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Do Medications For BP And Arthritis Have Any Side Effects?
My father is 73, has high blood pressure and has arthritis. Since the last 3 to 4 days he has drooling(excess saliva while talking), the slur in speech is very slight and not noticiable. He is aslo having slight headaches in the morning and burning sensation in his feet. He is taking Diovan and concor 5 for his high BP. Could this be because of the medications ?
Wed, 7 Dec 2016
I understand your differrent symptoms, but first i will anseer the question. Antihypertensive drugs don‘t cause gastritis or gastroesophageal reflux disease,but medications of arthritis and non steroidal antiinflammatory drugs are the most common cause of reflux and gastriti. Foot pain may result from gout or arthritic changes, so serum uric acid , foot x- ray should be done. He should start to take antireflux medications such H2 blockers before meal .
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