A: Is there a medication you can prescribe to help me with my problem? B: There are various choices of blood pressure medication that we can try. A: What is available? B: We could start with Hydrochlorothiazide, which is a diuretic. A: Are there many side effects? B: There really are not many side effects. You need to drink a lot of water when you take this pill. A: Is that the only medication I need to take? B: It might be, but for a while I also want you to take an ACE inhibitor, Lisinopril. A: What are the side effects of that drug? B: You may have a little bit of a dry cough, but you will feel much better.