Lisinopril and depression

My husband (57 years old) started Lisinopril in March of 2007 for High Blood Pressure and he's never been the same. At first, we didn't connect the symptoms but now I am convinced this drug caused his problems. His symptoms include loss of memory, can't concentrate, can't retain anything, short tempered, depression. At times confusion or unable to grasp anything requiring multi-tasking. He had a loss of appetite where in lost 25 pounds in less than 6 months. He described months ago that "his head just doesn't feel right". When asked...do you have a headache...he'd reply.."I can't explain it...it just doesn't feel right. The depression has lead to another drug "Lexapro". This drug interferes with concentration too!
Prior to taking Lisinopril my husband was running his own business and working a full time job he's had for years. Within 6 months, our lives changed drastically. I know 2 other people experiencing the memory loss, can't concentrate, can't retain symptoms around the same age as my husband... all taking Lisinopril.

All of this has been weighing heavily on his mind because his mother has been diagnosed with Dementia/Alzeheimers at age 74. Guess what...she has been taking Lisinopril for years and years and has been treating for depression for years and years....any connection here? This drug has been around for many years and it seems like every elderly person is taking this for High Blood Pressure. Could this be a culprit to Dementia/Alzheimers? A reoccurring theme I see amongst all of these side effects is "depression".

Of course when we discussed these symptoms with his Doctor...we were pooh poohed with "I've never heard of these symptoms in 20 years of practicing". Well, he needs to do some research! My husband quit taking this drug on Sept 12th which takes 2-3 weeks to get out of your system. I noticed recently he didn't struggle at all at the ATM machine. I'm hoping this is the culprit as we are now in the process of getting a second opinion to determine if he may be in the early stages of Alzheimers. We pray that he is not! Get this drug off the market!!!

I have been on Lisinopril for 3 days now, for slightly elevated BP. Doctor told me to take 20mgs, I split it in fourths, and have been only taking a fourth, and have had tingling in my hands and feet, chest pain, tiredness, severe anger and depression, I had the same reaction when I took Atenolol, (beta blocker), 12.5 mg a day for three months, Also I am going completely bald!! I know that was from the Atenolol, so this med, is just as bad, I'm not taking it anymore, I like my hair,health, happiness and sanity to much to compromise it another second, I also have suffered from depression for many years and have asthma, so I should have never been giving either one of these drugs! I will take Garlic, Omega supplements and see where it takes me, God Bless and lets try nature instead! P.S. I am a 41 yr old female. hope this helps.

I am 43 year old financial advisor at the second largest bank in the United States. I have always considered myself in very good athletic shape. Three star athlete in baseball, football and basketball in high school. I went on to letter for four years as captain of a division I baseball team. After college I continued to run, work out, and manage/play baseball up until this day. It was at my routine physical that my Dr diagnosed me with hypertension. No surprise I thought as being under plenty of pressure at work. My blood pressure was140/85.
Although I continue to work out three to four time's per week my weigh has spiked from 190lbs to 208 lbs in the year and a half that I have been taking Linsinopril. Until I found this web site I couldn't explain the cough, pain in the left side of my neck or the feelings of emptiness/depression that have followed me around like a cloud. That is when I can get out of bed and function that is. I used to be happy and fun loving. The person that you wanted to be around. I truly believe that this drug( that I have heard contains snake venom) is a big reason why I haven't been myself. I am not the type of person to spend time researching the internet and have always been skeptical of nuts writing or responding to any one or thing over the internet. I consider myself to be fairly rational and sane. However, this drug has made me dull and empty. My lowered sex drive almost ended my marriage. For a year in a a half I have been in a psychotic hell. I never thought about questioning my Dr. until recently when my marriage almost ended as a result of my feelings and anxiety attacks. Although my blood pressure is 115/70 my life has been a mess. I find it hard to believe from the posting here that only 1% of users of Lisinopril have suffered any type of serious psychological reaction to this drug. Perhaps the clinical trals focused on rats or elephants, but certainly not living humans.

I have since stopped taking Linsinopril (two weeks now) and the sun is beginning to come through the clouds again. If you have been taking this drug I plead with you to stop immediately as it seems enough clinical data was ever taken to fully understand the impact of this drug.

