Q: I was taking Lisinipril in 2009. In November of that year I began having seizures and blackouts, some occurring while driving and others just sitting. After a MRI on my brain and multiple other tests the doctors could not find anything wrong. So I went home and threw out ALL my blood pressure medicine (3) and ALL my cholesterol medicine and pain medicine. It took two months for my urine to clear up and I have not experience any such spells afterward. I found out lisinipril is made from the venom of a Pit Viper Snake. I think I was slowly being poisoned. What do you think? I still don’t take any blood pressure meds and my blood pressure has remained normal. My cholesterol has remained normal.
A: You mention that you threw out three blood pressure medicines, pain medicine, and cholesterol medicine. That many medicines certainly can act like poison. I suspect your problem may have been related to a drug interaction. If you remember what medicines you were taking, you might want to read about possible interactions at this page on Drugs.com.
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I had severe reactions to Lisinipril. Very similar to those the writer mentions. Within 2 weeks of taking Lisinipril, I found myself (it was unknowingly at first) catatonically staring at nothing in particular. Episodes were worst when I exerted myself at work/workouts. By the third week, one nite, I found that I had stared at the wall at the gym for almost 30 minutes. Into the toilet the expensive Lisinipril went. Later I found out my cousin had a similas reaction & she told me to “search” Lisinipril on th eeweb. WOWie, pages of similar stories! Her doc at least explained that “L” was risky & re-prescribed something else. Anyway, I take HCTZ only in the morning, along with Med Marijuana in the eve before & after my workout. My blood pressure is usu OK now & good when I remove certain ppl from my life!!! and situations. Doctors (aka: Big Pharma’s drug pushers) don’t understand, that those of us who work for a living need to be conscious & not catatonic nor institutionally-like drugged out!
BUT pls note reader, the Statins ARE important!!! & separate from BP meds which all seem to be very poisonous (I didn’t know about the snake venom part, not surprised). A goos statin & there’s a range of issues so exp wwith tehm until you are getting the right one along with a range of diet chnages. That could help with the BP readings too!
Joe: “Doctors (aka: Big Pharma’s drug pushers) don’t understand, that those of us who work for a living need to be conscious & not catatonic nor institutionally-like drugged out!”
How right you are! It does not only affect those who work for a living, it is also a concern for others. Feeling drugged and spaced-out most of the time makes life unbearable and miserable and reduces quality of life considerably. Apart from that feeling drugged when driving or operating machinery is a hazard. I discontinued drug treatment for that very reason and manage to keep my BP at reasonable but not optimal levels. I am very fortunate to have very low cholesterol and triglycerides and now a doctor who does not push drugs to the extent the others did. The feeling of coming off drugs after about half a year of reducing them gradually was incredible! One day I woke up and felt like I stepped out of a dream, like a veil had lifted. I felt ‘switched on’ again. It was amazing. Unfortunately, the experience added to my great reluctance to ever try these drugs again which I may still need at some later stage.
i am 58 yrs old man i taking tablet corbis 5mg and tablet loprin 75mg from last one yrs stil i am taking now my pulse rate is 66 and bp is 120/60.las yrs my cholestrol is high so i tak a cholestro medicie for 20 day only
“That many medications certainly can act like poison.”
The fact is every medication created in a lob has a toxic, poisonous quality to the human body. Few, if any doctors will admit that. It is only when a mega-concoction of poisonous drugs begins to ruin our lives that “maybe you have a negative reaction to the ‘mix'”!
Good on ya for figuring it out and getting the poisons out of your body! There are many natural ways to effectively control high blood pressure, and to lower high cholesterol levels, as well.
All the best!!
Please don’t throw medications away in the garbage or down the toilet. They build up in our water supplies. Pharmacies have ways to take your old meds and controlled substances can often be turned into the police department instead.
I am on amolodipine 5m aspirin 81m clonodine 1m hydrochlorothiazide 25m lisinopril 20m metoprolol 5m fish oil 1200m for HBP hypertension. I have AAA and a carotid artery with the left side risk mild and the right side a significant risk. Once a day i take these prescribed medicines. I witiness all the side effects that go with the prescribed medicines. My BP bounces around like a rubber ball. My BP will go as high as 180/90 avg 140/72. I am 79 and retired. I keep myself in good physical condition. Any suggestions please.
dear louis, clonodine in my opinion is the culprit for the bouncing around of the Blood pressure. You are already on two substantial blood pressure lowering meds lisinopril and metoprolol , I would ask to hike up the metroprolol to 10 plus mg before I would indulge in clonodine , it has a bad rap , ask any ER DR,, they all hate this drug , it causes more problems in the long run with bouncing highs as you are experiencing. linn