Maxidex and dry skin

At first, I experienced a rapid heart rate and tightness in my chest. Within the last two years, I begin to itch really bad and i experienced very bad leg cramps, blurred vision, low potassium levels and now i'm having serious stomach problems.

I have been taking Lexapro for depression and Maxide for high blood pressure. I would get extremely anxious when I went to the doctor(White coat syndrome). Hence, the diagnosis of high blood pressure.Keep in mind that for all of my life my b/p was always low-usually 90-98/50-60. Being athletic,this was normal. After taking Maxide for a few months, I developed an itchy back. My dictor attributed this to dry skin. I have always had dry skin, but never a problem of this magnitude. As the months went on,I developed severe itching and rashes EVERYWHERE! This included my hands,feet,ears and scalp! I stopped taking the Lexapro as I felt that that was the culprit. The itching,of course remained,and without my antidepressant, I felt worse than awful. I scratched myself bloody at times and couldn't sleep because of the itching! Imagine being my family! After reading about Maxide and some of its side effects I decided to stop that instead. Results and relief were immediate. I had a little bit of swelling,but I just pushed fliuds and stayed active. Funny thing is, at home my blood pressure is fine and back to normal. I am not saying to try this without your physician's advice. This is just my experience.

I have been on Maxzide .25mg for 3 years to help balance fluid for meniere's disease. I have dry skin, hair, blurred vision and recently developed severe painful muscle cramping in my legs and hips followed by numbness in my legs arms and hands. I stopped taking this 05/29/05 in hope to get my life back. I'm 40years old this should not be happening