MICARDIS Reviews (TELMISARTAN)

Average Rating: 2.7 (221 Ratings)

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 ANTIHYPERTENSIVES Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers (ARBs)

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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)

  

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR MICARDISCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
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DATE ADDED
 
 5  Ticket for high blood pressure None I love it because I don't have any side effects and I'm finally losing weight and I feel better than ever F 71 6 months
40 mg
11/7/2019
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 4  Hypertension Fatigue, anxiety and some backpain. But overall it's bearable had a different medication before and micardis is muc better personally. F 25 23 days
40mg
9/11/2019
 3  Blood pressure 80 0 days
8/11/2019
 1  BP too high Weight gain, severe lower back, hip & knee pain, tinnitis, constant hot & cold sweats, sinus pain, headache, blurred vision, disturbed sleep, tired, calf cramps, cough, anxiety, memory problems, mood swings, decreased sex drive. Had to switch after Losartan was pulled. Also had taken Amlodipine with Micardis and symptoms were even worse. Stopped the Amlodipine and now BP goes up in late afternoon. Losartan had done pretty good but BP had gone up in late afternoon but had no severe side effects. Going to the doctor next week and I want off the Mircardis. Stupid thing is I have RA and was going to tell my DOC that my RA was 10x worse than last time I saw him 2 mo ago and I was scared that I was just losing the battle with RA.. Micardis side effects are making it look like whats wrong with me is that my RA is just getting worse. It's like a damn domino effect. Take a med, have a side effect, treat the side effect by giving you another med. I was ready to go to the hearing DOC about the tinnitis. Let's have 5 different doctors treating you for 5 different things all caused by this drug? I do have either allergic reactions or 'side effects' to many drugs and some have landed me in the hospital. They really are having a hard time getting my BP under control. We'll see if I get to 'test' another drug after I see the doctor next week. Feel like a guinea pig. F 59 2 months
40 MG
7/7/2019
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 1  High blood pressure I started taking micardis or telmisartan because losartan hctz has been on recall for months. I have been taking it for almost 9 weeks now and I'm experiencing the ABSOLUTE worst upper back pain in my life. I never have had any kind of back pain.... EVER! Also experiencing high and very low blood pressure readings. Also experiencing dizziness, heart palpitations, severe muscle cramps and weakness, extreme fatigue, just totally exhausted and just malaise. My body just feels awful. I hate this drug. I would never recommend this drug F 48 8 weeks
80/25
6/9/2019
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 1  High blood pressure Back pain, became lightheaded, weak like I wanted to faint. Diarrhea, kidney failure. I took this medication for two weeks during that period I experienced several side effects, the most serious is kidney failure. M 62 0 days
20MG
6/2/2019
 1  Hypertension I noticed awful side effects 4 weeks into taking this medication. I experienced a racing heart, anxiety, fear, nausea and lack of appetite. My legs felt heavy and I felt lethargic. Worst experience of my life and I ended up in hospital due to my heart racing. I was told to stop taking this medication immediately. It’s day 4 since I stopped and I’m starting to feel better. Never again will I take this medication. F 39 5 weeks
40mg
6/1/2018
 3  Hypertension Gastrointestinal,Diarrhea Na 72 0 months
40
10/26/2017
 3  Hypertension Have combined this with 12.5mg hctz for most of time on it. Recently stopped the diuretic as I thought neg side effects were from that. But maybe it is the telmisartan. For 7 months frequent coughing to point of gagging at times. Now, I notice my body...nerves... stinging after taking this drug.Extreme irritability because of this. Could this be from long term use? I may have to come off this drug....although it did seem, from articles and studies, to have best side effect profile of all the hypertension drugs.Don't know what I'll go on as I have to have it controlled. M 58 9 years
40
9/16/2017
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 1  blood pressure causing me constant coughing day and night. 2 days
40 12/5 mg
8/22/2017
