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I have been suffering with gritty eyes?

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Kizzie
Kizzie

I have been experiencing gritty eyes recently and it seems to be happening a couple of hours after taking Losartan for BP? Could they be affecting me like this? Does anyone know?

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  • MrsO-UK_Surrey
    MrsO-UK_Surrey Kizzie

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    Kizzie, I haven't experienced this side effect whilst on Losartan but we are all different in our response to medication so perhaps worth getting an ophthalmologist to check your eyes - perhaps you are simply suffering from something such as 'dry eye' in which case some drops might help?
  • charles67285
    charles67285 Kizzie

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    I have that problem doc said it was dry eye, the chemist could. Give you a spray or drops for that
  • louise21984
    louise21984 Kizzie

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    Losartan is one of the first group of Angiotensin blockers, and is not as specific in what it blocks as the later versions, which included Valsartan.

    When I was taking Losartan I developed a 'dry' chest, and cough.  When I caught Orange County Flu in the first year I sounded like a crocodile breathing badly.  My daughter in law is a physician and she told me about Valsartan. Losartan seems to have a drying up effect on some people, and it definitely did on me.  

    Go see your physician.  OR - are you doing a lot of computer work now?  Staring, without blinking can cause your eyes' lubricating glands to atrophy.  (Not the salty tear glands, the lubricating ones.)  

    Whatever the cause, consider getting some lubricating drops for your eyes.  Optive 'Refresh' is good, but there's a whole range.  Avoid ones that 'wash' the eye, because they'll remove whatever oils you have.

     

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