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Enalapril

Enalapril is a useful medication in treating high blood pressure, diabetic kidney disease, and heart failure. It comes under ACE (angiotensin-converting enzyme) inhibitor. It acts as a diuretic and is given by mouth or by injection through veins. The side effects of this medication are chest pain, jaundice, fever, and lightheadedness.

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Are high creatinine and back pain signs of kidney failure?

Query: Hello doctor, I have pain on the right side of my back, and I have a fever of 100 F. I do not have shortness of breath, and my urine output is fine. I get shoulder pain when I breathe deeply, and I feel tired. I got a blood test yesterday, and my neutrophils are 9.68, lymphocytes are 13.10, total le...  Read Full »


Dr. Krishna Somani

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Stop Tablet. Envas (Enalapril) immediately, and check your weight and blood pressure daily. If fever persists, then Tablet.Dytor plus (Spironolactone and Torasemide) also needs to be reduced. High creatinine of 1.4 is mostly because of fever, which would settle on...  Read Full »

Can Enalapril cause psychosis with auditory hallucinations?

Query: Hello doctor, I am taking Enalapril 10 mg and developed psychosis with auditory hallucinations. Could it be due to my medication? It is listed as a rare side effect and the symptoms are worse when I take the medication and lessen when I stop taking it.  Read Full »


Dr. Sreejith. M. G

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. As you said ACE (angiotensin-converting enzyme) inhibitors usually will not produce any hallucination or psychosis but some rare reports of hallucinations are available which was mainly visual hallucination not auditory, but psychosis is unlikely. Anyway, you change Ena...  Read Full »

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