Experiences with Candesartan

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Active ingredient: Candesartan
ATC Code: C09CA06

Level of
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Level of Satisfaction 58%

What patients say...

Effectiveness 58%
Quantity of side effects 41%
Severity of side effects 41%
Ease of use 83%

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Candesartan
11/6/2016 | | 74moderated by Charlotte
Candesartan (8mg) for high blood pressure

At first I experienced no side effects for about a month, then the following problems started. Dizziness, feeling insecure, excess urinating, painful crotch, no libido, shrinking of the penis to minimum size. After 3 months of use there was no lowering of my blood pressure.
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Candesartan
5/18/2016 | | 22moderated by Philip
Candesartan (12mg) for migraine

Because of several migraines a week, including with aura, I tried propranolol (160 mg/day) for the first time. It wasn't successful at all because of the side effects. Then the neurologist suggested I try candesartan and this worked brilliantly. Very rarely a minor sore throat and mild dizziness (mostly when I started using it) but now no more problems. I haven't had any migraines with aura sin...
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Candesartan
4/13/2016 | | 34moderated by Charlotte
Candesartan (8mg) for migraine

After using tonnes of other medicines that were prescribed for me by my GP, I was referred to a neurologist. Straight away I was given candesartan. On the doses of 8 and 16 mg I barely noticed a difference, but when I increased to 24 mg I noticed a considerable improvement. The attacks are less frequent and aren't as long, and the pain isn't as great. During the first weeks I did have headaches...
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