Thread: Lisinopril prevents Kidney damage as well

Quote: Originally Posted by drewgolden I've been on ACE inhibitors for years for their prophylactic benefits. Kidneys still working..... Of course they are. Please take another look at the A1c you have on your profile if you would like to contemplate why that might be. This is not a new drug and yet, people are still in kidney failure. What does this tell you? If you think it might possibly not be a simple A + B = C equation, you win the...

Quote: Originally Posted by trinitarian3n1 I find that when a system malfunctions and you have to do everything manually and consciously keep it all straight to prevent chaos that only emphasizes the marvelous value of the original design--when functioning as intended. Let's avoid the watchmaker argument. I am firmly impressed with the beauty of our functioning bodies and agree with their complexity; however the design remains a work in...

im still up in the air personally about it.i have stopped taking it because of another"side effect" and am still comparing.but i doubt i will go back on it talk to your doc.

Sportsrep,Deanusa,HarleyGuy Thanks a lot for your replies. I remember watching a news piece about simvastatin. It was promoted as a risk free stuff for anyone over the age of 40 to be used as a por-active treatment. Until I started feeling less and less strength specially in my leg muscels, I thounght I can take it for life. I'm glad to find people in here willing to help others. Only if I had known about DD a little earlier, I would...

I do believe that my endo is prescribing this to me because as of right now I have no problems and he wants to make sure it continues that way. Our bodies don't work the same and what may work for me, may not work for you. I'll take my doctors advice. And I think it'll work because I do have my blood sugars in check.

John, I had the same problem with lisinopril, and to make matters worse the dizziness felt disconcertingly similar to a hypo. However, the doc switched me to enalapril and I’ve had no trouble with that at all. I think with all these ACE inhibitors (and statins and other meds), it’s always worth asking to try a different one if the first one prescribed doesn’t agree with you.

Quote: Originally Posted by PveSideOfLife Talking of medical benefits,effects,sideeffects, etc. I would like to raise a question. Does anyone take simvastatin? And if so, do you get any side effects from taking it? The last time I was at the docs, my simvastatin dose was increased to 80mg. I'm not a muscly guy naturally, but my energy level is dropping for quite sometime. And the only thing I can put my finger on, except my BG level...

I don't have Hi bp either but was put on 20 mg lisinopril. My bp is so low I'm not able to function.. that's a serious side effect in my book.. I'm hoping my new doctor makes some much needed changes.. AND SOON..

I truly love being a member of this website / think-tank. The information and friendship I've found here has been worth a pot of Gold. My doctor recently put me on Lisinopril even though I'm on Diovan and even though my BP rating is well within the normal range. Ever since being diagnosed as a Type 2, I've had protein-leakage issues which, is why the doctor put me on the Diovan. So, the leakage issue is nothing new. However,...

My doctor prescribed me 10 mg Lisinopril daily. That made me so dizzy I thought I was going to faint every time I stood up, so she told me to cut it in half, which is what I'm doing now, but the other side effect I'm having from the Lisinopril is nausea. Constant nausea. I was just at the dr's this morning and she's switching me to Altace to see if that helps with the nausea. But she insists I need something like this, for...