Stopping Candesartan

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I have been taking candestartan for several years starting at 4mg and then halving the tablets to 2 mg and with consultation with my GP along with some lifestyle changes have agreed to stop altogether with close blood pressure monitoring. So far BP is 120/70 most days and all is well apart from a background headache which doesn't seem to go away. Could this be due to the stopping of the medication? My wife wonders if I'm not drinking enough h2o during the day.

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Hello, Mike! How are you?

It could be due to either/or, withdrawal from the medication and/or dehydration, possibly even a combination of both.

I switched from Candesartan to Losartan a few months ago and I also had a lingering headache for awhile.

Have you consulted your doctor? They'd be best able to inform you of what's causing it.

Other withdrawal effects, as listed by the FDA, may possibly include nausea, rebound hypertension, trouble urinating and diarrhea.

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Hello, I recently decreased my candesartan from 32 milligrams in the morning and 16 at night to 16 milligrams twice a day. I was in A-gib and very low blood pressure. I haven't had any problems after monitoring my BP for about a week making sure it wasn't too low. It seems like you're desperate. You shouldn't have any problems getting off I would suggest monitoring your blood pressure carefully

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