cozaar vs. atacand

Kevin Latendresse said:

My temporary doctor switched me from cozaar to atacand because my blood
pressure was high. After I switched, my back started hurting, especially
when I sleep. The doctor thought the symptoms were similar to sciatica. I
thought it might be the atacand that caused the problem but I went without
atacand the problem didn't go away. I tried some of my old cozaar pills and
my back problem started to go away. Is there anything known about cozaar
that would say it helps back pain?

Thanks

If the back pain is from an aortic dissection, the cozaar could conceivably
help reduce the pain. Otherwise, it would likely be just coincidental.

--
Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
Board-Certified Cardiologist
http://www.heartmdphd.com/

Thank you Dr. Chung,

I think of aortic dissection as being so painful that
I'd be screaming in an emergency room instead of
calmly writing this reply.

I will tend to chalk it up to a coincidence without any
more anecdotal evidence from the readers out there
saying that cozaar helped their sciatica.

Thanks,
Kevin

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Kevin Latendresse said:

My temporary doctor switched me from cozaar to atacand because my blood
pressure was high. After I switched, my back started hurting, especially
when I sleep. The doctor thought the symptoms were similar to sciatica.

I

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thought it might be the atacand that caused the problem but I went

without

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atacand the problem didn't go away. I tried some of my old cozaar pills

and

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my back problem started to go away. Is there anything known about cozaar
that would say it helps back pain?

Thanks

If the back pain is from an aortic dissection, the cozaar could

conceivably

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help reduce the pain. Otherwise, it would likely be just coincidental.

--
Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
Board-Certified Cardiologist
http://www.heartmdphd.com/