Hydrochlorothiazide / lisinopril and Nausea: What Users Say

• tim...
• April 4, 2013

For High Blood Pressure "I am presently on Lisinopril HCTZ, and for a while, I was doing well. Then I got upped from 10/12.5 to 20/25, and within a month of using, I have headaches, dizziness, nausea, the cough sometimes to the point of falling over. I can't seem to make my brain work the way I need it to, and my whole body hurts. My blood pressure is down, no question about that, but this is freaking me out."

• Mea...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• September 15, 2020

For High Blood Pressure "I used lisinopril for approx 4 years with no noticeable negative effects. Suddenly, I began having severe nausea and lack of energy. I attributed it to the heat at the time. It didn't appear to make a difference what I ate or drank, it came back up. Then I started to feel dizzy upon standing and noticed an inability to see anything but white fog until the dizziness disappeared. I finally went to the doctor, who did blood work. The next morning, I was given a diagnosis of end-stage renal failure. I was in stage 4. The first thing he did was take me off lisinopril, which he said was the culprit. He then referred me to a nephrologist who confirmed his thought, and he started me on Tekturna. Luckily, and to his astonishment, the kidney disease regressed from stage 4 to stage 2. I am fortunate this drug didn't finish me off, but I now have permanent kidney disease and can't take anything metabolized through the kidney. Avoid this medication at any cost, it is dangerous."

• Jim...
• January 30, 2017

For High Blood Pressure "You get very itchy and nauseous, don't like it. All blood pressure medicines have terrible side effects. More research has to be done on these medicines."

• mar...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 17, 2023

For High Blood Pressure "I took this for only 2 days. Heartburn is horrible, diarrhea, and nauseous continuously. Not taking it anymore, gonna have to try something."