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Suggest Treatment For Extreme Muscle Pain, Fatigue, Swollen Ankles, Blurry Vision And Chronic Chapped Lips
Question: I am having extreme muscle pain,fatigue, swollen ankles,blurry vision, chronic chapped lips.
I am presently taking the following prescribed meds daily:
1 - hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg
1 - lisinopril 40 mg
2 doses metoprolol tartrate 75 mg each
2 - procardia 30 mg
1 - rosuvastatin 5 mg
1 - sertraline 50 mg
Interactions/side effects causing symptoms?
I am presently taking the following prescribed meds daily:
1 - hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg
1 - lisinopril 40 mg
2 doses metoprolol tartrate 75 mg each
2 - procardia 30 mg
1 - rosuvastatin 5 mg
1 - sertraline 50 mg
Interactions/side effects causing symptoms?
Brief Answer:
some of the meds can contribute to the symptoms
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
The medication that you are using to reduce cholesterol, rosuvastatin, can cause muscle aches and pains. You may want to consider speaking to your doctor about this possibility.
Diuretics, because they cause the loss of fluid and electrolytes, can also contribute not just to muscle aches but can , in some persons, cause fatigue.
The fluid loss would also contribute to the chapped lips, you may need to just increase your fluid intake slightly.
None of the meds would be contributing to the swelling of the ankles, this may be due to venous disease, this means that the veins are not working as they should which is very common as we get older. Elevating the legs at different points during the day, would help with this.
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions.
some of the meds can contribute to the symptoms
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
The medication that you are using to reduce cholesterol, rosuvastatin, can cause muscle aches and pains. You may want to consider speaking to your doctor about this possibility.
Diuretics, because they cause the loss of fluid and electrolytes, can also contribute not just to muscle aches but can , in some persons, cause fatigue.
The fluid loss would also contribute to the chapped lips, you may need to just increase your fluid intake slightly.
None of the meds would be contributing to the swelling of the ankles, this may be due to venous disease, this means that the veins are not working as they should which is very common as we get older. Elevating the legs at different points during the day, would help with this.
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions.
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