I have only been on 20mg of Lisinopril for 3 days now and am havi...

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Posted at 6:37 PM on May 30, 2009 by leighoh, #41875

I have only been on 20mg of Lisinopril for 3 days now and am having constant headaches, fatigue, dizziness, and very lightheaded.. I never got the headache even when my BP was up, much less any of these other symptoms. My DR. advised that if they don't go away after the 3rd day to stop taking the drug and take naproxen till I can get in to see her. Which will be this week! I refuse to take this drug with ALL of its side effects. NO OTHER DRUG I HAVE EVER TAKEN had EVER GIVEN ME THIS MUCH PROBLEMS WITH THE SIDE EFFECTS! Also, since taking this drug, I have cried more over stupid things than I can remember.

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Reply 5 months ago on Jun 17, 2009 by ilovemylife2, #20705

I had lots of problems with Lisinopril HCT. Extreme brain, arm, and neck fatigue and very interrupted light sleep. Oh, and the weight gain. About 10 lbs.

My experience with Diovan was much the same.

I am only surprised that the effects have shown up so quickly. It took a few weeks for me to feel really bad.

I now consider myself simply "salt-sensitive" and am using sea salt and taking over-the-counter potassium and magnesium. Both have helped my edema (swelling of the lower legs).

Hope you are doing well,
Janet

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