Candestarten side effects

Jenny its best to return to see your Gp and ask them to change the tablet to a different one as thats what i did and my cough disappered eventually.

On a side note i dont know if you take statins like i do but they also caused me severe muscle ache in my legs and arms.

I could never keep my legs still in bed as they ache all night and day.

Hope you get sorted.

i don't take statins having refused to for over 8 years now and candesartan is the 6th BP medication I have had, all with rotten side effects. Have reduced kidney function and was taken off diuretics initialy, but recently put on Bendroflumeiside(?spelling) again, which took me into a deep depression and anxiety state. Am off that now, but BP rising again, I look after my 93 year old husband who has Alzheimer's so feel justified in insisting that I will not take anything which makes it impossible for me to care for him. So many caused such swelling of feet and ankles and I couldn't walk and have no transport  so candesartan is the best of a bad lot thus far!

 

Jenny, I also have reduced kidney function (CKD3, eGFR 47) and am taking Losartan Potassium for high BP.  This is also the 6th medication for me, being unable to tolerate the side effects of the others.  I was also taking Diltiazem alongside the Losartan but stopped the former due to ankle swelling and bowel problems.  However, the Losartan on its own isn't lowering my BP at all so have now been prescribed a diuretic (Indapamide).  Am a little concerned as to whetherdiuretics can worsen kidney function so have been holding off taking it!  Did Bendroflumethiazide worsen your kidney function?

No it improved it for a bit as I was more hydrated then it sent me into a state of depression, could not see a future etc .Mine is 49 at the moment, but have no feeling in arms, hands or fingers.

It lowered my bp to less than 100/60 and that is when I started to feel dreadful. I wonder if it has occured to the powers that be that some people function better with a higher BP?

Now am on 12mgs daily candesartan only, plus 15 mgs lansoprasole and have not taken my BP for four months, it is probably sky high now

I wish I had never heard of Bp at least I would not have had nearly ten years of horrible side effects with very little benefit as far as I can see!

Jenny, many thanks for your reply which has gone a little way to reassure me about starting the Indapamide diuretic.

Have you tried Losartan Potassium for your blood pressure?  My pharmacist tells me it is the drug he hears the least complaints about from his customers.  However, on it's own, it isn't controlling my BP at the moment, hence the prescribed Indapamide.

Have you been taking Lansoprazole for long? I ask because I know it can cause problems for some people and I'm wondering whether the problems in your arms/hands/fingers may be related to that drug.  I was once prescribed it to supposedly protect my stomach from the long-term steroids I was taking at the time.  However, it caused terrible bowel problems and stomach pain and was stopped within a few days.  A daily 'live' yoghurt, plus a few squeezes of lemon juice in warm water and a teaspoonful of Manuka honey protected both my stomach and esophagus throughout my years on steroids.  If only I could find a natural alternative for high BP!

It sounds as though you are in denial like me - I haven't taken my BP for a few months either!

I am back again, visited doc on we'd last, said having bad time on candesartan, he said ball is in your court as I am over sensitive. Said I would try 12 to 16 mgs for six weeks,But during lunch that day started getting stabbing pains in lower back and could not put my heels to the ground, it's just like the statin effect, when muscles give up supporting you. Thats it I decided no more, 3 days without bp tablets?I knew muscle breakdown was called something like rhabdomylosis so I googled ' does candesartan cause rhabdomylosis?I am still getting over the shock of all I have read

Carola, if it was me I would go back to the GP and ask to be tried on a different drug - there are many and there must be one that will suit each one of us......or that's what I keep hoping with each one I try!  Do be careful what you Google as some sights are very unreliable - the Mayo Clinic is among the best ones if you are doing some research.

hello,

I haven't tried losartanpotassium yet and hope I shan't have to. The less the better in my book.  I did hear that continued use of lansaprasole can cause high BP and asked the doctor to reduce it from 30 mgs to 15 per day. My problems with hands and fingers are probably related to my neck and an old injury sustained in a road accident years ago, the cranial osteopath is working on that, but it is a great nuisance and is now affecting my back. Altogether the only thing keeping me going at the moment is the sunshineas for the first uime in years I am feeling hot!!

 

I am so sorry to hear of your troubles, but go back to the doctor and make a fuss. You have to in order to get them to take notice and it is not them suffering the ill effects.

I am on 12mgs too and have put on over a stone in weight, my knees are aching and have pins and needles all over me, plus dry cough and sore eyes.

 Nevertheless it is the drug with the least side effects for me!All the others made my life unbearable and the doctors give you the new drugs for a months trial so one goes from one ghastly experience to another unless they hit on the right combination for you.

Good luck and keep trying

Jenny