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 | HBP | I have not slept at all. Last night I literally never fell asleep and still can not. Headaches also. I will never take this drug again! | F | 37 | 3 weeks | 6/5/2009 | 2 | high blood pressure | ears hissing, daily afternoon headaches, muscle pain & weakness, extreme water retention, breast & underarm tenderness not associated with monthly hormonal changes (hysterectomy), darkening of the extremities & around the hugely, swollen knees. | It did work to lower the BP, but the side effects were frightening. After 14 days I had to quit when I could no longer make out my ankles,or the bone structure of my hands & feet. And the hissing in my ears got almost deafening. The daily headaches, muscle pain & weakness were getting worse too. After 2 days of not taking it, my weight dropped 6 pounds--water! No headache, hissing lessened but not gone yet, breast & underarm tenderness abated. Some muscle pain & slight weakness still. Dr. is now putting me on a calcium blocker (daily) & diuretic (as needed). | F | 57 | 14 days | 5/19/2009 | 4 | hbp | For the 1st year I noticed almost nothing but improved BP. After 1.5 to 2 years, I am having lots of gas, and when running a tissue inside my nose, it comes up bloody easily. Now I get frequent painful boils just inside my nostrils. Is this part of the "sinus infections" mentioned in the product leaflet? | Controls BP well, but am I ruining other parts of my body? | M | 49 | 2 years | 5/10/2009 | 4 | hypertension | This medicine appeared to be a wonder drug at first...but after taking Micardis HCT for five years (80/25), my uric acid level increased and I had several severe attacks of gout. | My physician prescribed Micardis without the diuretic and I had moderate gout symptoms about six weeks later. Since then I have'nt had any symptoms for almost one year. I hope that this continues so I am not forced to change drugs. | F | 68 | 6 years | 3/4/2009 | 1 | blood pressure | headaches, nervousness,confusion, memory lose, shaking irregularly | F | 45 | 6 months | 3/3/2009 | 3 | high blood pressure | I took micardis 20 mg for about 3 months. It brought my pressure down but I developed severe muscles spasms which caused sciatic pain. The doctor does not believe tnis medicine is the cause but I have reactions to other medicine. After stopping micardis I am still experiencing pain aftre 3 weeks. | F | 59 | 3 months | 1/31/2009 | 3 | high blood pressure | I wake up sweating between my breast bones | F | 66 | 21 days | 1/26/2009 | 2 | High blood pressure | Extreme tiredness. After six days of taking this drug I told my physician to take me off this drug. It was not working and was making me very tired, pretty much non functional. Switched to Altace and I feel pretty darn good. | After six days of use it failed to budge my blood pressure. One day of switching back to Altace and my blood pressure dropped to 119 over 81. | M | 45 | 6 days | 1/20/2009 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Pressure got higher, Left eye would be dark sometimes, Sleep paralysis, legs aching, Face flushed | Caused me a lot of unnecessary tests & discomfort: eye exams,brain scan | M | 55 | 50 days | 1/15/2009 | 4 | HBP | About once a month - ectopic heart beat (missed beat). Rarely - panic attacks always associated with ectopic heart beat. | Controls my HBP. Switched from another drug (can't remember the name) because I was getting ectopic heart beats about every couple of days. | M | 56 | 11 years | 1/14/2009 | 4 | High blood pressure | A little lethargic, slight headache | BP has been pre htn for years..Was found to be 170/112 - time for meds! Doctor started me on Micardis 40 , took about a week- but I am now 107/80...and getting lower every day. I must say- I have also given up soduim, alcohol and have gone on a diet...so its hard to say which has helped more. My goal--healthy life, no meds. But if you have to take one, Micardis is a great drug. | F | 43 | 4 weeks | 1/14/2009 | 3 | pre-hypertension | It seemed to work great initially, but now I have mild headaches and vision issues (burning eyes, visual blurriness). My bp ranges between 108/72 and sometimes spikes to 156/75. I am noticing that the texture of my hair has changed dramatically and is thinning. I had been taking Toprol and Diovan before and I got tired of feeling bad (brain fog, tired) so I weaned myself off of both of them and also saw hyptension specialist who put me on Micardis. I will be stopping Micardis soon and asking for another medication because I believe the effects I'm experiencing are definitely due to the medication. This is the only medication I take and I was hoping it would be the right one. Is Anyone else having these types of symptoms with Micardis? | F | 61 | 3 months | 1/13/2009 | 4 | High Blood Pressure | Some fatique and minor loss of mental clarity. Strangely a rather significant increase in sex drive, almost to the extreme. I sleep better at night with Micardis which is a plus. | So far this has been the best BP medication I have encountered. I was using Lisinopril, but it's side effects were much worse, including greater fatique and mental confusion, panic attacks, constant cough, reduced sex drive, and insomnia. Both medications have brought my BP down into the normal range. | M | 57 | 3 weeks | 12/13/2008 | 2 | High Blood Pressure | Starting taking Micardis in October. After about one week, began to have headaches after lunch. Starting getting much worse after about another week. The headache, "Migraine" got to be 24/7 after three weeks on Micardis, not just after lunch and dinner. Did not think that the new medication, "Micardis", was too blame. Just now after Thanksgiving Day, I do believe Micardis is to blame. BP on Sunday 156/120, HIGH. This has bee the norm for about 3 weeks. Headache on Monday maybe starting to fill better, having not taken Micardis this morning. I will find out tomorrow if this is a true side effect and change ny BP meds. | M | 47 | 3.7 weeks | 12/1/2008 | 5 | High blood Pressure | Any side effects | With Micardis my BP is mostly 125-135/75-80. | F | 66 | 4 years | 11/18/2008 | 1 | I'M NOT YET! | NONE, BECAUSE I'M NOT TAKING disregard my rating (you have to put something) | Always come here first to check out meds. Some people I notice are saying others are making this stuff up as they go along, simply because they "are all right jack!" Most of the symptoms listed in any of the meds. I have checked on this website, are listed on the FDA website, proven side affects, so don't be so smug just because you have been one of the few that don't get side affects. Count your blessings. I'm currently on Diovan, and looking for a way out, ATACAND looks like a good one. Famous last words. Good luck everyone | F | 58 | 0 days | 11/6/2008 | 3 | high blood pressure | sinus and runny nose, aches and pains in legs and back, ringing in ears, and feeling disconnected -- almost hyperactive | F | 59 | 10 months | 10/24/2008 | 4 | HBP | fatigue and sometimes difculty in breath | lower my BP from 155/100 to 130-135/80-90.. feeling better no numbness, no coldness in legs feeling so much better | M | 29 | 40 days | 10/8/2008 | 3 | hypertension | No noticeable side effects | I have been taking 40 mg for 6 days. The first two days my blood pressure was reduced to pre hypertension as planned. The last four days my BP has been high stage 1 or lower stage two hypertension. I plan to continue for a couple of more weeks to see if the reduction will return with continued use. Anyone else experience this when they started taking Micardis? | M | 62 | 6 days | 9/29/2008 | 2 | extreme lightheadedness. I feel like im floading.Even when I stop the med.I still feel the symptoms. some muscle aches.feel depress. Im not able to socialize and dance anymore. | Im not sure if my symptoms are caused by the drugs because Ive felt the same symptoms with all bp drugs. Im very limited now.I feel good seating down but when stand to walk, no balance. | M | 38 | 10 months | 9/5/2008 |