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Reviewer: 65-74 Male on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)
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experience a dry cough that wakes me up at least twice a night
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I have a 4 yr old son who has been taking this for the last 2 yrs and it has done an amazing job on controlling his High Bp. It has helped greatly reduce the stress he had on his kidneys and heart due to the High Bp. He still has a bicuspidal aortic valve but the enalapril has shown no effect on it.
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Reviewer: wwilsontyle, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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After taking Enalapril 20 mg once a day for about three years after being switched from another Ace inhibior, due to the dry non-productive cough, my doctor increased my doage to one 20 mg. twice a day. About two to three months later I began to experience terrible flatulence, but worse of all I had a change in my bowels and consequently changed my diet to include more fiber without over doing
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Reviewer: 55-64 Male on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years
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I have been on this this med for ove 3 yrs.i tsignificantly lowered my bp side effect on me incl. coughing. overall it works.
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Reviewer: 35-44 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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This medication has lowered my blood pressure to a normal level (it was 150/95). I take 10 mg daily and am 40 years old. I have taken enalapril now for 6 months. I have experienced some side effects, such as mild headaches and some lightheadedness. It is not terribly bothersome or frequent, so I don't have a problem continuing with this medication. However, other people may have different
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