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 |
| 1 | High Blood Pressure | Ringing In Ears. Dizzy. Sinus and Ear Congestion. Blurred Vision. Arm and Leg Stiffness. | I had high hopes this BP Med would work for me because I have only recently needed BP Med. I am 63 yrs. old with only a few health issues. Benicar's side effects are impossible to tolerate. There has to be a BP Med with few side effects. | F | 63 | 90 days 20 MG 1X day | 7/6/2012 | 2 | high blood pressure | Weight gain. Pain in arms and legs. Mild cough. At first I didnt think I had any side effects and didnt associate the above until I wondered about my weight gain which I never had a problem with before. Saw this sight and I am getting off this stuff asap. | F | 50 | 1 years 20 mg/12.5 | 6/20/2012 | 1 | HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE | OMG...so many side effects! Where to start. I had been wondering if all the problems I was having were related to Benicar..so I would stop for a few days and they symptoms would go away..then start again and all my aches and pains and issues would come back. Then I finally said NO MORE. I had such severe right hip and right leg pain down the side from the hip..not anymore since stopping. I had flank pain so bad. Not anymore. I had tingling in my hands and fingers all the time. Not anymore. I had SEVER lower back pain too. Not anymore. I had heart palpitations all the time. Not anymore. I had blurry vision that started and that was the time I said NO MORE! After reading and seeing others had this happen to them as well..NO MORE. DID YOU GUYS KNOW THAT BENICAR HAS NO GENERIC FORM COZ IT HAS NOT BEEN OUT LONG ENOUGH? AND...the cost of this drug..this poison..too much. Started taking it like 5 to 6 years ago at a cost of 70 bucks for 30 pills. Now it is up to 150 to 170 depending where I w | THIS MEDICINE IS NOT SAFE AND SHOULD BE PULLED. IT IS ALL ABOUT MONEY, NOT THE SAFETY OF THOSE WHO TAKE THIS MED! END OF DISCUSSION! | F | 53 | 5 years 40MG 1X day | 6/18/2012 | 3 | High blood pressure | I thought all was good. My BP was at a good level, but I have pain that I now realize is from this pill. My legs are in so much pain, I thought I was loosing my ability to stretch my leg muscles, but now they are so full of pain at times I can not lift them to walk up steps. I stand all day at work so this is not going to work for me. I also have sharp pains in my head. Left side of my face, neck and shoulder numbness . At times they are so numb that I think I am going to have a stroke or heart attack . I can not believe that all the things that I have been complaining about are side affects that I see other people are writing about, what I am feeling is not worth staying on this pill. I hope I can find a new med with less side affects and I hope I can restore my body to how it felt before I started this pill I also have hands that fall asleep every night and are sore for along time after. It angers me that so many people have real pain & side affects from this pill yet they still hand it out, it was a sign when my insurance wouldn't cover it. | F | 49 | 2 years 40mg | 6/5/2012 | 3 | blood pressure | M | 40 | 10 days 40/25mg | 5/31/2012 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Cough cough cough ... at first I was taking Lisinopril ... that started the coughing ... I absolutely could not live with it ... I was so tired because I coughed and went potty all night long ... my poor husband was trying to be kind, but it was starting to bother him as well. He said to me "you cannot suffer like this any more, call your doctor and ask him for a different medication"! So I did, and he put me on Benicar ... big mistake, the cough was even worst ... and my legs hurt as well ... I was on the Benicar for approximately seven days ... I could not take it ... I felt awful ... depressed, sad, coughing/flim in my throat all the time ... called my doctor again, and said, "I'm sorry to be such a pain ... but I absolutely refuse to take this poison another day ..." (Incidentally, I was also taking a beta blocker -- proponapol (sp?) -- I have no side-effects from that medication at all and when he put me on the Benicar, we cut the proponapol in half ... whe | Seemingly a dangerous drug. | F | 60 | 7 days 20 mg 1X day | 5/10/2012 | 2 | High Blood Pressure | This drug worked fine for 5 years and now I have nothing but problems. It doesn't control my blood pressure most of the time. I wake up at night and blood is racing through my heart and my head is pounding. It feels like the medicine is not working. I take it in the morning and by 4 o'clock it has stopped working. | It seems like they have changed the formula for this drug. It used to be so good and now it doesn't work at all. | M | 68 | 6 years 25 MG 1X day | 5/7/2012 | 1 | HBP | i took benicar for two days... 8 