I was bringing my fiance his blood pressure medicine (20 mg. of Lisinopril) but instead of taking it to him, I accidently took his pill. I had already taken my dosage for the day, which is 10 mg. I tried to throw up and did so a little bit. Do I need to worry?
I took an overdose of Lisinopril. Instead of 10 mg, I took 30 mg. Do I need to worry about that?
Question posted by kkmehuron on 27 Feb 2013
Last updated on 22 December 2014 by Margaret A Ray
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Margaret A Ray
22 Dec 2014
Don't worry
malificent
28 Feb 2013
So this isnt actually your medication but your boyfriends but you are both on it? The Initial dose for high bp is 10 mg orally once a day, in patients not receiving a diuretic.
Maintenance dose is 20 to 40 mg orally once a day but some patients appear to have a further response to 80 mg, but experience with this dose is limited.
As long as you arent feeling extremely dizzy or light-headed, or fainting, you should be ok.
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