If you are taking the high blood pressure medicine Losartan-HCTZ , one of its possible side effects is eye related - blurry vision episodes - which can progress to vision loss. I did not know that until I got the huge details sheet with small print on both sides that came

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Hey guys I have not been posting just lurking. Because I've not been feeling feeling so real good. They think I might had a stroke going to have a check on next month *NM*
- feel better but if you think you had a stroke you should get checked out sooner then a month *NM*
  - I've checked out already they think it's in my eye since I'm having problems seeing *NM*
    - If you are taking the high blood pressure medicine Losartan-HCTZ , one of its possible side effects is eye related - blurry vision episodes - which can progress to vision loss. I did not know that until I got the huge details sheet with small print on both sides that came
      - I have not been prescribed Losartan-HCTZ. I'm on Telmisartan, Amlodipine, and Clodidine (sp.?)
        
        Glad to hear it. Your symptoms were generally similar so I felt compelled to speak up and since a lot of us fall into our category I used a post to do it. I had vision problems bad enough to think I was having a stroke or heart attack and went to the ER. So I
      - I was diagnosed with HBP since high school and have been taking Lisinopril and Triamterene HCTZ for years with good results. Of course, if I lost some weight, it would also help. *NM*
        
        Maybe it is just when combined with Losartan? It is just a potential side effect which did affect me. Since it is prescribed to folks with HBP it apparently does not affect everyone but if one is experiencing the vision effects they need to be aware of it possibly being the
        
        i do have one odd side efect from my HBP medication--my left leg feels odd.
        
        Depending on your specific clinic, hospital, or doctor's office procedures inform your doctor about your specific symptom. Ask for the doctor's nurse if you cannot speak to your doc and ask for a call back or a follow up appointment. Meanwhile, go to your pharmacy and/or
        P.S. - Since it started beforehand, I wonder if the odd sensation in your left leg contributed to the reason you fell(?) and broke your knee?
        
        I was taking a prescription for my HBP a few years ago, but when it ran out, I stopped taking any. Forgot what I was taking then. The post-accident medication was a result of the hospital that treated me, prescribing them after I was admitted for surgery.
- If you truly think it's a stroke, please get yourself in to your doctor/hospital immediately. It's nothing to wait on. *NM*