Amlodipine / benazepril and Cough: What Users Say

• Gyp...
• July 23, 2019

Amlodipine / benazepril for High Blood Pressure "I was on this medication for approximately two weeks, the time given for the medication to effectively take its full course. Well, for the first week, it did its job at lowering my BP, however, if there were side effects I got from it, then it would have been the moodiness. I was tired to the point of exhaustion, hungry all the time, and that horrible dry cough was so bad I thought I was going to cough a lung out, it sounded like I was a serious smoker. Exactly on the 14th day of taking it - July 3rd - my top lip began to swell. By the time I made it to the ER, my top lip had swelled 5x its natural size. Glad I got to the hospital before I went into anaphylaxis. Come to find out I am severely allergic to both amlodipine and benazepril. Terrifying experience."

• Anonymous
• February 7, 2011

For High Blood Pressure "Just started using this medicine 5/10 mg 3 days ago. Causes severe dizziness and coughing. Can't function well because of dizziness and feel very uncomfortable because of it. Coughing wakes both me and my husband up at night."

• Not...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• September 29, 2021

Amlodipine / benazepril for High Blood Pressure "Been taking this medication on and off. It brings the BP a bit down, but the side effects are horrible: coughing, pain in the knees, tired a lot, no energy, weight gain. For something that is supposed to help the symptoms, why not fix the problem instead of adding new ones?"

• Exh...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• May 21, 2021

For High Blood Pressure "I’ve taken this drug for 13 years. I’ve recently started with swelling in my ankles. The tingling and crawling nerve feeling in my head is awful. I have had a cough for a few years, and they have given me several different reasons for the cough. My knees have been hurting and hurt more after my ankles swell. I have gained 45 pounds, and I can lose 10 pounds, but they come back on right away. The doctors have done blood panels and found no reason for the weight gain. They say I need to lose the weight, so I had them take me off the medicine and put me on two separate pills instead of doing a split pill of 10/20 or 10/40."

• Anonymous
• October 2, 2009

Amlodipine / benazepril for High Blood Pressure "While I have not had any major side effects, just occasional coughing bouts, I have had a tough time losing weight... but have not gained."

• sha...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• October 8, 2019

For High Blood Pressure "Have taken this combo med, amlodipine with benazepril, for approximately 20 years with no issues. Works great for BP. However, now I have had a cough for quite a while...dr switching meds."