Well…Late to the party and I think the whole issue of this thread started with cramping and it being related to you taking VAR?!?
A lot of DHT type orals have a tendency of I reading your ability to gain cramps and especially on higher doses of orals like VAR and Winny that have a tendency to dry you out a bit.
As far as the Telmisartan versus Losartan discussion…They’re technically same drug class of heart meds, but more studies have led to Telmisartan being just a bit more protective for your kidney’s and possible studies stating it helps with liver, on top of the obvious reduction in hypertension. Your culprit of taking HCTZ daily might also what’s leading to you cramping and along with the VAR. HCTZ can lower your potassium & electrolyte levels a good bit, so I’ll let you do the math and decide if you think it’s all VAR, or the fact that you take daily HCTZ.