ZESTRIL Reviews (LISINOPRIL)Average Rating: 2.5 (127 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ZESTRIL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ZESTRIL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 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 | 4 | high blood pressure | | 2/23/2009 | 4 | | 12/24/2007 | 3 | | 6/5/2004 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 1 | High BP | Cough, Sore Throat, Rapid Pulse, Irritability, Mental Fog, Matellic Taste in Mouth | They should call this Devil's Spit. It's the worst medicine I've ever taken. My doctor tried to transition me to this from Ziac. I had no side effects on the Ziac but a bit of mild fatigue, but she thought this was a better drug and advised I switch. I'm waiting for a call in the morning to get my old prescription refilled. My heart rate double from 62bpm to 124bpm on this Lisinopril... I can't wait to get back to my old medication and to soon hopefully be free of them all as my weight loss continues! | M | 26 | 2 weeks 20mg 1X day | 5/13/2010 | 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 | 3 | Severe hypertension | cough! bad. especially at night. Sore throat sometimes so bad i can't swallow. When first starting to take it i experienced really bad headaches and dizziness. I still have cough and throat problems along with muscle cramping. Headaches gone | bp was usually 160's to 170's over 110. 10mg greatly lowered my bp. The cough is terrible but i'll take it over stroking out or having a heart attack | F | 28 | 1 months 10mg 1X day | 12/2/2010 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 3 | Hbp | Itchy throut and Dry cough | M | 30 | 10 days 10 mg 1X day | 3/1/2011 | 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 | 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 | 1 | high blood presure | DRY cough | horrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrible cough was so bad my ribs and throat was sooo sore cough was embarrassing and painful I dont recommend this drug for no one its horribe. | F | 32 | 4 days 5mg 1X day | 5/30/2012 | 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 | 5 | High blood pressure | slight dizziness | F | 34 | 2 years | 9/13/2001 | 1 | BP | This is a horrible medicine. It does lower the blood pressure but at a terrible price. I got a terrible cough the prevented me from sleeping. In addition, I had a swollen throat so bad that I thought I had strep throat and went to urgent care. Stay far away from this | Stay far away from this medicine | M | 34 | 30 days 10mg 1X day | 9/20/2010 |
ZESTRIL (LISINOPRIL): Lisinopril is used to treat high blood pressure. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. It is also used to treat heart failure and to improve survival after a heart attack. Lisinopril belongs to a class of drugs known as ACE inhibitors. It works by relaxing blood vessels so blood can flow more easily. FDA Approval Date: 1988-05-19 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)