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Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
Jan 3, 2010, 12:10:24 PM1/3/10
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Peppermint Patootie wrote:
>
> I may have found the answer. I finally googled it more intelligently
> and found this:
>
> "The history in ACE inhibitor cough is quite characteristic. The patient
> feels that there is a tickle at the back of the throat which leads to
> paroxysms of coughing. These may be extreme enough to lead to vomiting.
> Between episodes the patient is asymptomatic..."
>
> This is from http://www.issc.info/cough.html#Aceinhibitorcough
>
> I'm going off the lisinopril now until I can get a different
> prescription from my PCP. I'm taking only 5 mg, and it's not for BP
> control, so I'm not worried about going off it for a while. The cough
> has been making me crazy.
>
> I may have found the answer. I finally googled it more intelligently
> and found this:
>
> "The history in ACE inhibitor cough is quite characteristic. The patient
> feels that there is a tickle at the back of the throat which leads to
> paroxysms of coughing. These may be extreme enough to lead to vomiting.
> Between episodes the patient is asymptomatic..."
>
> This is from http://www.issc.info/cough.html#Aceinhibitorcough
>
> I'm going off the lisinopril now until I can get a different
> prescription from my PCP. I'm taking only 5 mg, and it's not for BP
> control, so I'm not worried about going off it for a while. The cough
> has been making me crazy.
It is likely that your PCP will switch you to an ARB (Angiotensin
Receptor Blocker) because of your not tolerating the ACEi
(lisinopril).
Love in the truth,
Andrew <><
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Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
Board-certified Cardiologist
and Author of the 2PD-OMER Approach:
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.med.cardiology/msg/9ad0c19df5ffc2f7?
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