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What Causes Severe Leg Cramps While On Carvedilol And Losartan?

I take carvedilol tabs 12.5 twice a day, lorsartan 50 mg once a day. I m 67 and had heart attack 2008, and a mini stroke this past Nov. I ve always had trouble with leg/muscle cramps as a kid. Since these meds I am really having muscle/leg cramps. Trying to find out if meds doing it.
Thu, 29 Jun 2017
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Both drugs which you have mentioned do not cause leg pains. Possibly you are taking statins for decreasing cholesterol and those drugs can cause leg pains, in addition do vitamin D level and thyroid function test.
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What Causes Severe Leg Cramps While On Carvedilol And Losartan?

Both drugs which you have mentioned do not cause leg pains. Possibly you are taking statins for decreasing cholesterol and those drugs can cause leg pains, in addition do vitamin D level and thyroid function test.