I hope that someone else does actually read this post and find it useful enough to impact their life. STOP TAKING THIS POISON

Horrific muscle cramps, twitches or fluttering in my heart/chest. Aches, pains, depression, feeling old, having lots of hair come out each day, thinking it looks like more than it should be, swollen stomach/bladder/uterus, urge to pee even when my bladder is empty. Cramps in my bladder/abdomen. Some dizziness and weird vision episodes.

They had me add these in a separate area - these are just the majority of what I can think of. Part 2 to my post.

I have taken Lisinopril 20mg once daily for only 3 weeks and I am having some of the same side effects. Memory loss and forgetting things is the main one, the 'grit in the eyes' and general feeling of being tired all the time. I'm glad I found these posts. It did lower my BP from 160 over 108 to 144 over 94. I take it after lunch, since I didn't want to drive while it takes hold. Guess i'm lucky I don't have the other side effects.

Spoke with my Doctor today and he said those were unusual side effects. I guess not from what i'm seeing here. He told me to stop taking Lisinopril and gave me samples of Hyzaar 50/12.5. I really hate taking drugs, since I have atypical reactions to them, but i'll give it a try. I'll do the research first.

Hope this helps others.

I have been on Lisinopril for many years, and always had a small cough.
This summer the cough and clearing of the throat became worse. I mentioned this to my chiropractor and he said my body has built up a resistance to this drug and greatly affecting my throat to the point where I may not be able to breathe. There have been many times, this summer, when I couldn't seem to get enough air, like I couldn't breathe deeply enough to fill my lungs. Then at times it would feel like a feather was in my throat and I would have a terrible coughing spell. I have sensed that my memory has been effected and I have had more periods of depression.
This is not the medicine for me.

Husband taking 10mg. He is having dizziness, confusion, memory lapse, depression, short-temper, severe leg cramps, chills, loss of appetite, constipation and severe stomach cramps. We are discontinuing this medication. He thinks it's literally killing him like being poisoned.

I was on lisinipril for 10 months. I have never felt so terrible in my whole life!!!! I am 34 years old and this was my first BP med. I had dizziness, bloating, 20 lb. weight gain, tiredness, pain in my arms, back and neck. I could barely eat yet I gained weight???? I had nausea and even vomited at times. I had anxiety, depression and my hands would shake. The symptoms would come and go so I figured this is how I have to live my life. So I tried to deal with it. I had to quit 2 jobs because of the dizziness and finally thank god found this website. After reading everyone else symptoms and knew I wasn't alone--- I decided to go to the Doctor's and get on a new med. I am now on norvac and I do not have a single side effect! All the symptoms of that poison are gone and I have never felt better!!!!!!! Get off lisinipril- It is not in your head-THE SIDE EFFECTS ARE REAL!

Here is a follow up- I have been off of the Lisinopril now for about 6 days. I am slowly feeling better and getting energy back. I still have some residual muscle burning, bouts of fatigue, bouts of depression. The shortness of breath is getting better also.
The irregular heartbeat is almost gone and the cough is now only occasional.
I have been taking vitamins such as vitamin c, multivitamin and drinking lots of water.
My memory and loss of words is getting better also.
I am forcing myself to exercise and lose weight. This med almost killed me.
I just pray that I don't have any permanent damage.
Also significant is the symptoms got worse when they were manufactured bu IVAX.

Well, my first posting didn't take for some reason. I have been taking L. for about 5 weeks. I had thought that I had developed a full allergy and had begun suffering from early menopause until I read these other entries. The hacking gagging cough and clear mucus from lungs?throat . The fatigue is constant and the depression is to tears about twice a week for no known reason. I didn't have these symptoms when I was on Benicar. Guess what I'm switching back to.?!!

My father stared on lisinopril on Friday, on Monday his tongue swelled so badly that he lost his airway and by Tuesday he was legally brain dead from lack of oxygen secondary to tongue swelling. Thanks lisinopril for taking my dad.

