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Posted at 11:23 PM on Sep 16, 2008 by theradekin4, #34587
Hi My husband has been prescribed 2 different blood pressure meds Lisionpril and metoprolol back in June. Come mid July he started to have trouble sleeping and slight tingling in hands and feet. Then it progressed to the arms and legs and then the face and chest. We have seen cardiologist, neurologist, sleep apnea doctors, Had EKG, MRI, Heart sonograms, Nerve test done due to the symptoms. Everything came back normal. He is miserable. The burning and pain is unbearable to wear he wants to cut his feet off and the only thing we keep hearing is well LETS DO ANOTHER TEST or TRY THIS MED. So now he is taking a a sleep med for insomnia and some seizure med for the nerve pain, thinking he may have neuropathy. This is going on 2 months now of trial and error and after reading 20 minutes of experiences, I THINK ITS THE MED!!!!!!! What do we do then? He had high blood pressure so what meds are good with no side affects of burning or insomnia? Any suggestions or help would be of great appreciation. Thank you!!!
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Reply about 1 year ago on Sep 17, 2008 by phylisrn, #12444

Yes indeed it is that awful medication Lisinopril. I stopped cold turkey after five years of bogus diagnosis. I told my doctor I wasn't taking another pill made from snake poison.I am now taking Norvasc with good results.
I had every symptom including all of your husbands and they put it on something else. I now have permament shoulder and left knee pain from Lisinopril.
Every high blood pressure med has some side effects. I am working on lifestyle changes to get off compeltely.

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Reply about 1 year ago on Oct 06, 2008 by mistieb, #13164

I had a really bad time with lisinopril and all I can say is don't take it. I was to the point of almost getting sick at night, coughing, cramping etc. I was just switched to norvasc and have been on it for 5 days and have had no side effects at all (or at least that I have noticed) I am also on hctz 25. I have be through a bunch of meds and so far this is one is good. Best of luck!

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Reply about 1 year ago on Oct 16, 2008 by dmelkins71, #13520

Please tell your husband to see his doctor and stop the Lisinopril! It made my fiance very very sick, causing him to cough so badly that he nearly passed out several times. It has taken him 3 months to recover from the cough. The sleeplessness and leg cramping along with the coughing caused him to lose sleep for months on end. Please have his doctor prescribe an Angiotensin-2 Receptor Antagonist instead (Cozaar, Atacand) instead. My fiance takes Cozaar now and it has made a world of difference. In the bedroom, too, I might add.

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