Losartin Potassium

Hi Stacy

Sorry taking Losartan for over 10 years. It is usual for BP tablets to cause some tiredness, I think, but I have not found this tablet worse than others re tiredness. It has been excellent at controlling my BP. If you continue to feel very tired perhaps your GP would try you with an alternative. I also take Furusimide and Bisoprolol for my BP. Good luck!!

Best wishes Elizabeth 🌞

Hi Em, I'm subscribed to this thread although this is my first contribution. I have been taking losarton for the past 11 years; first @ 25 mgs for about 10 years, then suddenly zoomed up to 100 mgs plus imlodopine 1.5 mgs Indapamide. I have always felt fatigued on losartan, and in fact I have a diagnosis of cfs following on from a subarachnoid haemorrhage (which probably was caused by HBP). I personally think I'm on too much losartan as my BP is averaging 120/75, and was 175/98 before the increase. I do a lot of dog walking, eat a good diet but have put up with an awful lot of stress the last couple of years. I agree with you that sugar, salt and some starch increase our BP, and I'm looking at eliminating these from my diet altogether....Salt is the main culprit for raising BP. I once remember hearing that once you'd passed a certain age your diastolic (bottom reading) raises naturally, and to add on...some figure after 50, but can't remember that figure. I also must add, that I suffer "white coat syndrome" as my BP reads better when I take it. There are many root causes apart from the obvious kidney/heart/blood vessel diseases, such as thyroid and parathyroid disease. A while ago my gp referred me to a Endocrinologist specialist as I have high levels of calcium in my blood, indicative of hyper-parathyroidism. This itself increases fatigue and BP. I'm being referred on for ultrasounds and possibly surgery to remove one of my parathyroids. I believe the increase in my BP is in direct correlation to the development of parathyroid problems. It will be many months until I receive surgery - under the NHS - I expect, but it'll be interesting to see if my BP plummets. This is NOT what my gp mentions, just what I've read up. People need to be aware there are many reasons for an increase in BP, not just the obvious ones, and they should ask the question why to their gp, and push for blood tests, especially the thyroid and parathyroid function test. 

Hi Jane,

I would agree with you...all kinds of things can cause high BP and, yes, there need to be other ways to decrease BP than medication.  It rises naturally anyway with age.  I was in hospital twice for horrific BP totally related to stress and high progesterone problems and they gave me medicine to take it down.  The most they could get it down to was a safe 150/100.  But that's okay, that's probably what it levels around.  Any time I eat "normally" i.e go out with my family to a restaurant meal my fingers swell, I gain a pound or so and my BP shoots up, so its good to avoid salt.

Regarding a too active thyroid.  Mine is too, a little.  With that I believe AVOIDING Iodine in salt is the problem and of course avoiding progesterone supplements.  Taking the pill or HRT will always cause increased progesterone and thus a more active thyroid and higher BP.  Having no health insurance (except emergency) in America means I avoid doctors more, which is probably just as well I think, although the NHS is certainly not out to make money, which is helpful I would think

It souldn't happen. How high is your roof?

Sorry I have just written a reply but it's gone so sorry if comes through twice. had 2 see a locum consultant for yearly check who said ckd patients should not be give lisinopril only ever losartan. Had been on lisinopril 10 years and only lost 8% function in that time now have lost over 10 in 7 weeks.

That's why I'm so suprised as most people say it really helped with bp and caused light headedness cause bp going to low.

Scroll up to the reply from MrsO in Surrey who has long term kidney problems