62 year old female, taking Lisinopril for over a year. I was at lost for my symptoms until I read this site, pain in arm, don`t sleep, itching all over, Head ache, pressure on back of head Dizzy, trouble walking,depression,loose of memory etc.( history of a benign brain tumor about 10 years ago) Pressure was so bad I made a appointment with my neurosurg) Talked to a Pharm. He suggested to not take it one night and see. I did and the pressure went away.I called the Cardiologist. His nurse really told me off and that I was not having any side effect, something was going on, but not Lisinopril as I had taken it for so long. She was just plain rude! She would not call anything else in for me either. I am titrating it and and looking for a new doctor!!

Was taking Norvasc when my Doctor added Lisinopril i took it from Friday to Monday experienced chest pain,blood pressure dropped to 95/60,neck and arms had tightness and cramps,also a few fingers went numb.

I'm a 44 year old female, and I have been taking 40mg. of lisinopril for over a year now. I also take omeprazole 20 mg. (a sub for prilosec) every day. Before taking lisinopril, I did have high blood pressure, but since taking this medication, I have had more problems than that. I have an irritating cough all the time and phlegm in my throat so thick that I feel as if I am chocking to death. I also have a severe rash all over my body and on the bottoms of my feet, and on my hands. I am depressed all the time, have no interest in sex whatsoever, and basically feel like crap all the time. I have a very bad pain in the left side of my neck that I know is not a result of sleeping the wrong way. I have to say, I never felt this way before taking this medication, but today I got to the point that I wanted to look up side effects to see if what I'm taking is hurting me. After reading some of these posts, I believe I know what my problem is. My husband was also on lisinopril, but 20mg and had such a terrible cough that we thought he had pneumonia. He is off the medication now, and his cough had disappeared. For me, the rash, and depression is the biggest thing. I have decided to take myself off this medication on my own, and try to find another way to deal with my high blood pressure. If you know of any herbs, and/or foods that help with blood pressure, I would love to hear about them. Thank you all for the information you have posted here. I'm sure it will help others think about what the doctors and pharmaceutical companies are trying to do to us. Seems the more medications they prescribe, the worse side effects we endure. Thanks again everyone!

drowsiness, depression, upset stomach, cough

I had been on Lisinopril for about 5 weeks, first on 40 mg. then I reduced it in half on my own, and have now decided to stop entirely and go back on Avapro. When I started it, I developed flu like symptoms and I thought I was just sick, but my body continued to fill "unwell". I had such terrible vertigo that I fell down 3 times and would get very dizzy when sitting up or bending over. Sometimes, the vertigo comes when I am sitting perfectly still! I became constipated and bloated with bouts of gas, headaches and sore throat in the evenings. My arms and legs were falling asleep during the night, so bad that I had to wake up and massage my hands and move my legs to get them circulating. Also, leg cramps have developed and cramps and shoulder pain that doesn't want to go away.I started to have to urinate all the time, as well! When I went to the doctor's office after being on it for 3 weeks, I complained that I was feeling awful (like I was going to die), depression had set in, I want to sleep all the time and have terrible vertigo, I was told that these were unusual symptoms and to try it for a few more weeks and see if these symptoms subside! Typical!!! It is thru researching blogs like these that I found that my symptoms are not at all unusual, but they are VERY ALARMING! I am a 46 year old woman and am healthy in every way. This medicine makes me feel as if I am being poisoned! I went off of it yesterday and am now doing an herbal cleanse to detox myself. I am also on fish peptides - which lowered my bp substantially in the past, but needed to find a reliable source that keeps it in stock all the time. It is safe and has no side effects.

My 31 year old son has been on Lisinopril for a year. He now has frozen shoulder. Has anyone else had this happen, can it be a side effect of the Lisinopril?

My doctor (PA, actually) prescribed Lisinopril a few weeks ago because I'm diabetic and she said it would help protect my kidneys as well as lower my moderately-high blood pressure. Things went well for a couple of weeks, but the past few days have been unbearable. Not much of a cough, but I feel terribly weak, exhausted, and I can hardly think at all--am very confused, and can barely write this note (strange for a professional writer, eh?). I also have trouble walking, am quite dizzy and out of breath, and have severe muscle cramps; feels almost like my nervous system is shutting down. And truly, I feel like it could kill me. I was grateful to read all of your comments; makes me know that I'm not alone. I will have to discontinue this medication, as I simply cannot function while using it. (I'm a 62-year-old female, by the way.) Thanks again for your comments, and I wish you all luck and happiness.

