Is anyone having trouble losing weight while taking tekturna?

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9 Sep 2011

I'm not taking Tekturna, but weight gain or inability to lose weight are not reported as side-effects of the medication. http://www.rxlist.com/tekturna-drug.htm

If you can't lose weight I'd go to your doctor and ask for help with weight loss, perhaps a medication could help you lose weight without interfering with your hypertension.

You can also try another blood pressure med, like Adalat CC, which has weight LOSS as a possible side-effect. But if you're stable on Tekturna, it's likely that other factors are causing your inability to lose weight.

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sandypops1 9 Sep 2011

I have been watching what I eat and properly exercising. I have noticed extreme water retention (edema) with Tekturna. I also take Maxzide 75/50 as well.

I stayed off Tekturna for 24 hours as an experiment and noticed the water retention subsided and the swelling disappeared. I would hate to continue taking a medication that replaces all weight that I've lost with fluid inside my body. What would you suggest?

silmarien 9 Sep 2011

Hmm, since you tried stopping the med and the water retention stopped, I'd go the route of asking your doc to try a different med than Tekturna.

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