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Posted at 1:36 PM on Sep 26, 2008 by tonyjoey1, #34966
I am 43 year old financial advisor at the second largest bank in the United States. I have always considered myself in very good athletic shape. Three star athlete in baseball, football and basketball in high school. I went on to letter for four years as captain of a division I baseball team. After college I continued to run, work out, and manage/play baseball up until this day. It was at my routine physical that my Dr diagnosed me with hypertension. No surprise I thought as being under plenty of pressure at work. My blood pressure was140/85. Although I continue to work out three to four time's per week my weigh has spiked from 190lbs to 208 lbs in the year and a half that I have been taking Linsinopril. Until I found this web site I couldn't explain the cough, pain in the left side of my neck or the feelings of emptiness/depression that have followed me around like a cloud. That is when I can get out of bed and function that is. I used to be happy and fun loving. The person that you wanted to be around. I truly believe that this drug( that I have heard contains snake venom) is a big reason why I haven't been myself. I am not the type of person to spend time researching the internet and have always been skeptical of nuts writing or responding to any one or thing over the internet. I consider myself to be fairly rational and sane. However, this drug has made me dull and empty. My lowered sex drive almost ended my marriage. For a year in a a half I have been in a psychotic hell. I never thought about questioning my Dr. until recently when my marriage almost ended as a result of my feelings and anxiety attacks. Although my blood pressure is 115/70 my life has been a mess. I find it hard to believe from the posting here that only 1% of users of Lisinopril have suffered any type of serious psychological reaction to this drug. Perhaps the clinical trals focused on rats or elephants, but certainly not living humans. I have since stopped taking Linsinopril (two weeks now) and the sun is beginning to come through the clouds again. If you have been taking this drug I plead with you to stop immediately as it seems enough clinical data was ever taken to fully understand the impact of this drug. I hope that someone else does actually read this post and find it useful enough to impact their life. STOP TAKING THIS POISON
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Reply about 1 year ago on Sep 29, 2008 by libramoon2, #12887

I stopped this poison a year ago and have found that nearly all my symptoms, similar to yours, have got a lot less. I am a lot older than you, at 60, and have found that one of the problems I am still left with is pain in the left side of my neck. I find I can sort of prevent this by not carrying heavy items, or pushing heavy shopping trolleys. SItting at the computer for too long a time is not good. Somehow the strain, believe it or not, of using the mouse sets up a tightness through the arm to the neck region.
As regards BP I have found that stress(and facing the doctor) raises it!! One has to keep calm! I hope you improve soon
Cheers.

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Reply about 1 year ago on Sep 29, 2008 by oldcarpetcleaner, #12915

My GP clown was filling me up with this med and others. I almost carked it in the end. Took myself off all meds bought a BP meter and guess what? With no meds and at complete rest ie B4 getting up in the morning BP 106/70 pulse 45 without medicine and this clown was lowering my blood pressure further. I screamed white coat hypertension for 2 years on deaf ears. Mate they are not bad. CU New Zealand.

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