Losartan

[ChristineK]

Has anyone had amy problems taking Losartan (for blood pressure)?

I would appreciate any feedback.

[Zoesgranny]

Only problem I had was that it lowered my BP too much and it was stopped and BP levelled itself off.

[ChristineK in reply to Zoesgranny]

I have been getting really tired since taking Losartan, think I will have a word with GP.

[Bassman65]

I was put on 100mg after having a bad cough with ramipril but i kept getting dizzy. It was lowered to 50mg and that wasn’t controlling the blood pressure enough so eventually after a few months was put back onto 100mg which was better the second time around, but still not fully controlling the bp. Amlodipine 5mg was added and then changed to 10mg, all good for a few months until lockdown and then ankles started to swell so taken off that and put on indapimide 2.5mg which was ok but am now stering ti get dizzy spells so need to go back to doctor again

[ChristineK in reply to Bassman65]

My

[ChristineK in reply to Bassman65]

Thank you for your reply.

I started on Ramipril but also had intolerance to it, and was put on Losartan two months ago, and have been very tired ever since. I am also on Clobidogrel, so maybe that could be causing the problm.

I will have to speak to my GP.

I hope you get you r problem sorted out soon.

[Kimi1 in reply to Bassman65]

Hi I was on amalodipine and my ankles and feet swelled up awful . I came off that drug after only 2 months

[Parminter]

Yes.

General fatigue and depression for a long time, ending with a massive attack of urticaria.

Gave it up in favour of calcium channel blockers - different problems.

Gave that up in favour of plain hydrochlorothiazide.

[Clerkenweller]

It was added to my medications as another layer of protection. Made me to ired but when my pulse dropped to 40 and I had to sit that was it for me. Talked to GP and stopped them.

[R1100S1]

No problem!

[Hidden]

Been on it for a couple of years 100mg but didn't control blood pressure so on different meds over the years with little result. All BP meds have side effects especially tiredness.

[Wellington19]

I had problems with losartiin ,but put back o on irrbesartin ,doctor said only given losartin because it was cheaper

[Ecki]

Yes, made me extremely nauseated to the extent that I couldn't even keep water down, now on Ramipril and fine with that.

[ChristineK in reply to Ecki]

I was on Ramipril at first but it gave me a dry throat and loss of voice.

[HenryTudor]

I’ve just had mine increased to 100mg and am 100% okay.

[ChristineK in reply to HenryTudor]

Glad to hear someone is OK on it!

[thehypnotist]

I was put on it after a review, but had severe side effects within a few days. It's taken several months to find a way of bringing my BP down since then and have ended up with three tablets to bring it down a bit!

[wilson2]

sorry i hav'n''t more accurate dates

Initial tablets Amlodipine 10 mg

Caused oedema ... fat ankles and wrists

May: idapamide 1.5 and lercanidipine

july :(A) lercanidipine 20mg to be taken with (B)

july: (B) Indapamide 1.5mg modified release

sep: 12 hour monitor – excessive BP

sep: Ramipril 2.5mg, take with (A) and stop taking (B)

noted: leg and arm oedema and aching right arm

nov: ended taking ½ tab lercanidipine,

started ½ tab of Ramipril

one of them gave me a cough !

can't say anything brought down to 120/80 - more 140-50 / 90 but got

fed up with chemicals and side effects - so gave up!

increased potassium levels with fruit and

H&B supplement

giving nattikinase a trial!

[Tinker2015 in reply to wilson2]

So are you no longer taking a blood pressure medication my doctor just put me on them started 25mg on Saturday night so only took two so far. Feeling tired, got a headache not feeling myself. I feel like doing that myself

[wilson2 in reply to Tinker2015]

yes, i don't like taking tablets in the first place, and it felt so 'hit and miss' on what tablets might work, i got fed up with side effects, puffy ankles and aches - just makes you worry about what is happening to your body. I just felt i had to try more natural approach in foods, and trying to restrict all the salty foods around... also taking wilko's omega 3-6-9 capsule (vegetarian so no horrible fish burps!) I only read about nattokinase last week, its just soya, so i will monitor bp and see. best wishes

[ChristineK in reply to Tinker2015]

Hi Tinker,

Thanks for your reply, spoke to my GP today and she is contacting the consultant to ask for an alternative medication, so keeping my fingers crossed, but it ma y be a fortnight before I hear anything.

