Lisinopril Muscle Weakness?
Posted over a year ago
I am a long distance runner and I recently started taking lisinopril. Now I am having difficulty finishing the longer distances. I feel weak and cannot run as fast. Is this possibly the effects of lisinopril?
Trailnut_tom - I have a similar experience. I regularly ride mountain bikes with a large group of people for several years now. Over time you know exactly who you compare against in fitness level and endurance.
I' ve been sporadically taking lisinopril because it affects me so dramatically. I've concluded over and over again that if I go and ride within 2 days of taking a pill (only a 2.5mm dose) I can not keep up with people I usually ride well with. In some cases I am way at the back of the group instead of up in front like usual. Other times I can not even finish with them at all and come back on my own.
Within a couple more days of stopping taking pills, I can ride at the front of the same group and outride many of the same ones I couldn't keep up 2 days earlier.
I've tested this time and time again the the cause and effect are unmistakeable. I am going to have to try a different BP medicine. I wonder if they are all the same.
Drkevin118 - I cant run anymore as i am weak and have dificulty breathing and ALL ACE inhibitors create the same effects
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