User Reviews for lisinopril-hydrochlorothiazide oral

I have been taking this drug for years and none of the side effect mentioned ever happened to me. I am surprise of this. It worked fine for me.

Third medication all have made me lightheaded, dizzy but this is the worst. The cure is worse than the problem in my view. Think I'm going to quit the medicine and do some research Get dizzy just turning over in bed at night, upset stomach, no energy, headaches, quiver on inside (nervous). I think I may find a new Dr. I don't like pill pushers.

I have been on this blood pressure medicine for six weeks one 20mg per day I get very dizzy in the morning when I wake up and try to get out of bed. I have a light dizzy feeling most of the day. I think I will lose weight and find more natural ways to lower my blood pressure

Was on this drug for about two years and had a cough that bothered me daily, keeping my husband up at night as well as myself. A doctor I work for asked if I was on Lisinopril and I said I was. She said that one of the lesser common side effects was a cough. Last week started on another drug and I feel like the cough is subsiding.

I have been taking it for 1 week and if I had not read the other reviews I would think I had a serious illness...I can hardly walk from the house to my car my legs are so weak and achy. Constant nausea, stomach pain and dizzy/faint feeling. I am thinking I had rather have high BP and risk a heart attack as to feel this way:(

day one dizzy, tired lack of energy, headache & eye pain. I am not going to continue with this pill. Think i will try health living . I hate this medicine i cried all day depression was bad. taking 10/12.5 and my dr was me to cut them in half but i say no more.

Lisinopril by itself did not control my BP, doc added HCTZ and numbers lowered. No cough or spasms, have had some weight gain and hair loss, but not sure it is due to this drug or just the joy of aging.

Was taking Diovan and asked about something on the WalMart $4.00 list and was prescribed Lisinopril-HCTZ in the 20/12.5 dosage. This worked for about a year then my BP started to drop below 100/65. Started to take a half a pill and the BP went back to 116/72. Pulse rate stayed constant 68+/- 2 points. I have had no cough issues but just a small amount of a rash which goes away during the winter when I am indoors all the time. When first diagnosed with hypertension it was 220/115 at age 60. I am now 71 with a BP of 117/72 and feel just fine but I don't take any other medications other than the 81mg of asprin.Read More Read Less

I was on another medication for two decades that made me so tired that I refused to take it in the morning -- only at night. As a result my blood pressure was scary. Other meds have given my migraines, so I felt there was no hope. A new doctor put me on this one. I was not hopeful at first. In the beginning my blood pressure dropped low and made me dizzy in the morning, but it soon corrected. I've been on it now for 5 years+ and I am so grateful to be done with the worry about my blood pressure and not feel tired. I do tend to get the dry cough at bed time, but over time, this problem has diminished. If it ever bothers me, I use Biotene liquid, just a squirt, and I go right to sleep. I'm 65. I dance and I work full time. This medication has been a godsend for me.Read More Read Less

Shortly after starting this med I began to have episodes of itching and swellings. My lips wound swell up or my fingers would swell and itch. My PC said this drug had the capability of causing this problem but didn't think it was the culprit because the swellings and itching would last from one to two days then subside before returning again. My PC thought that the swellings, once present, would not subside as long as I was still taking the drug daily. After months of dealing with this, my Cardiologist, who first agreed with my PC, finally concluded that it was, indeed, this drug that I was having an adverse reaction to. After stopping it, I had one more episode of swelling and itching before it stopped all together. I'm now on, what my Cardiologist referred to as " a cousin" of Lisinopril/Hctz and was told it could react in the same way. I've only been taking "the cousin" for about five days and I'm hoping I have a better experience.Read More Read Less

I have never had such a bad reaction to medication as I did to this one. I was only on it three days, and thanks to reviews on this website & others I recognized quickly that I was experiencing the "rare" stomach problems, as well as dizziness when standing and also lightheadedness while walking outdoors. My blood pressure dropped too low the first day. I took the first dose in the morning, by evening my stomach was upset. It got progressively worse the following day, and by that evening my stomach was distended, and my entire abdomen was very tender to the touch. I could not get in any comfortable position lying or sitting, couldn't even have clothing touching the waist area. The stomach cramps were constant and became the intensity of labor pains. The pain was horrible, and I also had light diarrhea even tho I was not eating anything but broth. The information that came with the medication listed this as a "rare side effect", and the nurse at my doctor's office initially did not think it was related. I mentioned my research on the internet showed it could indeed be a serious side effect, and after consulting with the doctor I was switched to another drug. When my husband picked up the new prescription, another pharmacist said that yes, some people do have that reaction. After stopping the medication, I was improving within 12 hours and recovered within 24. I had previously not had problems with either Toprol or Diazide for high blood pressure, but am having to take birth control pills for menstrual issues and that has raised my BP. This medication was listed with many more possible side effects than others I have taken, so I have to wonder why it is so often prescribed. I think it is probably that it is low cost. For me, not worth it and never again!Read More Read Less

64 years old have been on it for several years. Nurses had a hard time finding blood pressure the other day 102/60 never been that low. Othostatic hypotension , dizziness when I stand from lying or sitting position. Loss of energy, dyspnea, excessive tiredness.

I started taking this medication about 7 months ago, my blood pressure fell into the normal range but I have had a horrible cough since shortly after I started taking it. Tired all the time, vision getting worse, doctor said that it was just allergies so told me to take an allergy pill. The coughing also has made my acid reflux worse. The coughing is bad enough to make phone conversations for work difficult.

causing me dry throat and feeling hot and not feeling well at all with this medicine . I feel itchy . Tongue is dry. Only had it for two days.

Originally on 5 mg, but not effective at lowering BP. Dosed was upped to 10mg, and I began experiencing dry cough, a good bit of hair loss and blurred vision. No longer on this drug.

I recently started itching on my scalp, back of my head and trunk. No hives no rash. Some headaches that last all day with no relief. Could it be this medication? I take levothyroxine also.

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