[sh...] Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 I had hypertensive urgency October 2012 for which I was put on 20mg Lisinopril. Initially, the drug seemed to help somewhat with my protracted w/d syndrome -It turns out that ACE Inhibitors (lisinopril being one,) are cross-tolerant with diazepam- Then the side-effects started, and I have been unable to do any further tapering of the benzo. The doctor has ordered 30-day cardiac event monitoring to see if the arrhythmias are dangerous. This one test costs ~$1200 of my deductible. Blood work to check for renal impairment is also needed. I am wondering if someone else on the forum withdrew or switched from a similar high a dose of this or another ACE inhibitor with success. If so, please can they share any info on which BP drug is least likely to interfere with W/D, and if a lower dose of lisinopril will help stave off some of the side-effect severity. I do not have essential hypertension, but have a very strong vasovagal response, which makes benzo W/D difficult without the help of a blood-pressure drug. Any thoughts on the usefulness of cardio-beeper test is also appreciated. And many thanks to the members who have already posted their lisinopril experience; It is so important to be validated in your own. References: http://www.google.com/patents/US4931430 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2112256 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Ma...] Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 I had hypertensive urgency October 2012 for which I was put on 20mg Lisinopril. Initially, the drug seemed to help somewhat with my protracted w/d syndrome -It turns out that ACE Inhibitors (lisinopril being one,) are cross-tolerant with diazepam- Then the side-effects started, and I have been unable to do any further tapering of the benzo. The doctor has ordered 30-day cardiac event monitoring to see if the arrhythmias are dangerous. This one test costs ~$1200 of my deductible. Blood work to check for renal impairment is also needed. I am wondering if someone else on the forum withdrew or switched from a similar high a dose of this or another ACE inhibitor with success. If so, please can they share any info on which BP drug is least likely to interfere with W/D, and if a lower dose of lisinopril will help stave off some of the side-effect severity. I do not have essential hypertension, but have a very strong vasovagal response, which makes benzo W/D difficult without the help of a blood-pressure drug. Any thoughts on the usefulness of cardio-beeper test is also appreciated. And many thanks to the members who have already posted their lisinopril experience; It is so important to be validated in your own. References: http://www.google.com/patents/US4931430 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2112256 I added some commentary to a thread I started (quite some time ago) regarding Lisinopril. http://www.benzobuddies.org/forum/index.php?topic=39051.msg1003318#msg1003318 Remember - get professional guidance for what you intend to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[No...] Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Reading your entry about Ace Inhibiter and Diazepam interaction. I take 20 mg of Linsinopril for HBP, I am also tapering Xanax via dry method. I really struggle with sx w/d even @ tapering .0625mg of X every 14-21 days. Could this be correlation also? Notforme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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