I have been on this for only 5 days- I also have the achy feelings in neck muscles and legs but I think it is mostly making feel depressed. I have never been diagnosed with depression - but I am having a hard time getting through a day. Do other people feel depressed on this drug?

Thank God I accidentally found this sight. I changed pharmacies and my husbands pill looked different so I decided to look it up on the net. He has almost every side effect up here and we had different answers for each one. High heart rate, shortness of breath, dry cough, can't concentrate, anxiety, depression, feeling of something bad happening to family or him dying, bad dreams, erectile dysfunction, no patience, stomacher pain, just not the man that is my best friend. Now that we look back it started the same time he started Lisinopril. I that the good Lord that I found this so I can get my husband back. He was getting so bad I thought I was going to have to start BP meds cause he started driving me crazy. Thank you Jesus and I hope anyone going through the same thing finds this sight.

This was my husband's experience, not mine. He started Lisinopril in October of 2007. After one month he started having anxiety/panic attacks, started having trouble concentrating on reading (which he loved), his memory was shot, he didn't sleep well, he lost his sense of humor. After two months, in one week's time, he spiraled into such a deep depression that he ended up taking his own life. I'm convinced it was because of the combination of Lisinopril, diuretic and Statin he was taking. He was a different person after adding Lisinopril and Simvastatin to his diuretic medication.

I was experiencing these symptoms when I went to my doctor Before! taking Lisinopril : Headache in morning and night, occasional nausea and hacking cough, dizziness and blurred vision, muscle aches, depression, fatigue. I was afraid I will seriously ill. Since I have been on Lisinopril for five days now. I experienced the sore throat and chest pain but it is minor compared to the rest of my symptoms I had before I started taking it. I am also taking Crestor for high cholesterol. I feel much better, I do notice I wake up when the medication in my system runs out but go right back to sleep and I sleep better at night. I wonder if having the symptoms that Lisinopril gives you before taking it made this a different experience for me. Because I am frankly surprised by reading the other posts on this site.

I took Lisinopril for only 2 weeks and quit. First, I was dizzy. Then, I developed nausea, diarrhea, headaches, and a cough. Finally, confusion and depression. I intend to hunt for the answer to lower my bp, perhaps trying a natural solution.

Christine Tippit

Thank the Lord for this site. I took 1 pill of this stuff.... just one 10mg pill, and I spent the day trying to stay awake, dizzy, confused, and strangely depressed and emotionally distrought. (and I do not have any history of depression nor have any traumatic or emotional events occured in my life.)

At first I thought I was losing my mind, but then I had a friend tell me about Lisinopril and boy am I glad. I stopped taking the stuff today and I hope the symptoms go away quickly. I know it's personal, but I've also been unable to get an errection since I started the stuff and even now that I've quit.

How Ironic, the medical profession has moved from the cruedality of selling snake-oil to the more advanced effects of selling snake-venom. I think I'll stick with aspirin and exercise.

Thanks everyone for your comments.

I had been taking lisinopril for a few years with no apparent effects but last summer began waking with extreme fatigue and slight nausea. I also developed spiking blood pressure but that was stopped by adding a beta blocker. I have vivid dreams and often wake feeling worn out from the dreams.The fatigue is severe and accompanied by depression and anxiety. I also wake feeling hot in face and torso and have intolerance for heat.My dose is 40 mg and has controlled my BP until recently when I have had a couple high readings, possibly due to anxiety. I also had a couple of remissions when I felt OK fro a coule weeks, but the symptoms recurred..

