This drug should be taken off the market. My Dr. warned me of a c...

I was on Benicar for several years with no side effects whatsoever. I'm 42 with borderline high blood pressure and it worked great.

I switched to Lisinopril in March/April due to the cost of Benicar and the fact I got laid off the first of the year and no longer have insurance. My doctor warned me the cough was a side effect but thought I would try it anyway. At first everything was fine, but the past month has been a nightmare. Horrible cough, especially at night, the past few weeks I've got next to no sleep. I was sitting here at 1am last night unable to sleep and decided to do a search on Lisinopril side effects and found this forum. Needless to say, my eyes have been opened, as I have experienced a lot of these same side effects since starting the drug, but didn't really put it all together until now. As of tonight I am stopping the drug, calling my Dr. and getting lined up for something else.

Benecar was a great fix for me and my blood pressure. I took it for 10 years and it worked great with no real side effects except I was tired, took it at night and woke up fine in the morning. The only problem I had with Benecar was it was too expensive, no generics and my insurance refused to cover it. I had to quit taking it and my blood pressure shot up sky high (stroke danger high). Now I'm on Lisinopril and having a dry cough that makes talking, singing etc impossible without coughing and gagging. I'm also starting to have some serious problems with depression all of a sudden. I experienced a similar problem with toprol and depression. I ended up in my kitchen with a handful of them wanting to commit suicide. Not going there again with a medication. Looks like I need to find something else other than Lisinopril. Hey, Doc, got another one for me?