Olmesartan User Reviews & Ratings (Page 2)

Brand names: Benicar

Olmesartan has an average rating of 6.4 out of 10 from a total of 194 reviews on Drugs.com. 53% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 27% reported a negative experience.

Reviews for Olmesartan

Anonymous
November 14, 2012

Benicar (olmesartan) for High Blood Pressure "I have been taking Benicar for four years with no noticeable side effects; keeps my blood pressure at 115/75 easily. I had experienced negative effects such as leg cramps and severe dizziness with other medicines prior to taking Benicar. I still monitor other aspects of my life that affect blood pressure - adequate exercise, proper diet, etc., but am happy this medicine is available to "close the gap.""

10 / 10

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BS Be...
Taken for less than 1 month
October 9, 2019

For High Blood Pressure "This Olmesartan generic I am going to agree with a lot of you folks IS NOT THE SAME! I have experienced the same as many of your folks switching from Brand to Generic due to insurance policy changes. Everything from an irregular heart beat, breathing, shakes, chills! At times feeling like I'm going to STROKE out! It's garbage, and IT IS NOT THE SAME!"

1 / 10

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Ned
Taken for 1 to 2 years
August 31, 2019

For High Blood Pressure "Had really bad experiences with Losartan. Then was given Olmesartan. Still having shortness of breath, now runny nose, joint and spinal pain. Can hardly walk a hundred yards and heart starts to race and can't breath. Severe anxiety follows. ED is bad. I am on medicaid and limited to a research hospital. Doctors unconcerned with drug interactions and side effects. Muscle cramping and fall often. Going to reduce Olmesartan little by little and stop taking it. Very bad experience. Have to take the bus to hospital but the walking distance from the bus stop to the medical center is too far. So I haven't been able to see my cardiologist. Hate this medication!"

2 / 10

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Youngin
Taken for 2 to 5 years
November 5, 2019

Benicar (olmesartan) for High Blood Pressure "Hi! I was diagnosed with high blood pressure (HBP) at the young age of 14, I weighed about 100lbs at the time. I've been taking benicar for about 4 years, previously lisinopril 40 mg. I started 20mg of benicar and blood pressure was not controlled. So I was put on 40mg, I would take it everyday and I would get so tired. So I told a new doctor and she said decrease back to 20mg, so I did and switch my time taking it to bedtime. It puts me to sleep, however after 4 straight nights of it I wake up so drained have no energy and feel a little confused. I too have breathing problems but assumed my asthma was getting worse. I've been asking for a new medicine, with no luck. I'll be honest I hope for the weight gain, I could use some of that but it hasn't happened. Hopefully I can get off of this soon!"

6 / 10

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Lola
July 20, 2018

Benicar (olmesartan) for High Blood Pressure "Have taken Benicar for 10 years or so. Blood pressure around 123/70. When forced by insurance to take generic, now 156/89. In the past, I got name brand with $42.00 a month co-pay. In order to get name brand now my co-pay would be around $290.00 a month. Outrageous! Switching to something else."

8 / 10

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Nikki
Taken for less than 1 month
February 18, 2019

Benicar (olmesartan) for High Blood Pressure "Ended up in ER had taken generic form Olmesartan 20mgms every night at bed time for 3 weeks. I felt ok until one early evening I was out felt weak nauseated, and actually fainted while sitting down first time ever in my life , luckily med staff were near. I went to ER and BP recorded very low 60 over.? Blood work showed kidney function impaired , very frightening and traumatic for my family to see."

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Jazmine
May 8, 2015

Benicar (olmesartan) for High Blood Pressure "I gained 13 pounds rapidly I was only on the medication for less than a month. I also experienced asthma type symptoms. I am not an overweight person and I am very athletic but was diagnosed with HBP. I stopped taking Benicar and my lungs are back to normal and the weight gained stopped. I know it was the medication because the extra weight went away."

1 / 10

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Cobra
Taken for 5 to 10 years
December 11, 2018

For High Blood Pressure "When I first took this med (olmasartan plus diuretic) I was fine. Now ten yrs older I'm now suffering terrible side effects, painful muscles, joints skin rash, tinnitus, shaky, trembly feeling, anxiety and cramps. My doctor doesn't believe me ...and I am afraid to stop taking them"

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Col
Taken for 2 to 5 years
August 28, 2019

For High Blood Pressure "I didn't realise for a couple of years that the excruciating lower back pain wasn't two bulging disks but this olmesartan drug.I know this for sure because after going off it for a few weeks the pain went away My back felt like a vice was crushing the lower back."