I am a 75yr old female that ahd a full knee replacement on Sept.14,07 My BP was under control before the surgery, however after the knee replacement my BP was spiking. While I was in the hospital I was prescribed Lisinprril 20 mg. That was 3 weeks ago ,this has been the worst 3 weeks in my life, my operated knee was in ,twice the pain that it should be and I had swelling in my ankle to the point of wanting to cut my foot off.I have stoped taking THAT killer drug and only after 2 days I'm feeling better,the, swelling was almost down to normal, also the depression ,& crying have changed.Thank goodness for this wed site and all the people that have responded.What kind of quality of life is that awful pill.

i started taking this medication a few weeks ago and i too thought i had a cold then i was so tired for a few days i started having headaches and back aches i thought i sprained my back and statred putting heat compasses on my neck. tonight i noticed pain coming back some what over eye.
i am never taking this drug agin. i also noticed some depression and anxiety
my blood pressre was only midly high and most likely the result of the illness i had at the time.
i don't know what to do

I have had numbness in my face. I sleep a lot. Total nightmares, suicidal thoughts. Feeling of dread something really bad is about to happen. Anxiety, Crying spells, which I'm sure come from the bottomless pit of depression it has caused in me. My 5 year old asked me where her other Mommy is. Yes.. My daughter can even tell.

My hair is falling out. I have lost most of my eyebrows.

I'm calling my doctor Monday, getting switched and I'm going to do a lot of investigating about this crap. I am really wondering about suicidal risk of this stuff. Maybe another little drug cover up. I really believe that depression and suicidal thoughts should be clearly stated to potential consumers.

And now I am really mad about this.

Kim Age 47 taking for 2 months now and my side effects seem to just mount.

I was prescribed Lisinopril for pre-hypertension at 10 mg a day. I've only taken it for 2 days and have felt so sluggish and tired but revved up on the inside at the same time. Had a headache too last night and blurry vision. It does work in lowering the BP though. Last night I felt as if I couldn't take deep breaths to relax myself and then I started having shaking chills and tingling in the hands and feet. Thought I was having a panic attack so I took my clonazepam. Then I felt like I'd have to throw up or go to the bathroom to get relief. The clonazepam kicked in after about an hour and knocked me out, but I still woke up a few hours later still feeling extremely anxious even though the clonazepam was still in my system (I take it twice a day for panic attacks) along with Lexapro for depression/generalized anxiety. I'm refusing to take any more of this drug. I will lose weight and exercise and eat healthy just to avoid this drug.

Severe leg cramps ....impotence....gout...depression.....thirst...

Finally, I found a blog that I can relate to. I've tried all types of alternative treatments and nothing seemed to work. Finally after much dismay, I decided to take Lisinopril and HCTZ to control my BP. In May of this year the doctor went up on my meds from 10.2 to 30mg of Lisinopril. I've had struggles with depression and ED. I also have itches and had an allergic reaction with my throat almost closing and later vomited. I've had enough of this trickery by the pharmaceutical industry. I strongly recommend a book by Gwen Olsen called Confessions Of An RX Drug Pusher. That book has changed my perception completely on the drug industry.

I have been taking Lisinopril for about 13 months. For about 13 months I have been coughing; gagging, choking coughing. Even vomited at times. I have been seeing doctors for over a year trying to get rid of this cough. I have had numerous tests, taking numerous medications trying to make this better. Two days ago an allergist told me about the side effects of this horrible drug. No other doctor has ever mentioned this. I also have trouble sleeping, waking up hourly or more coughing. I have also been sleeping a lot during the day which I attributed to depression before this. I can't believe I have gone this long without knowing. I immediately stopped taking this drug and have contacted my doctor for an alternative. I am hoping and praying that the coughing and other side effects will go away soon. This drug should be posted with large warnings when prescribed.

I've been using Lisinopril for about a year and have experienced almost all of the side effects that everyone else has described. I have frequent severe sweating, headaches, sinus pressure, sore throat, tickling throat, annoying cough, frequent periods of when my face and solar plexus area feel very hot and/or flushed though my face looks normal, dizziness, weakness, fatigue, depression, no energy or motivation......etc, etc, and I did not have any of these problems before. Not sure what else to take. I've read side effects for all bp medications and none of them seem like anything I want to experience. Is there anything that people have found to work that has very little or no side effects? This stuff works but I'm so tired of feeling run down. I tried natural remedies, diet change, exercise, etc, before going on the Lisinopril but those did nothing to lower my pressure.

Yesterday my blood pressure was 185/103. I am supposed to be taking Lisinopril but it gets me to where I can't sleep at night. Even if I take it in the morning. I've already had depression, so this drug didn't help much.

