Question 1

what is the treatment for lisinopril overdose?

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It gets better: Lisinopril overdose can cause high potassium, renal failure, and low blood pressure. Support the  patient until the drug is removed by the body and all should be well. These are, however dangerous problems that need a doctors guidance.

Question 2

can you overdose on too many lisinopril?

Accepted Answer

Yes: You can take too much of any medication and it can cause problems.  With Lisinopril you can get kidney failure, hypotension (low blood pressure), high potassium.  You should never take more than the dose prescribed by your physician.

Question 3

can you die from an overdose on atenolol and lisinopril?

Accepted Answer

YES: They are blood pressure medications and can slow your hear down.  If you have accidentally taken too many you need to go to the hospital to get checked out.  If you are thinking about taking pills to hurt yourself  pleas seek help immediately and go to the hospital or call an ambulance.

Question 4

what if you took an overdose of lisinopril for a week and then went back to you normal dosage?? supposed to take 20mg but was taking 40mg.

Accepted Answer

Lisinopril: You should be just fine.  Any harm would have been while you were taking the double dose, and would have been a drop in your blood pressure.

Question 5

family member took 13 pills of lisinopril hctz (hydrochlorothiazide) 10-12.5 mg is that an overdose?

Accepted Answer

Suicide Attempt: It is vital in a family not to sweep this suicide attempt under any rug. It must be addressed  full on. This person needs to be seen by a mental health specialist asap. Your family physician can help you arrange this.  Suicidal activities are part of the pain of living and this person needs to get past this as an option in trying to end their life.

Question 6

how fast does lisinopril work?

Accepted Answer

Lisinopril: Lisinopril is used for many things. For blood pressure changes can be seen in a week or so. For heart failure and other uses it can take 6 weeks or more to see changes.

Question 7

can i take lisinopril with caffeina?

Accepted Answer

Yes: No problem or interaction between caffeine & lisinopril.

Question 8

how do you get off lisinopril safely?

Accepted Answer

Stopping lisinopril: You are in danger if you stop Lisinopril abruptly. You need to see your doctor and tell him why you are doing this and you probably need to be place on another anti-hypertensive drug if you blood pressure needs to be controlled. Once again, never stop medications prescribed to you without speaking to your doctor about it.

Question 9

who should not take prinivil (lisinopril)?

Accepted Answer

Prinivil (lisinopril): "PRINIVIL (lisinopril) is contraindicated in patients who are hypersensitive to this product and in patients with a history of angioedema related to previous treatment with an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor and in patients with hereditary or idiopathic angioedema. Do not coadminister aliskiren with PRINIVIL (lisinopril) in patients with diabetes." See:

Question 10

does eating grapefruit interfere with lisinopril?

Accepted Answer

Lisinopril and juice: Lisinopril is not known to have any interaction with grapefruit juice. Take it without a problem.

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