Skip to content Lisinopril Cough Side Effect sondesara posted: I
began taking Lisinopril on December 1, 2012 when prescribed by
PCP for hypertension. I started coughing day and night on
December 2, 2012. PCP switched my medication from Lisinopril to
Losartan 25 mg on January 30, 2013. Today is February 21, 2013
and I am still coughing day and night. PCP has prescribed and I
have taken Prednisone, amoxicillin and Proventil. Nothing has
helped at all. I run a cool air humidifier 24 hours a day. My
fluid intake is excellent. Nothing I do makes the slightest bit
of difference. I have to sleep sitting up in bed which means I
barely get any sleep at all. I am a highly intelligent nurse and
have done extenstive research on the topic of Lisinopril and
this coughing side effect. Some fortunate people have the cough
subside in a few weeks and other unfortunate people suffer the
cough for months and months. I have been off Lisinopril now for
3 weeks with no improvement at all. Lisinopril is an ACE
Inhibitor or an Angiot