hours after the first dose i started to get really bad headaches and excruciating neck pain... by day two i almost called 911 i had severe headache, neck pain, numbness throughout my entire body, really bad chest pain and dizziness upon standing... i haven't taken the medication in two days and i'm still feeling all the side effects... | do not take this medication, i felt like i was going to have a CVA or a TIA. | M | 22 | 2 days 20 mg 1X day | 5/6/2012 | 5 | High Blood Pressure | I've been taking Benicar for @ 5 yrs without any side effects. If I had any initially they were short lived. | In addition to lowering my blood pressure, since I've been on Benicar I can't believe that I'M NEVER ILL. Before starting Benicar I had at least one or two bad colds/yr., and was prone to 'flu bugs.' Last Xmas when the entire family ( all 12) had a stomach bug, I didn't. The only thing I have noticed is that if/when I take any Vit D supplements- I feel badly. Evidently, Benicar has immune system protection, so, since I'm never ill I don't even try to take Vit D supplements any more. Google Vit D and Benicar to find more on Benicar & Vit D. | F | 67 | 5 years 20 mg 1X day | 4/26/2012 | 1 | For high blood pressure | Dizziness, headache, shortness of breath, fatigue, nausea, muscle ache and left side numbness. I will not suggest anyone to use this med if they are young this med will kill you. Pls go on a diet of no sodium, no fat, no sugar to lower your HBP and don't take this med. It will kill you. I was very close of to have a stroke with this med. | F | 31 | 1 months 20 mg/12.5 | 4/22/2012 | 2 | High blood presure | Lowered pressure but causing body aches. Knee hurts so much im limping | F | 57 | 3 months 20 mg | 4/17/2012 | 1 | High BP | Was only able to tolerate this med for two days. Unbelieably fatigue that started after first dose, entire body ached and this med inflamed pre-existing conditions. I've never hurt like this in my life. Extreme joint pain, muscle aches and burn, blurry vision and both hands and feet sting/burn like I'm standing on a million tiny needles. Severe mood swings to rage and anger. I can say for certain that this med lowered my blood pressure but the side effects are not worth it. I guess I'm hyper-sensative to Benicar and am throwing the rest in the trash. | M | 48 | 2 days 20mg | 2/10/2012 | 3 | high blood pressure | Developed daily constant heart palpitations that I haven't been able to get rid of. | I took plain Benicar for a while when my family doctor changed me to Benicar HCT. I took the Benicar HCT for sometime when one day out of nowhere I developed severe palpitations which continued everyday. My family doctor then switch me back to plain Benicar and palpitations stopped. After 2 or 3 weeks of no palpitations with my doctor's approval I switched back to Benicar HCT because it gave me great blood pressure readings. This was the worst mistake of my life! The palpitations came back and I can't get rid of them even after switching back to the plain Benicar. I've had them many everyday for 5 months. My family doctor said to keep taking plain Benicar but I wonder if the plain Benicar is causing them as well. I've gone to a Cardiologist and had several test done and more test to come. I'm scared of the outcome and wonder if either plain Benicar or Benicar HCT is to blame. Any suggestions are welcome. | F | 50 | 3 years 40 mg. 1X day | 2/6/2012 | 1 | Blood Presure | Water retention in legs, leg cramps, and weight gain of 50+lbs | Trying to find another blood pressure medication that does not have the above side effects. My sister in law also had to be taken off of Benicar due to side effects. | F | 55 | 2 years 20 MG 1X day | 2/1/2012 | 5 | High Blood Pressure | Works great. No side effects other than an occasional bad dream. | M | 49 | 1 years 20mg 1X day | 1/2/2012 | 1 | HBP | Gradual increased hair loss | F | 33 | 4 years 20mg | 12/17/2011 | 5 | Hypertension | None. | Lowered BP after just a couple of days. Have used it in 2-3 month cycles several times - on for a couple months, off for a couple months. Never hide side effects and BP was always lower within a few days of starting a cycle. | M | 40 | 6 months 20-12.5 MG 1X day | 12/12/2011 | 5 | High Blood Pressure | Works Great | M | 68 | 900 days 20 1X day | 12/2/2011 | 5 | High Blood Pressure | Works great. No side effects other than the vivid dreams. | M | 49 | 300 days 20 1X day | 11/21/2011 | 1 | Hypertension | Got very sick after just 6 doses. Pressure dropped very low 83/90, body was trembling uncontrollably, developed a fever and cough, pain behind my eyes, blurred vision. I was perfectly fine before this poison! It has been 4 days since I'm off the medicine and I'm still trying to recover. Headaches every day. Still have the cough, blurred vision. | F | 43 | 6 days 10mg 1X day | 11/18/2011 |