User Reviews for Atacand oral

I have been on atacand for 2 yrs now. i develop constant dry coughing lately. no amount of prescription cough med. can take it away. i was on vasetic before still the same coughing side effect.

I had high blood pressure for years, was taking a medication and a diuretic, yet the BP was still too high. My friend encouraged me to see a cardiologist who helped her husband with his BP, and she prescribed Atacand, along with my other meds. For the first time, my BP was just great, and I have felt fine using it for the last few years. Now my health insurance doesn't have it on its "favored" list, and I would have to pay $100 for it vs. $10 or $50 for the drugs it has on its list. I talked to my family dr. about it and she switched me to Diovan, which was the closest type of similar medication recommended by the health insurance. This is my first month on Diovan, so I don't yet know how my BP is doing on this med. But I really don't feel quite the same, feel like I am having some palpitations, which I never had. Don't know whether it is just because I am paying more attention to it now, or is really due to the change in meds? Be happy if your insurance covers Atacand. I am thinking of switching back even though it is more expensive.Read More Read Less

Help, I've been taking Atacand 16mg for several years with good results. Recently relocated to China where I can't seem to find it - is there anything else similar, or does it go by another name??? I tried the generic on the box but not even under that name.

After taking Atacand for 10 years with good results I have developed an allergy to it. Also had a back ache for the last ten years.

does this medication caus erectyl disfuntion

Chest Pain

have used atacand for many years & I am very satisfied ed eldridge

very good med. less side effect

I see that it reduced my normal urine flow and creating proper functioning of kidney

Could Atacand cause dryness of the mouth and throat and severe coughing specially at night?

I am a person who has difficulty with medications. I have taken this one for only a few days and ended up in excrutiating pain spread intermitently throughout my body starting with my back. If someone told me this, I would probably not believe them but I have been ill for a couple of days after stopping the drug. I am still experiencing joint pain and stomach problems.

pray to God that you will get this drug..... I am on 32 mg for 11 years....NO SIDE EFFECTS

Placed on this medication in 12/09 after nearly a year w/o meds. Previous inactive medicines caused all kinds of side effects, blurred vision, nightmares, extreme fatigue, dry mouth. These were lisinopril, metropolol, clonidine: Atacand has caused no noticeable side effects, bp is lower however is not where it needs to be; am not very active during winter months, but am looking forward to being able to walk to help reduce it further. I am most at my best in the 112/70 bp range. Have discontinued eating meats and eat lots of fresh vegetables/fruits, nuts and drink plenty of water. No smoking or alcohol. I thank my new doctor for listening to my concerns unlike all the others, even one whom I later found out license had been suspended. As Dr. Oz says take charge of your health!Read More Read Less

I'd been taking atacand 32 mg for 11 months now, I developed eye bugs in which I didnt mind at all. The only concern I have is I suffered skin problem after a month of taking this medicine, I have scally redish scalp like dandrupt and now it goes to my face and underneth my ears. I applied scalpicin to relieve itchy and pain, but it just help a bit. Do you think this are a side effects of atacand? Is anyone of you suffered the same thing?

The drug has lowered by blood pressure, but I now have a numbness or tingling in my hands and feet, which seems to be an "Other potentially important adverse events that have been reported, whether or not attributed to treatment" which they refer to as "Paresthesia: An abnormal sensation of the skin, such as numbness, tingling, pricking, burning, or creeping on the skin that has no objective cause." Guess I'll be talking to the doctor on Monday.

I have been taking atacand 16 mg for 3 months. After 2 months of taking this medication, I started to experience tension-like headache. The headache is getting more frequent and it comes with stiffness in the neck. I'm not sure if this is the side-effect.