My husband has taken 30mgs of Zestril for several years with no real problems. However, this fall, I was switched from Plendil to 5mgs of Zestril. Because of our ins. company I was forced to take the generic drug (lisinopril)instead. A week or so after I started the lisinopril, my husband needed a refill of his Zestril, but was switched to the generic because of the ins. company. A few days after we started on the generic Zestril, both of us started having really annoying coughs. It feels like something is constantly tickling the back of our throats and at times, it's almost impossible to talk. We have since stopped the lisinopril and are taking something different...but the bad news is that the throat problems are still with us. Our pharmacist says this side effect of lisinopril can hang on a long time.

I don't mean to worry you, but from what I've read, this is not so rare.