What Causes Burning Sensation On Tongue After Having BP Medicines?

Posted on Mon, 19 Jan 2015

Question: I am on several drugs for hypertension, high Cholesterol and Gout .I take the following drugs :
1Metoprolol 2Valsartan 3Uloric4 clopidogrel ; for 1 week I am having burning sensation on my tongue .
There are no sores on my tongue or in the mouth. It is mildly uncomfortable. Any idea what might be the reason?
sorry ,I forgot to mention CRESTOR 10 mg once daily .I have been taking all of
these drugs for more than a year. thanks.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rovena (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
not related to your medications.

Detailed Answer:
Hello!

Welcome to Healthcare Magic.

I read carefully your query.

There are many possible causes for a burning sensation on tongue.Some medication can cause such feeling but none of the medication that you are taking seems to cause this.
Possible causes for burning tongue include:
-Dry mouth, mouth irritation (mouthwashes, brushing the tongue etc)
-Oral thrush
-Some Vitamin deficiencies
-Acid reflux, Diabetes,

I would suggest to try warm saltwater rinses several times a day to see if helps.
If the cause is oral thrush it will improve after this or you can try an over the counter antifungal like Daktarin oral gel.
Try to avoid hot ,spicy foods that can make it worse.
-Eat healthy foods and drink plenty of water.

If this burning sensation persist you may need to consult a physician for physical examination and run some tests including :
-Complete blood count
-Blood sugar to exclude Diabetes
-Thyroid profile etc.

Hope it helps.
Let me know if you have any other question or doubt to clarify.I will be happy to assist you further.

Kind regards,
Dr.Rovena Murati

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