Is there any blood pressure medication that does not cause drowsiness or lethargy?

Question

I am currently taking Cozaar, but i don't feel as energetic and awake as I used to be. Is there any other medication that will not cause drowsiness or tiredness?

Answer 1

angiotensin receptor blockers have that common side effect.

If that is the best way to treat your type of ailment you may be s.o.l.. And yes there are hundred of BPMs but each one will give you body a different type of treatment.

The way that medicine works is to relax the call wall in the blood system allowing your blood pressure to go down.

Regardless your lethargy may be less benign than that due to other side effects the medicine may cause. So call your doctor and let him or his nurse know you aren't feeling normal and be specific as possible. He will probably get you some sample of another drug to see if it will work.

Answer 2

Cozar which is Losartan potassium does not cause drowsiness according to British National Formulary 2008. Its side effects are diarrhea, taste disturbances, cough , pain in joints,  pruritus, rash.

But individuals may get side effects which have not been documented.

Losartan is an ACE inhibitor and if the doctor has prescribed Losartan, if a change is done it should be to a drug of the same group.

According to the BNF other members of this group too do not cause drowsiness.

They have similar side effects like that mentioned above.

Usually a change to another drug in the same group does not give the same side effects that one experiences. But unlike Losartan these drugs can cause a cough or aggravate an existing cough.

You may ask your doctor.

Answer 3

Unfortunately each medicine affects everyone differently Talk with your doctor, you may have to try a few different ones before finding one you like!