Telmisartan which is an Angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) primarily prescribed for hypertension and to reduce cardiovascular risk in patients with high blood pressure. It works, but it may result in several side effects; the most repeated one is dizziness... It will affect as much as 10% of its users mainly when they are starting to use these or raising their dose. Such dizziness is usually caused by the drug lowering blood pressure a bit too much, leading to less geting into the brain for that short period of time.
Patients with gastrointestinal symptoms, which are diarrhea in 4% of patients, also report frequent side effects. This may not sound ever so often, but regular consumption prevention would cause dehydration over the long term. Patients also complain about muscle and back pain which is a likely consequence of telmisartans effect on electrolyte balance especially in the potassium levels.
Hyperkalemia, a high potassium blood level, has been observed as well with telmisartan. This side effect can be fatal and manifests as symptoms like fatigue dizziness, weakness, irregular heartbeats. This is supported by a clinical study that showed mild hyperkalemia in up to 2% of patients receiving telmisartan, making it necessary for regular blood tests during therapy so as not to lose the potassium level gaze under time out.
There also are rarer but serious side effects, such as worsening kidney function — particularly in patients with existing renal disease. This includes blood vessels in the kidneys, which raises concerns about the potential for telmisartan to interfere with kidney function. For patients using this medication for long term use, medical professionals also recommend periodic renal function test.
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Telmisartan continues to be a useful antihypertensive, emphasized one of them — based cardiovascular specialist. Like all medications, responses are varied so patients should speak with their doctor if they have any unusual symptoms.
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