This is a Designer Drug

by Wise up
(America)

I was taking 32 mg. of Atacand daily. I had begun after my Dr. changed my prescription from another medication. Well, my side effects were SEVERE WEIGHT GAIN and EXTREME FATIGUE!! I am a big man yet, I went from approx. 270 lbs. to OVER 400 lbs within about 18 months!

I had begun at 8 mg. yet my Brilliant (ha-ha) Doctor simply kept upping the dosage because of the weight gain that was the original side-effect.

Well, I eventually came to my senses, realized that the medication was killing me (along with my Doctor). So I did some homework and found that "Atacand" is simply "Candesartan", and if certain individuals in the Drug Manufacturing companies would be honest, they would stop playing with medical concoctions and allow Generic medicine to be marketed on a much, MUCH larger scale.

Having said all that, I found that I could simply take Candesarten, monitor my own vitals (which improved incredibly after I switched) and rid myself of a Dr. Death! I have lost near 100 lbs. over the past 16-18 months without dieting. I have more energy and my B.P. is usually about 110/65.

The moral of my story is that People need to put more faith in themselves and ALWAYS do your own medical homework along with remembering that "Doctor" is simply a title. Do not let it blind you. After all, most Doctors do not finish at the top of their class.