My husband is having headaches with a pounding pulse, blood pressure 177/84 - he has a cough and congestion. He is on Lisinopril for his blood pressure and has been for several years, 40 mg. I got some OTC Coricidin HBP for his cough/congestion and it has made his BP higher, plus the fever, and his headaches and pulse are high because of this. What can we do tonight? he is 65
Hello, madame. Thank your for your question and welcome to Chat Doctor. I understand your concern. First, I would like to inform you that Chat Doctor.  So, if you are not treating the culprit, symptomatic treatment is just for the moment. Therefore, I would recommend switching the lisinopril with an ARB (angiotensin receptor blocker: losartan, losartan, olmesartam etc.). Both classes have same effects, except for the cough (the latter group