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[SHARON1952]

i have been put on lisinopril 2.5 does anyone know what time of day i should take them and any bad effects of them

[tfkeel]

Lisinopril should be taken with a full glass of water. I don't think there are any time-of-day advantages, so just space them as evenly as you can.

You should look for the allergic reactions such as hives, rash, throat swelling, difficulty breathing, fever, etc. - the same things you should look out for when starting up on any medicine.

There are some more minor side effects of this drug class, one of which is coughing.

[SHARON1952]

do you take them i take palpitations and it says on the packet they can cause palpitations so i havent took them yet as i am afraid i make them worse any advice

[tfkeel]

I don't take it anymore. I used to. I had a problem with a drug of the same class (Altace) in which my throat would close up and breathing became difficult.

I only took lisinopril for a very short time, and had no side effects from it that I can recall, except for a little "cough". The doctor changed my therapy away from it.

Does your doctor know you have palpitations? If he/she doesn't know I think I would call before I took this medicine.

[SHARON1952]

no i didnt say to the doctor do you think it will make the palpitations worse