User Reviews for Atacand oral

I have been on Atacand 8mg for about 3 years. The medication has been effective in keeping my blood pressure level, but from the start, I have dizziness, itching and have gained weight. About 4 months ago my Dr increased dose to 16mg. Since this time I have gained more weight. I am now 25lbs overweight. I also have been feeling depressed to a point where I don't want to do anything. I am experiencing lower back pain, pain in ankle and now pain in my thigh. The pain is to a point where I could barely walk without limping, go up or down stairs without assistance or even sit or lay down comfortably. AND OH MY GOODNESS, let me not forget, HAIR LOSS! from the start. I'm not sure if this is being caused by this Med, but would like to know if anyone else is experiencing this. By the way, this is the only medication I'm taking. Read More Read Less

Has kept my BP in 130 over 80 range.

it works very well with me no side effects an keeps my blood pressure normal

I find it very disturbing that the first reason for not taking Atacand is Renal Artery Stenosis and my nephrologist still prescribed it for me. ?????

Seems to kick up my irritable bowel. Anyone else?

This has been a great medication for me. No side effects!!! My heart function while still less than half of normal is enough for me to exercise, swim and have a mostly regular life. However, since the Feds dropped it from the formulary this year my insurance no longer covers it at any Tier level. So now I have to change to something else. It is really annoying when Politics messes around with your health care.

I have been taking this medication for 7 months now and by the second month I had gained about 5-10 lbs. It seems like no matter how well I eat and exercise, I can't shed the weight. I'm also very very tired. On the plus side, my blood pressure is perfect! I'm going to ask my doctor if it is normal to gain weight and be so tired on this med.

Ive been taking Atacand for a few years along with other meds. I would always get a headache whenever I take the medicine but it would keep my blood pressure down. My main concern is the long term effect it is doing to my internal organs. My last doctors visit stated that I have signs of liver damage so I wonder does this medicine contribute to that issue.

I have been on Atacand for 6 months and have developed a lot of joint and muscle pain and muscle weakness. I thought it was Flecainide that I am on also but after reading about this medication I am wondering if it is Atacand that is causing all this pain. Has anyone else have pain from this?

I have been taking Atacand for at least two years since my insurance took Cozaar off the preferred drug list. It seemed to do alright but I had to reduce the dosage from 8mg to 4mg last year because of low blood pressure readings. Recently I have not been feeling just right - light headed, tingly, sluggish with no energy. Dr. took me off Atacand and I feel much better but after several days my pressure starts rising. I am starting on Amlodipine 2.5mg maybe tomorrow. I am a little reluctant to try another drug. Wish I could control BP without medication. Read More Read Less

I was diagnosed with hypertension 5years ago and started medication with Micardes 80mg which at the start worked perfectly with truly low side effects but my blood pressure started to move up after 4years of Micardes. My doctor moved me to Micardes Plus which was quite good but for a short period of time. In one of the random checks my reading was 140/105 which triggered my doctor to give another medication in addition to the Micardis Plus but I never used it. I went to another doctor who replaced Micardis with Exforge. Oh God, was fatal on me with lots and lots of side effects. I thought I may die if I continued to use it then I tried the magical Atacand Plus. Frankly, it took sometime to work perfectly but now my readings is around 120/75 during the day and 105/65 at night. Very minimal side effects and feeling myself active and full of energy. I never saw those numbers (120/75) even in childhood. I hope it will continue to work well for me. Tip of advice, learn to calm down as much as possible, meditation and stay active as possible. CheersRead More Read Less

I started taking this med since October 2006, for heart failure it worked for me. I have been doing fine with this med, my heart beat is no longer irregular and heart is working much better.

I have been taking this drug for about 3 years and have noticed my hair has significantly thinned and I am losing hair everyday on the top of my scalp by forehead

High Blood pressure? Gone. Starting in the past few months, however, I have suffered decreased libido, affecting my life terribly. We have been married 31 years but still enjoy a healthy sexual relationship, until boom! I blame it on Atacand, though I have been taking it for a few years now. So do some side effects life this appear after you have been taking this drug quite a while? I might add there has been no change in my drug regimen. Nothing new has been added, nothing has been d/c'd.

I was using lisinopril before this one and starting havinbg a chronic cough from it...Then I was switched to atacand. Atacand gave me severe headaches for 3 months before I realize it was this med. So needless to say I am taking toprol XR. And life has been wonderful.