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Does atenolol or avapro (irbesartan) make it difficult to lose weight? how do you overcome this if diet and exercise are not working quickly?

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Yes and no: B"sd avapro - basically a kind of weak diuretic atenolol is associated with weight gain, higher blood sugar and decreased blood flow to limbs. Substituition with a "balanced" beta blocker has been shown to give some mild weight loss, metabolic improvements and better blood flow to extremeties.

Answered 5/31/2019

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Was taking 25mg Athenolol for HBP along with avapro 300mg. Started cutting my atenolol dose in half as my resting heart rate hovers around 59-60. The 25mg pills are hard to cut properly and so i sometimes take an uneven dose. Can this cause issues?

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Hi, I have mild conc LVH and mild aortic root/ascending dilation. I'm on Irbesartan. Can I do cardio/weights? Can TAA regress with exercise/diet/meds?

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Can 75mg of avapro (irbesartan) make you gain weight or make it difficult to lose weight? I've been on it for many years though. Would it be at the beginning?

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Can avapro (irbesartan) make you gain weight or make it difficult to lose weight?

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Can no longer find brand Avapro (irbesartan) at pharmacies. I know there are recall problems w/ generics (ie toprol) If generic ok..who is preferred manufactr?

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