Micardis 20mg With Hctz 12.5 Mg

I am 64 yr old female with HTN. ACE inhibitors caused severe muscle weakness, can't take Calcium Channel Blockers d/t GERD, so MD finally tried ARBs: Losartan Potassium caused paresthesia and PVCs (symptoms vanished right after drug dc'd). Then Rx'd HCTZ alone with good efficacy but d/t elevated readings in MD office, was changed to Micardis and HCTZ. Paresthesia returned. Micardis stopped, (back to HCTZ only), but paresthesia continues even after off Micardis x 6 weeks. How long can it take for paresthesia to stop?

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After 6 weeks it should have started to improve, already, unless some permanent nerve damage has been done, or if it's also being affected by the HCTZ, since it can also cause it as a side effect.

The FDA lists its typical side effects as possibly including nausea, dizziness, headache, increased urination, and hypotension.

Are you on any other medications?

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Thanks Verwon, I did some research and it may indeed be the HCTZ exacerbating the paresthesia, so I've added B6 & B12 to my supplements with a noticeable decrease in the symptoms over the past few days.

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