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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 5  High Blood Pressure Started 40MG almost passed out when going from sitting to standing. A little tired for 2-3 weeks after starting, but it went away. Lowered to 20MG. BP under control. Rarely feel dizzy on standing. No other side effects. I ran out for about a week. Had 2-3 migraines in that time-frame. I have had slight anxiety at at times, seems to be completely gone on Benicar. I'm about 40lbs overweight and my blood sugar is fine on this drug. Erections are still strong. This drug works well for me. M 43 3 years
20 MG 1X day
10/31/2010
 5  High blood pressure None Finding the right blood pressure medicine can be extremely frustrating. This one works for me with no noticeable side effects. I am a very active person and this doesn't slow me down at all. M 48 4 years
40mg 1X day
8/17/2011
 5  High Blood Pressure Works Great M 68 900 days
20 1X day
12/2/2011
 5  Hypertension None. Lowered BP after just a couple of days. Have used it in 2-3 month cycles several times - on for a couple months, off for a couple months. Never hide side effects and BP was always lower within a few days of starting a cycle. M 40 6 months
20-12.5 MG 1X day
12/12/2011
 5  High Blood Pressure Works great. No side effects other than the vivid dreams. M 49 300 days
20 1X day
11/21/2011
 5  High Blood Pressure Works great. No side effects other than an occasional bad dream. M 49 1 years
20mg 1X day
1/2/2012
 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  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
 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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 5  Hypertension None so far. Took Lisinopril 30 MG for 8 years, worked OK but pressure was creeping up and had some side effects. No side effects with Benicar 40 MG and BP is down to 115/65! M 43 2 weeks
10/4/2007
 5  Immune system modulation As part of an experimental treatment for Sarcoidosis, benicar can completely replace the steroid vitamin-D in your body. At low doses it incredibly ramps up immune system activity. At high doses, at 4-6hr intervals it can suppress many kinds of autoimmune inflammation by blocking INF-G. At low doses, it will make rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, MS, sarcoidosis and other AI's MUCH worse. Instant flare at 10-40mg. Its immune system effects could be a real problem if you have an AI condition. M 35 9 months
10/22/2007
 5  high blood pressure I have had rare episodes of mild chest discomfort. But in regular physical, all tests are normal. Also, rare episodes of fatigue and dizziness...but, not enough to keep me from using the drug. I was first diagnosed with HBP over 6 years ago. Pressure at that time was 210/135. NO JOKE!! I have been on a combination of Lisinopril and Benicar since. Currently using Benicar HCT 40. Overall quality of life has not been at all adversely affected by the Benicar. Would recommend it highly. M 44 6 years
12/28/2007
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 5  High Blood Pressure None As a regular blood donor (9 1/2 gallons to date) I have found that my blood pressure has gone up in the past year to the point where I have been deferred as a blood donor. After taking Benicar for the past three weeks I was able to donate blood again with a normal reading blood pressure. M 61 21 days
12/31/2007
 5   Rarely light headed after exercising. I was originally perscribed Lisinopril which quickly caused a horrible dry cough. I've experienced no real negative side effects since changing over to Benicar, and it has been very effective in lowering my bp. My bp quickly dropped from 145/85 to less than 120/70 with 5 mg/day. M 50 3 years
3/31/2008
 5  'autoimmunity' or Th1 disease, BP mild dry cough, tolerable muscle pains, herxheimer's reactions Most of the bad symptoms described by other patients are typical herxheimer's reactions and are the result of undiagnosed infections by any of various intracellular bacteria (in my case, Lyme disease). As explained in marshallprotocol.com, Benicar activates the VDR and the immune system; and this activation, unless acknowledged and controlled by an MD, can have pronounced side-effects. Very, very few MDs know about this fact discovered only 6 or so years ago. M 68 15 months
4/12/2008
 5  high blood pressure on and off nausea, best taken on full stomach Worked great for me, lowered and keep my BP down and was well tolerated. M 48 5 years
12/11/2008
 5  hypertension Early on experienced some dizziness associated with drinking alcohol. More recently no experiences of any problems whatsoever. Benicar has worked great improving my blood pressure numbers. M 49 3 years
1/1/2009
 5  High Blood Pressure Dizziness, leg cramps. fogginess: My employees called this my "stupid" pill early on because it took getting used to with the water loss. I felt confused for the first hour after taking it, which ended a month and a half after beginning Benicar treatments. All of my early complaints of dizziness and leg cramps were resolved by taking Benicar with food. I've lowered my blood pressure from 128/98 to 108/77 and it has helped me to lose weight, which I attribute to water loss. I'm not happy about taking medication at 38, but I'm overall very happy with Benicar. My advice is to get past the first six months, taking as prescribed, and the benefits will outweigh any of the early side effects. They all went away for me after learning to take it with food. M 38 1.5 years
5/30/2008
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 5  HBP Achey knees and legs. On 40 mg Benicar HCT. Pressure went from 150/88 to 126/76. M 54 7 months
7/24/2008
 5  high blood pressure none M 42 2 years
1/14/2010
  

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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