| Key to ratings for zestril: 5-Very Satisfied: this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal. 4-Satisfied: this medicine helped. 3-Somewhat Satisfied: this medicine helped somewhat. 2-Not Satisfied: this medicine did not work to my satisfaction. 1-Dissatisfied: I would not recommend taking this medicine. |
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| 1 | Hi BP | Horrible cough | Did lower my BP but it ain't worth it. The coughing was embarassing and debilitating and it developed in about 2 months after I started taking it | M | 63 | 2 months | 1/5/2010 | 5 | high blood pressure | slight cough in first month, then none | controls my hypertension on a very low dose (10 mg a day) | F | 61 | 10 years | 12/15/2009 | 2 | high blood pressure | I experienced many strange happenings and was even tested for Lyme Diesease. It happened so gradual that 1 year 4 months later I can see how it has affected me. I have a chronic dry cough and occasional sore throat that drives me crazy. I have had rashes, swelling, headaches, stomach aches, muscle aches, fatigue, depression, lightheadedness and more. I have always been healthy, fit and full of life and energy. My doctor has not said it is the lisinopril but I am off of it as I read all that I have experienced in others commenting on their usage. | It has lowered my blood pressure but I am seeking another med. | F | 56 | 16 months | 11/24/2009 | 3 | hypertention | periotic cough, some joint pain, some chocking at night with fluid biuld up. | BLACK MALE 6'4 220. I actually take the gen. brand lisinopril and it lowers my bp from 140/80 to a number of readings 133/129/118 all over 80 or lower. I also think its what I eat at times when I do the right thing my bp stays in the disierd area. So the most important thing is watching what you eat and most definantlly EXCERSIZE. DO THAT AND YOU CONTROL THE DRUG THE DRUG DOESN'T CONTROL YOU. Goog luck and love yourself enough to take care of yourself | M | 45 | 3 years | 11/13/2009 | 1 | hypertension | limb pain, heart palpitations, gagging cough, asthma-like symptoms | I went to my doctor to question this medication and side-effects after about 10 months and was told all was fine. Got very ill and could not shake cough, finally decided to quit (lisinopril) and feel fine now. I question this drug being prescribed for borderline hypertension | F | 49 | 14 months | 11/9/2009 | 2 | HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE | DIZZINESS, ANXIOUS, NERVOUS, FEAR, BLOATING, WEIGHT GAIN, RAPID HEART BEAT, PALPITATIONS, UNABLE TO CALM DOWN, NUMBNESS IN HEAD, UNEASINESS. | CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY DOCTORS HAVE A WAY OF MAKING YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE MAKING THE SIDE EFFECTS UP. "I NEVER HEARD OF THAT" "TRY IT FOR ANOTHER WEEK OR SO" WHAT, UNTIL I WIND UP IN A HOSPITAL?? | F | 54 | 5 weeks | 9/29/2009 | 4 | High Blood Pressure | No side effects for me. Although, I know some people have what's called "ACE Cough" so this side effect is possible. Basically, I've had no side effects. | Seems to be an easy to tolerate drug for me, but alone it will not lower blood pressure very much. I add to add A beta blocker to it which puts my BP at 120/80 on most days. | M | 39 | 8 years | 9/28/2009 | 1 | HBP | Side effects were dibilitating, horrendous dry hacking cough day and night,many times gagging and vomiting, Effected my sleep, my income was hindered as I am in sales and could hardly complete one sentence without coughing. I was always totally exhausted from coughing and no sleep. I can not believe there has not been a class action lawsuit and the FDA has not taken this off the market. Please feel free to contact me if a lawsuit has been started as this medicine needs to be banned. | F | 59 | 8 days | 9/13/2009 | 2 | Hypertension | Mild dry cough, mysterious heart pains | 20 mg for 2 mo.; 10 mg for 3 mo. I could deal w/ the cough as it always seems I'm coughing, anyway. But I got afraid & took myself off of this when it started feeling like a finger was poking my chest from the inside & the light squeezing of the heart. Also would occasionally feel as if my heart was inflating. No noticeable decrease in my BP (140s/90s). | M | 29 | 5 months | 9/10/2009 | 5 | High blood pressure | None | Now the pressure is ok