How to Take Timosartan to Relieve Side Effects

Side effects caused by taking Timosartan need to be treated with the appropriate general treatment and medication depending on the case. For the more obvious side effects, you can stop the drug, reduce the dosage or change the drug treatment. Timosartan belongs to the commonly used antihypertensive drugs, clinically is mainly used for the treatment of adult essential hypertension, general side effects are relatively small, individual patients can appear rash, gastrointestinal symptoms, neuromuscular symptoms, liver and kidney function damage, etc., need to be dealt with according to the specific situation: 1. Allergic reaction: after taking timosartan patients may have skin itching, rash, eczema, etc., this situation needs to stop the drug, and pay attention to drink more water to accelerate the excretion of drugs, symptoms can be relieved after stopping the drug. 2. Gastrointestinal discomfort: for example, after taking the drug may have abdominal pain, bloating, nausea, vomiting, indigestion or constipation and so on. If the symptoms are mild, you can adjust your diet and eat easy-to-digest food, but if the symptoms are obvious, you can stop taking the drug and change to other antihypertensive drugs, such as valsartan, enalapril, and so on. 3. Neuromuscular symptoms: long-term use of timosartan can cause headache, dizziness, anxiety, poor sleep, and leg cramps, calf muscle pain, etc., this situation needs to be changed to other types of antihypertensive drugs, such as nifedipine extended-release tablets, captopril and so on. In addition, long-term use of timosartan tablets, may affect the liver and kidney function, resulting in abnormal liver and kidney function, must be under the guidance of the doctor to use the drug, and pay attention to review the liver and kidney function, electrolytes, etc., if necessary, to reduce the dose or stop the drug.