Lisinopril User Reviews & Ratings (Page 4)

Brand names: Zestril, Prinivil, Qbrelis

Lisinopril has an average rating of 5.0 out of 10 from a total of 614 reviews on Drugs.com. 34% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 43% reported a negative experience.

Reviews for Lisinopril

Jeff...
February 21, 2017

For High Blood Pressure "Yes, this will lower your BP. It also makes me very tired, dizzy when bending over and extremely exhausted when exerting energy. How am I supposed to improve my diastolic condition if I can even run for a mile without wanting to pass out.....I hate this drug! How can someone function with a heart rate of 90/ 65? Seriously!"

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Pete
Taken for 2 to 5 years
October 16, 2019

For High Blood Pressure "I've been taking Lisinopril 4 years now. Went to get a tooth pulled one day. The dentist had his assistant take my blood pressure prior. It was 230/140. I got asked a bunch of questions, given meds and sent to see a doctor. Started with 5mg of Lisinopril. The following week 5 mg of amlodopine was added. The following week it went to 10 and 5. Eventually it was at 20mg Lisinopril and 10mg amlodopine. I've been taking the 20mg Lisinopril for over two years now. A year ago my doctor took me off of the amlodopine. Since first starting meds I've also lost 60 pounds (not because of the meds). But of my own fruition. I must say aside from the initial 2 weeks of cough, my experience has been pretty good. I maintain a 119/70 bp and am actually thinking of asking my doctor to reduce my dose to 10mg."

10 / 10

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Mike
Taken for 1 to 6 months
May 17, 2023

For High Blood Pressure "I need as many people as possible to read this. Don’t ever take this medication. I am 36 years old otherwise healthy besides slightly elevated blood pressure that I have had since I was a teenager and this medication made me feel like I was dying. My insides were killing me, I had no energy, and could barely get out of bed. The only thing that changed was I started taking this medication. And when people ask you what’s wrong it’s hard to explain. You just feel terrible. It’s been 2 weeks since I stopped taking it with my doctor's advice and I still am not 100% but feeling a lot better. Beware of this medication."

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Ry322...
Taken for less than 1 month
April 13, 2017

For High Blood Pressure "In 1 week I had Joint pain, back pain, confusion, mood swings, loss of vision, panic attacks, out of body sensations. Doctor asked me to describe exactly why I wanted off of this medicine: Best way I can describe it is.. "it's like I'm taking poison". No joke. Beware."

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nc ha...
Taken for 2 to 5 years
May 13, 2014

For High Blood Pressure "I am a 67 year old black male. My blood pressure was slightly elevated 2 years ago. My doctor put me on lisinopril 20mg. I moved to a new location and changed doctors. He was determined that I should be changed to 10 mg of lisinopril. Now I suffer with a lost of sexual desire, headaches, dry cough, and nightmares. "

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JamesC
July 24, 2015

For High Blood Pressure "I've been taking Lisinopril (5mg) daily for 1-1/2 years, as prescribed by my primary care physicial, to lower my blood pressure. I initlally experienced a persistent, dry cough, which the pharmacist that filled the prescription warned me about, but found that by drinking more water, I was able to eliminate the cough. Aside from the cough, there have been no other adverse side effects associated with taking Lisinopril, and my blood pressure is now within a normal healthy range."

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joon
Taken for 5 to 10 years
April 12, 2018

For High Blood Pressure "I've been taking 10 mg lisinopril for blood pressure daily for over 8 years & all was OK. Lupin reformulated their process & made the pill smaller in 2017. As I started taking the reformulated pills, I noticed severe fatigue & falling asleep after every meal. Stared feeling depressed & finally severe heart pounding & arrhythmia within 1 hour after taking it. That scared me so I stopped. Within 3 days I was no longer fatigued, had a brighter outlook & NO heart arrhythmia or pounding. Whatever Lupin did in their reformulation it took a proper functioning medication & made it dangerous to use. Reading blogs, I'm not the only one who suffered thru adverse reaction to Luipn's reformulation of lisinopril I am refusing to take ANY medication manufactured by Lupin..."

