Here is a collection of user reviews for the medication Zestril sorted by most helpful. 
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High Blood pressure since I was 13. Best drug yet out of many,many drugs. I am 67 now.Question ? what is the long term effect of taking B/P medications this long ? Published: November 05, 2007 ::
I been geting a dry chough from this drug. Published: December 10, 2007 ::
I have no side effects with this drug. Published: September 21, 2007 ::
If you notice any joint pain or the beginnings of a rash once you begin this medication, discontinue and call your doctor immediately. Allergic reactions are rare but severe. When they say giant hives, they mean giant! Published: November 30, 2007 ::
Best drug in the world. From end stage total heart failure caused by malignant hypertension BP 240/160 to perfect control and good health 11 years later. The cough goes away in a month. Stick w. it, it mixes well w. all other drugs and you can still drink heavily once a week w/out problems. If you get postural hypotension and dizzy spells taking this w. other drugs quit the other drugs first. Published: February 25, 2008 ::
Just a warning on a side effect. This drug can cause swelling, usually lips but can be severe enough to stop the breathing. The swelling caused 2 ER visits for my spouse before a nurse recognized the reaction was to the drug. This happened after 10+ years on the drug and the episodes were almost a year apart so not easy to diagnose as a reaction to the drug. There is lots of literature on this if you search. Published: July 21, 2008 ::
My headache I get from this stuff is constant and pretty severe. It is difficult for me to concentrate on anything. The dry cough is also annoying. It has lowered my blodd pressure, but not significantly only about 10 points. I don't care how well it works, it is debilitating and keeping me from living my life. ZESTRIL SUCKS. Published: May 14, 2008 ::
Gave me headaches,got cough and cold symtems.Eyes turn red. Published: December 30, 2007 ::
Caused a bad dry cough Published: November 08, 2008 ::
I have had no side effects with this medication. It is very effective if you take it correctly. Published: June 25, 2008 ::
I have a very slow heart beat and so this was the only drug that worked on my HBP without slowing my heart down to where I couldn't even walk. So I have recently recommended it to a friend that was having trouble with her medication. But I am glad that I read these reviews so I can warn her if she starts having any of the side effects I read about here. Published: May 24, 2008 ::
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The medication was successful within a matter of days in bringing my blood pressure down to even slightly below normal range (100-120 for upper number and 60-80 for lower number). However it has caused a persistant dry cough that is making me crazy and seriously disrupting my sleep. My doctor changed me to another medication 2 days ago and I just found out it is going to take 4-6 weeks to get rid of the cough! So watch out for that. My doctor didn't mention it as a side effect so I had no idea what was causing it. Published: December 06, 2007 ::