at 80/130 | M | 47 | 1 months | 9/9/2009 | 1 | High blood pressure | Fatigue, skin problems, disabling back ache, dry red eyes, joint pain, diarrhea and constipation, bloating, weight gain, choking, malaise, headaches, optical migraines, floaters. Symptoms came and went so I didn't put it together for the longest time. | What is the FDA thinking? All doctors should have to pass a test on symptoms before being able to prescribe these drugs. | F | 52 | 1 years | 9/6/2009 | 1 | high blood pressuer | The main side effects I have are an itchy throat most of the time; coughing all day and into the night which keeps me from sleeping (my husband says I cough during the night also); and some shortness of breath. Other things I have noticed since reading this website are: fatigue, mental fogginess, mild leg cramps, gagging/choking for no reason (not because of eating or drinking something). | My voice has seemed to change also. I am a preschool music teacher and have had difficulty teaching & singing through the morning. I also sing in a choir and have had problems singing. It seems that the more I try to sing, it brings on more coughing and hoarseness. Very frustrating! | F | 54 | 11 months | 6/30/2009 | 1 | HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE | STARTED HAVING A SEVERE COUGH WITH EXCESS PLEM. NO SLEEP. I WOULD BE UP FOR 72 HOUR STRAIGHT- THAT START ABOUT 2 MONTHS AFTER I STARTED TAKING IT. HAD TO GO ON SHORT TERM DUE TO NO SLEEP AT ALL. | I WOULD RATHER LIVE WITH HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE THAN BEING A CRACKHEAD WITH OUT CRACK | F | 39 | 3 months | 6/18/2009 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Red Rash around cheeks, nose and forehead. Nasty dry cough. Burning sensation of the face. No side effects for about the first 5~7 months. | M | 49 | 13 months | 3/19/2009 | 4 | high blood pressure | 2/23/2009 | 1 | High blood pressure | dizziness, mild head aches, and occasional coughing spells. | I can't say I recommend this med because it does not work as good as a lot of doctors think. I have had high blood pressure since I was 16 and I was in great shape then so I get sick and tired of hearing about weight being a main issue to high blood pressure. That said, playing sports, sleeping more and keeping stress low does more to lower my high bp than this med ever has. I take it with one other med to get my bp down and I'm lucky if it goes to 150 over 100. Don't waste your time and money on this med, its not worth it. | M | 28 | 1 years | 2/22/2009 | 5 | Hypertension | none | Effectively lowered Blood Pressure from 165/108 to near normal levels 135/84 immediately with no side effects. | M | 60 days | 1/19/2009 | 5 | High Blood Pressure | Mild dizziness, kind of a slightly enjoyable tipsiness | It does the job, is very basic, and is available in a generic form. Wonderful value if it works for you. More expensive medications haven't done even half as much for me. Also think that the general mechanism for its function benefits my demeanor and leaves me more pleasant. Wonderful medication that is derived from viper venom. | M | 28 | 5 years | 10/14/2008 | 1 | maintain low blood pressure | sore limbs, fatigue, cloudiness feeling, stomach cramps, diareha, short term memory loss, tiredness, required lots of sleep, depression, mood swings | I began taking this medicine after emergency heart surgery to help maintain a low blood pressure, and prior to that my blood pressure was always around 120/80, now it seems to hover around 200/130. The side effects of this medicine has endangered my ability to earn a living and someone from the FDA should check into how this medicine was ever allowed to market with all the documented issues surrounding it. In reading the associated comments I am quite distured by the amount of physicians which are either grossly misinformed about the medicines they prescribe or intentionally prescibe these medicines with known issues to help line their own pockets at the patients health expense. Something needs to be done about this. | M | 51 | 2 months | 7/29/2008 | 2 | variable BP | A cough. Side effects may be attributed to Atenolol: ringing in ears, impotency. Dosage is 20 mg. | M | 63 | 7/10/2008 | 2 | high blood pressure | Just started taken about 3 weeks. Been coughing night and day for almost 