looking into this more thoroughly with my doctor! I'll probably have to try some herbal substitute for lowering my blood pressure from now on!