Why ZESTRIL* (Lisinopril ) is Prescribed for Patients*
Patient opinion of ZESTRIL: not satisfied (average rating score: 2.18)
(based on 496 reviews - combined drugs with same active ingredient - see footnote for timeframe )Top 10 Reasons for taking** ZESTRIL
(reported on Ask a Patient)
Reason | # of Ask a Patient Reviews | |
---|---|---|
1 | Hypertension* | 118 |
2 | Blood pressure* | 26 |
3 | Bipolar ii disorder | 13 |
4 | Diabetes mellitus | 2 |
5 | Blood pressure increased* | 1 |
6 | Prehypertension | 1 |
7 | Cardiac failure congestive* | 1 |
8 | Cardiomyopathy | 1 |
9 | Depression | 1 |
*Also included as reason for taking drug in FDA Adverse Events summary.
Top 20 Side Effects of ZESTRIL **
(reported on Ask a Patient)
Side Effect | # of Ask a Patient Reviews | |
---|---|---|
1 | Cough | 227 |
2 | Dizziness* | 65 |
3 | Somnolence | 62 |
4 | Fatigue* | 61 |
5 | Depression | 40 |
6 | Pain* | 38 |
7 | Headache* | 37 |
8 | Insomnia | 34 |
9 | Dry skin | 34 |
10 | Muscle spasms | 32 |
11 | Anxiety | 28 |
12 | Dyspnoea* | 27 |
13 | Blood pressure decreased | 24 |
14 | Vomiting* | 24 |
15 | Swelling | 23 |
16 | Hypersensitivity | 22 |
17 | Nausea* | 22 |
18 | Arthralgia | 21 |
19 | Cardiac flutter | 20 |
20 | Oedema | 20 |
*Important! This side effect is also associated with Adverse Event Reports (serious reaction); Also see charts in FDA Adverse Events summary.
Please click here for Safety Information and FDA Adverse Events summary for ZESTRIL
* Reviews for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Lisinopril (Lisinopril 20mg, Lisinopril 5mg, Lisinopril, Lisinopril 40mg, Lisinopril 2.5mg, Lisinopril 10mg, Carace, Zestril, Prinivil)
**Historical Analytics (through 2015) of AskaPatient Reviews Provided by Druginformer.com