BENICAR HCT Reviews (HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE: OLMESARTAN MEDOXOMIL)Average Rating: 2.7 (127 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare BENICAR HCT with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR BENICAR HCT | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | BP 150/100 | Constant bad dreams whereas I had no dreams before, less erection, | does not seem to keep my BP down, maybe 140/90 | M | 50 | 1 years | 4/5/2008 | 3 | high blood pressure | leg gramps no energy weight gain/but works great for the high blood pressure | F | 58 | 2 years | 4/2/2008 | 1 | hypertension, | i feel like i smacked the back of my head aqainst concrete, shoulders and arms ache terribly, can barely write. headache, dizzy, can't think straight | I hate it. It was prescribed because my systolic and diastolic numbers were 2 close together. it raised the top number and lowered the bottom. | F | 38 | 2 days | 3/31/2008 | 3 | HBP | 12 hours after taking a 20/12.5 dose, I experience frequent urination, which wakes me up several times each night. Also, noticed an increase in a depressed feeling immediately after beginning it, and feel that there is still some lingering lack of interest in things. It works better at lowering my blood pressure than the diuretics alone did, but would like to explore some other ARB type drug. | F | 58 | 4 months | 3/23/2008 | 3 | hbp 170/100 | Feeling kind of mopey, get a tingling sensation on forehead about two hours after taking, shortness of breath, pressure feeling in chest. Leg cramps during intercourse less than stellar erection. | Just started on this medication, the only other medication I have ever taken is antibiotics. I am hoping that dropping 30 pounds and excercising daily will accomplish goal and get off this stuff. Right now I am 6'3" 220#. after 2 days BP was 147/99. | M | 46 | 3 days | 3/9/2008 | 3 | HBP | Loss of livido. Difficulty manteining an erection. | M | 35 | 12 months | 3/3/2008 | 1 | Hypertension/Blood presure | Tired all the time. Leg,toe and muscle cramps. Makes me very irritable and short tempered.On many occasions fast heartbeat and while that is happening it feels like I am being choked and will last from 5 min to 1/2 an hour. occasional restless leg syndrome. Can't sleep.Trouble getting and maintaining an erection. | I would not recommend this drug to anyone. I was on Atenonol with no side effects but my Doc put me on this. Why?? I have to assume the drug company was pushing it. I never associated my symptoms to this drug until I started researching It. | M | 48 | 2 years | 1/8/2008 | 4 | HBP | Nasal and ear congestion, dizziness, cough, insomnia, sweating, dry eyes. | Does a great job lowering the BP, but the side effects have not subsided as I had hopes. I guess the benefits of the blood pressure control outweigh the side effects. | M | 45 | 4 months | 1/5/2008 | 1 | blood pressure | always tired, seemed to grab every nerve within my body, was questioning my very own sanity. Spent one night in lounge chair nearly tearing the leather from chair arms. Very poor sleep, and constantly tired. Attitude was poor and feeling hopeles. Became very critical of mate for very small detail. I feel this drug will/may be the termination a few that do not realize what is going on, not that I do, just feel this can be a dangerous drug for some.. Get the hell off it if you see/feel any of this comming, however, do realize it will/may take several days to to be realesed of these symptons/side effects. | M | 64 | 30 days | 12/14/2007 | 3 | hypertension | awful headaches, every day since starting this medication | I have called my physician to ask what to do about these debilitating headaches. | F | 52 | 14 days | 12/13/2007 | 3 | Hypertension | Tingling in feet, legs, feet and toe cramps. Racing heart and feeling anxious accompanied by shortness of breath, can't sleep, bad dreams, occasional restless leg syndrome, irritability. | Though my BP went down to normal levels, from 170/110 in 2 days, I've been on this med for 8 months and am starting to get freaked out by all the side effects. I thought it was mental/emotional until I read the comments on this site. I am going to ask my doctor to change my medication asap. | F | 46 | 8 months | 10/1/2007 | 4 | High Blood Pressure | Increased unination. Decreased erection. Slight dizziness when started but went away in a few days. | BP was 150/90 when going to doc's office. Still does that but the rest of the day its 120/70, whereas it stayed at 150/90 no matter what before benicar. Diarrhea from time to time, also taking metformin for diabetes. | M | 40 | 3 weeks | 9/29/2007 | 5 | Extremely high BP: 215/85 | A little dizzy upon rising at first for several weeks and somewhat tired feeling, due to drop in blood pressure. Also some muscle ache in legs firs several weeks. Now the only side effect is frequent urination early in the day and having to get up at night several time to urinate, due to the diuretec in the pill, but would have this side effect with any diuretic. | Am extremely satisfied with this medication. It very effectively controls my BP and I normally have reading similar to 115/75. Watching them try to balance my husband's BP and the sometimes dramatic and life-threatening side effects he has experience, I am very grateful that I can take Benicar. | F | 60 | 3 years | 8/22/2007 | 4 | Hypertension | Frequent urination in the a.m. first 3- 5 hours after taking. | BP was 158/100 or so when I first started taking. Now my bp runs about 120/78 or less most of the time. I have taking Benicar HCT 20mg 12.5 HCT for about 3 years now, I am very pleased so far with the results. I would have rated a 5 but sometimes in the afternoon or late at night bp seems to elevate somewhat, but I haven't mentioned to the doc yet. | F | 47 | 3 years | 8/16/2007 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Diarrhea, stomach cramps. Muscle weakness. Overall lousy feeling. Loss of appetite. Symptoms of extreme dehydration/electrolyte imbalance. | F | 55 | 14 days | 8/13/2007 | 4 | Hypertension | Initially, muscle pain. It lasted only two weeks, then was gone. I've had no frequent urination as others report. No feeling of being tired or dizzy. | Blood pressure prior to Benicar was 168/118. After only a few days on Benicar it dropped to normal. Today I measured 128/68, and I have no side effects at all. I'm only taking 20mg, and have been thrilled with the results thus far. Only rating it a four because I've only been taking it for two months. If this keeps up, it's a solid FIVE in my book! | M | 45 | 2 months | 8/2/2007 | 4 | Hypertension | None besides having to urinate every couple hours for the first 8 hours or so. | I was experiencing hypertension with bp rates at 160/100 or higher...and I'm only 34. The only thing I would like to change is that Anthem puts it on its regulatory or formulatory list so that it doesn't cost me $40.00 co-insurance versus 15 or 20. I stopped taking it due to cost and am trying Hyzaar...on the Anthem list. Get with the program Anthem. | M | 34 | 3 months | 7/12/2007 | 1 | High blood pressure | Intense pain in my legs to the point I could not walk. Right leg effectd more the left. Constant urination day and night. Always felt tired and listless. | 71 | | 5/31/2007 | 4 | High blood pressure | Some minor dizziness developed after two months. Some minor muscle and joint pains developed after a few weeks. The muscle pain has been gone after 3-4 months, but the joint pain has only been reduced. | A good HP medicine for reduced my HP from 155/95 to 128/78. Due to some minor side effects, I asked my doctor for some other medicine, and he gave me one month sample of Atacand HCT. I started to take Atacand HCT today. I'll report after a few months regarding Atacand HCT side effects. | M | 67 | 11 months | 5/29/2007 | 5 | High blood pressure | None besides having to urinate more frequently for a few hours after taking. Nothing major. | Lost some water weight and have kept it off. | F | 36 | 1 years | 5/18/2007 |