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How Can Side Effects Of Lisinopril Be Managed?
I have a friend who has amen Lisinopril for several years. A couple of weeks ago, he had a horrible reaction to the drug, was on a respirator 10 days and is now in a nursing home for rehab.He still is a long way from a recovery---he cannot feed himself. How common is this side effect?
Tue, 27 Nov 2018
Hello,
It sounds like your friend may have had angioedema, which is a known and dangerous side effect of lisinopril.
This is a very uncommon reaction to lisinopril, so much so that I would want to make sure there was not any other cause that might be responsible.
I have prescribed and seen many patients on lisinopril and I have never heard of anything like this happening, but I have read that this can happen.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Aaron Branch, General & Family Physician
It sounds like your friend may have had angioedema, which is a known and dangerous side effect of lisinopril.
This is a very uncommon reaction to lisinopril, so much so that I would want to make sure there was not any other cause that might be responsible.
I have prescribed and seen many patients on lisinopril and I have never heard of anything like this happening, but I have read that this can happen.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Aaron Branch, General & Family Physician
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