Steve, you post your name with some of your other forum posts, we know who you are :-) Josh, I am not aware that there is an issue with Lisinopril, I have not heard that, but your pharmacist will know for sure. They all have databases that will display drug to drug and drug to food interactions, so it's a pretty easy look up for your pharmacist :-) http://www.drugs.com/pro/lisinopril.html#LINK_1754ea7e-5d5f-4c74-84a3-505cf7c41015 Keith, it has absolutely nothing to do with diruresis (grapefruits do not illicite diuresis, this is an old wive's tale). It has to do with a chemical called furanocoumarin (or bergmottin), which is found in grapefruits and pummelos, and to some lesser degree, their respective hybrids. This chemical blocks the enzyme cytochrome P450 3A4, used to metabolize many drugs. If the enzyme is blocked, the drug can quickly reach toxic levels in the blood stream. Here is a list of some of the more commonly prescribed medications that can be affected by furanocoumarin, but this is not an EXHAUSTIVE LIST. Please check with your pharmacist and your doctor, to make sure you're not taking a drug that has an interaction with ANY food (including milk, licorice, and kale for example), they are always in the best position to be able to advice you. These are SOME the drugs that have a known issue with furanocoumarin: A-C Alfentanil (oral) Amiodarone Apixaban Atorvastatin Buspirone Clopidogrel Crizotinib Cyclosporine D-F Darifenacin Dasatinib Dextromethorphan Domperidone Dronedarone Eplerenone Erlotinib Erythromycin Everolimus Felodipine Fentanyl (oral) Fesoterodine H-P Halofantrine Ketamine (oral) Latatinib Lovastatin Lurasidone Maraviroc Nifedipine Nilotinib Oxycodone P-Z Pazopanib Pimozide Primaquine Quinine Quetiapine Quinidine Rilpivirine Rivaroxaban Silodosin Simvastatin Sirolimus Solifenacin Sunitinib Tacrolimus Tamsulosin Ticagrelor Triazolam Vandetanib Venurafenib Verapamil Ziprasidone Again - bottom line - talk with your doctor and your pharmacist about whether or not your medications you take interact with grapefruits, pummelos or their hybrids, OR any other foods, just to be safe. Patty S.

I see that no one has mentioned carrying a purse(probably heavy) with a strap over your shoulder, some switch sides often as they can feel it getting heavy. I always had it on my right shoulder, no more & even after about 5 yrs of not doing it some movements make my shoulder ache. Last Christmas I was cleaning house & lifting things when my left arm went limp, I do mean limp. I couldn't hold a pencil. Hurt no matter how I moved it with my right arm. Ended up sitting for several days with arm on pillow on my lap to make it tolerable. Nights were a nightmare. I had a little pillow smaller than a sofa pillow & put my arm on that at night & used heating pad(before bed), then later Ben Gay, &Tylenol to finally get some sleep. Each time it would get somewhat better & I could get my hair up in ponytail(I'm in my early 70's) & think I was getting better when I would reach up or back & it would start in again & I'd be sitting doing nothing but going through pile of magazines to see if anything I wanted to cut out before I got rid of them. I was really forced to do almost nothing as it would just hang there, sharp pain which I am pretty sure means it's a pinched nerve but if adjusted it on pillow pain would go away. Gradually it has gotten much better but have to be very careful & now I tend to get warning if reaching will start getting pain so I have to stop. Never taken a statin drug, long past menopause so I attribute it to overworked use as was caretaker for both parents & now that they are gone trying to get my house & yard in order. So if you can't sleep grab a pillow to see if it might help by raising arm or laying arm across it, try different pillows from small to larger. Use heating pad for 30 minutes or so at a time. Try different creams or Capsaicin .1% cream but it will burn like crazy & don't get it in your eyes(flush them with lot of water if you do) & be careful what you do & lot of times it will get better on it's own. As for bras fasten the back closure when you have it around in front & then get it around to back & put arms through & up. LOL Hope everyone gets some relief!

I'll ask DH when he gets home. I know he takes Metformin and he had taken Simvastatin. I think he got a cough from it. Is Welchol a brand drug or generic?

I gave up carbonated soft drinks about 20 or more years ago - they just made me feel bloated. I gave up aspartame about 6 years ago. I was having all sorts of problems which went away after I gave up aspartame and caffeine. I gave up chocolate about 7 or 8 years ago, it was causing me stomach problems. About 4 years ago I gave up all pasta, rice, most bread foods like muffins, cookies, cakes, bagels, etc. In the process I also exercised more and gave up sweets and I lost 55 pounds along the way! On special occasions I will have some baked goods (birthday cake for example and cookies at Christmas). I gave up juice last January as well as cereal. I am limiting my carb intake. (I've fallen off the wagon the past few weeks but resolve to be better about it once the holidays are over).