2 weeks. THOUGHT it was allergies which are never this bad. NOW I know it's ZESTRIL. Out of the 1st 50 on list, 29 said that they started to cough. | F | 54 | 22 days | 6/29/2008 | 1 | High blood pressure | WATER IN MY LUNGS | After doing all kinds of testing, it was determined that ZESTRIL produced water in my lungs. TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE. | M | 64 | 7 months | 6/17/2008 | 5 | high blood pressure | none | I was taking a high dose of Toprol XL for 8 years and my blood pressure was still was a bit high. My doctor switched me to Zestril and I've been amazed with how well it works for me. I only take 5 mg a day and my blood pressure is normal. I read about how some people develop a cough while on this but I haven't had any side effects. | F | 47 | 8 months | 6/1/2008 | 2 | HBP | Flushing of the face, shortness of breath, slight headache, hair loss/thinning. | Headache went away after 2 weeks, however shortness of breath and hair loss/thinning and limpness started. Can I stop suddenly with this drug or should I decrease and talk to my doctor? Any one else experience the hair thinning & limpness? | M | 45 | 30 days | 5/24/2008 | 4 | High Blood Pressure | Slight cough when I first started taking it, but it went away. | Have never had to switch to another med for HBP. Works well with my body and did not cause weight gain, aches or hair loss. Lisinopril 20mg, combined with HCT 25mg, is the only med I take, besides multivitamins. | F | 61 | 12 years | 3/25/2008 | 3 | hbp | Weight loss. Started losing weight at 10 mg, and when increased med to 20mg, weight loss escalated. General fatigue. BP OK but not great. | Has anyone experienced weight loss on Zestril? | F | 65 | 4 months | 3/18/2008 | 3 | HBP | Slight Cough, Insomnia, Redness in face and burning sensation in ears when occasionally consuming alcohol. | M | 31 | 1.5 years | 2/16/2008 | 3 | BP | Dizziness, Vertigo, BAD dry cough that I have stop the lecture and let students go ( I am a college Professor). | Works for me but at a high dose 40mg+ | M | 50 | 4 months | 1/19/2008 | 4 | 12/24/2007 | 1 | high blood pressure | Horrendous dry hacking cough that would not stop. After 1 week on pill, cough started, lasted for one month until doctor took me off. Stated, cough is a common side effect--guess they left that out earlier!!! Type of cough that makes your boss want you to stay home, keeps you up all night long and no cough medicine subsides it. | Dizziness symptoms also experienced. They should take this drug off the market!!! | F | 49 | 40 days | 12/2/2007 | 1 | HBP | EXTREME body aches, severe insomnia, fatigue, muscle cramps (esp. in legs), need to tighten and release muscles constantly, some jerking, dry cough, sinus congestion, wheezing, headache, flushed face, tremors, loss of appetite, some blurred vision. | I've been on this medication for about 8 days. Switched from Avalide to Zestril because it was so much cheaper, but, what cost is one's health!? While the Zestril seems to be keeping my bp low (maybe too low), these other things it's doing to my body are awful--and these are only the symptoms I KNOW about! I'd rather pay more money and feel healthier. I just finished calling my pharmacy for a refill on Avalide. I do NOT recommend this drug to anyone--at ALL!! | F | 60 | 8 days | 11/19/2007 | 1 | HBP and to protect kidneys | Perpetual cough for 6 weeks | worked ok for 2 years and then the Md upped the dosage and everything went downhill. | F | 32 | 4.5 years | 11/10/2007 | 4 | high blood pressure | slight dry cough/sore throat | I am happy, though, because it seems to curb my appetite. I've lost a few lbs. since I started taking it. | F | 39 | 3 weeks | 11/5/2007 | 5 | HTN | M | 36 | 3 years | 10/9/2007 | 1 | Doctor diagnosed HBP | Agonizing upper thigh muscle cramps, radiating into groin and hip area. Slight mental fogginess, reduction in urine, back fatigue. | It appears from these posts that men are able to tolerate this drug's effects for longer periods, women for only a few days. I will not continue taking this medication. | F | 49 | 8 days | 9/28/2007 | 1 | high blood pressure | Intense hacking dry cough - could not get through a conversation without coughing. Burning sensation in my face, back pain. | Was only on this med for 14 days and cannot believe how miserable