Brief Answer:
Yes you could; but response needs monitoring

Detailed Answer:
Hello sir and welcome.

Thank you for writing in.

Your friend is quite right and lucky to have received such a response from lisinopril. Let me explain how this happened. Lisinopril is used to treat conditions like high blood pressure, heart failure, etc. These are conditions that are caused upon by either a condition of the heart, blood vessels, or other causes. When we help in widening the blood vessels, in patients with hypertension the blood pressure reduces significantly; in patients with heart failure, blood starts flowing adequately in the blood vessels; and so on.

Similarly, patients undergone chemo therapy have collapsed blood vessels. The use of lisinipril can help re-establish adequate flow of blood in these blood vessels. So in my opinion, this would be a good idea, and you could benefit from lisinopril. But then again, lisinopril has many other effects as well, which is why your specific response will have to be monitored, and only after elaborate evaluation, can we deem lisinopril safe for continued use. Please visit your doctor, as you will have to be supervised for the same.

I hope and pray that you do experience a wonderful response and recover to live a normal and healthy life. My best wishes are with you. Please feel free to write back to me for any further clarifications.

God bless.

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Brief Answer:
Lisinopril might not help; other options given

Detailed Answer:
Hello once again.

My apologies for not addressing your main concern. As explained earlier, lisinopril helps in widening the blood vessels, and using this mechanism it can prevent or reduce scar tissue formed ONLY in your heart; and unfortunately not elsewhere.

There is no documented data about lisinopril being helpful to reduce scar tissue and so the use of lisinopril in your case would just be a shot in the dark. But there are more definite treatment options like pure vitamin E and pentoxifylline that have found to be very helpful in breaking down fibrosis that is formed during scar tissue formation. Other options also include surgical removal of the scar tissue and laser therapy. But lisinopril might not really do much for you.

I hope you found my response helpful and informative. Please feel free to write back to me for any further clarification, I would be more than happy to help.

God bless.

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Brief Answer:
Side effects of both drugs listed below sir

Detailed Answer:
Hello Mr. XXXX.

Side effects of Lisinopril include: blurred vision, change in consistency of urine, exhaustion, alterations in mental state (i.e. confusion, anxiety, etc), sweating, chills, body aches, etc. These are the most common ones, but do not necessarily reflect in all patients taking the medication.

Side effects of pentoxifyline are: drowsiness, chest pain, irregular heart beat, lightheadedness, dizziness, seizures, etc. And like lisinopril, it is again not necessary for all patients on PTX to experience side effects.

I am more than happy I could be of assistance. Please feel free to write back to me for any further clarifications sir. I would be more than happy to help you.

God bless you too sir.

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