I'm 17 by the way.

I've been on 10mg Lisinopril for 2 months and have had side effects I wasn't sure were from the drug until I read other postings on this website. I feel tired 24/7, as a matter of fact I take it before I go to bed at night to help get to sleep, but I always wake up a few hours later and can't get back to sleep again. Any physical exertion causes serious sweating and the depression along with lack of ability to concentrate are constant. What's a good alternative?

I was on Lisinopril for 4 months. I had some coughing, the gag reflex, and a general feeling of malaise. My depression was bad at times and I imagined myself committing suicide more than once. I also began to grind my teeth at night. I have been off of the poison for 8 days and all side effects have subsided except for the teeth grinding. My teeth and jaws ache all the time. I had never experienced that problem before. I too went to the ER in the middle of the night about 2 months ago because I was sure I was having a heart attack or stroke. I finally made an appointment with a therapist 3 weeks ago to deal with the depression. She told me about Lisinopril side effects and I quit taking it. I owe her my life. I feel re-born. I am so happy to be alive!!!!
sara

Doctor prescribed, but wanted to check side effects before taking it, am glad I have! Anyone else that's a smoker with mild hypertension (140/90) taking this med? Now I'm afraid of taking it because I already have a problem with coughing and post nasal drip, choking sensation, near vomiting. Also am on Celexa 60 mg for depression and anxiety and certainly don't want to take something that's going to increase my anxiety! Any others taking Lisinopril and Celexa?

I've been on Lisinipril for 4 months now, only 5 mg, but my bp has got worse. Also I wake in the night feeling panicked and heart racing and I can hear a sound like a wasps nest in the ceiling (its there in hotels as well as in my own bedroom). I don't know whether to blame the pills.

I became ill two years ago, with depression, palpitations, feeling spaced out, anxiety etc. I have dragged myself to work all this time. My doctor has always put this down just to depression. A few weeks ago my dose of Lisinopril was doubled from 5mg to 10mg, and I have been unable to function since. Certainly unable to work. Spaced out feeling worse, limbs feeling like lead, palpitations worse, unbelievably tired, feeling as if I am going to faint, just generally feeling like c**p. When I think back, two years ago, when I first became ill, my dose of Lisinopril had been doubled from 2.5mg to 5mg. It hit my like a bolt out of the blue..had to be the Lisinopril! Reading this forum convinces me completely. My doctor, however, is unconvinced. I've come back down to 5mg but still have high bp. How do I convince my doctor to try a different med? I know it's Lisinopril affecting me :-(

I was on Lisinopril for one month in 2005. I had the cough, exhaustion, upset stomach, weight gain (which was interesting because I couldn't eat), depression, and various aches and pains. Luckily my doctor did listen and switched me to Cozaar. It is not a generic but I haven't had any side effects and my blood pressure is actually down after being on it for two years. It did take 18 months to get over the one month of Lisinopril but there is light at the end of the tunnel when you get off it.

If I get switched to a new medication or am put on a new medication for anything, the first thing I do now is check for side effects blogs.

chronic iron deficiency,fatigue,depression,lymphocyte depression,chronic muscle pain,chronic yeast infections and i am mad as hell

I have been on and off Lisinapril now for about ten years.
I have never had the dry cough, but, i never have had much energy.
Another disturbing thing I noticed is that I seem to get very depressed from it..very blue, without the ability to motivate to get things done.
Also, my weight went up by ten pounds a year and now, i am severely overweight. no diet seems to work!
I have often wondered if others have experienced fatigue, general apathy, and weight gain after using this medication over a long period of time?

I wanted to find out if others had the same EXTREME fatigue when taking Lisinopril. I was relieved to find that my tireness had more to do with Lisinopril than my overall health. I've noticed that when I stop taking Lisinopril my energy level returns to a high rate and I am happier and more agreeable (my normal self). With Lisinopril, I was almost like in a depression state. I have an appointment with my PCP in a week to discuss the alternatives. Thanks to everyone who has shared their story to keep us all healthy and happy.