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Nana
May 28, 2014

For High Blood Pressure "Before taking lisinopril, I was 100 lbs overweight, constantly tired, constantly in pain over body and joints with some arthritis in back and hands. This medication has accentuated weakness, tiredness and pain which was reported to physician two months into treatment. At Dr urging, I have continued to take this medication but will discontinue use when this prescription runs out. I have developed frequent nosebleeds which I have not seen mentioned as a side effect of the medication, but will note whether this improves when off medication."

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xizziz
Taken for 1 to 6 months
October 26, 2016

For High Blood Pressure "I see people stating their bad experience with this drug, but more people should share their positive experience. I was originally prescribed Amlodipine. Number 1 - it didn't work. Number 2 - side effects were horrible - chest pain, tinnitus, you name it - made me feel horrible. After 2 months I asked the doctor to be switched to Lisinopril HCTZ 10, 12.5. After only the first pill, my blood pressure was totally normal, for the most part sticks right around 120/80. And I feel so so much better. I've been taking this for over 2 months now - love my blood pressure readings and definitely no side effects. It is so nice to feel normal again. As my blood pressure tended to spike early AM I take this at 9 pm every night - works best for me."

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gupto...
February 26, 2009

For High Blood Pressure "Although this drug has successfully lowered my blood pressure, I have experienced a cough that has continued to get worse. This is not just a slight nuisance cough that the doctor suggested might happen. This is a constant cough. (I have met 2 other people with this same problem.) I have stopped taking Lisinopril and will question my doctor about it."

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Very...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
February 11, 2015

For High Blood Pressure "I was given a prescription of Lisinopril 5 mg. to reduce my high blood pressure. First med. I might add I've ever taken being leery of any medication short of aspirins. Not only has it reduced my BP to normal levels, my nighttime trips to the bathroom have ended and I've never felt better. I'm over 65 and other than the BP, I am in good health."

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Sheri...
Taken for 2 to 5 years
May 24, 2020

For High Blood Pressure "Have been taking this medication (lisinopril for a couple years now. Started at 20mg a day for a year. Blood pressure didn’t go down to as safe a level as the doctor wanted so dosage was increased to 40mg a day. The only adverse side effect is the light headedness I experience when standing. I’ve got a toddler so I am up and down constantly and have to remember to take it slow. Have come very close to passing out several times. But no other side effects have been noted."

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cough...
April 27, 2009

For High Blood Pressure "Doctor prescribed medication to lower 120/80 blood pressure to new regulation guidelines 115/75 due to weight and family history of heart disease. Within 2 weeks felt lethargic, dizzy and began coughing but on return visit blood pressure was 110/68 and doctor was very pleased. I began coughing continuously with clear sputum for the next month and would cough so hard I was becoming incontinent. Went back to PCP who prescribed round of antibiotics for bronchitis but blood pressure is great. Doctor confirmed that 1 in 10 people can't take this medication due to this side effect. "

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SDXYL
Taken for less than 1 month
December 30, 2014

For High Blood Pressure "27 year old, male. Been taking 5mg for just over a week now my blood pressure has gone from 180/110 to 125/85 and I'm feeling so much better. Very happy with this, so far no side effects I'm aware of."

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Schmimm
July 15, 2008

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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Granm...
Taken for 5 to 10 years
October 12, 2014

For High Blood Pressure "Cardiologist put me on this 5 yrs ago. I've been getting bone and shoulder arm pain, and not thinking it was the medicine kept thinking I had something else. Finally I got so fed up with the bone pain the doctor changed the medicine a few days ago. Pain has lessened. "

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Paul
March 4, 2020

For High Blood Pressure "Took lisinopril for high blood pressure and developed the cough was taken off of Lisinopril and I find now I have breathing problems which they say is asthma bronchial asthma and I've had bloody noses continuously. My son-in-law he was also on Lisinopril if the doctor recommends this medicine tell him to take a different one this is the worst on the market"

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Kitty...
February 1, 2015

For High Blood Pressure "Started taking lisinopril after previous high blood pressure didn't help. Lisinopril brought my BP down to normal level and stabilized it pretty quickly. Have a slight dry cough but nothing too bad. No other side effects."

