Compare Lisinopril vs. nimodipine
Head-to-head comparisons of medication uses, side effects, ratings, and more.
Lowers blood pressure.
Zestril (lisinopril) is a good blood pressure-lowering medicine that protects kidney function.
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3.8/ 5 average rating with 687 reviewsforLisinopril
Helps with recovery after an episode of bleeding in the brain.
Nymalize (nimodipine) acts specifically on the blood vessels of the brain to reduce long-term damage from brain bleed, but is expensive.
Upsides
- A first-choice blood pressure treatment for many people.
- Lowers the risk of heart attack and stroke.
- Protects kidney function, which is especially useful for people with diabetes or mild-to-moderate kidney disease.
- Recommended for anyone with heart failure since it lowers the risk of death and further damage to your heart.
- Very cheap drug, and comes available as a liquid for children over 6 years of age.
- Available in a liquid formulation if you have difficulty swallowing a pill.
- Treatment is short-term, for 21 days only.
- Safe to use even if you have kidney or liver problems.
Downsides
- Up to 10% of people can get a dry cough while using this medicine. It ranges from a mild tickle in the throat to a persistent hacking cough.
- Requires a yearly blood test to see how the medicine is affecting your body.
- Zestril (lisinopril) isn't safe to use if you're pregnant.
- Doesn't work as well in people of African descent, and can cause a greater chance of face, tongue, or lip swelling.
- Needs to be taken several times in a day, usually every four hours.
- Not a good option for elderly because it lowers blood pressure and causes constipation.
- Inteacts with a lot of other medications, especially for the treatment of HIV.
- Available in a generic verison, but is still expensive.
Used for
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Dosage forms
- Pill
- Liquid
- Pill
- Liquid
Price
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Reviews
687 reviews so far
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saidit'sworth it
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saiditworked well
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Side effects
The Nymalize (nimodipine) FDA package insert doesn’t have numbers about how common side effects are.
Risks and risk factors
- Harm to fetus
- Women of childbearing age
- Cough
- Swelling of face and head
- African descent
- High potassium
- Current kidney problems
- Medicines that increase potassium
- Use of salt substitutes
- Worsening kidney problems
- History of kidney problems
- Low blood pressure
- Taking with alcohol
- Taking other medicines that lower your blood pressure
- Life-threatening low blood pressure
- Monitoring of blood pressure
- Using other medicines that lower blood pressure such as diuretics and beta-blockers
- Interactions with other medicines
- Taking other medicines that interact with Nymalize (nimodipine)
- Liver disease
- Liver disease