Stopping Lisinopril (Page 7)

I have been taking 10 mg/day of Lisinopril for 3 months and have developed a tightening in the chest and flu like symptoms. Within the past 3 weeks I have felt progressively worse and would like to stop. Is it ok to just quit or must I wean myself off?

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Re: Jo (# 57)

Hi Paula, just curious what other side effects you experinced? i took it on and off for about 9 months.. after my 3rd month i started getting very dizzy, fainting and chest.. its been 10 days since i stopped on my own, dizziness went away but i do get some joint, fingers and left arm pain.. also and chest pain and get pale specially after eating. Just want to see if you experienced any of that after stopping.

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Re: Ron (# 121)

I had severely sore, achy eyes, dizziness with blurred vision, headaches, and just generally felt as if I were floating. If you don't mind sharing, how many days did it take you after stopping the med for the dizziness to subside? I've been off lisinopril for 5 days now and I'm still experiencing some dizziness. Just wanting to know that it will stop eventually. Thanks so much!

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You havent been on it long. I was on it 15 years and i stopped 4 days ago because it caused me so much muscle and joint pain and dizziness. All i have is a slight headache. I think its not a good drug because of side effects are so much. Ask your doctor for something else with less side effects.

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Been taking Lisinopril20/25hctz for a month plus 200 mg atenolol am almost imipotent and have sleep problems nightmares

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Re: me (# 5)

I have been taking Lisinopril (10mg) 7 days and I want to stop and try
naturally lowing blood pressure. Can I just stop or how do I wean off.?
I didn't take my pill today.

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Im confused about these comments on lisinopril. I took 20mg for high blood pressure for years until my bp just got worse with stress and pain level. I never have had any side effects from a bp med before. I never had to detox from it either. If i didnt take it my bp would go up but it never made me feel different other than reducing my bp. Im wondering if some of the side effects are other health issues and not from the bp meds.

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Re: Michael Adomeit (# 41)

I have been on it for a couple of years now. About 6 months I acquired a cough that will not go away. I have been to several doctors and had both antibiotics and steroids which helped while taking but eventually my cough would always return. They also have me using a nebulizer which doesn’t help. I cough all night long and have not had a good nights sleep in months. I recently remembered that a couple of people told me they couldn’t take lisinopril because it made them cough so I started doing research and found that it is a common problem with this medication. I have also started to wheeze bad with it Just wondered if the cough should started so long after I have been taking it?

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