BENICAR HCT Reviews (HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE: OLMESARTAN MEDOXOMIL)Average Rating: 2.7 (127 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare BENICAR HCT with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR BENICAR HCT | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | High blood pressure | Exhaustion, and generally feeling lousy. | I couldn't believe how much better I felt after I stopped taking the Benicar HCT. | M | 52 | 2 months | 8/13/2006 | 1 | high blood pressure | Always tired, muscles become exhausted very quickly when exercising with weights or track, negative mental impact also. | I got the impression that my internist prescribed this medicine because he had been told about its general results by others. It seems manys docs prescribe based on the local medical buzz and then their patient results. What if a patient gets seriously ill from a prescription? Opps, that was a sacrifice? Docs need to spend time researching the drug maker, the functional specifics,etc. The "if you make it, they will prescribe it" drug company attitude should be professionally challenged by more than the FDA. | M | 54 | 120 days | 9/16/2006 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | extreme muscle pain. I have never been on any kind of blood pressure medication before and since this was the newest one out ... my doctor prescribed it ... it hasn't lowered my blood pressure and I feel terrible. | I would definitely not recommend this to anyone. I know I haven't given it very long to work ... but I have been around my husband who has had various blood pressure medications and his Lisinopril works 100% better than this without the bad side effects | F | 43 | 3 days | 10/4/2006 | 1 | high blood pressure | extreme muscle pain | I am the on here already ... but I messed up the lenght of time taken it was 3 weeks ... not 3 days. I still would not recommend this to anyone | F | 43 | 21 days | 10/6/2006 | 4 | High Blood Pressure | Kind of a lethargic feeling first week due to drop in BP. Other than that, nothing. | My BP was extremely high when discovered, and Benicar has been a life saver for me. It has effectively lowered my BP and has continued to do so for better than a year now with no side effects. | M | 50 | 1.5 years | 10/16/2006 | 1 | Hypertension | Within two weeks of starting the medication I started getting very short of breath with exertion especially climbing stairs. Had palpataions along with shortness of breath. Had lots of tests done for over a month. No results.Went back to Dr. and looked at my chart and concluded symptoms started shortly after taking the benicar. Stopped taking the medications and symptoms were gone within a few days. | F | 48 | 2 months | 1/26/2007 | 1 | hypertension | Restless legs beginning in the afternoon and continuing through the night. Symptoms were so severe at night I would have to get out of bed and pace for an hour or two before going back to bed--this on top of being EXHAUSTED!!! Two doctors denied any correlation between the benicar/hct and the restless let, but symptoms disappeared completely within days after discontinuing drug. Never had rls before or after taking benicar/hct....although did experience periodic limb movements at night only with hydrochlorothiazide. | F | 54 | 13 months | 4/27/2007 | 5 | High blood pressure | None besides having to urinate more frequently for a few hours after taking. Nothing major. | Lost some water weight and have kept it off. | F | 36 | 1 years | 5/18/2007 | 4 | High blood pressure | Some minor dizziness developed after two months. Some minor muscle and joint pains developed after a few weeks. The muscle pain has been gone after 3-4 months, but the joint pain has only been reduced. | A good HP medicine for reduced my HP from 155/95 to 128/78. Due to some minor side effects, I asked my doctor for some other medicine, and he gave me one month sample of Atacand HCT. I started to take Atacand HCT today. I'll report after a few months regarding Atacand HCT side effects. | M | 67 | 11 months | 5/29/2007 | 1 | High blood pressure | Intense pain in my legs to the point I could not walk. Right leg effectd more the left. Constant urination day and night. Always felt tired and listless. | 71 | | 5/31/2007 | 4 | Hypertension | None besides having to urinate every couple hours for the first 8 hours or so. | I was experiencing hypertension with bp rates at 160/100 or higher...and I'm only 34. The only thing I would like to change is that Anthem puts it on its regulatory or formulatory list so that it doesn't cost me $40.00 co-insurance versus 15 or 20. I stopped taking it due to cost and am trying Hyzaar...on the