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This is a follow-up to my posting on October 10th regarding my 57...

Posted at 4:56 PM on Nov 01, 2008 by bellabear, #36188
This is a follow-up to my posting on October 10th regarding my 57 year old husband who began taking Lisinopril in March of 2007. He was NEVER on any other medication prior to taking this drug. He suffered Depression, loss of memory, lack of concentration, can't focus and struggled with small task. We have recently had an MRI done and his brain has shrunk. Deadfred1 replied to my posting and he is a 36 year old male who has been on Lisinopril for 5 years. He has the same side effects as my husband. He had a recent MRI and his brain has shrunk!!! We visited a Neurologist with his MRI results for a second opinion and he is ordering more tests because "it appears to be indictive of Alzeheimers" with the area of the brain that has shrunk. How can this be??? This was a healthy, 57 year old NEVER on a drug in his life and within months of taking this, he is in Depression and having memory issues. Isn't anyone connecting any symptoms here??? Any Doctors out there with an "open mind"? This medication is was developed from the venom of a poisonous Brazilian snake!!! Hello...it's more like a slow death with Arsenic!!! My mother-in-law has been on this drug for years and years and years. She now sits with dementia in an Alzeheimers unit. Is anybody out there listening? Alzeheimers is becoming an epidemic in this country. Have we ever thought the medications we are taking is creating this devastating disease? Millions of people take Ace Inhibitors, millions of people have Alzeheimers. They are getting younger and younger according to the Neurologist. Why, because younger and younger people are being put on Blood pressure medications from poisonous snakes. Are there any open minded Dr.s out there that can "step outside the box"...don't just "think outside the box"...."step out for goodness sake" and start paying closer attention to the symptoms people are having. I am convinced there is a definite connection to my husbands side effects and this drug. Get off people. Get off.
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Reply about 1 year ago on Nov 02, 2008 by phylisrn, #14088

Bella,have you put your husband on any vitamins and supplements yet?
I do know that Vitamin B12 deficiency causes brain atrophy. The zinc is also important to the neuro system. This drug depletes the body of all minerals and vitamins.
I am slowly getting better with the memory loss. It is a long slow process. At one point my husband would jokingly say to me " I think you are getting early Alzheimers". I would laugh it off but inside I was terrified cause I knew something was wrong with me. People had to complete my sentences. I couldn't remember anything from 5 seconds ago.
Please dont readily accept the diagnosis of Alzheimer. That is the easy way out. These doctors and drug companies are killing us.
Also you should look for a good holistic doctor in your area also.
I also took Lisinopril for 5 years.

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