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 | Hypertension | Leg pain | M | 53 | 5 years 40mg 1X day | 12/31/2010 | 5 | HIGH BLOOK PRESSURE | DIZZY EVERY NOW AND THEN, BUT MOST OF THE TIME I FEEL FINE | IT HAS HELPED LOWER MY BLOOD PRESSURE | F | 36 | 12 days 320MG 1X day | 12/12/2010 | 1 | For high blood pressure | Steady weight gain although I cut my calories I still gained weight. Loss of energy, severe edema. It eventually put me in the hospital with atrial fibrillation. In the eight days I was in the hospital they took off 43 pounds of fluid off my body. Doctor originally told me weight gain was not a side effect of the drug. I asked to be taken off the drug early on but Doctor said it was doing a good job of keeping my blood pressure down. Also I coughed constantly. I could only sleep short periods of time before I woke up but was tired all the time. I have been off the drug for six months and feel like I am getting stronger every day. My weight has been dropping slow but steady. | I will never take this drug again. It almost killed me. | M | 57 | 2 years 40mg 1X day | 12/12/2010 | 3 | Hypertension | Depression. | This is the second time I've taken Benicar to control my HBP. I stopped taking it for awhile (on my own) after losing weight (35 lbs - after pregnancy) and truly comitting to exercise. I felt good when I was off the Benicar... especially in the beginning. My BP wasn't great but it wasn't horrible at 130/70s. Within about 4 months of stopping Benicar, my BP started to rise. So, under my doctor's care, I resumed taking Benicar. I take it at night to avoid feeling dizzy or confused... but WOW do I feel depressed. I've only been taking Benicar for 3 weeks and I am hoping the depression goes away over time. I can get out of bed and play with my young children, smile and laugh with them... but then I'm weepy and pissed-off when I'm alone... or with my husband. Not good. | F | 39 | 3 weeks 20mg 1X day | 11/16/2010 | 2 | High Blood Pressure | Aggravates Pre- existing conditions: Trigeminal Neuralgia Chronic Interstital Cystitis | F | 55 | 2 months 20 MG 1X day | 11/10/2010 | 1 | high BP | shortness of breath, tiredness, weight gain, insatiable appetite, itching, aching muscles, leg and foot spasms, lack of sleep, irritability, swelling all over body, heavy legs and arms, intense pain, depression. | brought down my bp but so does most poison | F | 60 | 2 weeks 20mg a day 1X day | 11/2/2010 | 5 | High Blood Pressure | Started 40MG almost passed out when going from sitting to standing. A little tired for 2-3 weeks after starting, but it went away. Lowered to 20MG. BP under control. Rarely feel dizzy on standing. No other side effects. | I ran out for about a week. Had 2-3 migraines in that time-frame. I have had slight anxiety at at times, seems to be completely gone on Benicar. I'm about 40lbs overweight and my blood sugar is fine on this drug. Erections are still strong. This drug works well for me. | M | 43 | 3 years 20 MG 1X day | 10/31/2010 | 2 | hypertension | I'm really tired all the time. I have peripheral edema, which I also had with Diovan (a drug in the same family). I have aches and pains all over, which is not common for me. | My doctor switched me to Benicar because she suspected that maybe my cough was a side effect of lisinopril. The lisinopril managed my blood pressure just fine. I'd rather have the cough than the problems with Benicar. | F | 51 | 2 months 20/12.5 1X day | 10/16/2010 | 1 | hypertension | pain everywhere,sinusitis,balance,depression,muscle aches, to name a few | poison | F | 83 | 60 days 20 mg 1X day | 10/13/2010 | 1 | High blood pressure | Extreme fatigue, pain, cramps, heaviness in leg and feet, weight gain, slow heart rate, labile blood pressure, heart palpitations, dry eyes and hoariness - constant clearing of throat. I have had the symptoms since starting medications and never related until 1 week ago I went to the ER thinking I was having a heart attack. I stopped all medications and much better. My plan was to add 1 medication at a time and the first medication I added was benicar and immediately all symptoms returned. | These are not the side effects that I read about on the pharmacy print out or from the manufacturer. My doctor never related all of the above mentioned symptoms to the Benicar. She just added medication, after medication, after medication. So discussing your problems with your doctor is not always the solution. Get advice from pharmacy, do research on the web. | F | 52 | 2 years 20 mg 1X day | 10/4/2010 | 2 | High BP | I started out at 20mg daily and immediately encountered drowsiness and dizziness. I am a small person who is sensitive to drugs. I began taking 5mg. I had already been taking 25 mg of HCTz for over 15 years and continued taking it. I developed hypercalcemia and was taken off HCTz and improved. So the Benicar was increased to 10 mg about two months ago. After about two weeks at 10 mg., I began having severe cramps in my calves and in my thighs. I am also having flank pain - pain in my kidneys. The worst pain is in my legs. My thighs hurt badly! | I plan to see my doctor tomorrow about this. So far, I only SUSPECT the Benicar. My bet is that it is the culprit. | F | 63 | 6 months 10 mg 1X day | 9/27/2010 | 3 | Blood pressure went up to 165/90 | Muscle cramps itching sensitivity to sun so I got skin eruptions on face and arms restlessness