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is the itchiness a side effect of BP medicines or is it sign of menopause?

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christina73482
christina73482

I have been taking high blood pressure tablets (losartan 50mg and atenolol 10mg) for almost a month now. I'm 45. and i have been taking cetirizine 10mg tablets for my sinusitis for more than four years. 

 

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  • sue7777
    sue7777 christina73482

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    Hi Christina, I am on losartan 50mg & now added 1mg doxazosin (beta blocker), after 2 weeks of adding the doxazosin I was supposed to start doubling it, I did this for about 4 days & went back to 1mg as I was getting terrible itching allover my body, it took about a week to subside & seems ok now on the lower dose. I went through menopause years ago & cannot recall any itchy problems with that. Hope that helps & it stops soon. Take care Sue

     

  • eileen84687
    eileen84687 christina73482

    Posted

    Think you will find it's the medication,I have been on BP tablets for 18 months and suffer from burning itchy feet,mostly in the evening,Doc says it's one of the side effects.
  • derek76
    derek76 christina73482

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    I had a terrible all over underskin itch when taking a combination of atenolol  and amlodipine and pleaded to be taken off them. After trying several other drugs I was put on losartan. After a some time I noticed a vague itching that went after being tried on several other drugs until going back to losartan. The vauge itching returned and my GP said that it is a side effect of losartan due to an effect it has on the liver.  
  • christina73482
    christina73482

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    i have visited the doctor last week and she told me that it has nothing to do with the BP medicines because i have been taking them for about a month now to start having side effects now! i am really confused... i was given calamine lotion and hydrocortizone cream to rub on the skin. 
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