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 |
| 4 | High Blood Pressure | No Side Effects so far!! | F | 66 | 21 days 1X day | 9/19/2010 | 5 | HTN | I have not experienced any abnormal side effects from this medication. I am sure time, diet, genetics, and activities have contributed to more complications than Micardis has for me personally. | I am a Registered Nurse, Paramedic of 25 years. I monitored my vitals daily for 1 year prior to agreeing to medication. I am 6'4" and weight approx 225. I am very active in multiple sports, but unfortunately come from a family with a strong history of HTN. I'll be the first to say a specific medication is not always right for everyone, so this medication my not be right for you. It works for my father, my 4 siblings, and me very well. Careful during your review, others posting may have a lot of medical issues and several medications along with them. I do not. | M | 43 | 365 days 20 MG 1X day | 8/26/2010 | 1 | Severe back pain, extreme dizziness, uncoordinated, weight gain | F | 68 | 2 weeks 20 1X day | 8/17/2010 | 3 | bp | nne | M | 47 | 360 days 80 1X day | 7/23/2010 | 3 | High bp | mentally blurry, anxiety, panic attacks occasional in night v high bp | F | 60 | 1.5 years 40 mg 1X day | 7/22/2010 | 1 | Cat. 1. HBP. | On second day, suffered lower stomach [ bowel ? ] pain and nearly passed out 15 mins later. Plus dry mouth, muscle aches and vision effected. | I am very fit and well [apart from recent BP rise ] and take no meds.....I will review with my Doc. and consider alternatives. I live alone and out of town. Looks like all these drugs are nasty, but cant do much more re exercise, diet etc., so unsure where to go from here [ apart from Heaven - later rather than sooner ! ] | M | 65 | 2 days 40 1X day | 7/20/2010 | 2 | High blood pressure | Feels like short bursts of heartburn or anxiety attacks lasting 4-5 secs and 3 to 4 times daily. | Initially, i used 40MG until it had not much effect of lowering my BP which was 160/110. After using 80MG of Micardis, BP dropped to usual 140/90 which was the first year readings when i took the 40MG. | M | 38 | 90 days 80 1X day | 7/7/2010 | 1 | high blood pressure | muscle pain in legs and weakness, cannot stand on toes due to weakness, blood pressure went up and pulse rate to 91 with normal for me at 76. Five months now and I am walking with a cane. Difficult to move around. I lost a lot of strength in my lower extremities. I went to a neurologist and he diagnosed me with Guillain-Barre Syndrome so look it up on the internet for details. I should get better as I have a mild form of this syndrome. | Some people cannot take this medicine so doctors should be very careful in administering it to patients. Stop taking it as soon as you experience pain or muscle cramps. | M | 77 | 7 days 20 MG 1X day | 6/29/2010 | 4 | HBP | M | 67 | 3 months 40mg 1X day | 6/22/2010 Patient History | 3 | high BP | Increase in weight, dry mouth, get short of breath at times, fatigue (I also have Grave's disease, hard to balance the two problems). | My BP has been alright on this drug, sometimes even too low (110/60 which is low for myself), and at this point I can feel really tired. If it is maintained at 125/85 I function better then. I was on a drug before which caused me to have an irritating persistent cough, that is why I had switched over - no cough with this medication. | F | 39 | 2 years 80 1X day | 5/28/2010 | 2 | hypertension | Sore throat, rash on legs and genital area, some swelling around the eyes | M | 58 | 3 days 1X day | 5/19/2010 | 3 | hypertesion | I experience muscle aches, back pains, weakness and fatigue all day long. I also have difficulty walking, let alone picking my mail 30 yards away. | Micardis is very effective in controlling my blood pressure. It has since dropped from 175/85 to 130/65. | M | 78 | 40 1X day | 5/15/2010 | 5 | hypertension | BP is down from 140-150/90 ( with spikes) to 125/75. I feel more relaxed, less anxious , (even a generalized mood improvement). I have lots more energy throughout the day, which continues till I go to bed. I am now able to exercise and swim/play tennis an hour each day with no ill effects. I do sleep less soundly than before- possibly due to the drug. Sometimes wake up during the night. | I have no negative side effects with this drug. I hope this continues as I tried to lower BP with improved diet & exercise, but even though I have healthy lifestyle, BP was regularly spiking to high levels. | F | 54 | 3 weeks 40mg 1X day | 5/12/2010 | 3 | High Blood presure | My joints hurt and my thighs hurt. | F | 74 | 30 days 40mg 1X day | 4/28/2010 | 3 | high blood pressure | I haven't been able to sleep all night in years! Also experience fatigue, weight gain (I weigh more now than I ever have in my life), depression, excessive sweating, & spikes in bp. | I was borderline with hbp for a while and GP started me on this drug. I have had numerous "mild" seemingly unrelated issues, which now, collectively make sense. I think maybe if I just modify my diet, get active again, and GET SOME SLEEP, I should be fine. | F | 46 | 3 years 40mg 1X day | 4/20/2010 | 5 | Hypertension | None at all. | My BP came down from 210/120 to 130/80 on this drug. There are no side effects whatsoever. I suspect that a lot of the side effects listed by others are caused by something other than this drug. I would highly recommend it! | M | 51 | 3 years 80 mg 1X day | 4/14/2010 | 4 | High blood pressure | I don't have any noticiable side effects. The only thing that I notice is I have had an increase in my weight gain and wondered if that might be attributed to the BP medicine. I was doing fine with my weight until I started taking this medicine. | My blood pressure has been great since I have been taking it. | F | 51 | 10 months 1 1X day | 3/13/2010 | 5 | YES !Very satisfied | None,except an amazing blood pressure | This drug is awesome. My Bp at its highest was 170/112- now it never above 120/70,,,I have had no side effects, and along with the cardioprotective qualities of this drug, I am pleased to take it. It really works! | F | 44 | 14 months 40mg 1X day | 2/24/2010 | 1 | hypertension | I only recently started taking my full dose on a regular basis. I have developed horrid ringing in one ear. It feels like I am being tortured. We think the link might be micardis because the ringing came on in the midst of my change in taking this medicine. I have only just stopped/or will reduce micardis to see if this will help. Heavy weighted legs, extremely tired at times, rapid heartbeat and many other things as others have listed. It is awful! | Quite a new experience and a horrid one at that. I hope that the ringing stops once micardis is out of my system. I do not wish this on anyone! | F | 47 | 7 years 40 mg 1X day | 2/9/2010 | 3 | Lisinopril was not working | Some side effects. I get a mild headache immediately after taking it and become a little lightheaded and/or drowsy, however, it's great to take before bedtime because it relaxes me and helps me sleep. My hearing has also improved which was damaged from a previous viral infection, diabetes, and side effects from lisinopril and steroids/antibiotics after an eye surgery. Right now my blood pressure has increased to as much as 171/116 but the manufacturers as well as some physicians say that sometimes it takes up to 30 days before it begins to lower BP and can temporaily raise one's BP as well as affect the liver enzymes causing cholesterol so I am giving it sometime before switching to another BP medication. Micardis also makes my ears ring from time to time and I dream more often. Unfortunately, I wish my sex drive would increase as others have testified. Again I will give it time. | Micardis is an expensive alternative to what Kaiser provides because it is not covered by HMO. Instead Kaiser doctors prefer to prescribe Cozar in this class of BP medications. | M | 49 | 7 days 60mg 3X day | 2/6/2010 |