I felt on it. | F | 44 | 14 days | 9/27/2007 | 3 | HBP | The 20 mg per day works to lower the BP that a diuretic was unsucessful at treating. I went off my original dose of Zestril because I noticed hair loss that is not on either side of my family for 3 generations. I thought my hair stylist was joking when he suggested that the med could be resulting in a thinning of my hair. I switched to the diuretic. My hair stopped falling out and appeared to be regaining density. The diuretic failed and Zestril was reassigned to me because it worked. Now 6 months later, my hair appears to be thinning again. Am I the only one? | M | 46 | 3 years | 9/2/2007 | 1 | High blood pressure | Dry cough | I wonder if this drug could be the cause of my legs feeling heavy? And just plain feeling bad. My kidneys haven't been functioning very good. I wonder if this stuff has damaged my kidneys for good? Just fould out that it caused my wife to have high potassium levels. I think I don't want to take this stuff anymore!!!! | M | 85 | 2 years | 9/2/2007 | 4 | breathless at night after stroke | It was helpful with chest pressure and palpitations at night after a stroke. But I noticed that scar tissue started to thin out and stretch out on surgical stitching sites after I started on it. Anybody else? | F | 55 | 2 days | 7/25/2007 | 1 | Blood pressure | Zestril caused me to accumulate water in my lungs | After several tests and open me up to check Why I had water in my lungs, I realized that it was Zestril that was causing liquid in my lungs. After I stopped taking Zestril accumulation of liquid in my lungs stopped. | M | 60 | 13 months | 6/28/2007 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | 1st started with 20 mg. Mild change in B/P. Dr. increase to 40 mg. After several week, began to feel lightheaded, some dizziness especailly upon standing up quickly. | My sexual performance also suffered. Working with MD to wean off of this medication. | M | 51 | 1 days | 6/25/2007 | 1 | Marginal HBP | Itching all over at night,and cough was starting. Burning tongue, low grade headache, nausea, anxiety, insomnia, difficulty urinating, sinus pain and brain fog. | Four days of this med was enough for me. I had three of the worst nights ever...couldn't sleep due to the itching and coughing. I am seeing the doctor tomorrow and hopefully going back to Diovan. | F | 65 | 4 days | 6/24/2007 | 5 | Mild hypertension | None. | Family history of hypertension w diastole in mid-90's mmHg wo medication. Dosage for the past several yrs is 10 mg q.d. w diastole in low-80's. | M | 43 | 7 years | 6/15/2007 | 4 | High Blood Pressure | The occasional dry hacking cough was both annoying and embarrassing. Occasional dizziness occurred but was manageable. Once in a while I would get a bit of a heart flutter. It was initially alarming but I found out that it was a potential side effect, so I was not overly concerned. | Lowered BP from 170/100 to around 135/80, not perfect but reasonably good. Dr. wants me to try Diovan to get the numbers even lower and get rid of the dry cough. We'll see how that goes. It looks like it may have other more onerous side effects in some cases. | M | 45 | 11 years | 6/13/2007 | 1 | HBP | Dry Cough, swelling of the extremities and face redness | I'm only 25 years old and I have very high blood pressure. I've been on Zestril for 2 weeks now taking 5.00 mg daily. It brought down my BP but I don't like the side effects because people think I have cold or something. I'll stop after I've read other people's rating and start thinking about losing weight. | F | 25 | 2 weeks | 5/24/2007 | 4 | healthy heart maintanence | Was switched to 20mg from 10mg 2 years ago...This drug works well, but I have noticed more side-effects with the increased dosage...Seem to be more thirsty, have more frequent mild dizzyness, and occasional head pain around frontal sinuses.. Seem to get tired on it sometimes ,so I try taking it at night. Flushing of the face occurs more often I have noticed too. | I think I going to ask for a decrease in dosage from my heart doc next time, since I don't have high bp.. This is a great heart drug if you can tolerate the annoyances....I do recommend starting low on it though and don't let the doc increase it if it isn't nessecary.. | M | 30 | 10 years | 5/23/2007 | 1 | Blood Pressure | My B/P was fine (I thought) before the increased dosage from 10 mg to 20.....I have had this cough for 3 years, and contributed it to allergies.....I woke up with a headache the first day, I doubled the dosage of zestril....next, VERTIGO with a capital V.....felt so drug, and staggered through the house....sitting, I felt like the room was spinning....NO MORE, STOPPED TAKING THE INCREASE DOSAGE ON 5TH DAY....