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Patients

Taking Lisinopril
74 Patients currently take Lisinopril
4 Patients stopped taking Lisinopril
metameric Sensation: Moderate Overall: Mild Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: mild Swallowing: mild Upper limb: mild Walking: moderate See profile metameric 10mg daily since Jan 01, 2006
Laya Sensation: Severe Overall: Severe Cognition: severe Vision: moderate Speech: mild Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: severe Walking: severe See profile Laya 5mg daily since Jan 05, 2008
owalstib Sensation: Moderate Overall: Moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: none Speech: moderate Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile owalstib 12.5mg daily since Oct 26, 2007

Brand Names: Prinivil, Zestril
See also: Lisinopril and hydrochlorothiazide, 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. Read more...

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Jump to:: Reasons Taken; Dosages; Duration; Patient Evaluations

Reasons Taken

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

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	53	67%
General health	18	23%
High blood pressure	3	3%
Depression	1	1%
Slow my MS progress	1	1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Lisinopril.

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All (Show Top 10)

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
5	1	4	7	26	1	1	15	1	2	11

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
0	2	1	12	13	24

Stopped taking Lisinopril

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

Why Patients Stopped Taking Lisinopril (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe	3	75%
Doctor's advice	1	25%
Course of treatment ended	1	25%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 6 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major	75%	3
Moderate	25%	1

Other

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	33%	2
Moderate	0%	0
Mild	0%	0
None	67%	4

Top reported side-effects include: No sex drive

Summary results are based on 6 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 6)

metameric

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Mild

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: mild

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: mild

Walking: moderate

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by metameric
Aug 25, 2008