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lisinopril for High Blood Pressure: Blood pressure droped from 140's over low 100's to 120's over mid 80's in just days. So far no side effects. Doctor said there may be a dry cough but they could change to a related medication that would not cause the cough, which would be more expensive.
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lisinopril for Heart Failure: My Mom has congestive heart failure now and for 2 days her doctor gave her 5mg of Lisinopril. She seemed much more alert and less fatigued.
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lisinopril for High Blood Pressure: I am currently aged 55. I am a little overweight for my height but have always been very active and workout at least twice a week. I have never had high blood pressure or any symptoms. During my last physical, my blood pressure was in the 150/90s. My Doctor prescribed 10mg of lisinopril. I was pleased to find out that it also had no side effects. After only 2 days of taking the medication, my blood pressure was back down in the 120/80s range. Seems to work for me so far.
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lisinopril for High Blood Pressure: I was prescribed this medication for hypertension. At first I was given a dose of 10 mg and at that dose it didn't help that much. Then the doctor raised it to 40 mg and it works perfectly. Instant results.
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lisinopril for High Blood Pressure: Lisinopril has worked great for me. My blood pressure was running 140/90 now that I take Lisinopril it's 118/74. I would recommend it to anyone who wants a safe and effective blood pressure medication.
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lisinopril for High Blood Pressure: I recently switched from Atenolol to Lisinopril and I feel much better. No more dizziness and my BP is great 120/78. The only thing is that after a few weeks I developed a dry cough. It's just been a few days but I might contact my doctor about it soon. I thought it was allergies but now I think it's the lisinopril.
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lisinopril for High Blood Pressure: The drug caused me to have breathing difficulties after being on it for 3 years. I developed what is known as hypersensitivity. If you have asthma-like symptoms, it may be from Lisinopril.
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I am very young and have been taking it for a couple of years now. I can tell when I forget to take it. I feel sick and have headaches all the time. Lisinopril really helped me get back to the normal active life I used to have.
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lisinopril for High Blood Pressure: Have been on 20mg of this drug for 6 months. Blood pressure was 175/120. Blood pressue is no 120/85. The dry cough has gone away for the most part. I haven't lost any weight but then again, I like to eat. I feel better and definitely notice when I have not taken the drug for a couple of days. It's keeping the blood pressure in check.
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lisinopril for High Blood Pressure: I have been using Lisinopril 10mg for about a year. Initially I had dry coughing day and night (not to the extreme where it kept me awake at night), but enough that I thought I had an allergy or common cold and then after reading the information on this site I found that coughing is a common symptom with this drug. I also had blurred vision, cramps in my feet and hands and some headaches too, but after including an hour of combined aerobics and stretching exercises 3-4 days per week most of the symptoms are now reduced to the occasional headaches. Taking the pill with plenty of water and with food also reduced the blurred vision. In a year I have lost about 35lbs. Blood pressure and cholesterol levels are normal and my doctor has recently lowered my dosage from 10 to 5mg.
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Just started taking this a month ago. Blood Pressure is already down several points. No obvious side effects, except a slight cough at times. Otherwise, I feel fine.
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Prinivil (lisinopril) for High Blood Pressure: Blood Pressure went down dramatically, my diastolic went from in the mid 90's to now mid - upper 70's. Systolic went from the mid - upper 130's to now upper teens to lower 120's.
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lisinopril for High Blood Pressure: Have been taking 10mg with a meal and a full glass of water for 13 months. Blood pressure (BP) has gone from 180/95 to 118/78 and body weight has gone from 200lbs to 170lbs. I was surprised that taking this medication and losing 30lbs after 13 months was enough to bring my BP to normal. At first I had muscle cramps in legs, feet and hands, but after adding 45 minutes of walking and 15 minutes of stretching 4 days a week, most of the problems are at a tolerable level, and I feel much more energetic too. During the rainy season, I check out exercise DVD's for 'Baby Boomers' from the library to keep up my exercise regimen. Doctor says if I lose another 20lbs he can lower the dosage which is incentive enough for me to add a modest diet to my regimen. I haven't felt this good in years.
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lisinopril for High Blood Pressure: My blood pressure (BP) was 160/102 at the doctors office. I have been on 10 mg lisinopril for almost 2 weeks now. BP is very normal, sometimes even on the low end. I might consider asking the doctor about 5 mg. I don't like being on medication. Lisinopril was about $11 for the perscription. I was previously on Cozaar, which also worked well, but cost $52.
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lisinopril for High Blood Pressure: I have only been taking Lisinopril for a week and my blood pressure has already dropped almost 10 points 'upper' and 8 points 'lower' pressure.
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lisinopril for High Blood Pressure: I am very young and have been taking it for a couple of years now...I can tell when I forget to take it. I feel sick and have headaches all the time. Lisinopril really helped me get back to the normal active life I used to have.
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lisinopril for High Blood Pressure: Switched from Cartia to Lisinopril, and I feel 100 times better and it has only been a week! No more headaches and other fun things like mood swings, etc. So far so good!!!!
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lisinopril for Heart Attack: I am a health care worker and inherited the risks of heart disease and diabetes. Worked for years in a high stress University teaching hospital. Had vague symptoms, knew what to do and didnot delay getting to an ER. Called a friend/cardiologist - yes,had a heart attack without muscle injury(thank heavens!)Had triple bypass. Followed Doctors order to the "T". Recently started on lisinopril and have had improved blood pressure and heart rate control. Overall feel 90% better.
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lisinopril for High Blood Pressure: I've been taking 5mg of Lisinopril for one week now and feel 1000 times better since it has controlled my high blood pressure with zero side effects. I am very sensitive to medicines and their side effects. The lisonopril also allows me to continue taking allergy shots (as opposed to the beta blocker I had taken before).
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lisinopril for High Blood Pressure: I have been taking it for over 1 year and have had no problems. My bp is normal (it was marginally high to begin). It is 10 mg/daily, but I was unable to get Kaiser Permanente insurance when I relocated and started a new job in California.
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