I was put on Lisinopril a year ago and had a continuous phelgm ridden cough ever since, anyone else?

My husband is going through this now. I did some research it says this med causes Nitro Oxide over production which irritates the lungs. It says Iron supplements will interfere with production of the Nitro Oxide.

My husband is going to go off this crazy med. his bp wasnt even at a bad level at home. Just at dr office. Now he is struggling with this cough

Omg, I not alone. 7 weeks ago I developed a cough and I mean a cough like I've never had before. Well after playing lab rat for almost 2 months, my dr took me off lisinopril. I've only been off it for a few days so my nightly coughing/vomiting sessions are still here but at least I see other people have unfortunately been through the same thing I have right now and I finally know what it is. How long did the coughing continue?

I had been on Lisinopril for years and I was always clearing my throat with a mild occasional cough. They told me I had allergic asthma! Two years ago I caught a nasty coughing virus from my husband! He got better but I’ve been having a severe clear to foamy white productive cough x 2 yrs now! Sometimes I feel like I’m drowning in my own secretions! The coughing is so severe I gag and feel like I will pass out! I’ve been to Allergist, ENT, GI and prescribed a ton of medications! I haven’t had a good nights sleep in 2 years! I finally saw a pulmonologist who prescribed prednisone! After 4 months I was still coughing! He finally asked if I was on Lisinopril! I said yes but I was told it was only a dry cough! He told me to stop taking it for a week! Low and behold my severe coughing stopped! I still have a bit of a mild cough now and then but I can now sleep through the night and saving money on tissues! Yes Lisinopril can cough a productive cough!

I have had the same problem. My doctor keeps telling me its dry cough, and I tell her it's a clear looking mucous and I feel like my lungs are going to explode.
I am going to seek a different medicine. Thank you for your post.

I thought I had a sinus infection and even had corrective surgury. After the surgury, the problem of constant phlegm and post nasal drip that caused gagging did not go away. My ENT suggested allergy shots. This went on from age 40 to 46. My car was full of paper towels I'd have to spit into. It would mysteriously go away during daily hours and return on schedule in the mornings and evenings. The little flap in my throat too began to not go down. I was put on Omeprazole. Im glad to be off the snake venom. Find another alternative. If you can exercise, begin now. Lisinopril should be pulled by the FDA.

I've been on lisinopril for several years and have developed a productive phlegm cough in the last few months.
At times it takes considerable effort to clear the thick mucus away. I will call my primary care physician immediately and request a substitute medication.

Quit Lisinopril after almost 6 mos and am on Losartan as of 2 weeks ago. For me, Lisinopril was good for blood pressure but the horrible coughing and phlegm was embarrassing and sleep depriving. Much better now:)

ARKGIL1; What you should do is give your doctor a call for you mom and let the doctor know that she is having a dry cough, And so phlegm also from time to time this is common with this type of medication and more so as we get older. Just let the doctor know that she gets these coughing spells and can't seem to catch her breath and could it be the Lisinopril blood pressure pill These are known as ace inhibitors and this is one of the side effects over time in this class of blood pressure medications so it would be a good idea to give the doctor a call as soon as you can so they can change it if needed.

My sister is70 and has been on lisinopril for almost 2years and she has developed the mucus you described and a cough. Did yours go away when you changed meds and how long did it take? Thank you

Since mid-December, 2012 I have coughed! Got worse and worse, after being treated for allergies for months, doctor has taken me off lisinopril. I have coughed/gagged/spit/vomited/wet myself and totally exhausted every avenue. Just had an endoscopy done, some issues but nothing they think is causing this insane coughing. New B/P med is Losartan. They also added Baclofen, AcipHex and "cough pearls" and honestly I am coughing LESS than I have in ages. Has anyone else had this? Was all of this really from the Lisinopril? I thought it only caused a DRY cough. Believe me, mine wasn't. NOW, my huge concern is, am I going to need to be on all of these new meds forever??

There are many reasons for a problem swallowing in the elderly, but none are coughing alone. If he doesn't have speech therapy for swallowing he should. Sometimes the muscles and nerves are weekend and the epiglottis can't work right. A therapist can help strenghthen the swallowing reflex.
I don't know why your doc didn't take you off of lisinopril long ago. Coughing is a very common side effect of it.