Telmisartan Pritor Side Effects

Is it common to gain weight when you're on Co-Pritor? I have picked up 10 kg's since I started with the High blood medication. Your advice and help would be appreciated. ## Co-Pritor contains the active ingredients Telmisartan and Hydrochlorothiazide. From what I've read on each of those individual medications, neither of them list weight gain as a possible side effect. Interestingly enough, "loss of appetite" is listed as a side effect of Hydrochlorothiazide. And from my understanding of nutrition, when you eat a lot less than you're used to having (or not eating every few hours), your metabolism can slow down significantly in response to that. Especially if you're not getting enough exercise on a regular basis either. Have you made any dietary changes or no...

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My mother is 85 and takes co-pritor. she had a constant irritation in her throat and starts coughing so much that she cannot hold a conversation. Is this a side effect of Hydrochlorothiazide and Telmisartan? ## Hello, Celeste! How is your mother doing? Yes, it is most likely due to the Telmisartan in this and once that cough usually starts, it doesn't go away. She'll most likely need to switch to a different medication. Are there any other questions or concerns? ## can telemisarten cause kidney damage and decrease in GFR ..I have a transplanted kidney and GFR is decreasing

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I was diagnosed for hypertension, i was administered pritor plus 40mg. my bp went down but as day goes by, i'm feeling weak...what seems to be the problem..thank you ## Have you contacted your doctor? There are actually several possibilities for what could be causing your symptoms. Pritor Plus contains Hydrochlorothiazide, which is a diuretic, it helps treat hypertension by removing fluids from the body, along with Telmisartan, which is an ARB. That means that the first possibility is that your symptoms could just be due to side effects from taking it, it can cause nausea, drowsiness and dizziness. The second possibility is just your body adjusting to the lower blood pressure, when you're used to running high, it is normal to feel such effects, when it's brought down. The th...

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for heart ## Pritor Plus contains Hydrochlorothiazide and Telmisartan, it is used for some cardiac problems, as well as to help lower high blood pressure. Common side effects may include: nausea, drowsiness, headache and dizziness. Read more: Do you have any questions?

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My Mother is 96 y.o. diagnosed of Chronic Stable Angina, of AODM at age 80 with essential hypertension. She has a recent episode of lung infection treated with decongestant and antibiotic. She is on multiple meds. such as Vastarel MR, Pritor Plus, Simvastatin, Neurobion, Minidiab. At such age could these meds. be cut down gradually to substitute with alternative therapy? Or which drug should be cut out of her med. arsenal? ## At her age and with such health conditions, it is best to consult her doctor and let him make any adjustments that may be necessary. The Vastarel, which contains Trimetazidine and the Pritor Plus, which contains Telmisartan and Hydrochlorothiazide, can both cause severe rebound effects, if they are stopped abruptly, which could put her life in danger. The other thi...

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Is it normal to have skin rashes and itchiness when using pritor ?