Avapro and Pain: What Users Say

• ren...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• September 18, 2019

For High Blood Pressure "I have been on Avapro for 5 years. At first, it didn't control blood pressure. Then the doctor increased the dosage to 300mg. I have noticed over the years depleted potassium readings. My side effects are: I urinate often, I am now having pain in my hands, constant tiredness, overall lack of energy, and lack of interest in things. I am also feeling depressed and irritable. I am going back to my doctor to have me taken off this drug. I feel like the side effects are increasing with more drugs in your body for longer periods of time of taking it."

• Ms ...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 4, 2019

For High Blood Pressure "I started taking this drug, Avapro, because the losartan I had been taking was being recalled by the FDA. I took 300 mg once a day. I had been taking it for about 12 days before I began to show an allergic reaction to it. At first, there was a small blister on my ankle, but by the third day, this blister was spreading over my ankle and was hot and itchy. I immediately went to my PCP thinking it might be shingles. Since my PCP was not sure it wasn't shingles, that's what I was treated for. However, after a week of taking the prescribed drugs, I had gotten much worse. The rash was now moving up my legs and over my buttocks, and it was so painful it was intolerable at times. To make a very long story short, I ended up in the ER twice and finally was able to find relief after one of the top dermatologists in the area was able to identify, through a biopsy, that Avapro was the culprit since it was the only thing that had changed in my routine before the rash started."

• ros...
• April 16, 2009

For High Blood Pressure "I started taking samples of 150 mg Avapro and have been using it for 4 weeks now. With the medication, my blood pressure runs 135/78, which is okay for a 72-year-old. I am now having knee and one hip pain and have noticed I am much more tired than usual. I am going to try some relaxation, slow breathing exercises, and will see if I can come off the Avapro."

• ros...
• April 16, 2009

For High Blood Pressure "I started taking samples of 150 mg Avapro and have been using it for 4 weeks now. With the medication, my blood pressure runs 135/78, which is okay for a 72-year-old. I am now having knee and one hip pain and have noticed I am much more tired than usual. I am going to try some relaxation, slow breathing exercises, and will see if I can come off the Avapro."

• Tur...
• June 21, 2014

For High Blood Pressure "Feeling tired, dizzy, disoriented, off-balance, leg pain, feeling in a fog, headaches."