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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 3  HBP Fatigue,muscle pain on the legs. Some joint pain and weakness when climbing stairs. This drug controlled my hypertension and prevented frequent headaches and migraine. The pain on the back of my neck and shoulders was also helped by this drug. There were no other undesirable side effects. I thought I found my "wonder drug" until subsequent blood tests revealed that it was causing muscle damage. I now switched to a different class of drug (CCB's) and the muscle aches still linger but has definitely improved. I no longer awake in the morning, feeling sore--as though I ran all night! F 2 months
8/19/2006
 4  high blood pressure I have been on it over a year and was also taking another bp med, and was able to get rid of the other and only taking this now. My bp is normal and has been in a little less than a year on this med. F 54 2 years
12/31/2006
 2  high blood pressure Extreme fatigue; weakness in arms; pounding heart under mild exertion (climbing stairs); loss of appetite I took benicar for about 4 weeks and was extremely fatigued and couldn't stand up very long. My dr. insisted that the symptoms were viral and not from this med. I asked to get off of the med. Two months later, my bp was reading very high so I decided to start benicar again to test my dr.'s theory. After two days, I had the extreme fatigue again and could barely walk a few yards before I had to lay down again. While climbing stairs, my upper arms ached and became limp(felt like I wasn't getting any blood to my arms). The effects persisted even three days after last dose, slowly improving. My dr. said that these effects must be unique to me. Hope this helps someone else. I can't take this med. F 42 4 weeks
1/3/2007
 5  High BP None This medicine is the best hypertension/ High Blood Pressure out there. It works like nothing else. M 29 1 years
1/10/2007
 2  High blood pressure I was tired all the time and just could not get enough sleep. My arms and legs felt like they had heavy weights holding them down. I also had trouble concentrating. I blamed sinus meds until I stopped taking everything but Benicar and was still tired. I stopped taking Benicar and felt great one week later. Six months later my doctor is now nagging me to try Norvasc. I just read this site's information on that one. :::sigh::: M 46 1.5 years
2/5/2007
 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
 3  hbp Worked very well with lowering bp. Caused extreme sensitivity to sunlight. Got sunburned so badly that multiple basil cell carcinoma spots cropped up on my neck and had to be removed. My forearms have bright pink spots on them from sun damage. Unless you are very dark skinned, use sunscreen and avoid the sun. M 40 8 months
2/9/2007
 3  elevated bp I'm trying to find out if the 5 mg benicar I've been taking is causing the excessive saliva in my mouth which, when I unconscientiously constantly clear my mouth by sucking the saliva out, has given me a most painful, burning,irritated mouth for over a year now. Has anyone else had this same experience ? F 60 1 years
3/12/2007
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 2  hypertension Within two days of taking it, the lining of my mouth began to hurt, and by the sixth day my gums were extremely swollen. These symptoms subsided slowly after I discontinued the drug. F 60 6 days
3/27/2007
 2  hypertension My first hypertension drug: small doses did not affect my blood pressure; the higher dose has led to tachycardia... M 55 30 days
4/1/2007
 4  high blood pressure none M 57 5 years
4/3/2007
 5  HBP No side effects unless it's the reason I haven't had any sex drive since around the time I started taking it. I noticed that there were quite a few reports of this problem with some other angiotensin II receptor blockers. Anyone else? Until now, I've been really happy with Benicar because I love salty foods. M 62 3 days
4/4/2007
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 5  HBP * * * My 4/4/07 post says "5 days" -- Should be "4 years" * * * * * * My 4/4/07 post says "5 days" -- Should be "4 years" * * * M 62 4 years
4/5/2007
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 3  hbp My side effects started out mild with mostly nasal irritation, nasal congestion, and extreme ear congestion. Then progressed to constant sinus pain. Diagnosed this evening with a Maxillary (cheek bone) sinus infection. Three shots today, another on tomorrow, in attention to oral antibiotics. Benicar was my 5th attempt at a bp med that didn't have so many terrible side effects. My doctor really listened to me and felt this was not the drug for me. My suggestion is that you Don't give up trying to find the one with the least amount of side effects. Have been taken the diuretic hctz for 4 days now, monitoring bp closely, hoping we can manage it this way. Benicar lowered my bp, but it just wasn't the drug for me. F 40 4 months
5/8/2007
 1  HBP I have been on Benicar since 2001. I have noticed the longer that I have been on it the more tried and weaker I feel. I use to be in good shape now I seem to hurt myself every time I try to work out. I have back pain, joint pain and congestion. A few other things that I noticed is that in the last year I keep doubting myself and have become very short tempered and now somewhat depressed. And I recently noticed an increase in hunger and it’s getting harder to lose weight. I am thinking about changing doctors so that I can get off of this drug. I tried Zistril which put me into ICU because it gave me the major symptoms of a heart attack, Diovan which gave very bad joint pain below my waist and my feet would swell up, I also develop heel spurs while on it and still have them and I tried Avapro which gave me severe abdominal pain. So you can see I have tried a few others but there must be one that is safe, I just need to find it. M 50 5 years
5/15/2007
 3  high blood pressure 164/108 feeling of fatigue, eyes blurry, arms heavy, need to take naps, trouble concentrating-that all has lessened somewhat but has not gone away, maybe just getting used to it blood pressure was reduced to 145/90 F 37 6 weeks
5/19/2007
 2  Hypertension I've had problems with Angio II's breaking through the blood barrier and causing anxiety-like symptoms. Benicar also did that after a while, but with the added problem of disappearing and reappearing hives that drove me nuts. My doctor said it's impossible to have this with Benicar. I stopped taking the med and the hives haven't reappeared in more than a year. M 58 6 weeks
5/22/2007
 4  High BP 160/110 Headaches, bloating, gas, abdominal pain, *extreme* tiredness and fatigue. All but fatigue have vanished after a few weeks. This is my first BP medication, it has dropped by BP to a normal range (always under or around 120/75 or so depending on diet) and my heart isn't beating nearly as hard. Elevated BP due to genetic factors, not excess weight, etc. F 29 3 weeks
5/31/2007
 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  HBP 150/110 Insomnia, nightmares (vivid!) increased heart rate (at night). Over time, these symptoms have escalated to the point that I don't get a decent night's sleep without a sleeping pill. B/P extremely well controlled with 20Mg/12.5 HCTZ. 120/65 or 70 F 59 1 years
6/4/2007
  

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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