in my legs | I did not associate these symptoms with Benicar until I researched the effects of sun rays with the medicine and one link lead to another and I found this site with the comments from other people who had very similar side effects. I just called my doctor to see if I can get off of this drug; possibly take nothing for a few days and see if symptoms stop. It did lower my blood pressure to 116/59 so it does work; just has these awful side effects | F | 59 | 3 years 20/12.5 1X day | 9/21/2010 | 1 | overweight,tiredness, high level of triglycerides..its a very wrong drug for high pressure patients....this can almost kill a man.. | M | 38 | 3 months 1X day | 8/31/2010 | 2 | High Blood pressure | I have been taking benicar 20 mg 2 per day. I have experienced shortness of breath, hiar loss, thick tongue, increased appetite, poor sleep, heart palpitations, joint pain, acid reflux, and weight gain. | I am going to consult my dr agian. I have continued to take the medication because I have already been on so many meds for blood pressure. I am seriously over weight and the this medication has cause additional weigh gain | F | 48 | 6 months 20 mg 2X day | 8/26/2010 | 1 | HBP | Sudden dizziness when standing up from a sitting or lying position, sticky feeling in throat that needed to be cleared constantly, increased appetite, increase in airborne allergies. | Started on 20mg/q.d. for high systolic blood pressure. I have been on a few other bp drugs over the years, but my doc convinced me to switch to Benicar, as he feels it is a superior drug. Almost immediately started to see an increase in appetite (I'm a health-nut 6'3" 190lbs, and very active), but that was not the concern to me. NEVER had a problem in my life with dizziness until I started this medicine. Almost every time I would stand from a seated or lying position I would get immediately dizzy, to the point of almost passing out (called postural hypotension, search it on Google, common with certain bp drugs). My wife caught me a couple times. If you have ever been to the dentist and been on laughing gas the spinning and flashing was similar. Anyway, dropped from 20mg to 10mg/q.d., no change. Also had to clear my throat constantly, which was annoying. Stopped medicine all-together and every side effect cleared up. Started again and all came back. Hate the side effect of my old drug, which was frequent urination, but better than the risk of fainting and smashing your head on something, which could kill you. Also, I have never had a problem with airborne allergies, but for some bizarre reason this medicine makes me much more sensitive to allergens. WEIRD! | M | 39 | 2 months 10mg, 20mg 1X day | 8/2/2010 | 2 | hypertension | Intolerable Fatigue. Poor Sleep. | M | 50 | 6 months 40mg 1X day | 7/5/2010 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | I had been on Diovan for 4 years, when my insurance decided that they would no longer cover it. My doctor switched me to Benicar 20mg. On the 4th day of taking it.. I had a sudden reaction. My body started to ache from head to toe. It hit out of nowhere. I thought I must be getting a virus, but I had no fever. The pain got worse over time and my head, legs, arms all felt weak and heavy. I became very fatigued. There was no nausea, no cold symptoms, no flu like symptoms beyond the body aches and fatigue. Starting the Benicar is the only new possible cause. I researched the side effects which do say muscle aches are possible. I have stopped taking it. | Research any new medication before you take it and discuss it with your doctor. | F | 46 | 4 days 20mg 1X day | 7/2/2010 | 3 | High Blood Pressure | Having severe dizziness/balance issues, palpatations, legs are heavy and cramping, tingling in hands and feet, gaining weight, lethargy, night sweats, sleep problems. | Survived a year on Norvasc (should be illegal) and switched to Benicar. Worked great and no side effects until the last 6-8 weeks. I know this feeling from Norvasc. Just back from the ER tonight as I thought I was having a stroke or heart attack. I am getting off this drug!!!!!!!!! | M | 55 | 8 months 20 mg 1X day | 6/24/2010 | 1 | HBP | Twice now, I've taken this medication for about 2 to 3 days, and both times I've been unable to get into a deep sleep, and my vision gets blurry. Can't imagine taking it for any length of time. This is probably the 9th BP med I've taken. All have had bad side effects for me. Coreg made my legs so weak that I could barely walk. Also, after getting off of all BP meds for several weeks (doc said I could see where I leveled off because my BP is not in stroke range) my plantar fasciitis went away. | I'm ditching this med. The doctor gave me 40mg. samples of this drug and told me to cut them into thirds, which explains why I'm taking only 13 mg. per day. The doctor had previously told me that if I lost 10 lbs., she'd take me off of the meds, so I'm going to work on losing the extra weight, drink plenty of water, watch the salt intake, and exercise regularly. No more chemicals for me! They're all poison! I'm going to go "natural" and try a "Blood Pressure Support" dietary supplement from my local holistic market while I lose the weight. | F | 53 | 2 days 13mg 1X day | 6/23/2010 | 1 | yes | BP dropped to 94/63. Profound fatigue. Aching in the evening like I had a fever, but there was no fever. | F | 60 | 2 weeks 20 1X day | 6/22/2010 |