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Are There Any Side Effects Of Taking Lisinopril For High BP?
I m very nervous. My dad is very sick, within the past 2 months he was diagnosed with high blood pressure, his doctor put him on lisinopril which he reacted terrible to. Bad cough, flu like symptoms, etc. we recently took him off that and changed doctors. The new doctor found that he has an enlarged prostate, abnormal ekg, and anemia so bad to where he can barely move. He used to be extremely active but within the past 2 months it seems as if he s aged 10 years. He s 59 years old. They found blood in his urine. He s scheduled for a series of tests but I just want to know what we re up against. I m fearing kidney disease or prostate cancer. Can anyone help/ prepare me for my fathers future. This is a man that 3 months ago was completely fine. He was on lisinopril for a month and everything seemed to happen after that. He can t move?, terrible mood swings (which is not my dad), and he just wants to sleep all day. Please help me figure out what is wrong with him
Mon, 14 Sep 2015
hello,
I have gone through your query.Thanks for using HCM.
first of all let me tell you that Lisinopril is no way responsibe for all the problems you narrated,except dry cough.Lisinopril has side effect of dry irritant cough.But it is fully reversible on cessation of it.
now coming to condition of your father at present appears to be due to low hemoglobin.He must be investigated for prostate cancer with blood report like S.PSA and biopsy.His drowsiness may be due to electrolyte imbalance like hyponatremia.Kindly check his sodium level in blood.
You need not get panic as even prostate cancer can be well treated by latest modalities of theray.what you need is timely evaluation and quick decision to start treatment.
My best wishes
Dr.Rajesh Teli,MD
I have gone through your query.Thanks for using HCM.
first of all let me tell you that Lisinopril is no way responsibe for all the problems you narrated,except dry cough.Lisinopril has side effect of dry irritant cough.But it is fully reversible on cessation of it.
now coming to condition of your father at present appears to be due to low hemoglobin.He must be investigated for prostate cancer with blood report like S.PSA and biopsy.His drowsiness may be due to electrolyte imbalance like hyponatremia.Kindly check his sodium level in blood.
You need not get panic as even prostate cancer can be well treated by latest modalities of theray.what you need is timely evaluation and quick decision to start treatment.
My best wishes
Dr.Rajesh Teli,MD
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