Does Telmisartan Cause Stiffness In Thumb?

Posted on Thu, 17 Sep 2015

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Question : Does telmisartan medicine for high blood pressure cause stiffness in thumb,is it cause of concern ?

Answered by Dr. Divakara (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
No it won't cause thumb stiffness.

Detailed Answer:
Hi

Greetings from Dr Divakara P
Thanks for posting your query.

No I don't think Telmisartan can cause stiffness in thumb . I have used this medicine on number of patients and till now none have complained of this.

I think you thumb stiffness is unrelated to Telmisartan. If the stiffness persists then you need to get evaluation done.

In that regard you need to get the following tests done.

X ray, Serum Uric acid and CRP.

Continue to take Telmisartan.

Hope this information was useful to you.
Any clarification feel free to ask.

Regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar