Candesartan

[Fynndog]

Cardiologist told me that it’s ok to lower Bisoprilol to 1.25mg. ( I was feeling foggy headed) she told me that candesartan is the important med.

I had EF44% it’s increased to 45/50% they did say initially I had H/F but now sge said I have low to normal heart function.

I’m giving up prasugrel in September ( that worries me - because artery furring will be all down to me then. I’m doing my best)

I’ve had severe diarrhoea since starting heart meds , can’t find what’s causing it but since I dropped from 2.5mg Bisoprilol to 1.25mg it’s easier. Cardiologist said she hasn’t heard of bisoprilol causing diarrhoea yet it’s written in contraindications.

Any advice please about the candesartan being the important one.

[onadiet]

Bisonorol gave me Diarroeh as well. I am on Ibersartin and have been on Candesartan. Both work but they do have side effects such as muscle pain stomach ache and headaches.

[Fynndog in reply to onadiet]

Thank you in a diet. Funny you should say about muscle pain. I’ve been getting cramping at night in my legs. Hope you are well now and the very best of everything to you

[080311]

Have been on Candesartan and Bisoprolol for the last 4 years did start off after my surgery on Ramipril but had the dreaded cough so changed to Candesartan. You asked the question about Candesartan being more important, from what my cardiologist says each drug is important in it’s own way, each do their own job. Have no side effects though do have a runny nose in the morning and think that’s Bisoprolol.Take good care

Pauline

[Fynndog in reply to 080311]

Thank you pauline( once again) your always around for assistance. So many questions when you first start on this unwanted road. There hasn’t been many avenues open recently to get answers. Thank goodness for BHF.

[Fynndog in reply to Fynndog]

Hi again Pauline. I recently had a telephone conversation with A cardiologist. I had written to the cardiac centre about my failure to have been seen 9 months after H/A . Also because mine happened away from home there had been a bit of a mix up with my referral, leaving me in what I described as no mans land. I asked who I was under as I had no cardiologist.She explained that no one has a Cardiologist. The NHS isn’t sufficiently funded for that but she assured me that it was all triggered by me. If I had problems I would go to the doctor who would refer me to a Cardiologist. Therefore NHS would be there for me.

It’s just reading all these messages stating My Cardiologist , made me think I was missing out on something.

I suppose short of going private I won’t have a Set Cardiologist.

Quite a hard thing to swallow considering the severity of heart attacks.

[080311 in reply to Fynndog]

Morning, when I say my Cardiologist it’s the guy who saw me through up to my surgery he passed me on to the surgeon 6 weeks after surgery check with him discharged back to Cardiologist 6 months later saw him discharged back to my GP! So at the moment in the care of my GP, only when I have a problem heart wise would I be referred back to cardiologist. Do have yearly echocardiogram to check the pressure of new valve, as long that’s ok that’s it for another year. GP sees to medication and so forth.

I now it does seem that we are left, but if you feel you are having problems then your GP would refer you back to cardiology.

Hope that makes sense!

Pauline

[Fynndog in reply to 080311]

Yes it does. It mirrors what that specialist said. It just felt that after 9 months of seeing no one I felt I’d slipped through the net.Having said that it was only my letter that provoked a response abd got me a telephone conversation.

It was a rewarding conversation though. So glad I sent the letter. Thank you again for your help

[dinamariea]

I was reading up on candesartan to see if there is a safe way to get off it. I think one of the side affects I read is diarrhea. For me the side affect I have felt is lightheaded and stuffiness. I have been on it for awhile and these side affects have never gone away. My doctor told me to get off it as my BP can get low but when I tried my BP would spike. So now I wonder if my body is leaning on the pill to regulate my BP instead of my own body. It shouldn’t spike if I try to get off of it with just 4mg a day but that’s what happens on such a low dose. . So I think personally this is a dangerous pill if you are trying to get off of it. I have learned not to mess with the meds. Get direct medical supervision with these drugs.