3 / 10

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Ny Man
Taken for 1 to 2 years
August 14, 2013

Benicar (olmesartan) for High Blood Pressure "I have been on Benicar for about a year now and I have to say it has helped my blood pressure. Blood pressure is 120-130 and over 70-75 average. My pressure was not dangerously high but my doctor recommended I go on it since it is in my family history, I am 40."

8 / 10

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Jose
Taken for 1 to 6 months
March 18, 2023

For High Blood Pressure "The worst medication ever! Helped with the blood pressure, but at what cost? Took it for almost 3 months only, I just stopped it less than a week ago. From the beginning, I had coughing and a horrible problem with acid reflux. Later the chest pain kicked in. I was feeling tired and drowsy all the time. My muscles and joints hurt. Unusual cramps in my legs. Numbness, tingling, and itchiness especially on my legs and feet. Legs felt swollen, heavy, and sore. Abdominal pain all the time. My IBS got worse having to pass bowel motions many times a day without any relief. Tinnitus and migraines happen more often than ever before. After suffering from this for almost 3 months I stopped the medication cold turkey. Like magic, the cramps, tingling, and numbness went away the next day. Two days later the muscle aches were gone. Still have tired and heavy legs but are less now. The only new thing I have is diarrhea. I found a study that says it can happen after stopping this poison."

1 / 10

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little...
August 4, 2013

Benicar (olmesartan) for High Blood Pressure "I have been taking Benicar 20mg. for 2 1/2 yrs. Dr. switched me from lisinopril hydrochlorothiazide after prostate surgery. My blood pressure has remained in the 120/75 range the whole time. The only side effects I have noticed is a change in my sex drive and leg cramps. The lack of sex drive could be from the surgery, Or the fact that I am almost 72 years young."

9 / 10

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todd
Taken for 5 to 10 years
February 13, 2015

Benicar (olmesartan) for High Blood Pressure "Benicar is great. I have been using it for 4-5 yrs now. I had an initial period of being light-headed for a few weeks when I first started the medicine, but after that, no problems whatsoever. Keeps my blood pressure around 115-70. My bottom figure had been around 95. Benicar is more expensive than a lot of the other hypertension medicines, but it is well worth it for me."

10 / 10

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starc...
Taken for 10 years or more
August 4, 2019

Benicar (olmesartan) for High Blood Pressure "I was diagnosed with hypertension at 24 years old. I started benicar HCT then. 12 years later, I am still taking this med and wouldn't take anything else for my BP. It is very well controlled and I feel absolutely relaxed after taking it. They tried to force the generic version which doesn't work. I get regular labs done and I feel just fine!"

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Barry...
Taken for 1 to 2 years
March 17, 2019

For High Blood Pressure "I am 54 Years old male, I have been in an out of hospital for the last 4 years, I have tried I think every drug for high BP. The medicines and doctors are not perfect as they think they are. I recently did a test to see if it was the olmesartan, I stopped it cold turkey and like many of you - yes I feel better, but even stranger is that my bp went down and flu like feelings gone"

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Iaqui...
Taken for less than 1 month
July 21, 2015

Benicar (olmesartan) for High Blood Pressure "I have been taking Diovan HCT for the past 10 years; varying doses as my BP continued to increase with age. Diovan was giving me debilitating migraines and the weight gain was out of control; even though I am a vegetarian and walk about 3 miles a day. Life on Diovan was miserable. Two weeks ago I persuaded my doctor to switch me to Benicar HCT and to start me on the lowest dose. My BP while on Diovan HCT hovered around 190/102 the highest was 200/105 which was becoming rather common lately. So my doctor also prescribed Bystolic. Three hours after taking Benicar HCT, my blood pressure slowly dropped to 133/80. I am not used to "normal" blood pressure, so I felt like I was drunk. Quite a nice feeling from such a small pill...LOL."

9 / 10

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Timson
Taken for 10 years or more
May 2, 2019

For High Blood Pressure "Olmesartan has been one of my daily BP meds for about 15 yrs at 40 mg per day. Stopped taking it a week ago cold turkey and feel loads better with no aches and pains or blocked nasal passages and feeling I have flu all the time. I think I have suffered all the side effects possible which have got worst with time. I also take Atenolol, Amlodapine, Doxazosin and am 75 yrs old in June."

