Lisinopril Side Effects

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  1. link Philipv
    About 5-6 WEEKS
    My cough subsided after discontinuing the drug....Your cough was triggered by the drug but the involuntary cough trigger seems like it did not reset. YOU HAVE GONE TO AN ENT doctor to see it is now post nasal drip?
    Philipv- over a year ago - 1 Reply - in Lisinopril
  2. link Tlh
    Lisinopril constant runny nose, dry cough, left ear, family breakfast, audio test
    I have been on Lisinopril-HCTZ 20/25 for about 5 weeks now and I have noticed a little dry cough recently and a constant runny nose. Since 3-15-08 I notice that my left ear has been losing some hearing and today the 18 of march it feels like I have s - 58% more...
    Tlh- over a year ago - 8 Replies - in Lisinopril
  3. link Che88rae
    To all : I quit Lisinopril in 2010 after just a few months because my balance was so poor that when I leaned forward to insert my key in the door I would veer off to the left uncontrollably and bash my head against a sharp corner on the light fixture - 66% more...
    Che88rae- over a year ago
  4. link Jeanniep
    How long does Lispornil last in you system
    I stared taking Lispornil in Oct 2010-quit in Dec 2010, due to it made me cough. As of today 06/29/11 I am stll coughing. My question is how long can a cough last after taking Lispornil? I have been ruled out Sinusitis, and Asthma. If anyone knows pl - 7% more...
    Jeanniep- over a year ago - 6 Replies - in Lisinopril
  5. link Carol_in_pittsburgh
    Lisinopril and chronic cough with sinus drainage
    Can Lisinopril cause a cough that is productive with mucus draining from the sinus'? My cough started a week after starting Lisinopril. It is a cough that produces sinus drainage. I've taken medications such as Claritin and Allegra D which do not hel - 53% more...
    Carol_in_pittsburgh- over a year ago - 52 Replies - in Lisinopril
  6. link Doriscolemanjones
    dcj - I started taking lisinopril 10 mg almost 2 months ago. Starting noticing a tickle in my throat which caused a dry hacking cough until tears ran down my face. Can't go anywhere without cold water and a cough drop. The cough wakes me up several t - 78% more...
    Doriscolemanjones- over a year ago
  7. link Guest0222
    Lisinopril diabetes, blood pressure medication, energy metabolism, zoloft, succumb
    This drug will lower your blood pressure, and steal your health and happiness in return. Is it worth it? It's hard to imagine when there are alternatives. From both personal experience as well as reading this website, lisinopril is linked to depressi - 94% more...
    Guest0222- over a year ago - 7 Replies - in Lisinopril
  8. link Billyk
    I have only been on lisinopril (5 mg) for 10 days...but the dry/hard cough started within 3-5 days of taking it. By the 5th day I could not sleep due to the cough. Initially, the cough was only at night after going to bed...but soon became an "a - 58% more...
    Billyk- over a year ago
  9. link Jenmeds
    2 months after starting lisinopril, I am having problem getting a deep breath
    Has anyone else had a breathing problem after using lisinopril, I went to pulmonary doc and he said the ace inhibitors in this drug is stopping my breath around my voice box,,,,when I talk it makes me feel like I need a deep breath worse than just no - 54% more...
    Jenmeds- over a year ago - 7 Replies - in Lisinopril
  10. link Atalor
    I have COPD, I started taking Lisinopril 3 weeks ago. My breathing ,especially at night has been worsening. I try to lay down at night and find it immpossible to sleep. I get up suddenly not being able to catch my breath. and I have a cough during th - 31% more...
    Atalor- over a year ago
  11. link Bjoseph
    Disturbing Cough
    It began about 5 years after I began taking Lisenopril. I thought I had a cold, allergy or sore throat. My throat was so dry, I needed to take water with me wherever I went. I coughed so hard and loud that my neck muscles grew large and my stomach mu - 41% more...
    Bjoseph- over a year ago - 6 Replies - in Lisinopril
  12. link Terric
    I also have a cough, along with mucus, increased blood sugar levels, weight gain, numbness in my hands, and urinary problems. What really bothers me is that I have health problems including kidney disease and it sounds like I should never have been g - 55% more...
    Terric- over a year ago
  13. link Nancya
    Lisinopril atenolol, stress, ringing in my ears, tinnitus, lisinopril
    I've been having ringing in my ears (tinnitus) which started at about the same time I started taking Lisinopril. Has anyone else experienced this side effect?
    Nancya- over a year ago - 52 Replies - in Lisinopril
  14. link Rem
    I had heart surgery in 08, four bypasses at the age of 44. ? Was doing good for about 3 months, then started getting dizzy when I would get up or exert myself, also ringing in ears, mainly left one. It has gotten worse and this morning I woke up and - 61% more...
