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  High Blood Pressure Severe shoulder and neck pain, extreme fatigue, blurry vision, hair loss, pain in fingers, bleeding gums, loss of appetite, anxiety, weight gain, generally feeling unwell and like I was coming down with the flu or a head cold but never did, sinus pain, hot flashes, dryness in nose My doctor first prescribed amlodipine and after 4 months of severe chest pain and thinking I was having a heart attack, I went for tests...heart checked out fine. Dr suggested it was reflux and not related to the meds. Sent me for an endoscopy. It was clear. I begged to try new meds and she put me on Benicar at 10mg. Withing 24 hours, all chest pain was gone. I seemed to tolerate Benicar well. A few noticible side effects that I did not initially attribute to Benicar. It did not lower my BP enough so she increased me to 40mg. Within a week, side effects were exponentially worse. Shoulder pain was so bad that I was worried my breast cancer had spread to my bones. All my scans show that is not the case. I finally thought to research side effects and came across this site. I told my doctor to find something else immediately. She switched me to Lisinopril & HCT. It has been 4 days and many side effects have noticeably improved. Shoulder pain has gotten better but still nagging me. Hoping the remainder of the side effects go away soon. F 41 4 months
20mg/40mg 1X day
9/20/2023
 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  High blood pressure debilitating years-long diarrhea like celiac, now liver issues (adenomas and inflammation); and gastroparesis I've been using the generic. Have had so many issues over the last 6 years and not a single dr contributed to this drug. Stomach issues got so bad, I finally went to gastro and stopped all meds by mouth. It took almost 2 weeks for the D to stop, still dealing with the rest and its been 2 mos now. FDA warning in 2013 on Benicar but it didn't seem to get on generics. F 66 6 years
20 1X day
3/15/2023
 1  High blood pressure Hair loss, elevated liver enzymes, liver adenomas F 50 0 months
40 1X day
12/3/2022
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 1  High blood pressure Joint pain: hands, groin, knees, ankles... abdominal shooting pain (random). Belly cramps, stomach cramps, gas, loose stool. Aggravates my sciatica: pain down my leg, inner thigh, vaginal bone, that radiates to my low abdomen. Front thigh pain in both legs (that stopped for now). It changed my ovulation. I feel 100 years old. It aggravated my anxiety. More stressed. It helps for my BP but it kills me otherwise. I take three more BP pill with Benicar. I take Benicar in the morning with diuretic. F 39 3 months
20 1X day
11/27/2022
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 1  High BP I take this med with metropole 50mg in the A.M. At first I hesitated taking this med. Hmmm, maybe there is truth behind that hesitation. So the bottle sat AND sat unopened. . Doc said I need to use it. So, I did. It lowered my bp to decent numbers, not GREAT but decent. Then the side effects hit. Dizziness, awful nights sleep, the runs, Runny nose, over all feeling of not being well, super tired for several hours after it kicks in, odd random pains on each side of my waist area that come out of no where. So,,,I started taking this every other day. Knowing I need to take it daily, I recently started biting off 1/2 of the pill. This is nuts. I have been on so many different bp med's over the years and NONE one of them have ever given me such awful side effects as this. The only reason for so many different meds was to find one that lowered my bp to decent numbers. Something about this med and me, is very wrong. It's poison. And frankly my quality of life is in the ditch F 60 3 months
20mg 1X day
11/3/2022
 1  Moderate hypertension Muscle cramps, headache, tiredness, ear problems, lump in throat feeling, added to my anxiety. This medication was pushed on me despite having a previous bad experience with another ARB. Absolute garbage. F 45 14 days
20 MG 1X day
10/15/2022
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 1  Blood pressure Headache and confusion. Gut pain wrapping around to the back. Muscle jabs. Kidneys hurt. Nausea. Couldn't eat much so I lost weight. Constant thirst despite drinking several liters a day. Sinus pain. Irritated IC terribly. Would never take this again. Switched to Telmisartan and I have been fine. F 52 6 weeks
20mg 1X day
3/11/2022
