Stopping Lisinopril (Page 7)
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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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I have had the same symptoms as you have had the last 3 weeks, if you have any further info on what to do it will be greatly appreciated. Thanks

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Visited my Doctor on November 1st,2014 to renew my prescription for diabetes medication,Dr. check my blood pressure 138/88 thought my blood pressure to high and to protect my kidneys due to diabetes,prescribed me Lisiniopril 5mg. After a week of taking the pills I developed severe side effects, dizziness upon standing,tightness in chest,numbness on left side,sharp jabbing pains in foot and left side. Check myself into ER on Nov 25th,24 hour observation,all test come by negative,MRI Heart,Cartoid artery Sonogram,blood work. Dr. that released stated Lisinopril had nothing to do with my condition. I've had to detox my body to get back to normal. Lisinopril is some dangerous stuff

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will I have complications if I abruptly stop taking lisinopril, coreg, and spironalactone?

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I have been on Lisinopril for a year now 5mg. Just in the time of taking this medication my heart rate has never been below 110. I recently went to my doctors office because of chest pain, when I walk or doing any simple thing like get the laundry. I am to the point of not being able to do anything from the chest pain and then anxiety. I did have an EKG and the doctor said it was normal but my blood pressure was a bit high, he wants to up the medication. But I did not do it, my BP at home is 117/78 so I am not going to take the extra dose.

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I started Lisinopril 10mg 6 weeks ago, I since have started having panic attacks, that I have never had before, ended up in the ER twice. numbness of one of my legs, upset stomach and a couch, heart racing, is there another medicine that I can talk with my doctor about taking?

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I did not have any of the side effects that most people are complaining about; however when I stopped taking, thinking it raised my creatanine level, my legs below the knees started to swell and I had a wait gain of 14 lbs. in 3 weeks. I also stopped HCTZ at the same time.

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Lisinopril is used to help control high blood pressure.

That said, most of these medications can cause dangerous rebound effects if you have been on them for a period of time and abruptly stop taking them, this can include increased blood pressure and heart rate, with the risk of heart attack and stroke.

The side effects that you are experiencing are normal for this class of medications, you may also experience headache and dizziness.

If it is getting worse, however, and not tapering off, you should speak to your doctor immediately about stopping the medication or trying something different.

You can read more on Lisinopril here:

https:/­/­rxchat.com/­wiki/­Lisinopril/­

Have you spoken to your doctor about these issues, yet?

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