December 8th
2005
11:00 AM
I WAS STARTED ON 40 MG OF LINSOPRIL AT FIRST-WITHEN THE SECOND DAY I BEGAN DEVELOPING BAD SIDE EFFECTS, SORE THROAT, NO ENERGY,VERY DEPPRESSED, ANXIOUS. IT TOOK ME A WEEK OR SO TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS DOING THIS TO ME I FINNALY LOOKED UP SIDE EFFECTS OF THE MEDICATION ON THE NET AND DOZENS OF PEOPLE HAD THE SAME SIDE EFFECTS, I QUIT THE MED AND WAS FEELING BETTER THE NEXT DAY, DOC THEN SWITCHED ME TO LOTREL A COUPLE WEEKS LATER AGAIN SAME SYMPTOMS BUT WORSE IT BROUGHT MY BP DOWN BUT MADE MY PULSE SHOOT THROUGH ROOF, NO ENERGY AGAIN, SORE AND SWOLLEN THROAT, SWEATING PALMS AND FEET, BLUE ANKLES, I AGAIN QUIT THIS DRUG AND IM ALREADY FEELING MUCH BETTER, I THINK THAT I MUST BE ALLERGIC TO ALL ACE INHIBITORS OR ARE THESE JUST THE NORMAL SIDE EFFECTS? ANYONE HQVE SAME PROBLEMS?
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October 30th
2007
1:41 PM
I've had a horrible dry, hacking cough, both day and night, but especially while I'm laying down trying to sleep. I didn't even think of it being a side effect to Lotrel until I read other users entries. I have only been taking Lotrel for one week, and the cough appeared a day or two after I started taking it. I also have heartburn, which is something I haven't experienced in years! I can only attribute it to the medication since nothing else has changed with my diet.
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