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Taking Varsatan +bisoprolol. Having Extreme Painin Hands And Legs. Taking Potassium Citrate To Control Oxcalate Kidney Stones. Remedy?
Question: My husband is taking varsatan +bisoprolol and he is worried about the connection of valsartan to diabetes and extreme pain in hands and legs. There is also leg and ankle swelling. In addition he is taking 1000 mg of potassium citrate for the control of oxcalate kidney stones.
He was told he has osteoarthritis which caused the pain and was prescribed oxyconcet.
He had a blood test that shows high level of the hormone that indicates muscle damage but heart problems have been ruled out. Increased levels of albumen were found and darker than normal urine is present.
His doctor has doubled the valsartan to 320mg this week to get blood pressure down even though it is normal (127/72) and he is also taking glumetza to control glucose level, which were reported as normal in the last blood test.
He is afraid these pills are causing muscle damage and will move him closer to type two diabetes.
Please help.
He was told he has osteoarthritis which caused the pain and was prescribed oxyconcet.
He had a blood test that shows high level of the hormone that indicates muscle damage but heart problems have been ruled out. Increased levels of albumen were found and darker than normal urine is present.
His doctor has doubled the valsartan to 320mg this week to get blood pressure down even though it is normal (127/72) and he is also taking glumetza to control glucose level, which were reported as normal in the last blood test.
He is afraid these pills are causing muscle damage and will move him closer to type two diabetes.
Please help.
Dear,
Thanks for your health concerns.
The good news is that neither valsartan or bisoprolol have been found to have a significantly increased risk of diabetes; pain in the extremities is not a common side effect either.
Your doctor is trying to minimize progression of kidney damage with the use of them. On the other hand the medications to lower cholesterol called statins are the ones that have been associated with a minimal risk of diabetes and muscle damage; however for most patients they are safe
Hope that is useful. Let me know if you need clarifications.
Wish you the best
Dr Brenes Salazar MD
Cardiology
Mayo Clinic MN
Thanks for your health concerns.
The good news is that neither valsartan or bisoprolol have been found to have a significantly increased risk of diabetes; pain in the extremities is not a common side effect either.
Your doctor is trying to minimize progression of kidney damage with the use of them. On the other hand the medications to lower cholesterol called statins are the ones that have been associated with a minimal risk of diabetes and muscle damage; however for most patients they are safe
Hope that is useful. Let me know if you need clarifications.
Wish you the best
Dr Brenes Salazar MD
Cardiology
Mayo Clinic MN
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