Triamterene and the heat
This is very niche, but has anybody experienced a higher level of heat intolerance after starting on triamterene? I’m talking fairly extreme differences for me personally.
As background, I’m a runner and currently otherwise in very good fitness. Recently I restarted this med on the advice of my GP, and starting it coincided with a nasty heat wave in my area. I’m used to reduced paces and curtailing the distances I run outside during this type of weather. But what I’m currently experiencing is a severe intolerance to heat and humidity that is drastically impacting my abilities to even finish workouts. Today we had some better weather, but it’s still summer (more “sticky” than “oppressive”), so I set out for what I was planning to be a longer run and still had to take a couple of short breaks that I never would have had to do previously with my current level of fitness, unless it was part of a planned workout.
Running indoors I have no issues whatsoever. All my other health metrics as tracked by my watch are better than they’ve been in a couple of years. I did start a couple of other supplements around this time but I don’t think I can attribute this issue to them (iron and B12).
I stay very hydrated, which I know is key while on triamterene. I probably drink 80 oz. of water PLUS an electrolyte drink every day and on The Texas Football scale I’m usually in the upper tier lol.
Google doesn’t tell me much. I’m at a loss here. Anybody here have a similar experience?