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Drinking And Taking Lisinopril 10 Mg.
Hi, my husband just got put on lisinopril 10 mg for high blood pressure. he drinks beer. should he quit drinking while taking this medicine? his doctor knows he drinks but did not tell him to stop so i was reading things about it and it says dont drink. so please help to clear this up for me.
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Alcohol causes problems with cholesterol and blod pressure... it will be wise to quit it such that medications have better effect.
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