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Does Losartan Intake Cause Swelling Of The Uvula?
Due to insurance issues, my doctor had to change me from diovan to losartan for high blood pressure. Since that change, a few months ago, I keep getting swollen and odd shaped uvula about once a week. It hurts but then goes away after 24 hours. Then days later it comes back. Can that be a side effect of the losartan?
Mon, 9 Mar 2015
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Welcome to HCM.
I have read you history carefully.
You have not mentioned if you have any other symptoms like fever, nasal blockage or swelling elsewhere in the body.
Swelling of uvula in the way you are mentioning is not a known side effect of losartan. There should be some other reason like recurrent allergy to some food or air borne allergen or repeated viral infection.
Hope this will be helpful.
Thanks for using HCM. Take care.
Welcome to HCM.
I have read you history carefully.
You have not mentioned if you have any other symptoms like fever, nasal blockage or swelling elsewhere in the body.
Swelling of uvula in the way you are mentioning is not a known side effect of losartan. There should be some other reason like recurrent allergy to some food or air borne allergen or repeated viral infection.
Hope this will be helpful.
Thanks for using HCM. Take care.
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