 3  High Blood Pressure I've only just developed some side effects which include: - Waking up really early (1am, 2am) and not getting a decent nights sleep - feeling anxious - palpitations - Extreme hot flashes. M 37 6 months
80 1X day
7/16/2017
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 2  High blood pressure Bloating, bloating, bloating. Oh, and swollen hands and feet. Blood pressure certainly lowered, but I look like a puffer fish. I'm not game to stop taking it - (got a brain aneurysm). There has to be something better than this. F 46 1 years
80MG
4/3/2017
 5  High BP I struggled the first month and a half. After 4 weeks my dosage was raise from 40 MG to 80 MG. It took another couple of weeks, but one day all of a sudden it kicked in and I have been happy every since. For a few days I struggles with severe leg pain/cramps but that didn't last long. I still get mild leg pain every week or so, but nothing serious. I also had diarrhea for a week when I first switched to 80 MG but that didn't last long either. I feel so much better since switching to Micardis. I had been on my previous med, Quinapril, for 14 years and didn't realize how bad it had been making me feel until I switched to Micardis. M 50 4 months
80 MG 1X day
12/17/2016
 4  For. Hypertension I was mildly hypertensive ,but very sensitive even to a slight elevation in my BP.Even 140/90 would make me dizzy and fatigued and my sleep would also be disturbed.My doctor put me on micardis 20 mg.The bp normalised after 2 weeks to 110/70.I am surprised that I am having somewhat positive side effects.I am a very fit person working out almost daily and cycling on weekends for cardio.I noticed that immediately on starting micardis my energy levels doubled .I can work out with twice the intensity for twice the time.Endurance has tripled and so has the recovery process and time.I am sleeping better ,feeling better.I often wonder if I should go with the flow.However one major negative side effect is the bloating and gas.This is terrible and annoying.But its the positive side effects which worry me more than the negative ones.Hopefully there are no long time negative effects. M 48 1 months
20mg
10/14/2016
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 3  Hypertension Ear and sinus pressure, headache, sore neck and shoulders, memory problems. This drug makes me feel anxious along with low energy and feeling generally uninterested in doing much. I knew I was feeling unwell but wasn't sure whether to blame Micardis. I went off it for 2 weeks with great improvement in overall wellness. Due to having minor surgery I went back on it at 1/2 dose for 2 weeks with return of symptoms. I have again discontinued and will see my doctor. This drug controlled my bp but I'm not willing to deal with the side effects. This was 2nd drug as Lisinopril caused terrible cough. F 55 6 months
40 mg
10/3/2016
 3  Chronic and acute Hypertension Joint pain - severe. All joints, but the worst are elbows, hips, groin, knees, feet, hands and lower back. Getting worse the longer I take it. Severe depression. Started from day 1 but got worse. Nasal itch/infection. Sleep disturbance. Memory and concentration problems. For example, I can do something stupid while driving without even realising it. Effectively lowered my blood pressure on a low dose (I am sensitive to meds) and that's the only reason I keep taking it. However, the body pain is getting so bad that I can't cope and I have to take something else. F 61 3 months
20mg 1X day
9/10/2016
 1  High blood pressure Disconnected, depressed, fatigue, possible memory impairment, nose infection and back pain increasing to severe, fear and anxiety. Micardis controlled my blood pressure ok, but I never felt right. My script ran out and I stopped taking it, and to my amazement within two days my severe back pain stopped and I felt better, more connected and not so anxious. I will see my doctor in a few days but I am not going to take this medication anymore. I feel lucky that my script ran out. After reading online other people's experiences I realised that I had many of the same symptoms. There is something wrong with this medication for me. M 58 3 years
80
8/28/2016
 1  H B presurre Diarrhea Diarrhea Diarrhea non stop day and night None F 60 5 days
40mg
7/20/2016
 3  High Blood Pressure Worked well with no side effects other than occasional anxiety Suddenly stopped working F 48 4 years
40 1X day
5/31/2016
 5  High blood pressure I feel like John Wayne .......and my nuts are huge My pet monkey likes micardis M 50 14 days
40 mg 1X day
2/12/2016

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