(I KEPT THINKING the side affects would get better) Shame on me for not reading all of the paper that came with the medication....Never again... | I wouldn't recommend this to my worst enemy, if I had one.....but terrorist would blow themselves up from the side affects....wonder if the military would be interested????? Seriously, I was placed on this from my cardiologist....called my primary care doctor, and will see him next week....damn shame when the doctor's cure destroys your quality of life.... | F | 62 | 5 days | 5/10/2007 | 1 | Doctor thought I had HBP | Horrible! I took one 20mg pill on April 1st and am still feeling a slight pressure in my chest and I still have the red facial rash that comes and goes. Today, April 14th, 2007 was he first day I felt pretty good after taking a Mens One A Day Multi-vitamin only. The only symptom that I still have is a slight sinus pressure that is behind my cheek bone and my eyes. I can live with that. The tiredness went away with the multi-vitamin. I personally believe that it messes around with a person Thyroid function. | I will never, ever take this poison again. It should not ever been allowed out by the FDA! | M | 42 | 1 times | 4/14/2007 | 5 | HBP | None | 10mg of Zestril taken in conjunction with 40mg of Zocor. | M | 63 | 6 years | 3/27/2007 | 3 | HBP | Hacking cough, possible "red man syndrome" -- a constant flushing of face started one year ago that can be traced to no other cause. The flushing causes extreme heat on face but no where else on body. I can be outside in winter, freezing, and face will be flushed and extremely hot. Also, pulse has skyrocketed to 95-120 on daily basis, and I exercise daily and am in relatively good physical shape. Dosage has increased over the years from 5 to 40 mg daily. | Tried switching to herb Rauwolfia a few years ago and developed Lupus-like symptoms that almost incapacitated me. Doctor switched to Benicar, but coughing didn't stop and BP went back up. Also tried other ACE inhibitors with same results. Stayed with Zestril and other ACE inhibitors because never bothered with impotence, but am now willing to risk another type. | M | 68 | 18 days | 3/23/2007 | 3 | HBP | Hacking cough, possible "red man syndrome" -- a constant flushing of face started one year ago that can be traced to no other cause. The flushing causes extreme heat on face but no where else on body. I can be outside in winter, freezing, and face will be flushed and extremely hot. Also, pulse has skyrocketed to 95-120 on daily basis, and I exercise daily and am in relatively good physical shape. Dosage has increased over the years from 5 to 40 mg daily. | Tried switching to herb Rauwolfia a few years ago and developed Lupus-like symptoms that almost incapacitated me. Doctor switched to Benicar, but coughing didn't stop and BP went back up. Also tried other ACE inhibitors with same results. Stayed with Zestril and other ACE inhibitors because never bothered with impotence, but am now willing to risk another type. | M | 68 | 18 years | 3/23/2007 | 4 | High Blood Pressure | Hair thinning after taking it for 6 1/2 years, also have that bad cough at night. I have already been told the Zestril is the cause of my hair loss. | F | 41 | 6 years | 3/18/2007 | 2 | HBP | Fatigue, back ache, chronic muscle cramps, choking, chronic thirst, noticeably decreased libido, recently triggered severe gout in right foot. | I have complained to my Dr. about the side effects but she just ignored me. Time to find a new Dr. | M | 62 | 4 days | 3/17/2007 | 1 | hypertension | Dry cough and sometimes it makes me choke on my own sailva....Scary. Also it gives me dry, red eyes. | This brought down my BP until about a month ago. Now the doctor wants to increase the dose. I won't do it. I am looking into alternative herbal remedies while I search out the actual cause of the increased B/P. I found a book that I can't put