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Causes For A Persistent Cough

Q&A: Is lisinopril causing my cough?

July 16, 2009
A reader tells Joe and Teresa Graedon of The People's Pharmacy about a severe cough she is experiencing that she can't ease, despite a number of doctor's visits. The reader takes lisinopril (Prinivil), and she read on the Graedon's site that the blood pressure drug can cause a severe cough. The Graedons respond with information about how ACE inhibitors such as lisinopril can cause a persistent cough, and they offer advice on both stopping the drug and on natural ways to control blood pressure.
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Health Guide

Pneumonia: Diagnosis
...reconsidered in young people.Ruling Out Other Disorders that Cause Coughing or Affect the LungCommon Causes of Persistent Coughing. Over 30 million people seek medical help each year for... Read more »
Choking: unconscious adult or child over 1 year
...breathe normally, in a few days signs and symptoms of a foreign body in the lung, such as wheezing, persistent cough, and pneumonia, may develop. If this happens, get medical help immediately. ... Read more »
Congestive Heart Failure Patient Guide
...edema, increased shortness of breath, distended neck veins, weight gain (as defined by your physician), persistent cough, and increased urination at night. CHF is a disorder that can lead to... Read more »
Asthma Asthma Diagnosis and Tests
...out occupational asthma. It is not always accurate, particularly in patients whose only symptom is persistent coughing.Administering cold air is another method for inducing airway resistance. This... Read more »
Metastatic cancer to the lung
...breath Calling your health care provider Patients with a history of cancer who develop persistent cough, bloody sputum (coughing up blood), shortness of breath, unexplained weight... Read more »

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