[Essexgirl63]

I’ve been on it for a number of years and have been fine with it until I saw these posts about fatigue! Sometimes I struggle to get up in the morning as I feel like a dead weight. Will check this out at my next review.

Amlodapin was a nightmare giving me bright red legs which were so hot it melted the varnish on my toes! Ramipril gave me the nighttime cough. It seems there are side effects with all so it’s probably Comes down to which side effects u can live with.

[ChristineK in reply to Essexgirl63]

Yes, I have difficulties in getting out of bed in the mors too, and keep wanting to sleep during the day.

[Kimi1]

Hi I was changed from ramipril to losartam 50 mg and it has made me very tired all the time and nauseated

[Kimi1]

Very tired all the time and nausea

[lisburb]

I was on Losarton before my mitral valve repair and found it made me tired in the afternoons, not good when you are at work and need to be awake. I mentioned it to the cardiac nurses and they said it may not just be the blood pressure tablets, you need to loose some weight. I didnt think I was over weight at 5ft 9 and 13 stone, they said yes, you are, you need to loose about a stone and a half and you will feel better. Well I was not too happy at that. The consultant explained to me that as the "extra" weight was putting more strain on my heart, so as it was poorly it was having to work harder, it was causing my blood pressure to rise and therefore I was tired. I understood it in my own way and managed to loose some weight, with their guidance, about a stone and funnily enough I did feel a bit better, not as tired in the afternoons but good enough to get through the afternoon at work without falling asleep on my customers. Ask your GP and cardiac nurses about whether it would be appropriate and work for you and how to do it safely. Now 2 and a half years on, I am recovered, however, I put weight on in lockdown and felt tired again. I have lost the weight and feel lots better. Ps I could still drop off in the afternoon but I'll save that until I reach 70 and can have a little siesta after lunch LOL. Please check with your GP before going on any weight loss plans etc

[ChristineK in reply to lisburb]

Hi and many thanks for your reply.

Being a lifetime gold member of weight watchers, I am not in any way overweight, so this would not apply to me.

I have spoken to my GP and she has written to the cardiologist with a view to changing the current medication, so fingers crossed!

[lisburb in reply to ChristineK]

Hi Hope you get it sorted, my friend has had hers changed a few times and has found one that suits her, its one only the hospital can prescribe. Well done on the weight watchers. Ive still got a stone to go, managed to loose 18 pounds recently.

[ChristineK in reply to lisburb]

Well done on your weight loss, I have been with weight watchers for over thirty years on and off.

I have already had ramipril, which did not suit, so I hope that they will change meds again, just have to hope there is one that will suit me.

Take care.

[Muso20]

Hi Christine. I moved from Amlopodine to Losartan as it quickly caused agonising muscle cramps. After around six months feeling great on Losartan I'm now experiencing tiredness, lower limb constant itching and insomnia. Off to see my pharamcist who's great to find yet another drug. From all that I've read every single BP lowering drug has a whole raft of side effects. Its a drag having high BP without finding that you suddenly get other things going wrong. Now considering non drug based therapies as I have a feeling no drug is problem free. Of course figuring out if some problems are just me and not the drug side effect is tricky. However the tiredness, itching and insomnia is very real. It just came from nowhere, up until then I thought great I have this fixed!

[ChristineK in reply to Muso20]

Hi Muso, I think you are right, BP meds do seem to carry a load side effects, but some people are just lucky and don't have any problems, I still haven't got mine sorted yet, as I am on a lot of other meds, and it could be something else that is causing the tiredness, still waiting to hear from GP after all this time. I hope you get your problem sorted soon.

[Muso20 in reply to ChristineK]

Thanks Christine. I'm now researching olmersartan as a temporary replacement. Seems to have less side effects. Famous last words...

[ChristineK in reply to Muso20]

Good luck!