Chronic cough

Members...I am at my wits end...and would appreciate any and all information you can give me. Has anyone, after having a pacemaker implanted, developed a chronic cough????  I have had this hacking cough for well over a month. Have tried the honey and vinegar, honey with tea; none of that helps. My primary care doctor thinks it may be Lisinopril (my blood pressure medicine) causing it. So, as of tomorrow, he is weaning me off the Lisinopril and starting another medicine. Hopefully, that will put an end to it.

Thank you in advance

Jabezz

7 Comments

Problems

by drashmore - 2011-01-26 10:01:33

I had the chronic cough and every side effect they had listed. I also had a problem with my BP dropping so low I felt like I had someone sitting on my chest. They took me off of it and within 4 days everythng disappeared. My P is staying around 132/72. I feel 100% better. They are just going to monitor me for awhile to see if I even need BP med.

fiddlebritches

by fiddlebritches - 2011-01-26 10:01:43

Hi Jabezz , I am not a Dr. but I am a pharmacy tech and I know this drug is good for that and that is why most drs take their patients off of it my sister in law had a terrible time until she went off it.

Same problem!

by #1grandma - 2011-01-26 10:01:58


I am having the same problem. Since they started me on the Lisinopril I have had the same cough! It's terrible! I know that it is one of the side effects of that med. I have an appointment with my doctor on February 14th and I'm sure he will change what I am taking. I hate to have it changed because I think it is doing the trick and I'm feeling really good, but I can't keep coughing like I am.

Sally

Interesting

by jenp65 - 2011-01-26 11:01:27

I have been on Lisinopril for several years, also have an ongoing cough (irritated throat). It's more of an annoyance than anything else. Interesting to see that others have had similar experiences.

Jen

Chronic cough

by Jabezz - 2011-01-27 09:01:59


Good morning!! Thank you, thank you, thank you. You wonderful people. You have helped me tremendously. I pick up my new prescription today...can hardly wait. What a load off my mind. Again, thank you.

Jabezz















Lisinopril & Cough

by SMITTY - 2011-01-27 10:01:58

Hello Jabezz,

Lisinopril is one of a class of medicines known as ACE inhibitors. ACE inhibitors are well known for causing a dry hacking cough and this is one of their side effects listed in the literature. I had to put the all ACE inhibitors on my "no-take" list because no that.

ACE inhibitors are good BP medicines but they all carry this risk, and some are worse than others. So you may want to check and see if whatever the Dr replaces it with is also an ACE inhibitor so you will know what can happen.

Smitty

Chronic cough

by Heath - 2017-06-21 03:14:13

i had a tia about 2 weeks before my PM was installed and was put on a couple of xtra pills one was for cholesterol and the other was for blood pressure, cholesterol was a little high but BP was fine just precautionary and I have developed a chronic cough it is driving me insane and not sure what it is doing to my leads, PM was only put in a week ago... I have decided to stop taking the BP tablet and will discuss with my Doctor at my next appointment 🌹🙏🏻

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