 1   It stopped working so Dr doubled dose. I then started to get dizzy and fast heart rate in a week, was then put on a beta blocker. I really got dizzy on beta blocker so stopped. The next week the low back pain from SI joint to tailbone started hurting. It got so bad the dr did a MRI and found normal wear and tear, but also major inflammation in low back. We decided to try an injection which helped SI joints for 3-5 months but the tailbone area was worse. Started on Tramadol which didn't help. So stopped the benicar as that is when it went south doubling it. BP dropped to normal and heart rate went to normal. 50 percent of pain left and now tramadol helps. It has been a year off and residual pain is still there and have the take tramadol. Dr says might eventually get better and maybe not. Do not let this drug steal your life F 65 15 years
1X day
12/25/2021
 1  Blood pressure Severe abdominal cramps in lower left side. Painful gas & constipation. F 53 2 weeks
20 mg 1X day
4/4/2021
 1  hypertension I feel like I have a hangover. All day! Headaches, tired, weak, just feel awful! M 63 26 days
20mg 1X day
3/13/2021
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 1  High b.p Loss of ability to walk without pain in lower back hips sciatica both legs, aches/pains in all muscles.needed steroid injections both sides of spin didn't work, then b.p dropped dangerously. Stopped...now sick, been off this drug for 7mths but still so unwell...damage done. I'm so angry for putting my trust in doctors & drug companies...all just a money incentive for them! Puke that's my life now. Can't we sue drug company or doctor????? F 67 24 months
20 1X day
9/7/2020
 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  High BP This drug did not lower my BP much yet caused numerous side effects. When my doctor told me it is ok to take an afternoon nap if you are tired and after time, the fatigue will go away. Not true. I could not walk without getting dizzy and running out of breath. That is not a normal quality of life. F 45 30 days
5
5/7/2020
 1  Lower blood pressure Weakness. Lightheadedness Chest pain. Upper back pain F 69 4 days
40
4/11/2020
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 1  Hypertension Muscle aches all over body, fatigue, limbs feel heavy, physical stamina terribly reduced. Doc switched me to olmesartan when losartan seemed to lose some of its effectiveness. Within a few days my whole body started to ache like I had been roughed up with a baseball bat. I'm a bicyclist and until a couple weeks ago could easily ride 40 to 50 miles and feel great. After a week on olmesartan I took a 17-mile ride and barely made it home. My physical stamina was gone. I had promised myself I'd give this drug 2 weeks. I did the 2 weeks but I will never take it again. The BP reduction was no better than losartan (which never gave me side effects) so I've gone back to good old losartan until my doc has another idea. I've been off olmesartan for 2 days and the side effects are not gone. I will keep exercising as much as I can and hope to be done with this debacle soon. M 53 14 days
40 1X day
2/8/2020
 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 I’ve been struggling with horrible blood pressure since the end of pregnancy 3 years ago. I have been on so many other meds and struggled with side effects. I started taking the generic form of Benicar, and it seemed like a dream come true. I developed reflux but did not initially connect that to the medication. Fast forward a year later, and I was having random bouts of nausea when eating and drinking. After a week I remembered that this medication had a reputation for GI side effects and chose to stop it. That was about 4 weeks ago, and things are still not back to normal. I still have nausea, reflux, lethargy, and am dealing with anxiety and depression because of it all. I feel like it would be better to try and lower it in other ways. My blood pressure started at 180/120 at the doctors, and went down to maybe 150/100 anyway. It did not help much there either. My home readings were always more reasonable. I have tried desperately to find message boards with other people who have experienced side effects but it seems impossible. Maybe because of the lawsuits? Can anybody tell me how long it took to feel normal again after stopping?? I really need some hope. I am scared this medicine has ruined my life, and I might have to deal with this forever. :( F 35 1 years
40mg
1/30/2019
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 1  Hypertension Hair loss, stomach problems similar to celiac disease, fatigue. Physician did not feel medication was problem.Never had these symptoms prior to Benicar. I switched doctors and stopped taking this poison. Now taking losartan, no stomach problems.... F 65 6 years
40 MG
7/30/2018
  

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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