Question posted by Nikilet on 31 March 2012
Last updated on 1 April 2012
Can eating bananas every day have an adverse effect when one is taking Lisinopril?
My doctor has me up to 40mg per day of Lisinopril, and 5mg of Amlodipine. After taking this increased dosage for 13 days, my blood pressure readings were fantastic, and stayed that way for 9 days. Then the readings started coming up, and I started having some breathing problems. I wondered if my daily banana could cause problems since I read there can be a problem with potassium and Lisinopril.
Eating bananas daily with lisinopril may have an adverse reaction for you. I would suggest that you see your doctor, especially since you have breathing problems.
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I have not had a banana for three days now. On Thursday evening, instead of taking my second 20 mg dose of Lisinopril, I cut the pill in half and only took 10 mg. I had no breathing problems in the night. I had no problems Friday. I had no problems Saturday. Saturday night I decided to go back to my full 20 mg dosage. Within 2 hours of taking it I was having shortness of breath. I suffered into the night with this. The strange part is that in the beginning I had none of this with the 40 mg. It was only after my BP readings started rising that I started having breathing problems. I have to go back to the doctor, but in the meantime I am trying to gather some information on my own. So if you have anything further to add, please do.
amlodipine, lisinopril, interaction
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