Q: My doctor has recently switched me to Lisinopril and Hydrochlorozide and I am experiencing an annoying, persistent cough. I read the printout and spoke with a pharmacist and understand this is a known side effect. Does this diminish in time? It is very disruptive.
A:You need to talk to your doctor about changing your medicine. It is unlikely your cough will get better. You may be able to take a different drug in the same class, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE inhibitors), without getting the cough as a side effect. The cough can take a few weeks to go away once Lisinopril is stopped.
Further Reading:
Lisinopril Side Effects – Drugs.com
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The reality of high blood pressure medication being generally prescribed, is very much by trial and error. GP’s prescribe such medication with very little information, if any at all. I advise all users of this type of medication, to research all of the know side effects of all high blood pressure medication. You will not find to many positive comments. The Drug companies gain the highest benefits. The GP fees are another are also poor value for money.
My cough from Lisinopril was debilitating. It started as an annoying throat clearing and became a persistent cough. Eventually I could not sleep and had to take off 8 days from work. It 2 weeks to go away after I stopped taking it. My cousin experienced the same horrible side affects.
The same problem I had. My Doctor changed to Dioven. It was good but was very expensive for me. So I try now with Hydrochlorothazide. No coughing.
If you are taking HTC, watch your blood sugar carefully. It is known that should you have border line diabetes it could throw you into full blown diabetes. As long as I was on HTC I could not get my blood sugar under 225 fasting and on 1000 cal diet in the hospital. That happened to me but I was also on a Beta blocker. After I was switched to a loop diuetic my blood sugar came down.
I had the same trouble and I was also having trouble with erections. That is also a known problem with Lisinopril. I changed to losartan (cozaar) and I have no trouble with either. But for me neither had a huge effect on my blood pressure. I am trying to change to a vegan diet to see if that helps.
I too had the same cough and sexual problems with Lisinopril. Another drug I took made my ankles and feet swell up so much I couldn’t get my shoes on. Now I’m on losartan and a small dosage of metoprolol which I experimented with for about three months before I got the dosage my body could tolerate and didn’t effect my sexual function while still controlling my blood pressure At full dosage the metoprolol felt like someone was standing on my neck all day. So many men won’t question the dosage or drug a doctor prescribes to them and end up giving up a very important quality of life issue, their sex life. I encourage them with their doctor’s permission to experiment with the dosage a bit (we all more sensitive to various medicines than others) until they find the right balance. It often takes a while to figure it out. Always reject blood pressure drugs which create too much of a drag on your life. There are too many choices of medicines.
I’ve taken a variety of BP meds over the years like alot of folks, Lisinopril is by far the worst. The cough is horrible and the side effects relating to sex are very frustrating, it’s like shooting pool with a rope. I was taking Diovan before this one but my Med plan won’t pay for it so my new GP put me on Prinzide which is a combination of Lisinopril and HCTZ. I’ve come to the point where I get real anxious when I have to take it and that isn’t good for one’s BP so It’s time to pull the plug on this and confront my Dr, he won’t like it but I can’t take it anymore it’s time for a change.
i TOO AM TAKEING BOTH AND HAVE A PESISTANT COUGH, OFTEN INT HE MORNING WITH PHLEM