BENICAR Reviews (OLMESARTAN MEDOXOMIL)Average Rating: 2.2 (332 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare BENICAR with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR BENICAR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | HBP | No major side effects | Drug did not bring down pressure at all | M | 43 | 3 weeks | 2/6/2009 | 1 | hypertension | Fatigue, blurry vision, dizziness and vertigo, belching, can't seem to do much without resting, generally just feel lazy, can't bend over without feeling dizzy and off balance. Dry hacking cough like choking more than coughing that wakes me at night. Jaw pain, dull headache. Heart palpates a lot after eating which seems to be connected in some way with digestion. In general I hate this medicine and all other BP meds which I have tried for the last 10 yrs. They all seem to work at first and then the side effects begin after awhile. When I stop taking them I feel great, but BP goes too high. Really wish I could try something natural that really works. High BP not connected to weight problem, just unknown reason. | It has helped lower my BP, but don't know how long I can put up with the side effects! Someone on this site mentioned forskolin & garlic as a natural help for high BP, but don't know where this can be purchased with assured quality or the proper dosage. Would that person or anyone out there that has taken forskolin please give me this information. I would really appreciate it, I am desperate to find something without these awful side effects! | F | 67 | 2 years | 1/25/2009 | 3 | Hypertension | I took this drug several years ago with good results. I am now taking 20 mg. after the layoff and am now experiencing relatively severe tingling in my forearms and sleep difficulties. There could be some problems involving decreased libido but I'm guessing it's probably fatigue. | M | 61 | 23 days | 1/20/2009 | 2 | HBP | Started taking Benicar after trying other BP meds, hands started tingling, constant ringing in right ear. Also, has anyone else had any experiences with their jaw hurting and cracking. I only noticed this since I started the Benicar and I went off for a time and that went away. I have now started back on it and the jaw problem has come back. | F | 57 | 1 months | 1/13/2009 | 3 | changed me fron norvasc to benicar | Benicar makes me very tired i don't even feel like i want to go out and i am very depressed | benicar did lower my B/P i was put on 20mg first then they put me on 40mg a day because my pressure did not lower enough with the 20mg pill. | F | 68 | 2 months | 1/11/2009 | 5 | hypertension | Early on experienced some dizziness associated with drinking alcohol. More recently no experiences of any problems whatsoever. | Benicar has worked great improving my blood pressure numbers. | M | 49 | 3 years | 1/1/2009 | 4 | High Blood Pressure | None that I am aware of, but I have a lot that I attributed to Zocor and TriCor which I was taking for high cholesterol | As I have been reading about various prescriptions and how they affect different people, it becomes very obvious that most medicines are toxic to some and fine for others. Why, because they are strong chemicals and affect people differently just as other things do in our diet, like peanuts as a great example. Some people are very alergic to poision ivy and some are totally unaffected by it. I tolerate benicar well (so far) but when it comes to statins and other cholestorol meds, they really affect me badly and I seem to have all of the side affects that many of the people experience. Actually I was toking Statins first, in the middle of that experience I started taking benicar. I developed bad sided affects and from reading the reviews of people I decided to go off of the Chol. meds, and the side effects went away, most of them totally, some significantly. Then after about 6 months I moved from Zocor to Tricor due to re-elevated cholesterol. All the time I stayed on the Benicar. I did | M | 64 | 1 years | 12/19/2008 | 2 | high bP | Extremely fatigued. Out on STD and slept all day. Fuzzy brain, confused, dizzy, legs and arms tingling. Dr thought it could be MS. Stopped taking it and after 2 weeks feeling much better. Using HerbPharm Heathy Heart tonic, magnesium/potassium/mineral complex, and milk thistle along with a B complex and am feeling much better. BP is remaining low enough that PCP is not pushing me to try another pharmaceutical. After this experience I think my answer would be no! | F | 48 | 10 weeks | 12/13/2008 | 5 | high blood pressure | on and off nausea, best taken on full stomach | Worked great for me, lowered and keep my BP down and was well tolerated. | M | 48 | 5 years | 12/11/2008 | 3 | Hypertension | Worked fine for about 1 year, then started having lower backache, muscle cramping/soreness and trouble breathing during exercise/moderate-vigorous work. Didn't associate it with the medicine at first, but decided I was too young to feel this old. Stopped med