Nice review of lisinopril. I find the cough to be very common, it’s a dry, non-productive cough, similar to some asthmatic types.
Essential hypertension used to be called that because it was thought to be protective of the body in older age, and was often left untreated. Curiously, there are a few doctors who have come back around to recommend leaving stable, mild cases of essential hypertension untreated–obviously, healthy diet and exercise is indicated in all with any level of hypertension.