hypertension meds and smoking

Hello,

I am 26 and have taken lisinopril (10mg) and metoprolol (25mg 2x per day) for several years to control high blood pressure. I occasionally smoke tobacco from a hookah. For the last two years or so I have noticed that after I do so my entire rib cage feels very tight, swollen and achy. Then for a few days when I breath deeply or move around I sometimes get pains between ribs (it does not feel like lungs... more like between lungs and ribs or between ribs). This never used to happen and is very uncomfortable.

I don't have any issues breathing... no coughing, no mucus, no wheezing... I don't have any trouble doing vigorous exercise. I just get this very irritated/inflammed/tight feeling in my rib cage. Does anyone know if either of my meds can cause/contribute to this? What bothers me is that this never used to happen even when I smoked much more frequently, and the discomfort seems not to have anything to do with my lungs/breathing. Any thoughts or advice???