I started this medication 4 months ago and it worked very well in dropping my BP to a great rate. Unfortunatley, 2 months into taking the medication I started having very bad side effects. Dry mouth, sweating, diarrhea, leg cramps, severe dizziness, cold clamy feet, cough that is very bad at night. A month ago my doctor thought I was having panic/anxiety attacks and treated me with medication for ...
Medication doesn't work well for ethnic back grounds/blk women/rare side effects not listed it will swell your intestine and make it feel like some thing is twisting inside.
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John | 35-44 | Male | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
4/29/2008
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 4.7
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I have been taking this drug for over two years and I have not had any issues.
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Anonymous | 45-54 | Male | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
4/23/2008
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 2.0
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Lots of lightheadedness, near feinting, fatigue, heart-burn and diarrhea. Had to discontinue.
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Anonymous | 55-64 | Male | On medication for less than 1 month |
4/20/2008
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 1.0
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My husband has been on this drug for about 4 days ,,and his lips swelled like you wouldn't beleive,, he looked like Buddy Love from the Nutty Professor Movie.I call his physician immediately and she told me to give him Benedryl, Hopefully this will work,, I will take him to the ER if it doesn't go down, by tomorrow, but you know how some men are, they hate the hospital.Hope this helps anyone w/ the same symptoms.. Please do research on this drug before taking, or any other drug for that matter.Good luckRead More Read Less
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Anonymous | 45-54 | Male | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
4/19/2008
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 3.3
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Anonymous | 65-74 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
4/15/2008
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 3.7
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I had been on the drug for eight weeks and experienced easy bruising on arms and calfs. Dr. told me to stop and will put me on a different drug.
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Anonymous | 55-64 | Male | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
4/14/2008
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 3.7
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guv_22 | 75 or over | Male | On medication for 10 years or more | Patient
4/3/2008
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 5.0
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I have a systematic cough but I understand this is a side effect of the drug.
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blood pressure | 65-74 | Male | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
4/3/2008
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 1.0
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Sore throat, chills, flue like symptoms. Need I say more. It did lower my blood pressure, but I must find another drug.
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Anonymous | 55-64 | Male | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
3/26/2008
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 4.0
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it has worked well for the most part. I do get headaches with this drug, but the over-all benefit has been good. If I treat myself the way I should the headaches are less numerous.
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godsgrace | 45-54 | Female | On medication for 6 months to less than 1 year | Caregiver
3/16/2008
Condition: Other
Overall rating 4.0
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I have two members of my family who have experienced sudden swelling of the lips three times their size and had to be hospitalized and given Benadryl IVs to reverse the swellings. Neither have any documented allegies but are asmatic. Be very careful of this drug and report problems immediately.
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Anonymous | 45-54 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
3/10/2008
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 4.7
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Have developed an insistant cough since taking this medication. This is a common side effect of this drug. The cough at times has interferred in my daily routine to the point I am considering changine medication although my blood pressure is under control.
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Anonymous |
3/10/2008
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 1.0
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Extreme dizziness and blurred vision within two days of beginning treatment. Had to stop taking it.
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lisa | 45-54 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
3/3/2008
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 3.7
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Starting third month of use, Expericing dry hacking cough. Especially at night, which interferes greatly with sleep.
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Anonymous | 55-64 | Female | On medication for 6 months to less than 1 year | Patient
2/25/2008
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 4.3
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this medication has a side effect, I just went through it: my tongue swell to 3 times it sixe, I could not swallow even my own Salive. The DR told me, about 10-15 % of patients can have this happening at any time. Be careful
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zeke | 45-54 | Male | On medication for 5 to less than 10 years | Patient
2/17/2008
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 5.0
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this medication is working very well for my blood pressure, but now I am experiencing skin problems that we can't get rid of. We are starting to suspect this drug.
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Anonymous | 45-54 | Male | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
2/12/2008
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 3.3
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I lasted about a month and a half on this drug. In the beginning the dizziness occurred occassionally. That did get better. The dry cough was very bad for about 3 weeks, then only at night. About a month into the treatment I developed a very dry mouth. Between the dry cough disrupting my sleep and the very dry mouth, I have now changed to a different drug. I will have to say that it definitely lowered my blood into the area of 120/65.
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Xanth | 25-34 | Male | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
2/7/2008
Condition: Other
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I take both but i stoped after only a few days because for some reason my hands started to swell and i started to break out in a rash.
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Vic | 55-64 | Male | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
1/28/2008
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 3.7
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I have COPD from being covered in lime, 27 years ago was given 5 to live unless I moved to a drier climate, BP 146/90, abdominal cramps, stomachache, brown paste stool, dizzy, blood pressure went way too low, 110/60
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frogldy2264@yaho | 35-44 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
1/17/2008
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 4.3
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i find that im being a little mean?plus im can cry at a drop of a hat!very emotional....plus my insides linda feel upset.
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winifred16 | 45-54 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
1/9/2008
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 2.0
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After taking Lisinopril-HCTZ 20/12.5 ("E 152" round white). I felt flush, and began projectil vomiting,and got a high fever. This was on my way to work. I had to have my sister drive me back home.I am calling my Doctor tomorrow to see why this medicine does not look or work like the sample meds I received from him??
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