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So, to be clear, a patient should stop taking Losartan if he suspects he has covid-19, correct?

• rolph 7y ago
  you should stop taking losartan if directed to do so by your doctor. this thread is descended from a conversation about recent discoveries and lead considerations that are not yet perfected and very probably not completely understood. I get the idea that its tempting to try and find a physiological sweet spot where you can evade the virus, but virus has a number of tools that work in concert to manipulate the host physiology into a working environment and exploit molecular machinery. this ACE2 related pathology is likely multiprong so disruption of one aspect will not be sure to reduce harm. on the flipside blood pressure modulators can be a problem with incorrect dosage. Your doctor has a better scoop on your health status then i could have in any short time so thats where you should ask about changing dosage, and getting some idea of just how much risk you might have if your exposed to the virus.
  • koheripbal 7y ago
    Although I suspect someone who's already taking Losartan and has a blood pressure increase due to covid19, a small increase in Losartan dosage is likely a low-risk effort that looks like it might be beneficial.
    • hcknwscommenter 7y ago
      increase Losartan dosage? beneficial? Highly unlikely.