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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (1058936)	3/7/2018 9:27:06 PM
From: THE WATSONYOUTH	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571924

I just asked. She said Lisinopril is the first line of defense that doctors prescribe when they initially detect high blood pressure. It's pretty safe compared to other medications for high BP, so that's why doctors will jump to that first, then see if they need to add on or try something different. (And that's if they don't first recommend lifestyle changes, or if they don't want to wait around for you to make said changes.) It's pretty common for people over 60, she said ...my BP is 140/90 and doctor prescribed lisinopril...........has your wife not heard of any bad reactions?...........the web is full of them........most long term but not severe except for small % of patients who then just stop taking the drug.............but one described as "short term" can be catastrophic and fatal (thus "short term") as it was for me.........so I've taken two prescription medicines in my lifetime...............one (allopurinol) literally saves me from the agonizing pain of gout attacks and the other lisinopril came within an eyelash of killing me.......not great odds I would say...........perhaps the right time for lifestyle changes