Losartan Potassium 50 Mg Tab Side Effects
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I am taking Losartan 50 mgs twice a day and I am getting terrible joint & muscle pain. Can it be from the meds? Orrrrrrr could it be from the simvistatin?

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Re: BillyBob63 (# 46) Expand Referenced Message

Look up all the links that give the side effects for Losartan. Some links have side effects that other links don't. This way you can get a bigger picture. Chronic sinus issues are listed under Losartan. Even acute sinus infection.

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Re: BillyBob63 (# 46) Expand Referenced Message

I've been taking the same pills. I noticed joint paints in my legs and lately heaviness or moderate pain in my right side. I wonder if am having kidney stones? ??

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I have been on losartan 100mg + hyrochlorothiazide for 8 days and am having a lot of head pressure. Is this normal? How long should this last?

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I literally have been on Losartan 50mg for 2 days and today I have had reoccurring side and back muscle spasms. Is this common and will it go away?

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I’m itching pretty bad where it comes and goes—after taking 1 1/2 tablets of 100mg Losartan. Already took 2 tablets of Benadryl. Not much relief. Can I take 800 mg ibuprofen or my hydrocodone/acetaminophen? I really don’t want to go to ER or urgent care.

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I also had severe joint pain after starting Losartan. I asked my doctor about it and of course he said no it wasn’t that. I took myself off and the pain stayed 2 more weeks.Just now starting to get better. I was taking it for kidney protection with Type 1 diabetes.A nurse at the office said she had the same side effect with taking it.

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Re: So worried like you (# 23) Expand Referenced Message

Sodium is part of your electrolyte panel. Pink himilayan Salt and Iodized Sea Salt has many minerals that your body needs.

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Re: Joyce (# 34) Expand Referenced Message

Joyce, were you able to get off Losartan? I also want to be off Losartan.

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Re: beth (# 28) Expand Referenced Message

Hello, I had the same symptoms after one year on Losartan. Plus cold hands and feet, intense thirst, and anxiety. I think it is related to Losartan being an Angiotensin Receptor Blocker and the build up of Angiotensin or its precursors in your body. Has this been resolved for you?

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I have been on Losartan 50mg for about one year, after starting on Lisinopril 10 mg for about a month (unfortunately Lisinopril caused a cough). About one month ago I tried to transition to Hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg, and it was a horrible experience. I ended up in the ER with repeated painful blood pressure spikes of over 170/110. The spikes lasted more than a week until the Losartan built up in my system again. As a result, I quit caffeine, quit salt and lost nearly 20 lbs this month. Now I am considering a transition to Losartan 25 mg in the morning plus Amlodipine 2.5 mg in the evening. Losartan 50 mg alone either results in too low blood pressure (100/70) or too high (140/95) throughout the day. I have split my 50 mg dose into a morning and afternoon dose of 25 mg each. Does anyone have any good experiences of switching classes? Is there any way to minimize the rebound effect of ARBs or ACE inhibitors? I have had numerous tests and all check out that I am healthy (apart from high blood pressure), although I am sedentary and overweight. I should add that I tried cutting back my dose to 37.5 mg (one and a half 25 mg tablets) using Propranolol 5 mg to help in the evening, but Propranolol slowed my heart rate too much and did not control my blood pressure at all.

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I have been taking Losartan 50mg a.m and 50mg p.m. to treat high blood pressure for about 4 years. I have been having fatigue and muscle aches for about the last 6 months. Is it possible to develop these conditions after prolonged use of Losartan?

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Re: christine (# 33) Expand Referenced Message

Taking Losartan should not be stopped abruptly. Ask your doctor. Dosage will be reduced gradually. I had vertigo and shortness of breath but it' s due to very high uric acid and cholesterol. They are gone in a couple of days after starting Allopurinol and Resuvastatin. I have mild leg pain as side effect of Losartan. No matter how much we take Losartan, if we don' t correct our high cholesterol and uric acid,blood pressure will continue to fluctuate .Am talking about my personal experience.

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Re: David (# 2) Expand Referenced Message

What are other alternatives to stop hypertensio? Do premenaupausal caues hypertension?

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Re: Joyce (# 34) Expand Referenced Message

NO, you should get off and tell your Dr. about your side effects. Ask, if you can do a natural treatment.

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I've been on Losartan for 2yrs, but because of the side effects I stopped it myself, went to the ER due to pinching/squeezing in my chest and my blood pressure was 159/100. Should I continue taking them?

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A patient has severe vertigo after stopping Losartan. It's even worse when she lies down. She stopped Losartan without tapering and has this severe vertigo. Will it go away over a period of time?

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Re: Darle (# 27) Expand Referenced Message

Edit: We do have hospitalists I found out. Drs. have admitting privileges but hospitalists care for their patients in the hospital. Not sure this is a good thing.

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Re: David (# 2) Expand Referenced Message

Am anxious about taking Lozar daily. What can I do to control my high blood pressure naturally? Thank you very much.

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Re: Robert (# 29) Expand Referenced Message

You should talk to your Dr. right away. You may need different medicine.

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I am typing this at 5am since I am having extreme calf muscle pain. I have hypertension and they have me on Losartan 25 mg... I have only been on the medication for 5 days. I can not sleep due to the calf muscle pain in both legs, but mostly my left one. HELP!

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