User Reviews for lisinopril oral

Lisinopril has lowered my blood pressure as advertised. Over time, other side effects began to surface to the point where I need to find a different option. - drier eyes (I suspect, but cannot prove that a recent contjunctiva tear from rubbing my eye may have been precipitated by Lisinopril) - occasional difficulty breathing through my nose (which is a big deal as I use a CPAP) - blurriness of vision, I typically have 20/20 vision at 45 and now often I have some blurriness at longer distances. Stopping this medication fixes this within a day or two. - occasional tinnitus / ear twitching - angioedema of the digestive track: this is the big one. I've had many times where I have felt extremely bloated in my guts and I am not pooping, and then all of a sudden the next day I am pooping 10 times in one day. On occasion I have had painful constipation. Taking regular fiber and magnesium has helped but does not stop the problem. Again, this clears up very quickly if I stop taking the medication. This could be extremely serious for some people.Read More Read Less

I was prescribed this medication by my general practitioner to lower my blood pressure. Too bad the side effects have stopped me from using it long night to good out of it works. I started it five nights ago and today i am stopping. My leg muscles feel like they are being smashed. I could barely stand this evening. The pain was horrendous and actually had me worried. I had read all the reviews and decided to still give it a try. That was a mistake! Besides awful pain, I have been trouble breathing and my legs swelled up. This is not worth it. Stay away from this medicine. Read More Read Less

I'm a 66 year old guy, sporadic high BP and have been on Metoprolol 20mg x2 for a couple years. My BP has climbed, so my doctor added 10mg of Lisinopril x1. After 16 days now, I've had to deal with running to the restroom every 45 minutes, with diar and cramps. No fever or flu-like symptoms, and no other side-effects. (this is enough) Sent the doctor a message- she advised to stop this med and contact her again in 1-2 days. She said once these side effects clear, she'll try me onto another med. Praise God. Never had one bit of trouble with the Metoprolol. I'm happy for those of you that this med helps. For me, never again. Best of luck to you.. Read More Read Less

After reading 15 to 25 of the Lisinopril reviews and knowing many of the symptoms are just like many I've experienced, over the past three years since I began this medication. I was on a bp medication prior to this one and I stopped it pretty soon after beginning it. I read the reviews about it and it was a blood pressure medication that hadn't been used for many years. I can't remember the name of it, though it had been the reason for a few deaths I'd read about. I was on it like 3 months and started feeling like my body was dying. Sure glad I did read the reviews early on that one. Back to the Lisinopril and the reason I first started taking it. I was falsely accused of a crime and in a corrupt court system. My nerves were shot and I was weighing around 250 pounds. I had battled COVID - 19 and barely survived. I had called a EMS out to our house and the top number was like 209. The EMS workers tried to get me to go to the Hospital and I refused. By the time I was able to go to the doctor I had lost down to 235 pounds. The doctor prescribed me the 20 mg Lisinopril and it was probably a good thing at that time for me. I kept losing weight until I was at 218 pounds and then the weight leveled out at 225 pounds. I tried to get a lot of different doctors offices to put me on a blood pressure medication for around 12 to 15 years, before I was prescribed any blood pressure medication. If I can make it that long at the age I was already at, then I'll be fine without any of the bad meds for me now!Read More Read Less

Chronic cough and throat tickle after 7 days. Began to wheeze and felt allergic to everything. Lowered pressure but could not breathe right and was off balance a lot. Dropping pill, won’t do this anymore.

I am prescribed Lisinopril 20 mg tab and although the drug works very effectively, the problem I have with this medication is it's size, color & shape. Unfortunately it is identical to another medication that I also take daily called Citalopram 20 mg tablet to treat mild depression and I often catch myself taking the same med twice rather than 1 of each. Guess I need to substitute of of these with an alternative drug. Hopefully I can swap the Citalopram with a prescription to microdose magic mushrooms to help treat the depression? I'm calling my primary care physician asap??Read More Read Less

Took it only once. Broke out in hives all over I had a reaction to it. I have never been allergic to anything. Rash/itchiness took 3 days to resolve

Treated with this because of BP spikes during hotflashes… not even sure I have high blood pressure to begin with. After 21 days of 20 mg plus cutting out sodium, ended up in the ICU for six days due to low sodium levels. Three weeks after getting home, still having terrible issues with this medication. Cutting down to 5mg asap because this is insane.

This med works great for blood pressure but now I developed a horrible cough I can’t get rid of

This made my scalp burn horribly and I lost half of my hair... caused a terrible ringing in my ears.

I had ONE higher than normal BP and my pcp prescribed lisinopril. My bp has always run low, top number is frequently under 100, bottom number is sometimes high 50's. I also already had kidney disease so I questioned why the pcp would prescribe this. After beginning the lisinoprilp I gained 25 lbs. I developed a cough. It wasn't a dry cough. I developed wheezing. I was prescribed additional medicine for gerd because the new wheezing and extra mucous, that I coughed up 15 or more times a day, was blamed on gerd. My blood oxygen levels started dipping into the high 70's when I walked for even very short distances. I had extreme fatigue and honestly felt like I was dying. When I questioned my pcp she ignored me. I kept questioning and she became defensive. I found a new pcp, had lung function tests done, was put on oxygen and stopped taking the lisinopril. Within a months time of discontinuing lisinopril I noticed a huge improvement. I stopped coughing up mucous all day, stopped wheezing, was able to discontinue the oxygen, and was able to walk for longer distances without my oxygen dipping so low that I felt like I would pass out. The only reason I can see for doctors to continue to prescribe lisinopril is some kind of incentives from the pharmaceutical companies. I hope this info helps other people. I wish I had never been prescribed lisinopril. It robbed me of a year that I could have enjoyed with my family. I couldn't even leave my house most days.Read More Read Less

I used to use Lisinopril for hbp. I got severe intractable insomnia, among other bizarre symptoms, from taking 'frankenpharma' (antipsychotics and antidepressants) so I started taking the herb Ashwaghanda for better sleep. It has done nothing for sleep but I no longer take Lisinopril because Ashwaghanda corrected my hbp problem! I am using aerobic exercise and the herb ginko biloba to hopefully reverse the tremor and slurred speech I've got from the 'frankenpharma'.

