Benicar and Pain: What Users Say

• Ang...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• March 24, 2019

For High Blood Pressure "Benicar was not a good medication for me. I experienced awful side effects. Stiffening of the body, very painful joint pain especially at night, leg pain, daily stomach pains (thought I had cancer), chest pains, diarrhea, bloating, difficulty in walking, could barely walk a block without getting out of breath and needed an inhaler. I had swelling of tongue, face, feet, weight gain, and some depression due to dealing with all these issues. One day after seeing my reflection in a large window at work, I was shocked to see how hunched I was and full of pain. I was never like this and how did this happen? I started to believe I must be aging. I realized the only change in life was this medication and insisted it be switched. Once removed, the critical side effects stopped except for ongoing digestive issues."

• Loi...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• January 25, 2020

For High Blood Pressure "Was switched from Losartan to Benicar due to recall of Losartan. First week was ok, some nausea which was helped with taking with food. Have been on it about 6 months and have had multiple issues but had not thought related until recently. Awful head fullness in the morning, migraines, steady headache most of the day, lower leg pain, not able to sleep, and then feeling like my ears are blocked and was treated for middle ear infection several times due to constant ear pain and vertigo, dizziness. Very blurry vision, floaters. Finally started looking at all my medications and found that when I moved Benicar to later in the day, the nausea, dizziness, and fatigue occurred within an hour of taking. It did great at lowering my BP, but side effects are awful! After discussion with the doctor and safe Losartan again available I am switching back. This drug is just not for me. Hoping things settle down once it is out of my system."

• zap...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• June 6, 2016

For High Blood Pressure "Beware!! This med worked well to lower BP, but I have been on 40mg for 3 years now. This slowly caused problems I didn't catch on to immediately, such as severe pain in feet (top and bottom) like plantar fasciitis - extremely painful to walk on. Stiffness in legs like bad arthritis pains, woke up so stiff. Possibly caused depression, weight gain, and lack of sex drive. Fatigue, no energy. Also was diagnosed with underactive thyroid. Also diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Stopped taking Metformin for 2 weeks now, only noticed slight improvement in foot pain. Been off of Benicar for 5 days, seeing improvement each day, pain in feet going away, also stiffness going away. I'm a 50-year-old female, felt like a 90-year-old body in so much pain."

• Nik...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• January 2, 2020

For High Blood Pressure "This medicine caused me to have pain in my ankles. Three doctors didn’t believe that it was the medicine and ordered autoimmune tests, which were negative. I finally insisted they change my medicine to Lisinopril. After being on the medicine for a full month after suffering for a year and a half, my ankle pain is gone! I am so annoyed after wasting money spent on tests and a trip to the rheumatologist."

• Ben...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• August 12, 2021

For High Blood Pressure "I have been taking Benicar HCTZ 40-25 for 15 years. The name has changed to the generic Olmesartan. I wasn't happy with the name change because I don't know if it's the same medication, I assume it is. I've been taking Benicar along with Atenolol 100 mg, and those two combinations work great together. I never have or had any problems with this medication. I also don't have migraines like I used to. I have no complaints or problems with the medication, I actually like it. My doctor 15 years ago put me on it and said this is what he prescribes his patients, and if it's good enough for my doctor's parents, it's good enough for me. No complaints. I see some of these reviews state they have feet pain, but if these people are diabetic, the feet and muscle pain could come from neuropathy. My insurance won't cover it."