Drug Ratings for MICARDIS HCTAverage Rating: 2.4 (13 Ratings)
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR MICARDIS HCT | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
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| 2 | blood pressure | Hair loss, calf pain, trouble sleeping, unable to lose weight(had been successfully in 6 months prior to use) | I was on this once before, I had extreme hair loss. My new doctor said it couldn't be from this drug. WRONG. had to buy a wig last month. stopped the drug. Have horrible headaches now. Blood pressure is within normal range. I have controlled type 2 diabetes, take low dose of Metformin for 3 yrs. | F | 60 | 10 months 80/20 1X D | 10/18/2012 | 5 | Hypertension | Because of switching jobs and the new insurance rules I have been off of Micardis 2 times in the last 4 years. Each time I have been taken off and substituted a different BP medicine I have major problems. The last drug Losartan kept me awake at night and caused constipation and worst of all I was tired all the time. Second day on Micardis and I feel great again!! | I would guess there are some side effects but this is the best medication I have ever used. | M | 64 | 4 years 80/25 1X D | 12/5/2011 | 1 | High BP | Severe dizziness to the point where I was nauseous and could not focus on daily activities. I felt like I was in a fog all day. Headache all the time. I could not sleep at night. Very restless. I only recently found out this was due to the Micardis when I missed a couple of days due to not getting it refilled before running out. I felt so much better when NOT taking the Micardis that I knew all of my problems over the last few months were due to this drug. I stopped taking the drug and all my problems are gone. | Terrible medication. Will never take again. | F | 52 | 10 months 80mg 1X D | 2/19/2010 | 2 | slightly high blood pressure | sore throat, violent coughing, slight headache, hot flushes, feels like flu or bad cold. maybe it is ?????????? | not sure whether blood pressure has improved yet. If it is causing the way I feel I wont be able to continue | F | 63 | 15 days | 10/7/2009 | 2 | high blood pressure | Headaches, lightheaded, tired all the time. Stuffy nose especially at night and toothache pain that I believe is due to sinus pressure. After about 2 months on it, my sodium levels are real low and I feel sick to my stomach all the time. Worse for several hours after taking it. | My doctor is taking me off it due to the low sodium levels | F | 47 | 2 months | 11/22/2008 | 2 | slight hbp | None for days 1 2 and 3.Woke up day 4, took tablet of 40 mg at proper time. 1.5 hours later took a nurofen plus, just 1. within an hour I felt I could faint on and off. My heart was wanting to beat out of my chest. I was irritable and couldnt work out what I was doing. My partner returned home and asked if I was anxcious. I wasnt aware I was till he asked. Things got worse with the irradic heart beat. Scared me senceless | Arranged to go straight back to Doctors. Mine wasnt available so spoke to another. He did a BP test and it was down from the 4 days before. He ordered an ECG. This was fine also. I admitted that I had drank a few beers over 6 hours the night before but he didnt seem worried. He has taken me off the medication, and asked I up my fitness a bit more and concentrate on my diet. I am in a healthy weight range and am fairly active. BP and cholesterol are in my family unfortunatly. I know I will get my BP under control thru exercise and diet. (I will even cut back on the beer !) as it really wasnt so high anyway. I will never take that medication again after suffering an anxiety attack like that. I felt I was going to have a heart attack. I think the first Doctor should have given me a chance to lower my BP by myself before jumping in to medicate. | F | 41 | 4 days | 10/10/2008 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG IF YOU HAVE AN ALLERGY TO SULFA!!! Vision changes, Shortness of breath,Blood pressure bottomed out, Cardiogenic shock, | I did not know I had an allergy to Sulfa, never having a problem before I was told to take this medication for high blood pressure, and return to physician's office in one month...after taking 1st pill on my way home, I was lucky enough to pull up behind a policeman and asked if he would call an ambulance. Arriving at the hospital, I was complaining I was unable to breathe, and was going down fast,intubated and transported to Georgetown ICU, lucky to be here... | F | 57 | 1 days | 6/30/2008 | 2 | High Blood Pressure/CHF | Chronic sinus infections, nausea, weight gain | If my GP had listened and educated himself concerning the side effects, I think I would have been more open to sticking with the Micardis HCT. Hyzaar was dreadful-bp was never under control with it like it is with Micardis but I have had 3 sinus infections over the last 16 months and gained 40 pounds since starting it. I don't eat more (kept a food journal) but my metabolism is at a crawl now and I have hot flashes even though I am not menopausal. Since I found this website I am now sure it is due to this drug. | F | 41 | 18 months | 6/6/2008 | 4 | Hypertension | Too frequent urination, occasional dizziness upon standing. | 40 mg. Annoying to get up at 2:30 almost every night to pee. Dizziness not often, passes in seconds. Blood pressure totally controlled. | M | 54 | 2 years | 2/17/2008 | 1 | hypertension | after taking 1 mg for four days I developed terrible joint pain and muscle pain. My wrists were so painful I couldn't hold a coffee cup. My heels were very sore and also terrible muscle spasms in my upper back . | Will never take this drug again. | F | 46 | 6 days | 2/3/2008 | 4 | dizziness | The blister pack is very strong and requires a knife to open it; I used 40mg for a year, then switched to 80mg and cut the pill in half. The second year, I took the full 80 mg. Lately, I switched to regular Micardid (without the HCT). With Metropolol at night, my BP is about 140/90 in the morning and down to 120/80 in the afternoon. | M | 74 | 2 years | 3/31/2007 | 4 | High Blood Pressure | After trying four different blood pressure medicines, my Dr. put me on this one. It has kept my blood pressure under control the best, but I do experience some dizziness and light headedness at times. I am on the 80 mg dose, and wonder if a lower dose would be better. Dr. does not seem to think so. I will try for a while longer and see if the dizziness goes away. I have headaches each day too, but not sure if it is from the Micardis Hct. | F | 42 | 2 months | 12/9/2006 | 2 | Dizzness, heavy leg, insomia | M | 63 | 1 months | 7/7/2006 |
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