PatientsLikeMe : Lisinopril Treatment Report

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Patients

Taking Lisinopril
157 Patients currently take Lisinopril
11 Patients stopped taking Lisinopril
Rau Mouth/throat: mild Arms: mild Chest: mild Legs: mild See profile Rau 10mg daily since Dec 03, 2005
YbNormL Depression: 1 Emotional: 1 Compulsion: 1 Anxiety: 2 Mania: 1 Physical: 2 External Stress: Severe 53 F Function: High Distress: Low See profile YbNormL 10mg daily since Mar 10, 2006
owalstib Sensation: Moderate Overall: Moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: moderate Swallowing: mild Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile owalstib 12.5mg daily since Oct 26, 2007

Brand Names: Prinivil, Zestril
See also: Prinzide

What is Lisinopril? Lisinopril is an ACE-inhibitor used in treatment of hypertension, congestive heart failure, heart attacks and also in preventing renal and retinal complications of diabetes.

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

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Reasons Taken

168 patients in the community are taking or have taken Lisinopril.

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	93	55%
General health	31	18%
High blood pressure	26	15%
Support another treatment	2	1%
Hypertension	2	1%
disease-related symptoms	1	<1%
Depression	1	<1%
Treat my HIV	1	<1%
Slow my MS progress	1	<1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Lisinopril.

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0 mg day	0.25 mg day	2.5 mg day	5 mg day	10 mg day	12.5 mg day	15 mg day	20 mg day	25 mg day	30 mg day	40 mg day	60 mg day
8	1	7	24	49	1	1	32	2	3	28	1

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Lisinopril or how long patients were taking Lisinopril before stopping.

Currently taking Lisinopril

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
9	6	11	16	25	50

Stopped taking Lisinopril

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
1	3	2	1	3	1

Why Patients Stopped Taking Lisinopril (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice	6	55%
Side effects too severe	4	36%
Personal research	1	9%
Other	1	9%
Course of treatment ended	1	9%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 9 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major	50%	2
Moderate	50%	2

Other

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	22%	2
Moderate	11%	1
Mild	0%	0
None	67%	6

Top reported side-effects include: Dizziness/hypotension upon standing, No sex drive, Mild Cough at the beginning

Summary results are based on 9 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 9)

metameric

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Mild

Cognition: moderate

Vision: mild

Speech: mild

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: mild

Walking: moderate

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by metameric
Oct 22, 2008