Hello Everyone,
I was taking the same dosage of Losartan 50mg. 3 weeks into taking my BP, I started to feel extreme fatigue and dizziness/vertigo, nausea, muscle pain, and headache. I was to the point that I cannot concentrate or drive a car. But at the time, I did not make the connection and kept on taking the BP medication for another 2 or 3 weeks. Then my wife suggested to look into the side effects of Losartan and sure enough, therer are many others that experience the same side effects as I am. I immediately started and well to see my doctor, he did not think Losartan had anything to do with it but was OK for me to stop. It has been be over 6 weeks since I stopped and I still experience these symptons. The extreme fatigue is really killing me. I cannot last a normal day without taking at least one nap. I would have thought, after more than 6 weeks the Losartan would ahve been out of my system by now. What are you thoughts?
I ran out of one of my BP pills (amlodipine), and I took Losartan instead and I felt bad myself the next day. I do know that with what I take Perindopryl and amlodipine it is better if I take them in the morning because in my case it affects my bladder and gives me a side effect as if there was an issue with my prostate. When I take in the morning then the morning wee is like that of a 20 year old (I am 54) but if I take it at night, well... Also it took me a long time to discover these things. Even after stopping the pills altogether I had some of these weeing side effects very bad. I can tell you from experience that these side effects seem to be very non-linear and very confusing, at least that is my experience. It is very difficult to ascribe causality to the pills although one is certain that they have something to do with the side effect. One is certain but it is difficult to prove it.
Did the Doctor put you on another BP tablet ??
I have found they all and I mean all hve horrible side affects.
I would say it could take a good 2-3 months for the symptoms to subside.
I think I must be very fortunate. I have been on BP tablets since the age of 47 (I am now 67) and in all that time I have only had one with horrible unacceptable side effects and that was amplidone. All the others I have been on have been changed because they stopped working. When I did stop amlodipine the unwanted side effects stopped within a month.
You have been lucky Gill, I have tried about 11 so far and have had horrible side effects. What are you on now. Alodopine made my ankles swell over my shoes, and dropped by BP too low. Doctor told me to stop taking them and go home and rest, took a while for my body to get back to normal.
I had the same side effect as you with amlodipine plus very frequent urination - difficult as I have severe mobility problems. At the moment I am on enalapril 20 since beginning of October and at the moment seem to be working.
thank you for the reply...i will ask about enalapril
Sandy -- Thanks for your reply. Woke up this morning feeling dizzy and tired. What a way to start the day! I hope you're right that it will eventual start to subside, hopefully soon. I've an appt to see an ENT doctor next Monday just to make sure I don't have head sinus infection that is causing this.
The doctor was OK for me not taking anymore BP pills. I decided to completely change my diet, otherwise I'm healthy and workout regularly.
what are your bp readings David so you are not on any meds as of now?
what was the side effect of amlodipine? could you tell us.
My ankles were very swollen on amlodipine...came right over my Shoes.
You could have a sinus infection...then again you could have a stuffy bedroom,even if it is cold you still need some air in.
Drink plenty of Water David...flush the bugger out your system...and I do recommend taking a Berroca a day...I take the one with Guarana in it. Only during the Winter.
Hi, I was looking at this site trying to find out why I have had extreme fatique.
I have an autoimune disease and one of the things that you can get is
fatique. I had other problems a lot of what you discribed plus loose stools.
I have taken Losartan 25 for a year or so and then my doctor raised my dosage
to 50. I am going to talk to my Dr. because I don't want to take this anymore.
I have a problem with lots of meds and my eyes are also bothering me and I feel like it's effecting my driving. I seem to be very sensitive to light in the eyes and live in So. California so it's not good.
Thanks for posting this because I couldn't figure out what was going on.
Lynn
I just had my Losartan 50 increased to Losarton/HCTZ 100/12.5MG tablets and I feel just the way you do. I didn't have that when I took the 50 mg but I was tired. I never made the connection either. I am feeling worse everyday.
I am going to talk to my Dr. tomorrow. I have been on mine a month.
I hope you can see or talk to you Dr. And that you start feeling better soon.
Dear David
I was prescribed cozaar (also known as Losartan) with no apparent side effects.
On one subsequent occasion my consultant prescribed Cozaar Plus which is the same product but in a higher dose.
Being a recreational pilot I later had two experiences of vertigo when on final approach to land but managed to put the aircraft down safely. I suspected irrational nerves and subjected myself to 2 competence to fly tests which I passed. On a third occasion I had a crash landing following a severe vertigo attack on landing from which I was unable to recover.
At no time did I make the link to the medication which my doctor affirmed would not affect my piloting an aircraft.
I had had been told to take the pill in the morning when the effects are most telling. The problem was that my crash also occurred early in the morning.....
I decided to take the pill before sleeping and fly the next day. Result: perfect landings every time.
The moral of this tale: doctors cannot always be trusted to tell the whole truth!
When you're on medicine you lose a lot of essential nutrients. I suggest you try a nutrition drink like ensure to supplement your healthy diet.
I am so glad i researched and found site site, with the information on lozartan,. I just
took my blood pressure, cause i was feeling very tired, , and by the way i have the same symptoms as all of you, my reading wass 100/65 and never tht low.. I have been wanting to get off this pill, and now i just might, but wanted to be sure it would be safe to do it on my own. the cardiologist took me off bp meds, like 6 years ago, for the reason of my symptoms, but when my brother bexcame ill with cancer, i took care of him and my bp sky rocketed and thats when i had to be placed on lozartan-50 mg, which really wasnt bringing the readings down, but now that my brother has been gone for 2 years, maybe its time to try to get off this, cause im a very active person and i hate these symptoms.
You need a doctor. You need to take your blood pressure and not let it go under 100 top number. You probably still have high blood pressure but may need a lower dose of medicine. Call your doctor.
What he told u to stop just like that. Did he replace u on another medication.
Almost all BP medications have nasty side effects. Mine lasted 4 months until I decided myself to half the medication to half a hyperdix morning and half at night. Now I'm fine and my BP is totally under control. I have also stopped all salts, and 25 mins of exercise and breathing exercise. All is well. Do not let any dr tell u that the medication doesn't cause these nasty side effects because they do. But after a few months your body should adjust to them.
Well i did it, and my bp looks good, so far, i will have ny annual next week, and will talk to the Dr. about the change. I do monitor it each day eartly in the morning, and later in the day. I do have them handy in case i notice a badf reading, before i see the Dr. I just feel that if a cardiologist, took me off f them cause they were causing low readings, then i can do the same with care, and after reading what everyone was saying about lozartan gave me a heads up. With lozartan, you need to also be careful with your potassium intake.