down called "The Blood Pressure Hoax" by Sherry Rogers MD. Now I think I am getting to the root of the problem. If I continue to take this medication I will just be masking the increased B/P. My goal is to be off of Zestril as soon as possible......and I think it can be done through following the protocol in this book. I am an active R.N and need good scientific data. This book provides that data.The number of the publisher as listed in the book is 1-800-846-6687 and the website is : www.prestigepublishing.com I am tired of the pharmacuetical companies and FDA continually pushing pills instead of actually treating the reason for the disease. In Europe during the 17 and 18oo's the doctors only got paid when their patients were well. Pe | F | 59 | 2 years | 2/22/2007 | 1 | hypertension | Dry hacking cough that often causes sleeplessness. I can no longer sing in the choir due to this. By the end of the day my voice gets raspy......I have never smoked. Also it gives me dry, red eyes. | This brought down my BP until about a month ago. Now the doctor wants to increase the dose. I won't do it. I am looking into alternative herbal remedies while I search out the actual cause of the increased B/P. I found a book that I can't put down called "The Blood Pressure Hoax" by Sherry Rogers MD. Now I think I am getting to the root of the problem. If I continue to take this medication I will just be masking the increased B/P. My goal is to be off of Zestril as soon as possible......and I think it can be done through following the protocol in this book. I am an active R.N and need good scientific data. This book provides that data.The number of the publisher as listed in the book is 1-800-846-6687 and the website is : www.prestigepublishing.com I am tired of the pharmacuetical companies and FDA continually pushing pills instead of actually treating the reason for the disease. In Europe during the 17 and 18oo's the doctors only got paid when their patients were well. Pe | F | 59 | 2 years | 2/22/2007 | 2 | HBP | Headaches so bad and I cant seem to move well.its like trading HBP for what I can remember a hang over feels like. | calling Doc in the Am. | F | 41 | 1 months | 2/20/2007 | 3 | High Blood Pressure | Dry hacking, annoying cough especially at night. Coughing at times so hard my throat hurts. I nearly choked on yogurt from the cough | I take the generic Lisinopril 10 mg. The cough started within a few days. | F | 44 | 11 days | 2/19/2007 | 5 | hypertension | Occasional dry cough. | F | 62 | 8 years | 2/17/2007 | 5 | hypertension | none | F | 57 | 17 years | 1/17/2007 | 2 | High Blood Pressure | Highly aggravating cough - dry, hacking, to the point where the gag reflex would kick in and vomiting would have been the next step. Lack of sleep due to constantly waking up coughing. | Controls blood pressure extremly well, but the coughing negates it's benefits. Doc switched me to Benicar (another ACE) which is not supposed to cause the coughing but, guess what? Yup ------ I'm actually coughing worse. Have stopped all meds for a few days ---- the coughing is actually letting up. Amazing!! TIC | F | 68 | 9 months | 12/15/2006 | 2 | marginal HBP | I got a cough from a cold about 7 weeks ago, which was about a week after I first started taking lisinipril. Most of the cold symptoms eventually subsided but the bad cough I had with it didn't. The coughing slowly lessened in severity until about 3 weeks ago when I developed what I thought was a side ache from coughing. It progressed, kept me from getting more than an hour of sleep at a time at night, and eventually I developed pleurisy. By this time the coughing was debilitatingly painful. Today I had a chest x-ray to rule out pneumonia and then my doctor told me to stop taking my tiny 2.5 mg dosage of lisinipril immediately and prescribed a different type of BP med. He feels that lisinipril is at the root of this problem. | F | 60 | 8 weeks | 12/14/2006 | 2 | hypertension | Developed terrible nagging cough, primarily during the night, after about 4 weeks, was awakening almost hourly and coughing. | Worked beautifully lowering blood pressure from 150/84 to 118/70, but just could not continue taking it due to cough. Now am on different class of drug; cough gone after about 2 weeks | F | 55 | 2.5 months | 12/11/2006 