2 Months After Starting Lisinopril, I Am Having Problem Getting a Deep Breath

Posted over a year ago

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 normal ... more »

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 normal activity. It is also worse at night....the feeling is like when you yawn and get that deep breath, it feels like I need to get that breath but sometimes I get it but sometimes I get up and pace. My pulmonary doctor said it will take six weeks for the lisinopril to get out of my system.

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Phylisrn - Lisinopril is known to cause very bad breathing problems. I took about 6 weeks for mine to go away.

Posted over a year ago - Reply

Peteandsheila - Hi Have you got over the strange throat sensation? I have been off the drug two weeks now and cough and wheeziness gone so has itchy throat but throat still feels a bit uneasy and tight down one side and I was wondering about your posting saying 6 weeks to clear. Thanks for any info. Pete

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Jenmeds - Its has been 11 weeks since I quit taking Lisinopril and the feeling of needing a deep breath is still there, they are setting me up with a stress test. I'm not sure how these sites work, I hope you get my reply. jenmeds

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Annevall - It took me many weeks to determine that lisinopril was making my COPD much worse than normal. When I figured it out, my breathing improved 200 percent. The improvement occurred within a week, but I was on a low dose of lisinopril.

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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 the day that I can't get rid of. Lisinopril is the only change in my daily medication routine. I am stopping it .

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Annevall - Thanks for all the feedback on lisinopril. I also had severe breathing difficulty especially after my doctor raised my dosage to 10 mg per day. I was hospitalized and taken off lisinopril. Now taking Norvasc for about two months and experiencing severe fatigue. Any blood pressure meds that don't cause breathing problems for COPD patients and/or severe fatigue?

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Nikilet - I will repeat Annevall's question. Are there any blood pressure meds that don't cause breathing problems for COPD patients? I am presently going through this and have stopped taking the Lisinopril in the past 3 days because my doctor would not listen to me when I seen him last week. He cut my dosage, but that didn't work either, so I just quit as I was feeling so badly and having such trouble breathing that I feared I might end up in the ER.

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