No energy, feeling tired: What heart medications are best?

I was put on lisinopril at 40. Before starting the medication I was a weightlifter and had just completed a workout where I was squatting 400 pounds multiple times during my time at the gym. Two days after starting lisinopril I could barely walk up a set of stairs, had heart pain, and spent a weekend in the hospital making sure I had not had a heart attack.
After a battery of tests and several thousand dollars of bills to pay they sent me home and told me to try a new BP med.
Ask your Dr to change your meds.

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My concerns were for Unusual swelling in the face around the eyes. I am 80 years old and when I wake up in the morning the past month or so I have a very swollen area around my eyes. My doctor thinks it is allergies however the swelling goes down as the day progresses.

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I’m 80 and read the comment regarding lisinopril, which I take, should I also Request a change in my medication since I have a virtual with my primary on this Friday?

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Hi Ships, and welcome.
Everyone is different. A medication may work for some people and not for others. Lisinopril is an effective medicine "used to treat high blood pressure. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. It is also used to treat heart failure and to improve survival after a heart attack. Lisinopril belongs to a class of drugs known as ACE inhibitors. It works by relaxing blood vessels so blood can flow more easily." https://www.webmd.com/drugs/2/drug-6873-9371/lisinopril-oral/lisinopril-oral/details

Is Lisinopril working well for you? How long have you been taking it?

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Good Morning, Thank you for sharing! I'm so sorry you're feeling poorly, and admire you for not giving up. I do take a cardiac medicine to keep my heartbeat from being too fast, and to prevent shaking, but shall hold off just now on saying more, since it may be in a class of medicines not appropriate for you. if it's alll right with you, would you be so kind as to say what your diagnoses are? Last but not least, I also have suffered from this same intensity of tiredness, and lack of energy since childhood, and am still young. But I have been safely rescued from all of it, several times, easily, safely, with zero side effects, and felt super-healthy. What helped me was medication, but not cardiac ones, and there may be a chance that one of these same medicines might really give you back your energy and wellness. Take good care!

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My 73 husband started feeling extreme tiredness and week in his legs a few months ago. He has no energy, nor does he have any strength to accomplish household chores. He has also lost around 15 lbs. His appetite has decreased as it just takes to much energy to fix foods or eat. After visits to the Dr. he was immediately removed from Lisinopril. He does take multiple blood pressure meds though I believe this was given as a cholesterol med. He has been on Lisinopril for about a year. He recently had a stress test which was fine with quick cardiac recovery. Results of blood tests was elevated PSA numbers and high protein in the blood. These tests are being re-ran to see if they were a fluke or these numbers might bring up other concerns.. His EKG was normal... so no cardiac issues.. It is my understanding that Lisinopril can be the culprit...but how long can this affect you. its been a couple of months since he was removed from this medicine. I also understand that this is rare and not a common side effect of this medicine. We return to the urologist this week to get his test results again on his PSA numbers. Then in a couple of weeks we return to the other specialist on his testing. Hopefully this can be identified. Its hard to see your loved one go down hill so quickly.

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