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Serious and Uncommon Reactions to Angeliq
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Some side effects of Angeliq are rare, but are serious enough to mention. These side effects include:
- High blood potassium (hyperkalemia)
- Strokes
- Heart attacks
- Breast cancer or ovarian cancer
- Blood clots
- Dementia
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Gallbladder disease
- Allergic reactions.
Because of the possibility of these serious side effects, there are a few symptoms that you should watch out for (and should report to your healthcare provider immediately). These include, but are not limited to:
- Signs of high blood potassium, such as burning, tingling, or pricking sensations; muscle weakness; or an irregular heart rhythm (arrhythmia)
- Signs of a stroke, such as vision or speech changes, weakness or numbness in an arm or leg, and a severe headache
- Signs of liver damage, such as yellowing of the whites of the eyes or skin (jaundice), dark urine, and upper right abdominal pain (stomach pain)
- Migraines (or changes in your migraines, if you have had them before)
- Breast lumps
- Signs of a blood clot in the leg, such as pain in the calf, leg cramps, and leg or foot swelling
- Signs of a blood clot in the lung, such as shortness of breath, sharp chest pain, or coughing up blood
- Chest pain or heaviness, which may be signs of a heart attack
- Sudden loss of vision or vision changes, which can be a sign of a blood clot in the eye
- Heavy vaginal bleeding or unexpected vaginal bleeding
- Signs of an allergic reaction, including an unexplained rash, hives, itching, unexplained swelling, wheezing, or difficulty breathing or swallowing.
Written by/reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD; Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD



