AZOR Reviews (AMLODIPINE BESYLATE; OLMESARTAN MEDOXOMIL)Average Rating: 3.1 (62 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare AZOR with similar:
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| 2 | high blood pressure | swelling of feet, jittery, fatigue, light headed, strange sensation that is hard to explain | I was taking Diovan, but after reading of its possible side effects that matched what I experiencing, I asked my doctor to switch me to something else. He gave me a two week trial of Azor. The first couple of days, maybe 3-4, I felt okay, but then my feet starting swelling even more than usual. At the three hour mark each morning, I would get very fatigued and light headed, and like I was going to pass out. I also felt like I was shaking on the inside, though it couldn't be observed on the outside. My hands were steady, but they didn't feel like they were. Each evening, the symptoms would pass, only to return the next morning a few hours after taking Azor. I've never experirenced low blood pressure before, but my symptoms felt like that was possibly the problem. | F | 59 | 10 days 5/20 1X day | 6/2/2014 | 1 | hbp | Terribly painful stomach ache. My back hurts all the time breathing shallow. Headaches,dull and constant. All around just bad feeling, very tired and achey. What an awful pill! | F | 53 | 2 weeks 5-40 | 4/29/2014 | 1 | HBP | Have celiac symptoms, diarrhea, cramps. Spend a entire weekend in bed the pain was so severe. Had rash on the eye lids with flaky skin and burning. Now I have to stop this med because this can cause Los of problems even death. | F | 53 | 6 days 10/20 1X day | 2/20/2014 | 1 | high bp | Terrible muscle pain in my legs mostly upper thighs. Also back pain. Not a day goes by where someone doesn't ask why I'm walking the way that I am because it has drastically changed the way I walk. I need help putting on my socks. My doctor thought it was my cholesterol medication and I came off it for a while with no change but after doing my own research and reading your comments I think I may have found my answer. | M | 53 | 1 years 10/20mg | 8/24/2013 | 4 | high blood pressure | nose stuffs up at 3:30 or 4:30 A.M. every day. | Works great!! Was taking Toprol. Toprol was letting B.P. get160/105. Toprol also caused stuffy nose but not as bad as azor. Azor lets B.P. get no higher than 145/96 (right out of bed, first thing in the morning). Within 2 hr. of waking B.P. usually goes to around 125/75. 12 hr. Vicks nose spray won't help with stuffy nose. Only thing that works is sit upright until head clears. | M | 61 | 90 days 5mg-40mg 1X day | 8/21/2013 | 3 | High blood pressure | Rapid weight gain!!!!! | F | 30 | 1 months 5/20mg | 4/7/2013 | 4 | High blood pressure | Too low blood pressure to going too high. | Solved by taking half a pill in the morning and half a pill in the evening. Still sometimes my blood pressure goes down to 99 | M | 68 | 2 years 5-20 1X day | 4/5/2013 | 4 | high blood pressure | some dizziness, head hurts some, i've lost some weight... does this med make you lose weight? other than that it has helped. | it works for my blood pressure... | F | 57 | 10 days 5-20 mg 1X day | 3/19/2013 | 2 | Hypertension | Itching and burning on my face break out on my nose and forhead tiny scaly break out for almost a year and varies treatment did not help changed five inte rest and dermatologiest Buy reading about Azor found out it is this medication side effect .I am on my way to change it | F | 64 | 4 years 5-20 1X day | 12/26/2012 | 2 | hbp | dizziness swelling of feet(bad) confusion irritated eyes | I t did bring down my bp but I lost about 25lbs from dieting. My doctor wanted me to continue for a few more months but my feet kept swelling really bad..dizziness..confusion..etc! I took myself off..I am too young to be feeling bad all the time..going to see my doctor this week! Hopefully if I keep losing no more bp medicine at all for me! :) | F | 49 | 6 months 1X day | 11/13/2012 | 1 | HBP | My doctor switched me from Benicar HCT to Azor HCT. The first day I took Azor, I had dizziness, tightness in my chest, and a "strange" over all feeling I couldn't identify. I called and she recommended I try 1/2 pill per day which I did for the next 2 days. I still had dizziness and realized the "strange" feeling was an anxiety attack from the other side effects. The next day, I resumed taking Benicar HCT. | F | 58 | 3 days 5/20 1X day | 11/2/2012 | 4 | Hypertension | None... | Works great for me. My Dr combined Tenoretic 50/25mg to Azor 5/20mg which brings my pressure to the lowest limit. | M | 59 | 30 days 5/20mg 1X day | 10/12/2012 | 4 | High blood pressure | Slight swelling of the feed / ankle. Dizzyness when standing too quickly | Brought blood pressure under control. Went from 180/130 to 116/70 | M | 50 | 3 months 10-40 1X day | 7/9/2012 | 3 | HBP | sometimes irregular heart rate. passed out in late evening every night. enlarged breasts. ED and low testosterone. vision impairment. - see my April 2010 review | it does work well in controlling BP but what a cost. been off since Cristmas 2011 and on 5 mg Bystolic now-- breats returning to normal, vision still weakened, testosterone still low. there is more to ARB side effects than publicized. | M | 64 | 2 years 1/2 of5/20 1X day | 4/14/2012 | 4 | High Blood Pressure | No side effects other than edema (swelling ankles & feet) which I have when I don't exercise & it's due to me being overweight. I am African American woman early 40's. I was on Norvasc & Dr. changed becuase of my swelling complaints & I was taking Norvasc & Lasix. Now I only take Azor. I'm satisfied with Azor. (knock on wood) =) I go for my check up on next week - will report back on my labs at that time. | F | 43 | 6 months 5/20mg 1X day | 2/22/2012 | 3 | HIGH bp | Extreme swelling of feet; heart palpitations, wheezing; watery, burning eyes; itchy rash. | Controlled my bp at first and dr. was satisfied. Said this combination of nefediac and amlodipine was only thing that worked for some African American women. Insurance didn't want to pay for 2 channel blockers, so when Azor came out, they paid because only one Rx. My cost is $50. First palpitations; later swollen feet. Then wheezing few months ago, now rash like measles. I stopped cold turkey last week, when began researching. | F | 56 | 14 months 1X day | 12/10/2011 | 1 | high blood pressure | Made my blood pressure go too low. I was gettinng dizzy and didnt feel good on this medication. It did nothing for my fast heart rate and made my anxiety attacks worse. My Dr. took me off this medicationn. | 43 | 2 weeks 5mg/20mg 1X day | 11/20/2011 | 5 | Hypertension | Dizziness, swelling of feet. | I didn't react to Norvasc alone, so my doctor put me on Azor. I have very little problems with the dizziness, just when I am lying down and stand up, and I don't experience the swelling of my feet every day as long as I stay hydrated. This is expensive - $45 with my insurance but my doctor gave me a discount card from the pharmaceutical that says I will never pay more than $25 for Azor. BTW, my hypertension is genetic. My dad began having problems around the same age. | 33 | 45 days 5-20mg 1X day | 2/22/2011 | 2 | yes | 56 year old male. At first flushing of face, it went away, but then stuffy nose. But the worst one is both leg muscle pain and ache. | I have hbp with azor using it lowers it, but what is it doing to my body? flushed face, stuffy nose, muscle pain. Real muscle pain making it hard to walk. I might try benicar or natural choices, and see what happens. Oh ya Azor has only been on the market for 3 years. Some books say you should not take a drug thats been on the market less than 7 year. Doctors just seem to throw these meds at you , never a natural product. I see attractive female pharm saleswomen in the Dr office all the time. Handing out free samples, like candy.makes me wonder what is the motivation of these drug companies? $$$$$ or you health. | M | 56 | 30 days 5/20 1X day | 8/12/2010 | 3 | hypertension | none really | This drug is SOOOOO SOOOOO expensive. But the addition of amlodipine to my antihypertensive regimen really works quite well (was already taking Benicar) I have since been able to reduce my Benicar from 40 mgs to 20. I am still taking Benicar AND amlodipine, I am just now taking them as 2 seperate pills because it is WAY cheaper this way. I have noticed though that if I am even one hour late on my dose of amlodipine, I start getting heart palps. | F | 29 | 1 months 20/5 1X day | 6/22/2010 |