Pain From Losartan

I have been taking Losartan 50 mg for treatment of high blood pressure approx. a year and half now, works on reducing blood pressure however about 4 months ago the muscles and joints in my arms stated hurting. My doctor has run various blood test and now sending me to Orthopediac doctor, I think it is the Losartan but he ignores my opinion that it could be the problem. Has any one else had this problem.

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Hi, John! It's not a typical side effect of Losartan, but I've had some of them cause very odd side effects in me, as well, so I have to say that it's possible.

When I was in the hospital once they had me on an IV of Enalapril and it made me feel as if my whole spine was being twisted in a vice, I couldn't stand it.

There are many other blood pressure medications that you can try, so it should be very easy to let you switch to another one for awhile and see if the problem clears up.

It really just depends on you and how sensitive your body is to any given medication.

Is this the only medication that you're taking regularly?

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