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  1. arm muscle weakness and candesartan 8mg

    for a few days candesartan was helpfull then the side effects set in. especially dizziness and arm muscle pain and elbow joint any one else have this problem

  2. Candesarten - a drug that makes healthy people ill?

    Diagnosed with bp 30 years ago. Am healthy, but side effects are so severe I cannot understand why they are being prescribed. I have neck pain, back pain, leg ....

  3. Candesartan causing Cancer

    I take Canesartan and I just read in the Daily Mail that this medication can cause Cancer I would like to know what other people who take this drug feel about this

  4. Candestarten side effects

    Has anyone had the side effect of a dry tickle cough when taking Candestarten. It is not recorded as a side effect but several people I know say this about it. ....

  5. Candesartan Affecting Your Sex Drive / Libido?

    I have been on 8mg a day of this drug for many years and whilst it has been very effective in helping to lower my BP, my sex drive has gone completely down the pan! ....

  6. Neck, back and arm muscle pains

    I am on Amias 32mg and afrer a while I have been getting really bad muscle pains. OI have been to the Doctor but just given high doses ov various painkillers and ....

  7. 1 month in and feeling tired all the time

    Only been on this drug for about 6-7 weeks. Already suffering with headaches tiredness and just general fatigue !

    Been to GP who thinks its work stress - yes ....

  8. worried about side affects of candesartan 4mg

    ihave been put on candesartan 4mg and i also take beta blockers but am feeling worried now after reading letters on web do we still enjoy a life i like a we drink ....

  9. weakness in arms, reflux and watery mouth

    I'm 59 and have been on 8mg daily of candesartan for 4 years now. I'm getting fed up with the side effects. I swim regularly to exercise my arms, am careful when ....

  10. Weight Gain

    I have been on Candesartan for about 2 years, I find lately that I am getting very itchy and hot at night time, and am unable to sleep. Also I have gained nearly ....

  11. candesartan

    My doctor prescribed Candasartan to control my raised blood pressure I have also experienced leg and elbow joint pain and weakness.

    I am also concerned regarding ....

  12. Candestartin and acid reflux

    In spite of it not being in the list of problems that candestartin may cause, I have experienced lots of acid reflux as a result of this medication. To be fair ....

  13. spelling error

    The previous message has a spelling error should read Candesartan Does it cause Cancer as stated in the Daily Mail today 14th June 2010

  14. Muscle pains

    I have been on Amias tablets which I took for several months. I developed aching knees and my doctor told me to take the pill at night instead of in the morning. ....

  15. worries

    i have been taking candesartan for about 2 months.My bp had been 130/80,but because of heart problem and change in kidney function,the doctors wanted to get it to ....

  16. sick of bp

    Been on candestarten a few years. Fed up with aching legs, like toothache at night and dizziness when outside. I feel like a drunken person trying to walk the line. ....

  17. ? candesartan effects

    I am 48, and was put on Ramipril for hypertension. It caused problems with a persistant tickly cough so my medication was changed to 4mg candesartan daily. Everyday ....

  18. Candesartan and pounding heart

    Hi,

    I am 41 and have been taking 16mg candesartan for about 5 weeks. I was 2.5mg Ramipril before that but it didn't suit me (or work!) so GP swapped me and upped ....

  19. SHOULD i TAKE CANDESARTAN

    Hi there, I received a letter from my gp this morning telling me that my script for losartan potassium is being changed for the new drug candesartan 8mg. I am happy ....

  20. Candesartan & Thrush?

    Has anyone experienced thrush whilst taking candesartan? I've been on it for about 4 months and have recurring thrush which has no other explanation.

  21. After 2 weeks of taking Cadesartan

    Have been taking 8mg for the past 2 weeks. Slight head ache for the first few days other than that ok. The Dr is happy with my BP now so i guess i will just carry ....

  22. amias 16mg side effects

    [b:1658f47ca1]after being on 8mg and getting by ok on amias, i was upped to 16mg as another pill i was on, was causing me to have erectile problems,since going on ....

  23. Any female patients on Candesartan had urinary problems?

    Hi - I'm a 50yr old female and currently taking 5mg Bisoprolol and 4mg Candesartan daily for high blood pressure.

    I was first prescribed just 10mg Bisoprolol - ....

  24. Candesartan

    Hi,

    I have just turned 30 and have just been put on BP drugs, (Candesartan 8mg). My father has high BP & so did his, so i guess there was no escaping high BP.

    Considering ....

  25. I was first prescribed Candesartan just as I retired 5 ...

    I was first prescribed Candesartan just as I retired 5 years ago when I was 58 and found I had type two Diabetes. Within three months my GP was treating me for ....

  26. out of breath

    I have been on candersarten for two months and evertything i do i get breathless, wasnt like this before i started the tablets.

  27. amais 8mg.

    High everyone. I have so far been on Rampril for 2 months the side effects were terrible so my doctor put me on to Amais 4mg these didnt really work and my blood ....

  28. Candesartan / BP readings

    Be careful about GP'S blood pressure readings.

    In 1990 after an angioplasty operation I was prescribed by the hospital 2mg Candesartan.

    BP checks by my GP showed ....

  29. My only side effect

    I have been taking Candesartan (16mg) for around 18 months and the only side effect I have noticed is that respiratory infections turn into a very nasty cough which ....

  30. candesartan side effects

    I am 65 male and have Atrial fibrilation reversed by electrcardioversion 3 times over the past 8 years.

    For past 8 years I have been taking beta blocker and Losartan ....

  31. are these further effects of candersartan

    Hi, It's Jenny again, still with high bp , but now also with dry eyes and pseudo exfoliation. I have such sore eyes and saw my optician who said they were caused ....

  32. Candesarten tablets

    I have been on these tablets (8mg) for approx 7 1/2 months, only recently i have been experiencing lower back pain and it now seems as if it is starting at lower ....

  33. Candesartan side effects

    I have been on Candesartan for 9 months ( I was put on lisinopril first, but these caused a dreadful cough.) I started with 4mg then increased to 8mg. Although I ....

  34. candesartan

    I have been on Candersartan 8mg for three months after coming off Ramapril for side effects (hacking cough). Feel worse on Candesartan:- weight gain, palpitations ....

  35. itching and candestartan

    [b:de49c012e0]I have been on the above drug for hypertension for about 18months and have been experiencing itching all over my body mainly at night.

    I also feel ....

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