What are the most common side effects of lisinopril?

The most widely recognised results of lisinopril are recorded below. Let your medical services supplier know if you have any of these secondary effects that irritate you.

• Headache
• Dizziness
• Cough
• Low blood pressure
• Chest pain

There may be other side effects of lisinopril that are not listed here. Contact your healthcare provider if you think you are having a side effect of a medicine.

What are the serious side effects of lisinopril?

While less common, the most serious side effects of lisinopril are described below, along with what to do if they happen.

Angioedema. Lisinopril may cause a rare reaction called angioedema. The usual symptoms of this reaction include swelling of the lips, face, tongue, or throat. Stop using the medicine and contact your healthcare provider if you have this type of swelling. If you are having trouble breathing, get medical attention right away.

Low Blood Pressure (Hypotension). Lisinopril might cause low circulatory strain. Low circulatory strain is bound to happen on the off chance that you have inordinate perspiring or relentless or extreme regurgitating or the runs. Assuming that you feel weak or bleary-eyed, rest. Tell your medical care supplier immediately if you have any of the accompanying side effects of a low pulse.

• Dizziness, feeling lightheaded, or fainting
• Confusion
• Feeling weak or tired

Liver Damage. Liver harm, likewise called hepatotoxicity, can happen while taking lisinopril. Summon your medical services supplier right if you have any of the accompanying side effects of liver harm.

• Nausea or vomiting
• Stomach or belly pain
• Fever
• Weakness or unusual tiredness
• Itching
• Loss of appetite
• Light-colored poop
• Dark-colored urine
• Your skin or the whites of your eyes turning yellowish (also called jaundice)

Kidney Damage. Kidney harm can happen while taking lisinopril. Summon your medical care supplier right if you have any of the accompanying side effects of kidney harm.

• Reduced need to pee
• Swelling in your feet, ankles, or legs
• Weakness or unusual tiredness
• Difficulty catching your breath or chest pain/pressure
• Confusion
• Nausea
• Seizures

High Potassium Level (Hyperkalemia). Lisinopril can cause a high potassium level (hyperkalemia), which can be serious and may prompt demise. Your medical services supplier will check your potassium levels, particularly assuming that you take specific different prescriptions. Call your medical services supplier on the off chance that you have any of the accompanying side effects of a high potassium level.

• Muscle weakness or unusual tiredness
• Slow heartbeat or feeling of skipped heartbeats
• Nausea or vomiting
• Trouble breathing
• Abnormal heart rhythm

Low Neutrophil Levels (Neutropenia). Lisinopril might cause low levels of a kind of white platelet (called neutrophils), which is known as neutropenia. Neutrophils assist with forestalling contamination. Having a low degree of neutrophils might expand your gamble of disease. Let your medical services supplier know if you have any of the accompanying side effects of low neutrophil levels.

• Fever, chills, or sweats
• Tiredness
• Sore throat, cough, or shortness of breath
• Mouth or throat sores

Severe Allergic Reactions. Lisinopril may cause allergic reactions, which can be serious. Stop using lisinopril and get help right away if you have any of the following symptoms of a serious allergic reaction.

• Breathing problems or wheezing
• Racing heart
• Fever or general ill feeling
• Swollen lymph nodes
• Swelling of the face, lips, mouth, tongue, or throat
• Trouble swallowing or throat tightness
• Itching, skin rash, or pale red bumps on the skin called hives
• Nausea or vomiting
• Dizziness, feeling lightheaded, or fainting
• Stomach cramps
• Joint pain