I've been taking Ace inhibitors for several years. Started with captopril, another whose name I don't remember caused marked depression (the others did not), and finally lisinopril. All caused the cough, which went away after taking it for a few months, and starts up again if I stop taking for a while and then resume. Other symptoms I attribute to ace inhibitors in general are a lack of libido, headaches, dizziness, and dramatic, but gradual, hair loss. (I am female.) At one point either the ordering dr or the pharmacy inadvertently doubled my dose from 10 to 20 mg(and I didn't catch the error for quite some time - weeks or months.) When I finally did catch the error, it explained my increased cough, headaches and dizziness, and severe postural hypotension. (I'm up and down a lot at work, and I felt I would almost black out when changing position.) I'm diabetic, and take it to prevent kidney damage. My blood pressure is borderline, and sometimes higher. Unfortunately, the ace inhibitor at 10 mg doesn't seem to lower my blood pressure enough.

depression....I started taking lisinopril a month and a have ago, I started feeling very tired all the time, had no energy to do housechores, even take care of my kids and play with them. And then the crying!!...every day, I felt so sick, and the cough. No way, I stopped the medication, I will continue with my new diet and gym workout, and try something natural. This is not life. I am only 36.

I was given Lisinopril 2.5mg to help my kidneys take the protein out of my body. I was only on it a week when i got the bad cough. The first 2 days i was so tired i didn't even get out of bed (good thing it was the weekend.) I ended up calling my doctor to see about getting off the medicine. She wasn't available and neither the nurse or pharmicist would give me a straight answer about what could happen it i stop taking it. I almost started to cry when they kept giving me the run around. Which isn't normal for me...maybe some depression was kicking in? I ending up taking myself off the medicine and the very next day I felt much more alert and active, the cough has pretty much disappeared, and i feel like my old cheerful self. It's scary to think with even the low dose of this medication i was given what strong side effects can take place in such a short time.

I'm a 56 year old female. I've been on Lisinopril 40 MG for about 4 years. Since starting it I've added zoloft 50Mg for depression and HydrochLorothiazide for swelling. I walk about 8 miles a week. I've put on 40lbs, have lost all sexual interest, have continual bouts dizziness and have had terrible post nasal drip that causes such coughing it wakes me from sleep. My doctors have not checked my liver or kidneys to my knowledge. We live in such a small isolated community that there are few Doctors and only one clinic that takes my medical. It has taken care of my hypertention.

I have been taking Lisinopril for over two years. I have a whole conglomoration of symptoms that may or may not be related to this drug. The inability to lose weight, the difficulty lifting my feet, the depression, the Gerd symptoms, the deep pains on the left side of my chest (I wouldn't know if I was having a heart attack or not, because it always feels like I'm having a heart attack).
They have run a series of test on my heart. Everything but a Cardiac Cath... the heart seems to be okay, yet I have these continuous ailments. I don't want to have a Cath, the mere thought frightens me, however, not knowing if I'm truly having heart problems or not scares me too.

i suspect the lack of sexual drive and full hard erection is due to atenolol--same class/family of drugs as toprol w/c is a beta blocker. i was also on toprol for a brief period but when it started to cause anxiety, nightmares, depression, and lack of libido...i told my doc and was switched to something better. if one doc doesn't care or listen to your symptoms, it's time to find another one that does...so that's good you're going to a different doctor. a good physician will work with you and try other hbp medications that will control the bp and have the least bothersome or damaging effect.

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i been taking lisinopril,and atenolol for about 9 months too a year this past january 06 i told my doctor about 1 hell of a tingley feeling in my hands and feet more in the hands,but no cough,i also i feel i cant get a full hard erection and sexual drive either,i told the doc and it went in one ear and out the otherside..any help im schedule to see another doc soon,im nervous about this
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Have been on a low dose of Lisinopril for a month. Dr. told me about cough side effects, but nothing else. I have had severe joint pain and muscle pain, sometimes in my hips, my thighs, ankles, wrists. Always a different place. Sometimes it's hard to walk. I have been feeling like I'm crazy! Also have fatigue and depression. I didn't think about it being the medicine until I loggged on here just to see if anyone has had a similar experience. Then I looked in the PDR, and there it is-not common, but it does happen! Thank you all for sharing. Also, a dry cough is developing after a month!
Has anyone had the cough develop slowlyi