Hydrochlorothiazide-Lisinopril and sleep

I hav been taking lisonopril now for four weeks. I feel very depressed--everyone keeps telling me that it is not the medicine, but nothing else has changed in my life.

I have been taking lisinopril for four days and that four days too many. I started taking these pill on Monday. Tuesday i went to the ER because i thought i was having a stroke. I was having chest pains and my left arm went numb. I had just had an EEG, EKG, a Cat Scan and a stress test. Each one showed my heart was fine. ER doc's could not fine anything wrong, so i went home and took my next dose as scheduled. I kept experiencing these chest pain/arm numbness off and on all day Wed. That night i could not sleep because the symptoms are worse when you lay down. I went to doctor on Thursday and described my symptoms. She thought it was strange that I was having continuous pain, so she scheduled me an appointment with a cardiologist. Today (Friday) i kept trying to figure out what had changed that would cause these pains/numbness. I started reading the literature that comes from pharmacist. Low & behold chest pains was listed as a side effect. I have decided to stop taking this medicine with the hope these pains/numbness will go away.

I'm suffering really bad! I've had this unbelievable cough that's about to make me lose my mind! I've got low back pain so severely I can hardly walk across the floor. It wasn't until I read other postings about the side effects of this drug that I realized the devastation of it! I stopped taking it yesterday. Could someone please tell me how long this drug stays in your system? I can hardly sleep at night for the severe coughing. I just choke on phlegm all day long! HELP!!!!

I keep getting dizzy, quick blackout and fainting spells since taking this medication. I also get sweats/chills. I also urinate more and am always tired. I am thinking it may be from the medication but my doctor says no and I am not sure I believe him unfortunately. Did anyone else have these spells when taking lisinopril?