Caduet Side Effects

Common side effects of Caduet include headache, edema or welling due to water retention, joint and muscle pain, fatigue, drowsiness, flushing or reddening of the skin, especially on the face, rashes. Some patients have reported gastric disturbances like stomach pain, nausea, and diarrhea.

Other side effects of the medication include increased sweating, thirst, dry mouth, malaise, weight changes, muscle cramps, anxiety, and insomnia. More serious side effects of the medication include chest pain, irregularities in heart beat, called arrhythmia, water retention in the ankles and feet, rapid weight gain, difficulty in urination. The medication can lower blood pressure drastically in some people. This can cause symptoms like dizziness, fainting and lightheadedness. If the medication causes liver damage, it can result in jaundice, dark urine and increased levels of liver enzymes.

If Caduet causes muscle damage, it results in symptoms like muscle pain, tenderness, muscle weakness. If the patient is allergic to the medication, the allergy manifests in the form of rashes or hives, itching, wheezing, breathing difficulty. Rare side effects of this medication include tremors, vomiting, back pain, bloody nose, gout, arthritis, hair loss, ringing sensation in the ear. Serious side effects should be seen to by a doctor immediately.

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Caduet General Information

Caduet is used to treat several heart problems of different kinds. The active ingredients in this medication are amlodipine besylate & atorvastatin calcium. The chemical name of amlodipine besylate is 3-Ethyl-5­methyl (±)-2-[(2-aminoethoxy) methyl]-4-(o-chlorophenyl)-1, 4-dihydro-6-methyl-3, 5­pyridinedicarboxylate, monobenzenesulphonate and its empirical formula is C20H25ClN2O5•C6H6O3S.

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Caduet is a blood pressure medication doctor may prescribe a treatment of high blood pressure and one of the reasons for this is a different strength tablets this medication is available. Once blood pressure medication is prescribed is up to the patient to have the medication filled and this is where can be tricky.

How to Take Caduet

Doctors will determine the dosage of Caduet depending upon various factors like the patients current medical condition, his or her response to Caduet, co-existing conditions and concomitant medications. Caduet contains amlodipine and atorvastatin and comes in different strengths with different levels of both active ingredients.

Condition Caduet Treats

Caduet is a combination of amlodipine and atorvastatin. Both medications are individually used to treat several conditions related to the heart and blood vessels. Amlodipine is used for the treatment of hypertension. Hypertension or high blood pressure is defined by multiple blood pressure readings over 140/90 mm Hg.