Lisinopril Alternatives Compared

For High Blood Pressure: I have been taking 10 mg lisinopril for BP for a few months after trying a few others which gave me terrible back pain. My back pain on lisinopril is bearable, but the dry cough and runny nose have become intolerable. 3 days ago, I started taking 3 teaspoons of organic Apple cider vinegar (with the Mother included) with lukewarm water in the morning, and it seems to eliminate a lot of the phlegm in my lungs, thus less coughing and hacking. If this keeps on working, will continue with lisinopril, otherwise I will have to try some other medication. It's the nitric oxide produced by this pill that irritates the lungs, apparently. I wish the pharmaceutical companies would take this into consideration.

For High Blood Pressure: I've been on 20mg of lisinopril for several years now. I found that it significantly reduced my BP at each doctors visit, so I was happy with that for a while. I've had some stomach issues for a while now, as well as a cough that didn't go away. Just nagging, not constant. I also had dry patches of skin on my forehead. I decided to research the side effects since I was on no other meds. After my research, I stopped the lisinopril on my own. After about 1 week, my stomach feels better, my cough is gone, and my skin is clearing up. I also feel more energetic and not as "down" as I had been feeling. I'll take my chances without it.

For High Blood Pressure: I have been taking amlodipine for over a year now and I swear the side effects are ridiculous although I was born with a heart condition but this medication caused severe chest pains just a couple of weeks ago trips to the emergency room and while working out I was getting weak and fainty. I mean I thought my life was over I'm now getting off the medication and will be taking something else but I never have written a review before but I thought I'll share this

For High Blood Pressure: I have been taking 2.5 amlodipine for probably five years I've recently had spikes in my morning blood pressure so my doctor prescribed me 5 mg. I've done it for two nights in a row. I'm not doing it a third night I am having the most vivid dreams, I am incredibly lightheaded, I've got a pounding headache, I'm very off balance. I literally have to hold on to the walls to get from one room to the next. I've laid in bed all day I have zero energy and you're doubling my dose is definitely not working for me

For High Blood Pressure: I've been on losartan for 3 months after a cardiac event and the drug has caused side effects of profound anxiety on me. Initially I started taking the drug early in the morning as prescribed and I would get anxiety attacks about 3-4 hours later. These were really doom and gloom. "oh I'm going to die kind of feelings". I realised what the issue was and moved the medication schedule to late at night so that I would have feelings whilst I was sleeping. However I have found that I have anxiety and insomnia due to this medication. I am talking to my doctor today to stop this medication. I believe it works for my blood pressure lowering, however it's hard to tell as I'm on another medication as well and I need to titrate myself to find out if this medication is effective. If you have symptoms of strong anxiety 3-4 hours after taking this medication this may be the cause. It is very unnerving and puts you into a very strange state of paranoia. Also have left chest muscle pain.

For High Blood Pressure: My blood pressure 6 months ago was around 140/90. My doc said that was too high and put me on Losartan 50 mg. Since that time I have gained 15 pounds and feel bloated all the time, lethargic and depressed. I have tried sensible diet and fasting which I had success with in the past but now the scale hasn’t budged. It’s not worth this. Drug company does not list weight gain as a side effect but this is the only medication I am on. Not sure what else to do. I'm miserable. I’m going to stop taking this and ask my doc for something different whether or not she believes my weight gain is due to this.