    Rem- over a year ago
  15. link Bobbielu
    Six months of hell after taking Lisinopril..
    In January, my dr. put me on Lisinopril for high blood pressure. That same week I developed bronchitis, but it was Jan. so I thought it was a viral infection that would go away...after two weeks, I finally went to Urgent Care and was put on an antibi - 83% more...
    Bobbielu- over a year ago - 3 Replies - in Lisinopril
  16. link Wags
    Lisinopril and Thyroid?
    I have been on lisinopril for about 2 years. I thought the mucus and coughing I experienced was due to developing allergies because of getting older. About a month ago, I saw some swelling in my neck. I've had a blood test, thyroid ultrasound, and a - 36% more...
    Wags- over a year ago - 1 Reply - in Lisinopril
  17. link Songbird29212
    Oh may Good ness I am so glad (well not glad, sorry to see so many people have gone thru this- I mean) but glad to know I am not alone. Because doctors tend to act like your crazy when you come to them with something, they dont' wanna take the blame - 77% more...
    Songbird29212- over a year ago
  18. link Bugsy
    cough, sinus, headaches.....oh my
    My Dr. put me on lisnopril for high blood pressure. Within a week I developed an annoying cough. It became chronic and there were times I couldn't catch my breath because of the coughing. I was taken to the emergency room from work one day when my co - 64% more...
    Bugsy- over a year ago - 1 Reply - in Lisinopril
  19. link Rogman
    I was on Atacand for years as part of a 3 drug combo prescribed by a Nephrologist for chronic hypertension. I asked my I.M. to switch me to Lisinopril to save some cash on co-pays last fall and I started a nagging cough. At the same time I started us - 72% more...
    Rogman- over a year ago
  20. link Happywaterfall
    Lisinopril Limbo
    I was on Lisinopril with no problem but my blood pressure was still a bit high. So my nurse practitioner doubled the dose last mid June. I began the violent coughing immediately. In July I went in to get it taken care of. My nurse practitioner was no - 88% more...
    Happywaterfall- over a year ago - 5 Replies - in Lisinopril
  21. link Sugarland60
    iI have been on lisinopril since March and have thought the cough and heavy chest was coming from my reflux or asthma - thanks to my daughter I figured out what the problem is three days ago I stopped the lisinopril and am starting to see some improv - 22% more...
    Sugarland60- over a year ago
  22. link Famphil
    Lisinopril liver enzyme test, routine blood tests, elevated liver enzymes, alt liver enzyme, last test
    I have been on Lisinopril and a diuretic for about 1.5 years -- started with 5mg of lisinopril. At first had a slight cough, but went away. In Feb 2008 routine blood tests were done and my ALT - liver enzyme was slightly elevated to 36. ( last test i - 77% more...
    Famphil- over a year ago - 3 Replies - in Lisinopril
  23. link Bethany22
    Hello. I am a 29 year old female who has been on 10 mg. of lisinopril for about 1.5 years. It was working great. No complaints other than a dry cough here and there. I have been an insulin dep. diabetic under great control since birth and get routine - 71% more...
    Bethany22- over a year ago
  24. link Tram7777777
    AFTER BEING ON LISINOPRIL I DON'T ENJOY THE ACTIVITIES I USED TO ENJOY
    I HAVE BEEN OFF OF LISINOPRIL FOR 8 MONTHS, I THOUGHT BY NOW THAT I WOULD HAVE BOUNCED BACK BY NOW, I USED TO GO OUT WITH FRIENDS TO LUNCH, GO TO MOVIES, I LITERALY HAVE TO FORCE MYSELF TO PARTICIPATE, YOUR MOODS SWINGS FROM ONE WAY TO ANOTHER IT IS - 65% more...
    Tram7777777- over a year ago - 3 Replies - in Lisinopril
  25. link Tram7777777
    I HAD A VERRY BAD COUGH AFTER 8 MONTHS IT HAS GONE BUT I STILL DONT FEEL LIKE I USE TO FEEL, I WAS ENERGETIC, NOT ANYMORE, I DON'T TAKE TO MANY PRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS ANYMORE BECAUSE I DONT KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ME IT WAS FRIGHTENING FOR ME GOING - 61% more...
    Tram7777777- over a year ago
  26. link Cjinpa
    They siad doctors prescribe an iron supplement for the cough. Maybe this would help!
    Cjinpa- over a year ago
  27. link Heehaw531
    Lisinopril heart pounding, heart rate, cough, shortness of breath, blood pressure
    Took 20MG for about three months. Shortness of breath, very weak and contantly winded, blood pressure goes down but heart rate has gone from normally about 70 to 80 to up to 140 or 150. Can hear heart pounding at night while trying to sleep. My docto - 37% more...
