I have been using lisnophril for my hypertension for several years. This is the only drug I am taking. Last Feb 2013, I started having hives on my body, face, redness on my skin, piling of my skin near my palm, thickening of skin of my palm and foot sole and the cracking. Biopsy shows drug rash. I still continued taking lisinopril and the doctors just told to put triamcinolone ointment and cera ve moisturizer twice a day, benadryl, zertec and then started me with pednisone tablet to take 3, 2, 1111 and nothing happened, my skin did not improved. Then on Mar 17, 2013, my peptic ulcer bled and I have to be given
a 4 pints of blood and gave me protonix. My skin is not improving so I decided to see side effects of lisinopril and protonix. I was disgusted to find
out that lisinopril and protonix have the same side effects, hives, drug rash, reddness, piling of skin, thickening of skin, etc. which I all have. I stopped all my medicines. Some of drug rash are starting to dry now on my face and on my body. My palm and foot are still cracking and I am just getting frustrated.
Please help. Thanks.
What is the treatment for the side effects of lisinopril?
Question posted by bbbby on 14 June 2013
Last updated on 14 June 2013 by Anonymous
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Lisinopril and most, if not all, of the other blood pressure medications are actually poisons designed to make your heart beat slower, to not allow calcium into the heart and make it malnutritioned essentially or to deconstrict the veins to allow more blood to pass through. They are not really designed for long-term usage. They also have massive amounts of side effects like lowering your resistance to allergens. (Therefore lowering your resistance to themselves or seafood or any number of other allergies) This is why the longer you take them the more likely you are to have adverse side effects. Rashes, allergic reactions to foods you wouldn't normally be allergic to, weekend immune system (which has its own long list of fun possible effects) are all possible side effects of long-term use. Your doctor should help you come up with a plan to lower your blood pressure through lifestyle changes and other methods without the use of these medications, if they don't find a new doctor or get used to the side effects.
My Mom is 62 & has been on this medication for 6 years, her one and only medication like you. She has had a issue with breakouts on her face and her feet, and have had an extreme thickening of the skin. Now as women, we get pedicures so trust me when I say, WE UNDERSTAND YOU!! She does have a redness also but we werent putting 2+2 together until now. On June 2nd, she developed hives. Then, on June 6th, her tongue, neck, throat began to swell over a 2 hour period. This got to the point she couldn't take a good breath& went by ambo to hospital. They gave her IV medicines but they said "Benadryl" would have helped to slow down the reaction. They said in several cases, people just begin to develop an allergic reaction to this medication with no reasoning. You need to stop this medication ASAP & contact your Dr who will tell you the same thing I did. You will never be able to take this medication again. Crazy as it sounds, I guess our bodies "just get sick of this medication!" Mom's face is beginning to clear up. keep in mind, this only occurred one week ago so we will keep watching. but you gotta get off that medicine. All medicines are not produced by the body so rejection is normal. I am 39 & was just told i have brain masses & lesions in my left post temporal lobe & i only took vitamins my whole life so go figure. Yes, I'm nuts but you know what I mean. I'm nuts in a normal way,lol. Ps Mom& I have NEVER EVER answered or looked to answer anything on anything for anyone but since I was looking this medication up, I noticed your question& here I am. Krickeey@aol
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- Lisinopril uses and safety info
- Lisinopril prescribing info & package insert (for Health Professionals)
- Side effects of Lisinopril (detailed)
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