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | A horrific dry cough that woke me (and my husband) up ten times a night. | I have been taking this med for only three weeks and soon after this dry cough began. I did not read the side effects and only by chance learned from a neighbor that her Mom had the same problem. Doctor's should advise their patients as to the side effects, especially if they are as common as this drug's effect. | F | 55 | 3 weeks | 11/4/2006 | 4 | high blood pressure | none | M | 70 | 10/23/2006 | 3 | High Blood Pressure | Very heavy leg feel. So bad I wanted to use crutches to get around. Some swelling experienced on left feet. Some fatigue generated also. Sometimes after eating my leg will suddenly feel heavy. | Doctor tested for potassium imbalance. Potassium level curiously ok. But I feel lisinopril is screwing or has screwed my kidneys up. As far as lowering BP, it does that good, but at what expense? | M | 48 | 1 years | 10/18/2006 | 3 | hypertension | I developed a horrible cough that seemed to increase in intensity the longer I took the medicine. At first it was annoying, but it progressed to the point of gagging/choking. This would happen many times a day, sometimes waking me 3-5 times a night. | Lowered my BP to a good level. | F | 49 | 40 days | 9/3/2006 | 2 | CHF/Hypertension | Terrible facial swelling! Zestril, depending on the strength, causes my lips and nose to swell badly. When cutting the tablets in half, the medication causes me to experience painful stomach aches. This medication has also caused me to experience depression and a persistent dry cough. | Zestril brings my hypertension under control. However, the pronounced side effects makes the quality of life poor. | F | 7/20/2006 | 3 | hypertension | F | 50 | 7 days | 6/6/2006 | 1 | borderline HBP | cough, abdominal pains, odd purple zits on chest and back, shortness of breath, sore throat, low energy, digestive issues | cough lasted almost 1 and 1/2 years after quitting lisinopril; 2 years later lungs are still not the same, very sticky throat still, deep aching pains in lungs, very debiltating | M | 45 | 3 months | 5/31/2006 | 2 | hypertension | vertigo | It did a fine job of bringing down my bp, but I started getting bouts of vertigo, sometimes severe. I have a family history of menear's disease (one of the symptoms is vertigo) but I never had it before taking zestril and haven't had it since I stopped zestril and started on cozaar. Probably veritgo isn't an issue if you're not already pre-disposed. | M | 51 | 6 months | 2/22/2006 | 3 | bp | M | 41 | 2 months | 1/18/2006 | 4 | Elevated Blood Pressure | It brought my pressure down to normal. However, when I first started taking it, I had an allergic reaction to an insect bite that made my hand and face swell. Biggest problem is little nicks and scrapes tend to crust over vice scabbing. Have to keep sites covered with neosporene until they fully heal. | M | 38 | 8 months | 1/17/2006 | 4 | high blood pressure | I developed a strange cough that would not go away. | It worked great for me until I got the cough and had to switch meds. | F | 41 | 2 months | 1/13/2006 | 2 | Hypertension | headaches, insomnia, poor libido, dizziness, brochospasms and deep muscle cramping | The orthostatic hypotension had me almost fainting at work. I bounced back and forth between generic and brand specific. DIdn't have it as bad with "Prinivil" -- I stopped because of bronchospasms and fatigue which I didn't even realize until I researched the med myself. Also I gained weight. NOTE WELL -- they don't tell you that lisinopril will skew your potassium levels much like some diuretics. Check it out. | M | 43 | 2 years | 1/5/2006 | 1 | HP | Incredible unrelenting dry cough. Unable to sleep. Its been 4 weeks and the cough has not improved much. | F | 68 | 2 months | 11/9/2005 | 2 | high blood pressure | cough that triggered asthma attack | am having a tough time finding a high blood pressure that doesn't cause too many side effects. quit taking toprol xl because it caused bronchial issues. tried lisinopril and that created a chronic hacking cough which triggered an asthma attack. my doctor said that was impossible, so i tried the drug a couple days later, and sure enough, another attack. will be trying cozaar next. | F | 48 | 8 days | 11/2/2005 | 1 | HBP | After 2 years of taking it, I developed angioedema. My cheeks, chin, lips and neck suddenly increased to crazy proportions. I had to go to the hospital. Medication was changed immediately. | F | 52 | 2 years | 10/6/2005 | 4 | Hypertension | Muscle Cramping developed over the 13 years. Infrequently at first and then increasing to the point that any muscle would cramp when flexed continuously for 10 seconds, sometimes faster. Changed to Norvasc and the cramping began to decease immediately also appears to have agravated my asthma. | M | 62 | 13 years | 9/22/2005 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Back pain, fatigue, feel like I have to push through a fog of fatigue. The effect only kicks in after taking the med for a few weeks. Sexual side effects. The slight decrease in blood pressure seems to be a poor trade. | M | 52 | 8/16/2005 | 4 | hbp | severe back pain and exhaustion | F | 66 | 6 days | 5/10/2005 | 1 | After Angioplasty / hyper tension | Was also taking Lopressor two times day Had a terrible cough and wheezing , culdnt sleep many nights , discontinued replaced by Diovan. Wheezing continued, developed into Plueral Effusion. | was it a combination of Lopressor and zestril, daonil , do not know. Stll suffering from Plueral effusion. | M | 57 | 45 days | 3/27/2005 | 3 | Hign Blood Pressue | Bruising and Wheezing | M | 46 | 1 years | 2/28/2005 | 2 | hypertension | intermittent dry hacking cough, sometimes VERY strong (annoying) | M | 50 | 2 months | 1/28/2005 | 5 | hypertension | M | 63 | 4 years | 12/12/2004 | 5 | High blood pressure | none | I take 40mg.s of Zestril at bedtime to treat my high blood pressure. | M | 23 | 4 years | 11/5/2004 | 3 | control high blood pressure | Caused severe cough. had to split pill in half. also caused severe muscle pain. | control blood pressure greatly and protect kidneys of diabetics.also use verapamil and hctz to control bp | F | 51 | 7 years | 7/14/2004 | 3 | 6/5/2004 | 1 | lisinopril | dry cough, drug induced side effect triggering systemic lupus. | I was so tired and weak I could not turn over in bed. AFter research I spoke to my doctor and asked to be taken off the lisinopril. Into 3 days off I already feel better and hope to be fully recovered in approximately 2/3 weeks. | F | 65 | 4 days | 4/8/2004 | 2 | High blood pressure | Low grade headache, dry cough | I started out with a low dose but that did not seem to be effective. My doctor doubled the dose and we shall see what happens. But I don't like waking up with a headache every day and the dry cough is a real pain. | F | 51 | 1.5 months | 2/11/2004 | 4 | hypertension | Slight dry cough. | Was taking generic lisinopril. Switched docs. New one changed me to Cozaar. | M | 57 | 6 years | 9/11/2003 | 4 | hypertension | none | M | 35 | 2 years | 5/7/2003 | 5 | HBP | initial dry cough | started taking 5mg once a day. Cough lasted the first 4 weeks then dissapeared as i was told would happen. No other problems noted. It controls my blood pressure well and with small dose. | M | 33 | 4 years | 2/13/2003 | 3 | aortic regurg | Rash...pruritic truncal exanthem. Cutting to 1/4 dose makes it tolerable, but BP then not optimal. Cough...dry, brassy. Thought it was due to local allergens at first. Small amts of iron eliminated this (ck Hong Circulation) Am juggling the dosage again, but cannot sleep with the itch/burn rash of the prescribed amount (5 mg/QD) PS I am a retired physician, and have done reasonable research into the lisinopril/ACE inhibitor pharmacopaeia | COUGH...seems to be the major reason for patient discontinuance...a small amout of Fe eliminated this problem for me...Fe did not help with the rash (which appears to be dose related, at least in my case) | M | 67 | 2 years | 1/28/2003 | 3 | Aortic regurg | Cough Rash | cf earlier post. Correction re the reference on Fe and ACE cough Lee SC Hypertension 2001 Aug:38 (2):166-70 | M | 67 | 1/28/2003 | 3 | High blood pressure | Dry, hacking, (as my cardiologist called it) "ACE inhibitor cough." When I did that, he moved me to Diovan. | M | 47 | 1 years | 11/7/2002 | 4 | blood pressure | F | 51 | 4 years | 9/16/2002 | 4 | high blood pressure | F | 51 | 4 years | 9/16/2002 | 5 | High blood pressure | slight dizziness | F | 34 | 2 years | 9/13/2001 |
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