Side Effects Of Losartan

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My doctor prescribed Losartan potassium 20 mg for HBP. I was getting very bad muscle & cramps on my right leg only. After 4 weeks I finally realized it was from Losartan! I stopped taking but the leg pain & now tingling continued and is moving to thigh. taking Slow Mag 2x daily. Anything else I can do???

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I had extrodanarily debilitating cramps after being on losartan for 15 days. so I stopped losartan and started using methocarbemol and added magnesium, potassium, calcium, and a multi mineral and the cramping began to subside somewhat, after two days. After reading a little more I added iron, B complex and vitamins D, bananas, green drink, almond milk ( calcium), cows milk (more calcium, supplements yesterday afternoon... Of the iron, B complex and D componenents, I think the iron is a key component for me, after reviewing blood test results. This is day four and I woke up without any cramping and haven't taken methocarbemol since yesterday afternoon. I know this was sort of a shotgun approach, but the cramping pain was brutal. I should note that alcohol is notoriously effective early on but the dehydrating effect is likely cramp intensifying, but if you walking around in balled up feet screaming with cramps, a few shots of something will kill it in less than five minutes, every human body is unique in its in its body chemistry, you have to find out what works for you, I'm sure losartan is life prolonging/ lifesaving for some. good luck to you....hope this helps

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Great post KDW! I think magnesium supplements are totally underrated and I too find magnesium to be an excellent remedy for cramping/sore muscles. Of course along with potassium and those other nutrients this is bound to be a full-fledged arsenal against such side effects in my opinion as well. One thing I also wanted to note is that muscle cramps, spasms, stiffness, and pain are all listed as side effects of Losartan on NIH.gov. So my guess is as good as yours in that this drug probably was the culprit. I hope that you both have managed to get the severe cramping under control since you last posted. Take care and please do post back if you have any updates!

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I had been taking Losartan for about 4 years. I also suffer with Fibromyalgia.
I regularly suffered with Restless Leg Syndrome day and night together with actual night cramps, this was before I even started taking Losartan.
I had heard that Iron could help with RLS and cramps, however after a short time I began to be painfully constipated.
I went on to try folic acid, which really helped.
I got chatting to someone in health food shop and he has ME, he told me about Magnesium Malate, very hard to find in health food shops in my area, easy to find on line however more expensive.. it depends how ill you feel and want to change that.
The Mg Malate has improved my condition but it has been trial and error to find the right dosage, I've started suffering with increased acid reflux, but cant find any info about that to prove the Mg has anything to do with it.

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My doc put me on losartan too. My blood pressure spiked to 160/110. I took the medication back to the pharmacy. I found out it was manufactured in China. Subsequent tests on it showed that it was no more then a placebo. Poison. Now my pharmacies he's only generics from India. I'm taking slow-release niacin. Coenzyme Q10 max and other supplements to lower my blood pressure. I am getting off pharmaceuticals. And it's working.

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Been taking losartan/potassium for years and been having joint and muscle pain. Would like a natural alternative. Any suggestions. I also take olive leaf, Calm, and other supplements

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i had a kidney transplant,,am on losartin for the heart,,can it make my face swell,,,50 mg. morn,,25 mg evening,,never had high blood pressure,,,heart is ejection fraction at 30

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I've been on Losartan 100 mg for years. Recently was hospitalized for severe asthma. It was only 2 days, but those days were loaded with Albuterol. Albuterol can cause muscle cramping, but now that's resolved, and I am not using a bronchodilator at all. I can't make it beyond 3 AM in bed. I got up with cramping in both legs. It hit like a bullet, fast and furious. I am just beyond coping. This cramping syndrome hits my deep chest muscles below the rib cage, my arms, hands, legs, groin and I become a sissy from the extreme pain as multiple cramps can often happen at once. I've been taking loads of magnesium maleate, potassium 20 meq. and trace minerals that I purchase from a great source. I am terrorized by this.

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After I took losartan about 45 days. I have my both hand getting numb so bad , my knee pain, my body pain, my hair loss, my ear ringing all the time. I had talk to pharmacy that cause side effect from losartan 25mg that I took. I call my doctor he changed that medicine to besylate 2.5mg about a week but my all side effect not go a way.

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