There are 19 ratings for the drug: LOTENSIN in the Askapatient database.

Key to ratings for lotensin: 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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Rating	Reason	Side Effects	Comments	Sex	Age	Time Taken and Dosage		Date Added
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2	HBP	On 10mg, cough, ringing in ears, heart pounding at night.	When I cut it to 5mg, cough better but not as successful with BP. Ringing persisted, and heart pounding. Will probably try something else.	F	74	3 weeks 5 1X D		3/28/2010
2	high blood pressure	cough every night as soon as I lie in bed, decreased sex drive and erectile disfunction after a year of taking the drug		M	37	2 years 10 1X D		2/17/2010
4	high blood pressure		Worked very well for controlling blood pressure with no side effects.	F	44	13 years		7/31/2009 Email
3	Hypertension	None.	Added 5 mg Benazepril to my Beta blocker therapy about a month ago. BP still not under good control so probably will have to go up on the dose. I did not experience the "ACE Inhibitor cough", but have experienced transient arrhythmias.	F	54	40 days		3/16/2009
4	Moderate HBP	mild dizziness, ringing in ears, some sinus/ear issues where I could hear my voice/heart in my left ear, which drives me nuts.	Initially on a higher dose, but lost weight and so experienced dizzy spells. Dose was lowered so dizziness is rare, though I do still have the ear problems.	F	47			1/13/2009
1	hypertension	I took this drug (20mg) the first day and had dizzines and hallucinations so I stopped - a few days later I tried again and was really dizzy - I finally blacked out and then discontinued this drug.	I have changed to other meds to control my bp - but the dizziness never left completely...	F	40	5 days		10/29/2008
1	HBP	10mg, not a good drug, tired all the time, sex drive has been nil, constant cough after about 1 month, stomach pains, gas,	switched to diovan, diovan is worse! looking for natural alt's.	M	30	6 months		8/3/2007 Email
3	HBP	Switched from Lotrel because of muscle cramps in back and legs. No more cramps. Occasional feeling of needing to cough but goes away after 15 seconds. Worried that if I increase to 15 or 20mg the cough will be a permanent side-effect.	Taking 10mg that's not controlling BP as well as the Lotrel so probably need to add another 5mg until I can get up to the 20mg tablet or take the 10mg tablet twice/day. Benazepril is supposed to lower cholesterol & triglicdes 13-18% so hope helps that too.	M	50	25 days		4/10/2007
2	hbp	Severe upset stomach, nausea. Put in hospital for 3 days with pancreatitis.		M	40	3 months		2/9/2007
4	hypertension	Lower energy level/fatigue, especially when running/hiking; may be causing softer erections....	Works great for lowering blood pressure	M	54	2 days		12/26/2006
1	high blood pressure	dizzy, headaches, sinus congestion, muscle aches		F	44	2 months		10/4/2006
5	high blood pressure	None unless drink alcohol, then leg cramps which can be alleviated with 500 mg potassium (daily requirement is 3500 mg). Single incident of puffy lips, again caused by drinking red wine. Have been taking this drug nine (!) years with no side effects. Started 5mg daily, raised to 5 mg twice a day, then 10 mg, now 10 mg twice a day.		M	77	9 years		6/19/2006
2	High blood pressure	headaches and rapid pounding heartbeat that I could hear when I laid down at night. Sometimes my heart would add or skip a beat, I am not sure which....	I have now switched to another drug.	F	53	2 months		5/2/2006
2	hypertension	headaches, fatigue, recurring respiratory infections. switched meds to angiotensin receptor blocker and side effects disappeared		M	34	18 months		6/15/2005
3	to lower blood pressure	decreased sex drive, poor erections				2 years		7/6/2004
3	to lower blood pressure	decreased sex drive, poor erections		M	44	2 years		7/6/2004
5	High Blood Pressure	None		M	49	4 years		9/12/2003
5	hypertension	Some cough.	Works well for diabetics. Been taking it since Jan.2002	F	72			8/28/2002
5	keep blood pressure low.	None I know of.	Great medicne. Very effective.	M	41	5 months		9/1/2001

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Key to ratings: 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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