Anthem list. Get with the program Anthem. | M | 34 | 3 months | 7/12/2007 | 4 | Hypertension | Initially, muscle pain. It lasted only two weeks, then was gone. I've had no frequent urination as others report. No feeling of being tired or dizzy. | Blood pressure prior to Benicar was 168/118. After only a few days on Benicar it dropped to normal. Today I measured 128/68, and I have no side effects at all. I'm only taking 20mg, and have been thrilled with the results thus far. Only rating it a four because I've only been taking it for two months. If this keeps up, it's a solid FIVE in my book! | M | 45 | 2 months | 8/2/2007 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Diarrhea, stomach cramps. Muscle weakness. Overall lousy feeling. Loss of appetite. Symptoms of extreme dehydration/electrolyte imbalance. | F | 55 | 14 days | 8/13/2007 | 4 | Hypertension | Frequent urination in the a.m. first 3- 5 hours after taking. | BP was 158/100 or so when I first started taking. Now my bp runs about 120/78 or less most of the time. I have taking Benicar HCT 20mg 12.5 HCT for about 3 years now, I am very pleased so far with the results. I would have rated a 5 but sometimes in the afternoon or late at night bp seems to elevate somewhat, but I haven't mentioned to the doc yet. | F | 47 | 3 years | 8/16/2007 | 5 | Extremely high BP: 215/85 | A little dizzy upon rising at first for several weeks and somewhat tired feeling, due to drop in blood pressure. Also some muscle ache in legs firs several weeks. Now the only side effect is frequent urination early in the day and having to get up at night several time to urinate, due to the diuretec in the pill, but would have this side effect with any diuretic. | Am extremely satisfied with this medication. It very effectively controls my BP and I normally have reading similar to 115/75. Watching them try to balance my husband's BP and the sometimes dramatic and life-threatening side effects he has experience, I am very grateful that I can take Benicar. | F | 60 | 3 years | 8/22/2007 | 4 | High Blood Pressure | Increased unination. Decreased erection. Slight dizziness when started but went away in a few days. | BP was 150/90 when going to doc's office. Still does that but the rest of the day its 120/70, whereas it stayed at 150/90 no matter what before benicar. Diarrhea from time to time, also taking metformin for diabetes. | M | 40 | 3 weeks | 9/29/2007 | 3 | Hypertension | Tingling in feet, legs, feet and toe cramps. Racing heart and feeling anxious accompanied by shortness of breath, can't sleep, bad dreams, occasional restless leg syndrome, irritability. | Though my BP went down to normal levels, from 170/110 in 2 days, I've been on this med for 8 months and am starting to get freaked out by all the side effects. I thought it was mental/emotional until I read the comments on this site. I am going to ask my doctor to change my medication asap. | F | 46 | 8 months | 10/1/2007 | 3 | hypertension | awful headaches, every day since starting this medication | I have called my physician to ask what to do about these debilitating headaches. | F | 52 | 14 days | 12/13/2007 | 1 | blood pressure | always tired, seemed to grab every nerve within my body, was questioning my very own sanity. Spent one night in lounge chair nearly tearing the leather from chair arms. Very poor sleep, and constantly tired. Attitude was poor and feeling hopeles. Became very critical of mate for very small detail. I feel this drug will/may be the termination a few that do not realize what is going on, not that I do, just feel this can be a dangerous drug for some.. Get the hell off it if you see/feel any of this comming, however, do realize it will/may take several days to to be realesed of these symptons/side effects. | M | 64 | 30 days | 12/14/2007 | 4 | HBP | Nasal and ear congestion, dizziness, cough, insomnia, sweating, dry eyes. | Does a great job lowering the BP, but the side effects have not subsided as I had hopes. I guess the benefits of the blood pressure control outweigh the side effects. | M | 45 | 4 months | 1/5/2008 |
BENICAR HCT (HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE: OLMESARTAN MEDOXOMIL): This drug is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. This product contains two medications: olmesartan and hydrochlorothiazide. Olmesartan is an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) and works by relaxing blood vessels so that blood can flow more easily. Hydrochlorothiazide is a "water pill" (diuretic) that causes you to make more urine, which helps your body get rid of extra salt and water. FDA Approval Date: 2003-06-05 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)