ACE Inhibitors could be causing your cough

If you've developed a nasty cough along with high blood pressure, your medication may be the cause.

I just read a story about a lady whose cough was so bad that she had to carry plastic bags with her in the car - because the coughing made her throw up. When she told her doctor she thought it was the medication he changed it - to another ACE inhibitor that caused the same problem. After that he said he didn't think that was the cause.

A survey of participants on the iGuard.org web site revealed that while over 1/3 of the participants suffered from a chronic cough, only 1 in 4 had been warned by their doctor that the drug could cause coughing.

Do they not bother to learn, or do they not bother to care - as long as you keep on taking drugs?

The iGuard.org site offers personalized estimates of drug risk and interaction concerns - it might be worth you checking into if you're taking prescription drugs.