several times for a few days and pain went away. Dr. looked Benicar up and said all these wer known side effects. Switched to new med and suddenly feeling much better, sleeping better and mood is better. | M | 48 | 1 years | 12/8/2008 | 3 | High blood pressure | uncontrollable itching and rash on sides and back, upper arm and calves | Don't know if it from Benicar (the itching). But am going to stop taking it to find out. | M | 60 | 1 days | 12/4/2008 | 2 | blood pressure | Anxiety, jittery feeling, pounding heart. | Switched back to my original med (propranolol) after 1 month. | F | 52 | 30 days | 12/3/2008 | 3 | Hypertension | My most significant "possible" side effect is drug-induced lupus, although very little data is presently available by the medical fraternity on this. I was referred to a rheumatologist by my primary care physician, as my most recent blood test (Histone AB panel) strongly indicated drug-induced lupus. The rheumatologist took me off Benicar as a first step to diagnose the cause, and the Histone AB blood panel will be checked again in two months to determine if indeed Benicar is the culprit. | Benicar significantly improved my systolic BP. But, the possible side effect of drug-induced lupus eliminates it as a hypertension alternative for me. | M | 62 | 11 months | 11/24/2008 | 1 | HBP | I HAVE BEEN ON BENCAR 20MG FOR ABOUT 8 MONTHS. I HAVE RHEUMATOID ARTRHITIS, FIBROMYALGIA AND SJOGREN'S SYNDROME. I AM FATIGUED, WEAK, HURT MYSELF TRYING TO WORK OUT, FALL, SENSITIVE TO LIGHT. SJOGREN'S SYNDROME DRIES OUT MUCUS MEMBRANES AND THE BENICAR IS NO HELP WITH THAT. I ALSO HAVE A NASTY GAGGING COUGH. I'VE TRIED DISCUSSING THIS WITH MY PCP WHO SEEMS TO FEEL I'M IMAGINING THE PROBLEMS. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT NEXT WEEK AND AM GOING TO INSIST ON A CHANGE OR FIND ANOTHER PCP. | F | 56 | 8 months | 11/24/2008 | 3 | HBP | Had some dizziness/vertigo but that is to be expected when lowering your BP! May be causing some muscle (leg) cramping. I am a cyclist and like to ride 40 to 60 miles, but leg cramps are a problem on or off the bike. Sexual problems such as loss of erections may be Benicar related however either side effect Could be age related. | This was a good drug for me - ACE or beta blockers caused extreme weakness and I could not ride as long as I wanted too. | M | 50 | 1 years | 11/2/2008 | 1 | hypertension | Insomnia, depression, anxiety, tremor, facial rash, fatigue. | I have hypertension of about 150/90. Good health otherwise, weight is well in control with BMI of 22. I really disliked the comment that someone made here saying, well, it works for me so you all must have been sick to begin with. I have had three bouts of angio edema with ACE inhibitors, I take them for a few years and suddenly find myself in the emergency room. I am now having rashes and am questioning my stupidity of allowing my doctor to give me yet another ACE inhibitor after not being able to tolerate three other ones, and it should be a great time in his office next week. My point is, I'm happy if it works for you, but to some of us, these things actually are poison after you take them for awhile and I do empathize with all who are having weird symptoms. Yes, it probably is your BP medicine. | F | 53 | 3 years | 10/28/2008 | 2 | hypertension | dry orgasm. it is embarrassing being told by my GF, nothing came out. i am also on norvasc and zyrtec. | M | 45 | 2 years | 10/16/2008 | 1 | After a days' work, experience fatigue and depression. I've had a lot of muscle pains, including leg cramps at night! Hadn't related it to Benicar until read these posts! Finally told my dr. to get me off Benicar & tried me on Diovan, which made my leg cramps worse! Now taking Atacand and so far, my first day on this med, no side effect. Will keep you posted. | F | 47 | 1 months | 10/8/2008 | 2 | high blood pressure | very tired from the time i get up in the morning..no motivation to do anything. my blood pressure has not come down that much. it started at 150/90 and now is 130/85.. | not sure if i want to stay on this med.....went off and blood pressure went up past original numbers. | M | 56 | 1 years | 10/1/2008 | 4 | High Blood Pressure | None so far. Started using samples dr gave me. My blood pressure was about 140/90 due to age and premenopauso. I always had blood pressure of 120/80 forever. the next day my blood pressure was down and continues to be down. I'm monitoring it now and it's been about 3 weeks. I get my blood pressure taken about twice a week so far so good. In fact I'm thinking of asking the dr to lower the mg. I'm only taking 20 but maybe I can get away with less since my pressure so much lower. | May get a little light headed at times if I get up to fast from the couch but I feel great. I have a backache but I don't think thats from the benicar. Anyone else have backaches. Im gonna go to a chiropracturer and maybe my acupunturist to see whats up with my back | F | 49 | 3 weeks | 9/7/2008 |