Been taking Lisinopril for almost 5 years with no issues seen. Woke up at 5;15am 10/2/23 with a swollen bottom lip. I was shocked and wondered what the heck was going on. A quick Google search said to get to the ER as it could be serious. Rushed down and the first thing the doc asked was if I was on blood pressure meds. I said yes, Lisinopril. He knew right away that was the problem. The observed me for 6 hours and sent me home and said "no more lisinopril". They put me on Amlodipine. SCARY stuff as it could have been much worse. It can lead to death if my tongue and throat closed up. I got lucky I guess. Tom Read More Read Less

My husband ended up in ICU on a ventilator, feeding tube and several. Iv,s. Because of severs swelling in throat, tounge and mouth. It took an ambulance ride and three Drs to intibate him. Why are you prescribing meds that can cause death.

Been on Lisinopril 20mg and recently 10mg for several years. Did a great job lowering my blood pressure. I’ve had an intermittent stomach issue that presents like food poisoning. Started around the time I was prescribed Lisinopril. After eating, and normally in the evening, stomach pains starts with a dull ache and slowly grows to be unbearable. The only way to relive the pain is to force myself to vomit. During these episodes I feel faint, get the chills/sweats and cannot have a bowel movement. Had my gallbladder removed and multiple scopes, CTs with contrast, MRIs. Surgeon said it was acid reflux and prescribed PPI. Was heading down the path of a food intolerances but diet had no affect. Nobody ever questioned my only medication. I’ve been off the med for 6 weeks and I feel great. Blood pressure is normalizing, 130/88 and no stomach pain. I will say that sometimes my stomach symptoms would go dormant for weeks to a few months. Keeping my fingers crossed. Read More Read Less

DX for hypertension. Have taken quinipril for yrs, but there is a supply shortage now and couldn't get RX refill. My dr switched me to lisinopril 20 mg. One wk of horror: chest pain from diaphram to throat, jaw pain, felt like swollowing a lump in throat, extreme fatigue, dizziness, fingers/hands tingling and swollen, pain in side/back and spiked my b/p to 160s/80s (from usual 120s/60s). Stopped med - symps abated; started again: same symps. Finally, d/c'd med 7th day and will not use it again. A few people I know complained of cough... that's what I was dreading, but no cough - just feeling like I was being poisoned. Read More Read Less

Been taking Lisnopril for too many years. It is poison IMHO. Dr kept having to up the dosage and my BP kept going up slowly. On 30mg I became sick and lethargic, upset stomach, nausea, diarhea. Saw many specialists and had procedures like endoscopy. Inflamation found in stomach and bowels. Not one single DR over the years mentioned maybe the Lisinopril was the problem. I have had this cough for several years, which really got bad once I was on 30 mg. Went to the dr a couple weeks ago, again lisinopril never questioned. Wanted to send me out for tests again. Finally I reviewed my meds and became suspicious about Lisinopril. Back to the dr and requested a change to Altace, another Ace Inh. In just one day my condition improved immensely, and my mental clarity as well. The cough is way better. My lungs felt like they were congested for a long time now, reminding me of when I used to smoke 30 years go. When I stopped the lisinopril my chest loosened up anf got flemmy, and I could cough up the build up caused by Lisinopril. Currently on 5 mg of altace now for 1 week. MY BP at dr office was 164/85 the day I requested the altace (used to take altace til Blue Cross said they would not cover it and forced me to change meds). One week later my BP is 115/68 on 5 mg altace. I have an Omron BP machine at home. I am planning on trying some garlic as a remedy, and getting off ace inh all together. Lisinopril should be taken off the market. Un believable how nasty this crap is!!!!Read More Read Less

12 years angio demea of small intestines, 2 “ ascending aneurism, colonic diverticula., Mild atherosclerotic. Suffered horribly for the past -20 years and will suffer until I take my last breath.

It works great for lowering my blood pressure. But my quality of life is lousy. I cough constantly. I can't stand up without feeling like I'm going pass out. I can't even work outside in my garden anymore because if I walk more than 10 feet I feel like my chest is on fire. If I have to walk any further my chest and my muscles all feel like they are on fire. Dr. Says it's fine because my BP is great. I never had any of these symptoms until I started this medicine.

I was prescribed Lisinopril for sudden onset hypertension when I was 35 years old. Within 6 weeks my weight went from 130 to 154 lbs. I was told “everyone tolerates lisinopril” and there was no way the weight change could be related to Lisinopril. I developed a cough and continued to gain weight. My blood pressure became more labile and I started needing to go to the ER several times a month for hypertensive crisis episodes and severe tachycardia. My lisinopril dose got doubled during one ER visit and a few hours later I fainted. When I stopped lisinopril my weight quickly normalized back to baseline. While may be Lisinopril an effective and great medication for many people, that was not my experience. I will never take Lisinopril or any ACE inhibitor ever again. Of note, I have a rather extensive list of adverse reactions to meds (recently diagnosed MCAD)Read More Read Less