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Ricky...
September 5, 2016

For High Blood Pressure "Took 5mg/day for 2 years. Very effective at first but began having issues with weakness, joint pain, vision problems. At one point I was limping with nearly every joint aching, and severe problems with eye dryness and ended up with a corneal ulcer. It all led up to an ER visit when my BP spiked and pulse raced. Stopping the medication resulted in the return of my high BP, but all my symptoms went away after about 2 weeks. Doctors never even connected the lisinopril with the symptoms. Blood tests showed nothing, but my inflammation numbers had skyrocketed, which meant high risk for heart attack. Its a dangerous drug for me, never touching it again."

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Sawasaw
March 9, 2013

For High Blood Pressure "On lisinopril 10mg & bendroflumethiazide 2.5mg. This dropped my blood pressure from 165/110 to 140/90. I had been avoiding increasing the lisinopril to 20mg. In addition to family history of hypertension, I was 115kg (I'm 6' age 47). Gradually over past 7 months got weight down to 80kg. Diet, regular cardio (cross trainer) and anaerobic (weights). Stopped the diuretic. BP 130/80. Initially side effects were persistent, dry coughing but that stopped when I quit smoking. Occasionally a little light-headed a few hours or so after taking. No other problems with lisinopril. The diuretic was a pain, getting up 2-4 times at night for a pee. Can't recommend enough the combination of weight loss & exercise"

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Rosebud
Taken for 1 to 6 months
June 22, 2019

For High Blood Pressure "I have been treated for hight blood pressure (HBP) for 25 yr with diuretics. Over the last 10 years I have also been treated for moderate aortic stenosis. It wan’t until this past November after an exercise heart catherization that the cardiologist determined my BP was 20 points higher inside my heart. I was running 140/90 with an arm monitor. My cardiologist prescribed lisinipril 5 mg. I got a second opinion and this cardiologist increased the lisinipril to 10 mg and I was instructed to add 5 mg at night if my BP was over 140/90. I immediately started a dry cough especially night, have had troubles keeping, stomach problems and very very sore joints. I have an appointment with my new cardiologist coming up and am set to stop this medication. My BP is still all, over the place- one day 105/70 and the next 149/79! Done."

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Sam
May 17, 2018

For High Blood Pressure "I started taking Lisinopril 2 months ago. It did lower my BP but I had to stop immediately due to getting an eye condition called episcleritis. My eyes burned, itched, watered, and became severely red and I woke up with crusty eyes. The pain became too much to bear. I stopped the medication and they were all better in 2 days. This is a very rare side effect but I wanted to share my experience."

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Nanoo
January 27, 2015

For Migraine Prevention "I had high blood pressure that turned out to be related to the job. My doctor put me on a low dose of linosipril and the blood pressure came down. And my migraines stopped. I did not make the connection until I left the job and we took me off of the linosipril. The blood pressure was normal but the migraines were back. I did a search for migraine medications and found linisopril on the list. I went right back to the doctor who was going to put me on Topamax and shared my findings. Two months on a low dosage of linisopril and no migraines. Woo hoo! Fingers are crossed and so far so good. Best of all it is a free prescription at my local grocery store pharmacy. What a tremendous relief after years of having migraines run my life."

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Debra
Taken for less than 1 month
July 18, 2019

For High Blood Pressure "I took this medication for 5-6 days and rushed to the emergency room. Reaction to this medication caused swelling of my throat, vomiting, problems breathing, light headed, dizzy, mild chest pains. I did not have any of these symptoms until taking this medication. The ER. treats multiple patients due to this medication. This medication is terrible and should be taken off the market. I could have died. E.R. was monitoring me closely in case a breathing tube need to be inserted. The Worst!!. I don't like Western Medicine anyway because the potential side effects."

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Romoc...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
June 4, 2013

For High Blood Pressure "Lisinopril 10mg and jumping rope twice a day for 10 mins, controlled my high blood pressure bringing the numbers from 140/90 to 118/60. Not side effects at all. I'm guessing I'm so lucky not feeling the side effects as many people do."

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