Suggest Alternative Medication In Place Of Amlodipine And Hydrochlorothiazide

Posted on Sat, 31 Dec 2016

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Question : I am taking almodipine and hydrochlrotizide about 10 years. There is rash all over my body also back pain,
weight loss, vision problem, frequent urine, trouble sleeping, low sexual desire and mor

What safe medication would you recommend to replace them and what can be use for these big ugly rash
ie cream, ointment or tablets ect, would you recommend because the itch is unbearable.
Thanks.

Answered by Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Take some antiallergic. Please upload image.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.

I have gone carefully through your query and understand your concerns. I do not think that your itchiness has anything to do with the medicines that you are taking. It is possible that you have an allergic reaction. I would request you to upload image of the affected areas. It will help me to evaluate the condition. Taking some antiallergic like cetirizine (or possibly better ones like fexofenadine or loratidine which are prescription medicines) should help. You also should apply some emollient like calamine lotion or some moisturizer like aloe vera lotion.

It might take a few days to recover and so you need to be patient.

Let me know if I could help further.

Regards

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