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[|Human|] My husband is having headaches with a pounding pulse, blood pressure 177/84 - he has a cough and congestion. He is on Lisinopril for his blood pressure and has been for several years, 40 mg. I got some OTC Coricidin HBP for his cough/congestion and it has made his BP higher, plus the fever, and his headaches and pulse are high because of this. What can we do tonight? he is 65
[|AI|]  Hello, madame. Thank your for your question and welcome to Chat Doctor. I understand your concern. First, I would like to inform you that Chat Doctor.  So, if you are not treating the culprit, symptomatic treatment is just for the moment. Therefore, I would recommend switching the lisinopril with an ARB (angiotensin receptor blocker: losartan, losartan, olmesartam etc.). Both classes have same effects, except for the cough (the latter group