Lisinopril and next morning

I have been on BP medication about 4 years now. I was on Avalide and recently switched to Lisinopril HCTZ. About 3 years ago I had hip surgery. The evening of the surgery my back was hot and beet red, the next morning the rest of my body looked like I lay in the hot sun and was very burned. The docs and I felt it was pain killer. Last year I had another surgery, indicating I was allergic to pain meds, codiene, morphine, percocet, all of which I had with the firat surgery. Again, the same reaction. Last week I had another surgery, no pain meds as indicated, again, same burn reaction. I peel horribly, my face swells, around my eyes swell, I was a mess. I wonder if the BP meds caused it. No one said to d/c them as they did the supplements of multi-vit, omega 3 fish oil, aspirin. Prior to being on BP meds, have had several other surgeries with no reactions. I feel it is the BP med. causing this. Anyone have any such reactions? HELP.

I was started on Lisinopril about a month and a half ago.

Initially I was taking 20 mg. I started having a dry cough and it was worse at night. After a month the doctor increased my dosage to 40 mg. The cough has grown much worse. As someone stated above...any phone conversation I have that is of any length at all will find me coughing continually.

At night I sleep for about 1 1/2 hours and then am awake for many hours before I can fall back asleep because my legs are aching and I have Charley horses in my toes. I have had problems with achy legs at night, in the past and ibuprofen always helped...now it doesn't and the achy legs are every single night.

Two nights ago I went to bed at 10:00 and woke up at 11:15. I was awake until 4:30 the next morning.

I decided after doing some reading on lisinopril that I was not going to take it any longer. The doctor had told me at my last visit that if the coughing increased they would change my prescription.

I too have experienced some nausea and headaches.

I commonly suffer the side affects of drugs so I'm not really surprised.

I have been on Lisinopril for 10 months. In July 07 I started having itchy skin. It wasn't bad, just annoying. In Sept the itching was worst and I developed a rash. In November one evening I got a serve pain in my right hand and it started swelling within a matter of minutes. The next morning I called my doctor and she had me come in. She looked at my still swollen hand and seemed mystified and referred me to a Rheumatologist who diagnosed me with psoriasis, remember the rash, that is what he was calling psoriasis. I also developed a dry hacking cough. In Jan. 08 I developed full fled hives all over. Went back to the doctor. She started giving me BS. I told her I had done some research on Lisinopril and every symptom I was having was connected to Lisinopril. She took me off the stuff to see it the symptoms disappear. I have been off of it for 5 days now and I am still getting hives and my right foot became very swollen last night. Does anyone know how long it takes to get this stuff out of your system? It's poison.

I ran out the other day and haven't taken Lisinopril for three days. I feel overall better! One thing. I've been fighting knee and shoulder pain something like bursitis or tendonitis and the pain seems to have diminished. Any others with this experience? It may be all in my head but what the heck!!

10/08/07

Started Lisinopril this morning. After taking a 4 hour nap, I awoke to a nasty, dull, headache. It lasted 6 hours and was accompanied by light nausea, thought it was a migarine, without the sensitivity to light! Next morning I awoke to find the dull headache still with me, accompanied by neck ache and dry throat, started to cough an hour after coming to work. Blood pressure seems to have adjusted back to normal, but what good is it if you feel this bad!
First time and the last time I take Lisinopril!

I took one pill of this crap, one pill. Woke up at 2:00 the next morning and with lips that made me look like Bucky the Chipmunk. Then the itching! It's been a week and I still itch. 1 PILL! No - no - no, was on Toprol for years but there was concern with it's combo with my Paxil. I finally had to go on a steroid series to try to control the itching; terrible!

Horrible! Due to a change in my employers insurance coverage (no prescription plan) I could no longer afford Diovan and my Dr. switched me to Lisinopril. This stuff is the worst. About 30 minutes after taking it and on into the next morning I cough until I have thrown up. I don't have a high blood pressure issue but suffer from type 2 diabetes and take it in combination with my metformin...until today. I'm stopping the Lisinopril before my husband has to sue the manufacturer after I'm buried from choking to death for no reason! Thanks to all of you who have confirmed what I have been feeling. I missed a day of work last week because I was too dizzy to stand up and now I know why. Here's to a good nights (cough free) sleep and a clear head.

I started taking Lisinopril for my bp about 2 1/2 months ago and even though it did lower my bp, I started having strange side-effects. It started out with drowsiness throughout the day, no matter how much sleep I got. And, waking up feeling drowsy even after 8-10 hours of sleep. Then, I started getting strange aches and pains throughout my body, like I was getting over a stomach flu. My asthma also flared up and I started having to use my inhaler for the first time in almost 15 years (usually I just need it after exercise.) The side-effects continued to get worse over the next months with increased fatigue, drowsiness, coughing, anxiety, muscle aches, poor concentration, feeling like my nerves were "shot," headache, weakness, tightness in my lungs, numbness in my hands and feet, and just plain feeling bad.
I made an appointment to see my doctor because I thought there was something seriously wrong with me. It crossed my mind that I might be feeling this way because of the Lisinopril. I stumbled across this website and after reading everyone's testimonials, I decided to stop the Lisinopril. I haven't taken it in 3 1/2 days, and I am already feeling much better. I would rather try a more holistic approach to lowering my bp then taking Lisinopril.
I hope this helps someone else out there who might be going through the same thing.

I have been on 5mg of lisiniprol for 6 months now and although my BP has reduced I have really bad sore pain in the lower inestine, always worse through the night followed by very loose stools the next morning. I have a slight cough but i have noticed that when i get a common cold, the sore throat symptoms go on for weeks and have turned into ulcers.
I would love to find a BP tablet that didn't upset my digestive system

I started out on the HCTZ for two months, but I was experiencing tingling in my left hand. My doctor decided to switch me to the Lisinopril (20 mg. daily) to see if the tingling would stop. Unfortunately, it didn't stop; rather, the tingling is increasing, and now it tingles and feels like rigor mortis setting in, and then it recedes until the next bout. About the cough: mine is very bad, especially when I first wake up. I keep spitting up long "threads" of clear mucus; it wracks my body until I could fall to my knees. Once it stops, I'm okay till the next morning, although I do cough during the day. The only other comment I'd like to make right now is to say that, before I was ever diagnosed with HBP, I was fine; now I'm very tired and sluggish. I've also been entertaining suicidal thoughts lately, so I stay off the roof, just in case. My doctor told me last night to quit taking the Lisinopril for three days, then call her and let her know if any of my side effects had receded or disappeared. That's where I am today. I feel any medicine that makes you sicker than you were to begin with should be removed from the shelves. I'd rather take something that works, with no/little side effects, even if it IS a medicine that's been around a long time.