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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DOSAGE
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 3   light headed 76 1 days
5/19/2016
 1  hypertension and a few other things I've read other reviews and I basically have them, but I just wanted to know if anyone is also suffering with gluten celaeo disease Along with all the other effects? Please let me know! I was beginning to think it was me, when I read the info on it, I said yeah,I'm not loosing it, it isn't me! 56 2 years
9/11/2016
 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
 5  High Blood Pressure None F 60 2 years
3/4/2008
 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
 5  High Blood Pressure I've been taking Benicar for @ 5 yrs without any side effects. If I had any initially they were short lived. In addition to lowering my blood pressure, since I've been on Benicar I can't believe that I'M NEVER ILL. Before starting Benicar I had at least one or two bad colds/yr., and was prone to 'flu bugs.' Last Xmas when the entire family ( all 12) had a stomach bug, I didn't. The only thing I have noticed is that if/when I take any Vit D supplements- I feel badly. Evidently, Benicar has immune system protection, so, since I'm never ill I don't even try to take Vit D supplements any more. Google Vit D and Benicar to find more on Benicar & Vit D. F 67 5 years
20 mg 1X day
4/26/2012
 5  high blood pressure none works well, no side effects that I know of. F 60 5 years
20 mg 1X day
10/18/2012
 5  High BP None BP is under control 107/75 F 53 2 years
20-12.5mg 1X day
3/8/2010
 5  HIGH BLOOK PRESSURE DIZZY EVERY NOW AND THEN, BUT MOST OF THE TIME I FEEL FINE IT HAS HELPED LOWER MY BLOOD PRESSURE F 36 12 days
320MG 1X day
12/12/2010
 5  High blood pressure Had to work up slowly to 20 mg. Have tried 7 different bp medicine, I had serious side effect with all. Had a headache for over a week my second week of taking this med. Doing great now! I split the 20 mg in half and take half in the morning and half at night to relieve any symptoms (very sensitive). I always take with food. I make sure I drink at least 8 glasses of water a day and walk 30 per day. I'm hoping I will continue to feel good on this med. It has lowered my blood pressure. Very, very happy so far. F 53 2 months
10 mg 2X day
7/27/2011
 5  High Blood Pressure Dizziness when I first started taking it-2 weeks. After that, no side effects at all. This medicine has been very helpful in controlling my High BP with no side effects after my body adjusted to it. No problems at all! F 52 3 years
20 1X day
10/9/2011
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 5  high blood pressure None Only hbp med that didn't cause swelling F 42 2 years
40/25
6/10/2015
 5  high blood pressure None F 52 3 months
1/6/2010
 5  HBP urination, decreased swelling and water retention Took Lisinopril but that produced dry cough, painful calf muscles while sleeping. Benicar has none of those side effects, and helps me decrease water retention. F 51 11 months
20 1X day
11/7/2013
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 5  hypertension Benicar was prescribed for me after the birth of my youngest child. I must say I probably experienced most side effects others have listed. I also think I dealt with them by way of denial and the reality of daily life having two babies, no time for illness, a husband in law school and myself working full time at the hospital. At the time, I felt Benicar was indeed beneficial because my numbers stayed within a normal range; this after having to test through several other HPT meds during a 2 week stay in the hospital only a week after child birth. Now, just in the last 3 months or so, I've been feeling awful pains from the top of the buttocks down the backs of both legs. The pain continued to grow until I was popping up to 6 Tylenol a day or more. As of 3 weeks ago, it became so excruciating I knew I had to do something without going back to these "Dr"s that pick you apart rather than heal you as a whole and keep you in balance. So, after all these years, I decided to heal myself and it started with going against Codex Alimentarius by not eating flesh and anything that has a face and runs away from you! Vegetables, plants, and herbs have all the healing you need. Take elementals as supplements and drink a better water; there are different ones, you know. Stop eating white powder food and strangely concocted oils. Monsanto has corrupted soy now so really vegan and strictly vegetarian is in. Get a blood pressure monitor and watch your numbers, keeping data and reference F 52 10 years
~10mg/day
10/2/2014
 5  high blood pressure none it made my whole body cool off to the point of it making so much of a diferrence of how i felt in the past. it seems to be working very well for me. have had no side effects to this medication so far. but unlike another medication i have taken in th past, which did give me bad side affects. i have to say that this was the better choice for me and maybe not for everybody. i am taken 40 mg a day F 42
3/25/2008
 5  TO PREVENT KIDNEY PROBLEMS - AM DIA I HAVE HAD NO SIDE EFFECTS AT ALL AND HAVE BEEN ON BENICAR FOR YEARS. MY INS CO HAS DECIDED NOT TO COVER BENICAR AS IS IS NOT A GENERIC SO MY DR TRIED ME ON LISINOPRIL AND AFTER ONLY 2 DAYS I COUGHED SO HARD AND LONG I ACTUALLY LOST MY BREATH TWICE. I AM GOING TO LOOK INTO GETTING IT FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY. F 58
12/15/2009
 5  Hypertension None F 75 15 years
40
8/30/2017
 4  High Blood Pressure None so far. Started using samples dr gave me. My blood pressure was about 140/90 due to age and premenopauso. I always had blood pressure of 120/80 forever. the next day my blood pressure was down and continues to be down. I'm monitoring it now and it's been about 3 weeks. I get my blood pressure taken about twice a week so far so good. In fact I'm thinking of asking the dr to lower the mg. I'm only taking 20 but maybe I can get away with less since my pressure so much lower. May get a little light headed at times if I get up to fast from the couch but I feel great. I have a backache but I don't think thats from the benicar. Anyone else have backaches. Im gonna go to a chiropracturer and maybe my acupunturist to see whats up with my back F 49 3 weeks
9/7/2008
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 4  hypertension tachycardia/palpitations, very minor drowsiness, (which is tolerable.) The tachycardia and palpitations are not unusual side effects of this medication per my cardiologist. So many people who experience this are probably not hypochondriacs. I started out on 160mg of Diovan ( another ARB from another cardiologist) and ended up in the ER with same side effects only much, much worse than with the Benicar. I am a long time critical care RN so these problems are not a figment of my imagination. When I changed to Benicar, instead of starting out right away with 40mg, I started with 5mg and titrated it up over about 6 weeks, to the full dose. I also take HCTZ but I cannot take this at the same time as the Benicar, ( my experience with the first ARB the Diovan, was Diovan HCL the combo pill, which aside from the large starting out dose of that combined with the HCTZ was intolerable for my body.) I still get occasional palpitations with the Benicar, BUT only if I take the HCTZ too close to my dose of Benicar. I wait usually about 4 hrs to add the HCTZ. I sug F 56 6 months
3/30/2008
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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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