Migraine Prevention
"I had a horrible experience on candesartan.  I tapered up from 4 mg to 16 mg over a period of 6 weeks.  Before 16 mg, there was no effect on my migraines, which I usually get around 6 times/month.  The day I started taking 16 mg, however, the candesartan triggered daily migraines, which has never happened to me before in the 15 years since I started getting migraines (I&#039;m now 44).  It took me 4 days to realize the candesartan was triggering the migraines, at which point I stopped cold turkey.  The daily migraines then continued for 6 more days until I started taking Amitriptyline 10 mg.  As well as daily migraines, I also experienced severe anxiety, panic attacks, depression, and loss of appetite once I stopped the candesartan."