MICARDIS Reviews (TELMISARTAN)Average Rating: 2.7 (221 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare MICARDIS with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR MICARDIS | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Hypertension | A new cardiologist switched me from another BP to this drug. I does not lower my BP at all and it scares me 180/95 . | It makes me feel miserable, unstable walk , headaches, bloated, depressed. I never had high diastolic numbers, but with this drug I have. I will go back on my other BP meds today, because I can't see my cardiologist until next week. I need sleep and to feel better again. | F | 86 | 5 days 40 MG 1X day | 4/21/2023 | 1 | Hypertension | A new cardiologist switched me from another BP to this drug. I does not lower my BP at all and it scares me 180/95 . | It makes me feel miserable, unstable walk , headaches, bloated, depressed. I never had high diastolic numbers, but with this drug I have. I will go back on my other BP meds today, because I can't see my cardiologist until next week. I need sleep and to feel better again. | F | 86 | 5 days 40 MG 1X day | 4/21/2023 | 2 | Hypertension | Anxiety and panic attacks that made it difficult to drive. It didn’t help my bp, and the longer I took it, the worse the anxiety and the bp became. | F | 63 | 3 months 80 1X day | 3/16/2023 | 2 | Hypertension | Severe large hot and itchy hives all over body but more concentrated on palms and soles. Retested after a week. Verified micardis as culprit | Found supportive literature. Rare but not unheard of. | F | 73 | 8 years 1X day | 12/26/2022 | 2 | High BP | Anxiety listlessness | Can't take it | F | 69 | 4 days 20 1X day | 10/2/2022 | 2 | High BP | BP still swings from high to slightly high, ringing in ears, general feeling of not well. Muscle cramps at night, upset stomach, slightly lightheaded most of the time. I had no symptoms of high BP till I started Rx. | F | 40 | 14 days 40-80 mg 1X day | 12/20/2021 | 1 | Hypertension | Increase pvc's, anxiety, occasionally runs of tachycardia, bigemeny for hours, fogginess, my doctor won't change my med, also increasing liver pain/ bile duct pain after I eat, they sent me to cardiologist, still won't change my med????? Why??? | Horrible side effects | F | 57 | 1 days 40 1X day | 10/12/2021 | 2 | Hbp | Upset stomach, insomnia, nausea, anxiety, frequent nighttime urination. | I am not going to continue with this med. I know it's only 1 day, but I feel absolutely dreadful. Didn't sleep at all. | F | 62 | 1 days 40 1X day | 9/4/2021 | 1 | Blood pressure | Pains in legs. Also week. Anxiety. Headache Have no energy. Did better on Cozaar | Hope to change. | F | 85 | 2 months 40 2 per d 2X day | 6/13/2021 | 3 | Blood pressure | Headache. Anxiety | Lowered blood pressure | F | 85 | 0 weeks 40 mg 2X day | 6/2/2021 | 3 | Hypertension | I have been on micardis for many years and it has always controlled my blood pressure at a low dose. But after reading these comments I am wondering if this may be the reason for my anxiety and panic attacks. I never had anxiety in my life and then they just started happening out of the blue about the same time I started taking micardis in 2008. I went to the emergency room several times till I was put on Xanax for the panic attacks. I have been taking Xanax ever since. | Could micardis be the reason for my anxiety/panic attacks? | F | 53 | 13 years 1/2 10mg 1X day | 4/18/2021 | 1 | High blood pressure | Extreme dizziness, weight gain, bloated, constipation, dry mouth, poor sleep, joints swelling, and just started with chest pain. After reading the reviews I know I am not crazy! I had anxiety and severe sinuses problems like I cant breathe thru my nose. | I am speaking with my doctor and asking to be taken off. I'm gonna do it the old fashion way by exercising more and changing diet. | F | 49 | 1 years 10 mgs 1X day | 11/23/2020 | 1 | Hypertension | Elevated BP, increased chest pain & dyspnea with exertion, dizziness, headache | I did not tolerate ARBs 20 years ago but was assured by the physician that the newer drugs in this family had so few side effects as to be negligible. Will not continue this drug as it seems to be ineffective. BPs much higher than before taking it. | F | 70 | 3 days 20 mg 1X day | 10/22/2020 | 1 | Hypertension | Muscle weakness and stiffness. I walk several miles a day and it became very uncomfortable. Also odd tiny muscle spasms started about 5 months after I started taking it. Stopped taking it a week ago. Managing BP with weight loss, exercise, beets, and magnesium. BP is same as when taking micardis. Not taking meds ever again. The anxiety and fear of the side effects are NOT worth it. I feel like I've been poisoning myself | F | 50 | 15 months 80 1X day | 10/17/2020 | 2 | High blood pressure | Sinus congestion and cold like symptoms Worsening anxiety Extreme dry mouth Fatigue | F | 69 | 10 days 80mg 1X day | 10/13/2020 | 1 | Hypertension | Extreme physical fatigue, blurred vision, anxiety and panic attacks, nasal and chest congestion, constant sore throat, totally cannot handle humidity or heat...feel like I m drowning. Dizzy. Terrible drug for me. | Was on valsartan then switched to this drug...in the same drug family. I ve been on it 8 mos and feel like I m going to die. Side effects just keep coming. My doc says can t be the drug ...I know it is. It is controlling b pressure but quality of life is horrible. | F | 56 | 8 months 40 mg 1X day | 7/19/2020 | 1 | Blood Pressure | Bloating, dry mouth, feeling anxious, tiredness, stomach pain and discomfort, excessive gas, morning nausea, depression not wanting to be at work or around people | All the doctors say is the side effects are better than what could happen. Problem is trying to live life daily on this stuff has become shocking. | M | 44 | 7 days 40mg 1X day | 7/9/2020 | 2 | High pressure | Control the blood Pressure but the side effects are horrible-heart pain palpations anxiety shaking...hate it | F | 59 | 0 days 10 | 5/14/2020 | 3 | Hypertension | Severe bloating, sinus congestion, joint pain, blurred vision | It did reduce the Systolic BP, but diastolic consistently at. 100 | M | 48 | 3 months 80 | 2/14/2020 | 1 | High blood pressure | It's only looking back that I tie-in all my miseries with Micardis. First was dreadful blind pimples - really distressing for a woman of my age (any age!) and drastic thinning of my hair. Foot cramps at night, and occasionally a feeling coming over me that I was about to faint. This happened a few times when driving and it was terrifying. It's been around 6 weeks since I took myself off, I haven't been to tell my doctor yet, no doubt she'll be concerned and possibly displeased that I made this decision on my own. Skin clear!! No more cramps and already feeling much better in myself. Sleep pattern back to normal and no more weird Technicolor dreams. It all simply had to connect to Micardis as it started exactly at that time. | F | 77 | 12 months 30 | 12/30/2019 |
MICARDIS (TELMISARTAN): This medication is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. Telmisartan belongs to a class of drugs called angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs). It works by relaxing blood vessels so blood can flow more easily. FDA Approval Date: 1998-11-10 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)