1 / 10

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Kob
September 2, 2018

For High Blood Pressure "I have been taking this for about a month. I started getting nasal congestion and a ear ache and swelling , I was thinking I just had a sinus infection I tried everything to get rid of it. One day I missed a dose and I felt better that day and the next day I started taking it again and all of a sudden my symptoms came back I’m done with this medicine . I’m hope this will help someone else in the future. It’s hard to find you the right one that works for you."

3 / 10

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Mike
Taken for 6 months to 1 year
September 30, 2018

Benicar (olmesartan) for High Blood Pressure "I've had uncontrolled high blood pressure for years. I was taking or had taken multitudes of meds for it. Diuretics, beta-blockers, calcium channel blockers, etc. Finally benicar was tried and wow...normal blood pressure for the 1st time in 20 years! I don't get the side effects like many here either. I'm still taking my diuretics and B-blocker as well, and switched to the generic version of olmesartan (insurance). For me, Benicar (olmesartan) is a miracle drug."

9 / 10

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Connie
Taken for 10 years or more
September 9, 2018

For High Blood Pressure "I have been taking Benicar for years and the generic more recently. It does control my BP but the side effects have gotten so much worse over time. Started with a scratchy throat, moved to an irritating cough and now watery frequent bowel movements and a lot of post nasal drip and awful phlegm at night which results in vomiting. I am just now realizing that the diarrhea is probably caused by the rx. My problem is I have tried so many different meds and this is the only one that works and am scared to start all over trying different meds."

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Anonymous
March 2, 2008

Benicar (olmesartan) for High Blood Pressure "BP dropped over 100 pts for systolic and diastolic pressures after ONE dose of 20/12.5 Benicar HCT. No side effects at all. Has remained below 120/78 for a week at two daily dosages of 20/12.5 AM and PM. Shortness of breath is gone, all leg and feet swelling is gone, and no increase in frequency of urination. Absolutely no side effects and BP taken twice a day, AM and PM is around 113/63."

10 / 10

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Vike
Taken for less than 1 month
April 15, 2018

Benicar (olmesartan) for High Blood Pressure "Been on beta blockers, clonidine, lisinipril over the last year. The beta blockers an I don't get along. I actually had higher bp over time on them. Clonidine is super at reducing pressure, but are intolerable daily. Benicar for me is fantastic. No side effects and keeps pressure in check at 20mg once a day. I demanded the real thing as generic beta blockers caused me problems. I do not trust generic quality. So far, Benicar is the best drug I can imagine for blood pressure patients."

10 / 10

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Sheri...
Taken for less than 1 month
November 30, 2022

For High Blood Pressure "Felt ok the first two days but then the nasty effects kicked in, dizziness, head pressure, GI symptoms, anxiety, generalized body pains, and stiffness. No effect on BP either. Better off treating hypertension with a good diet, exercise, meditation, and intermittent fasting."

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HBPin...
Taken for less than 1 month
March 24, 2015

Benicar (olmesartan) for High Blood Pressure "Was previously taking Lisinopril at the highest dosage and still had blood pressure readings of 160/95. Bincar HCT 40/12.5 (Benicar combined with a diuretic called hydrochlorothiazide) is the only drug that has ever gotten my blood pressure fully under control (120/77 at doctor today). I take it with a banana or some orange juice in the morning to ensure my potassium levels don't drop too low. I have no side effects with this pill, other than running to the restroom a bit more during the first couple of days I was taking the medication."

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cat...
Taken for less than 1 month
May 10, 2023

For High Blood Pressure "I was put on olmesartan 20mg nearly 4 weeks ago. I started ok, but as the days went on I noticed different side effects. I got chest pain, breathless, tight chest, hard to take deep breaths, can't walk anywhere and my heart rate rose. I did have 2 episodes of Afib on Christmas day 2022 and 5 weeks later which was stress related. I do have other medical conditions. I am overweight but have lost weight on this tablet. I am 50 and my blood pressure was getting high. Hard to do normal everyday tasks. Saturday I woke up and was nauseated, dizzy, vomiting, chest pain, and couldn't eat or drink water. Went to Emergency, they did tests and my heart was fine and they said it is the olmesartan. They said I could just stop them and it's been 72hrs and I'm still nauseated at times, bp is high anywhere from 138/100 to 174/110 if I move around. The reflux is bad, I wee a lot, the ringing in my ears has got worse, had pain and needle feeling in my chest and get sometimes all over. Pain in leg, can't drive, anxiety and depression is extreme. No sex drive."

1 / 10

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