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What would you do if a medication damaged your kidneys?

Asked by JLeslie (65714points) June 17th, 2020 from iPhone

I took Losartan, a blood pressure medication, and since then my kidney function is low. It came back up a little since stopping the drug, but never to my normal number. It hovers right around being low or just barely in normal ranges for a year now.

I only found out about the damage because I requested the lab work, and because I checked the result. The doctor didn’t even call me.

I guess I’m mostly just venting here. I feel like it would be hopeless to pursue anything, no one will believe me who matters. They will blame my blood pressure or cholesterol or something. Even though the kidney change was sudden, and did improve after stopping the drug, but there is obviously permanent damage.

I’ve written Q’s about my kidney situation before, I just received a new test result so it’s in my mind again.

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