Could carvedilol or benazepril cause leg swelling?
• Q: I’ve been taking carvedilol 6.25 mg twice a day plus benazepril 10mg once a day for a while. I recently am having heavily swollen lower legs below the calf and including around the ankles. Can these two drugs for blood pressure control be related or the cause of the swelling? • A: Carvedilol (trade name: Coreg) is a non-selective beta blocker/alpha-1 blocker used in the treatment of mild to moderate congestive heart failure. Common side effects of carvedilol include shortness of breath, a slow heartbeat, weight gain, fatigue, hypotension, diarrhea, increases in blood sugar, dizziness, faintness, or runny nose/sore throat. Other side effects reported with Coreg use include generalized edema (abnormal accumulation of fluid beneath the skin), dependent edema, peripheral edema, leg edema, and lung edema) Benazepril (trade name: Lotensin) is a medication used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension), congestive heart failure, and chronic renal failure. The most common side effects w