    Heehaw531- over a year ago - 1 Reply - in Lisinopril
  28. link Phomp
    I've been on Lisinopril for two weeks. Your symptoms are the same as mine except for blood pressure. Normally I have low blood pressure, the doc. put me on this med. to help protect kidneys since I have diabetes. My blood pressure is 98/63 Pressure 6 - 25% more...
    Phomp- over a year ago
  29. link Camberwell
    Lisinopril anxiety, prosac, losing my mind, tights, still alive
    I have just called my dr. for an appt. I was not researching Lisinopril I was looking for info to email someone - happened to spot the first post...I nearly fell over! I now know I am not losing my mind, because that's how I've been feeling - the cou - 74% more...
    Camberwell- over a year ago - 10 Replies - in Lisinopril
  30. link Dolphindame
    All on Lisinopril with pain in chest - please get a lung xray. I'm looking up Lisinopril for a client who has had the coughing since starting Lisinopril - then chest tightness - then pain that only lessened when she held her chest tightly. Now a lung - 67% more...
    Dolphindame- over a year ago
  31. link Commochic
    Lisinopril valentine s day, severity, last time, fda, mucus
    I'm a 56 year old woman and had been taking Lisinopril for about a month and a half when I developed this thick mucous in my throat. Two weeks later the dry hacking cough started. I work with the public and this cough has ruined my life. I finally we - 72% more...
    Commochic- over a year ago - 7 Replies - in Lisinopril
  32. link Beatty4567
    MY NAME LIZZIE AND I USE TO TAKE LISINOPRIL 3YRS.AGO, I REMEBER THE FIRST DAY I STARTED TAKING IT ,I STARTED COUGHING DIDN'T KNOW WHY I WAS COGHING LIKE THAT ALTHOUGH I DO HAVE ASTHMA I THOUGHT HUH' MAYBE THAT'S WHY I'M GAGING. BUT I KEPT TAKING IT A - 72% more...
    Beatty4567- over a year ago
  33. link Bubblegumlake
    Lisinopril productive cough, class action suit, atenolol, hctz, twice daily
    Is there an existing class action suit against any of the makers of lisinopril? If so, I would like to join. My daughter died suddenly 3 days after her dose of lisinopril was raised from 10 mg to 20 mg. Hers also had HCTZ 12.5 mg. She was also on ate - 43% more...
    Bubblegumlake- over a year ago - 20 Replies - in Lisinopril
  34. link Swboyce
    Sorry about your Mom. I just brought my husband home after 3 days in the hospital, similar to the description of your Mom. What is weirder is that there was a patient admitted the next day with same reaction to lisinopril....bad batch(es?). My husban - 51% more...
    Swboyce- over a year ago
  35. link Willstown
    Wow! I am sitting in the ICU with my mother who has a swollen face,extremely swollen lips, a swollen tongue and a breathing tube. The breathing tube was inserted because her throat was closing. If there is a class action, please contact me willstown@ - 40% more...
    Willstown- over a year ago
  36. link Phylisrn
    Lisinopril rib cage pain, dry cough, breath heart, labetalol, heart palpitations
    I am actually crying as I had no idea what was wrong with me. I have been on Lisionopril now for about 5 years at 40 mg/day. During those five years I have been fatigued, suffered with GERD, dry cough. Of course my doc said to lose weight. Last month - 83% more...
    Phylisrn- over a year ago - 4 Replies - in Lisinopril
  37. link Dianeh
    I've had problems with dry choking cough on any of the 'pril' BP drugs. Other people can take it for years and not have problems but 2 months into it and I was miserable. I've also had problems with Lipitor, with muscle fatique and cramping. If I dis - 38% more...
    Dianeh- over a year ago
  38. link Wwoodian
    Shortness of breath, Weight on Chest...
    I have been experiencing shortness of breath, and the feeling of a weight on my chest (among many other side effects!) since I started taking 20 mg. of Lisinopril about 4 months ago. I fortunately found this website and went off of it that same day. - 77% more...
    Wwoodian- over a year ago - 1 Reply - in Lisinopril
  39. link Tram7777777
    I HAD SHORTNESS OF BREATH WHEN I WAS ON LISINOPRIL, AND STILL DO, I HAVE BEEN OFF OF LISINOPRIL FOR 9 MONTHS. I WAS CONSTIPATED, SEVERE BACK ACHS, COUGHING PHELM SO THICK I WOULD ALMOST CHOKE, ITCHING, FINGERS SWELLING, MY FINGERS WOULD CLOSE UP AND - 80% more...
    Tram7777777- over a year ago