BENICAR Reviews (OLMESARTAN MEDOXOMIL)

Average Rating: 2.2 (332 Ratings)

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BENICAR  (OLMESARTAN MEDOXOMIL):  Olmesartan is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. Olmesartan belongs to a class of drugs called angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs). It works by relaxing blood vessels so that blood can flow more easily.   FDA Approval Date: 2002-04-25 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 1  my 89 yr old mother took it for HBP Total numbness in both hands, muscle weakness in arms, extreme fatigue, shortness of breath. Loss of balance. General malaise. She was the picture of health until she started on this and she has deteriorated rapidly. I just now have realized that these symptoms are probably due to the Benicar. Being elderly and hypersensitive to medications probably not the best combination for a Benicar user. F 89 4 months
2/6/2007
 1  Malignant bp Been ill for 2 years! Severe body pain, BP plummets suddenly, constipation, headache severe insomnia, major fatigue, weakness is miserable. Dr. wants me to continue taking it!!! F 86 2 days
5 mg
6/2/2020
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 1  Malignant bp Been ill for 2 years! Severe body pain, BP plummets suddenly, constipation, headache severe insomnia, major fatigue, weakness is miserable. Dr. wants me to continue taking it!!! F 86 2 days
5 mg
6/2/2020
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 1  hypertension pain everywhere,sinusitis,balance,depression,muscle aches, to name a few poison F 83 60 days
20 mg 1X day
10/13/2010
 1  Regulate BP Legs began to fail to respond. Muscle spasms started. Ability to walk deteriorated drastically to point housebound and could no longer sleep in bed - had to try to sleep in power chair. Back pain began and pain in knee injured several months previously unbearable. Sleep deprived at this point. Difficulty walkung, severe back and left hip pain. No energy. Less ambition. Feet began to swell and at present arw strutted along with legs about halfway to knees. This stuff is deadly. Have been off for almost two months. Some symptoms seem to be lessening, very slightly. Live alone a d life has been a d still is very difficult a d painful. Uncertainty as to potential side effects life span makes my dauly life a bit depressing. Should be taken off market before it permanent maimes someone - perhaps it will be me. F 82 5 months
20 mg
11/20/2019
 1  High blood pressure Muscle pains were so bad that I gradually lost the ability to walk. My PCP did not suspect side effects of B. i am now wheel-chair bound and have many other symptoms, slowly recovering. I took 40 mg/d for at least 6 years and Diovan before that M 81 999 days
6/22/2009
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 5  High blood pressure None Very satisfied with this drug, immediately brought my pressure down to normal - in two days. F 79 2 weeks
6/4/2007
 3  Hypertension Ringing in the ears, gastric discomfort, tingling in hands, muscle weakness, weight gain, generally not feeling good. Plus I have now started to experience hair loss. Yes my BP is well controlled but at a cost to my quality of life. Was forced to take BENICAR because new insurance plan would not cover Avapro. I had taken Avapro for several years and felt fine. BP was well controlled. Adverse effects started gradually and have steadily increased, there must be a better drug. Asking my Cardiologist to review my medications and find me a better course of treatment. I am physically active and like to travel. I am not ready to sit back and tolerate what surely can be corrected !!!! F 79 18 months
20 mg 1X day
7/31/2015
 2  Hypertension Legs hurt at nite nausea fast heart rate in the 100's at rest difficulty sleeping anxious F 79 7 days
20mg 1X day
8/23/2020
 1  High Dizzy can't walk straight, Gait is off, Weight Gain. Vision blurred. Tingling in hands & Feet.Cut i 1/2, to 10mg.& my BP went down?? I tried Amirodiane and I felt like less sick!! After reducing to 10 mg. Now my Quads are Cramping?? Pure Torture! I have taken CO Q10, Fish Oil, Vitamin C, and rehab my heart, that's why my heart is Excellent according to My Cardiologist! M 77 10 days
B P 1X day
9/2/2023
 1  md & hosp ordered this before I lef I already had shortness of breath, but this drug made it so much worse! I also became anxious, had panic attacks! I was afraid to do anything by myself! Luckily my daughter who is an RN, figured this out for me and I stopped taking it! F 77 21 days
10 1X day
12/7/2012
 3   light headed 76 1 days
5/19/2016
 2  High blood pressure Joint pain/joint stiffness, feeling tired & weak F 76 0 months
40
6/10/2018
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 5  Hypertension None F 75 15 years
40
8/30/2017
 1  High blood pressure I have gained 12 pounds in 1 month from taking Benicar, but my BP has lowered from 180 to 127. Also, it has given me a slight cough. So what is worse, high BP or weight gain, which causes high BP! Also, Benicar HCT is very expensive. This is the 4th BP med I've tried, all with unacceptable side effects! M 75 1 months
12.5 mg
1/21/2014
 4  high blood pressusre1250 hardly any negative effects - maybe a touch of dizziness now and then. Nothing serious It has helped keep my high blood pressure problems under control F 74 6 years
1X day
2/5/2011
 2  high bp heartburn, leg cramps, dizziness expensive, not working for me F 74 5 years
40mg 1X day
2/4/2010
 1  Hi BP Fatigue, muscle pain-legs, knees; nausea w/ occ. vomiting, constant GI upset (nausea, cramps, spasms, dirrhea); tired eyes which didn't always focus right; sl. bronchospasm & 'winded'; esophageal spasms & burning-diag. as GERD; occ. difficulty swallowing; poor sleep; anxiety; short tempered; Has done nothing for BP; I cut it out & felt better in 2 days. This is like so much poison. 74 2 years
12/31/2007
 2   urgent urination.dizzness,legpain,stomachpain Trouble breathing,fainting.seiure,wheezing. F 73 1 years
4/27/2015
 1  High BP Feeling faint, dizzy, heart palpitations, irregular heart beat, fatigue, insomnia, increased hot flashes, hair loss, and some kind of brief brain muddles. I began with 20mg, then after BP plunges causing me to nearly pass out, the Dr. decreased it to 10mg. I felt the same. On my own, I lowered it to 5mg, then 2.5mg. All the bad symptoms persisted, even on the lowest dose. Yesterday my heart pounded so irratically, I felt like I might go into cardiac arrest, so I didn't take the pill. Today I feel like a new person. Before I tell my DR, I will try to eat 4000 mg of potassium a day, absolutely no salt, and more excercise. I am not overweight. This is the only prescription drug I take. Has anyone tried Hawthorn Berry supplements? F 73 6 months
9/12/2009
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BENICAR  (OLMESARTAN MEDOXOMIL):  Olmesartan is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. Olmesartan belongs to a class of drugs called angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs). It works by relaxing blood vessels so that blood can flow more easily.   FDA Approval Date: 2002-04-25 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

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