http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40443 I have been on lisiniprol with hctz on 10mg dose since October 2008. My BP averaged around 144/95 before taking the med, now averages about 122/78. The problem i am having is this constant "tickle" in my throat which has been giving me coughing fits. Whe Tue, 07 Apr 2009 10:13:05 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40443?item=18682 The couch comes from this Lisinopril for lots of us......I have found taking it during a meal or drinking milk first to coat your throat area reduces it. People have told me that this Lisinopril gives you internal hives that results in an irritation that m http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40443?item=18682 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:26:40 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40443?item=18699 I posted before and I am still having the coughing problem. My throat tickles so bad I can hardely keep from coughing. I also have spots on my head that are itching and I wonder if the same thing is happening in my throat. It feels like there is somethi http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40443?item=18699 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 04:18:38 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40443?item=18706 Thanks, Myring78 and Cariboubill, makes me feel better to have such a nice support group here. yes this drug is actually affecting my voice now due to the tickle in my throat, im not sure what i hate more the constant tickle in my throat when i breath in http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40443?item=18706 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:39:45 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40443?item=18717 i have been on this drug for 2 years and have been to the hospital twice because my throat swelled to the point where it closed up and I couldn't breathe. This last trip to er the er dr. told me of side effects from lisinopril and changed my medication. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40443?item=18717 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:42:40 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40443?item=18718 I have been on 20 mg for 2 years, I never knew of all the side effects. I have many of them and never attributed them to this poisonous drug. I have the cough, have had sever rashes several times, throat swelled shut twice and I had to go to emergency r http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40443?item=18718 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:33:40 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40443?item=18721 meanjeanne52, since switched to a different bp med, how do you feel now? did you see big changes and can you share teh name of that other drug that hopefully is working better, im getting to the point where that soft spot in the neck just before the collar http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40443?item=18721 Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:26:39 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40443?item=18740 OMG, I am so glad to described what I'm having to a "T" since I started this, I'm coughing constantly, tickle in throat, can't sleep because I'm coughing, just diagnosed since I've started these meds as "asthmatic" never had it in my life, I think this med http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40443?item=18740 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:14:17 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40443?item=19095 I too had the tickle in the throat. I had episodes when I could not swallow and my eyes would tear up along with a coughing attack. I went to an ENT yesterday, and he saw I was taking Lisinopril with HCTZ, and he told me to call my doctor and to change my http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40443?item=19095 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 04:19:39 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40443?item=19117 hi snr, its funny you said "episodes" because that is a great way to describe this, i can go like severeal weeks of not having a cough or sensation to couch, then all of a sudden it comes back the cough, and yes sometimes it feels like someone is pressing http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40443?item=19117 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:16:27 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40443?item=19138 Stupid me! I requested to switch to Lisinopril to save money on scripts. I just starting taking Lisinopril about 3 weeks ago. I started coughing during the second week. The third week I called my doctor and ask for a script for my old BP medication. T http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40443?item=19138 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:40:01 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40443?item=19340 Hi, I'm a female taking this medication and hctz. The throat problem is one of the side effects that I was warned against and I also have it. However, I feel that my BP has done so well on this med that I am willing to endure the slight "tickle" that http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40443?item=19340 Fri, 08 May 2009 22:34:56 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40443?item=19631 Hello. I too, have been taking Lisinopril for approx. 1 year now and yes, I have that same "tickle" in my throat causing me to cough for a few minutes which happens I'd say a couple of times a day. My eyes also well-up with tears and it's completely unco http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40443?item=19631 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:27:42 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40443?item=20868 I HATE this toxic drug! It did the same thing to me. Took a month for the coughing to stop after I stopped taking it. Try Benicar. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40443?item=20868 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:28:24 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40443?item=20869 I HATE this toxic drug! It did the same thing to me. Took a month for the coughing to stop after I stopped taking it. Try Benicar. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40443?item=20869 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:28:25 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40443?item=20870 I HATE this toxic drug! It did the same thing to me. Took a month for the coughing to stop after I stopped taking it. Try Benicar. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40443?item=20870 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:28:25 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40443?item=20871 I HATE this toxic drug! It did the same thing to me. Took a month for the coughing to stop after I stopped taking it. Try Benicar. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40443?item=20871 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:28:27 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40443?item=20872 I HATE this toxic drug! It did the same thing to me. Took a month for the coughing to stop after I stopped taking it. Try Benicar. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40443?item=20872 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:28:29 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40443?item=20873 I HATE this toxic drug! It did the same thing to me. Took a month for the coughing to stop after I stopped taking it. Try Benicar. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40443?item=20873