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I've been on 40/25 mg of Benicar HCT for 3 years and have never experienced headaches. This drug has done wonders for me lowering my BP to 105/70 from 180/90. It takes time to get used to BP meds, if Benicar does not work for you or you have side affects your doctor will have other options for you. I woud try to stick it out on the Benicar, it's a very good medication. Good Luck!

I am having some strange issues that I think are from the Benicar. When I awake from sleeping I have trouble opening my left eyelid. Once I am up this goes away. Now all of a sudden I cannot put the milk gallon in the refrigerator without using two hands. The weakness is increasing, I cannot raise the jug as high as I could a couple of weeks ago. It is the plain Benicar (white pill), so from reading up on the drug I'm still not sure it is from the med.

I am now on plain old Benicar 40 mg. I also take Pantoprazole 40mg for GERD. I still get dizzy and chest pain and my blood pressure is 120/88. Sometimes it will go up and down depending on when I took the medication. I have seen a new cardilogist who did a nuclear stress test and various other tests, all were normal. I have 3 questions at this point. Could the Benicar be causing the chest pain or respitatory problems?

I had my gallbladder out while on Benicar HCT 40/12.5, don't remember being asked to stop. Have you asked your surgeon? FYI, this surgery was a piece of cake. I had an appointment for 9:00 AM and was back home on the couch watching TV by 11:30 AM, pretty cool! Let me know if you have any questions about it.

tarheel, I'm not sure why you've had such a dramatic response to the benicar. While we often say that some people have arebound when taken off their beta-blockers, your symptoms seem to be at the extreme. Certainly, with the effects you describe, you should discuss trying a different medication. For simple essential hypertension, an ace inhibitor or diuretic might be a reasonable next step. hope this helps.

last year at this time, I spent most of my time on the sofa other than when I absolutely had to do something. Taking a walk was a dream of a past life, I coughed constantly from the sarcoid in my lungs, my crohns was major and I lived with chronic diarrhea. I had major pain in my body and at night the pain in my legs made sleep almost impossible. I was foggy in my head and felt like I lived in a fog.

Is Benicar safe to take when renal insufficiency is expected? I am 27 with no family history related to high blood pressure. After taking some antibiotics last year I believe they caused kidney damage because I get back pain often and when I eat foods with sodium my blood pressure goes way up. Yesterday it reached about 170/100. My doctor made me do a holter for blood pressure and saw how elevated my blood pressure was when I break my low sodium diet.

I take xanax as well, it helps me thru difficult times. My belief is that all opiates are bad, but not for everyone and not all the time. I would say if you've had a previous addiction to opiates in any form, then you may need to proceed with caution. Opiates are known to replicate the virus. You really need to talk this over with your doctor. Unfortunately I was exposed to a litany of drugs as a youth 1968-69.

So I split my refill pills in half and take a half in morning and a half at night because when I take a whole one in morning it just seems to make me kinda sluggish. Anyway instead of taking one 25 mg metoporal this morning I actually was taking one abd a half. I should have been taking one metoporal and a half of benicar but it wasnt the benicar that they refilled and I didnt realize it till this morning after I took the pills. Is it ok or did I jyst take too much.

I was put on Benicar HCT 40/25 3 years ago and it had my blood pressure down from 140s/90s within a day or two. I hardly ever see a reading over 110/70 anymore except when I work out.

Hi, I have been taking Benicar hct for many years and have never had a problem with it. But within the last week I have developed a tickling cough that stops me speaking until I get a drink. I had this same cough when I first was diagnosed with high blood pressure and was prescribed another med. I was then switched to Benicar/ My question is, can this symptom develop after so long of being on Benicar. Thank you for you time. Have a good day.

Dr Ramsetty, My physician and I have considered a couple of combination therapy approaches to managing my blood pressure. One has been an Arb plus a diuretic (Benicar HCTZ), the other an ARB plus a beta blocker (Benicar and Coreg). I understand the current thinking is that HCTZ can increase insulin resistance due to its impact on lowering potassium. I also understand that the Beta Blocker Coreg actually increases insulin sensitivity?

My husband was recently put on Benicar HCT for his bllod pressure it was running a little high 168/94. 176/104 and so on. Now with the medicine when he takes his blood pressure it drops to 106/72, 104/76 if it is this low in the morning should he take the high blood pressure medicine.

This class of drugs do not normally have muscle cramps as a side effects when used alone. However, if you are also taking a diuretic which is common with these drugs, you may get dehydrated which may cause muscle cramps. I feel your pain on the cost of Benicar, but it has worked so well for me and has no side effects to speak of so I have elected to pay more than I could with a beta blocker.

Just curious, I was started on Benicar HCT 40/12.5 about 3 or 4 years ago at a time when I was at my peak weight, well over 300 pounds, not taking very good care of myself and not exercising. My blood pressure was running around 140/85 at the time. I underwent some cardiac work ups due to some chest pain over that time period including a couple of Nuclear Stress Tests and Echos along with all the blood work that is usually done, all tests were always normal.

I am currently on benicar hct 40/25 and my bp has been 126/53. Should I stop taking the benicar? Not sure what to make of the chest pain.I am a 48 yr. old female other wise in good health.

My b/p has been within normal ranges for the past week; anything over 130/70 and I take my Benicar, which has a diuretic in it. My problem has been inability to sleep, even after I took a Lunesta. I did find that when I lay on my back I have a sensation of not being able to breath well. I have Albuterol inhaler and Advair but taking that at night is not conducive for sleep. My Husband believes I may have to get checked for sleep disorder.

For the past 2 months, I have had excessive stomach bloating, almost constant, and shortness of breath. The shortness of breath is worse when I bend over or lying down. I take 2 medications, Benicar HCT 20/12 and Kapidex DR-60mg. I have been on Benicar about 6 months and Kapidex about 4 months. I have read the Benicar can cause bloating as well as other problems. I am lactose intolerant but my bloating is constant regardless of what I consume.

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I'm currently taking xnx for my anxiety (xnx 1mg three times a day and xnx 2mg xr once a day) I'm also taking librax for my ibs twice a day. Last week I took two benicars for my high blood pressure. The last time i took benicar was back in october. Also last week i decided to taper down on the xnx. Since then i've just beem taking one 2mg xnx xr and the two librax, along with those two benicars that i took just for one day.

The data on thiazides increasing blood glucose levels is notably mainly at higher doses and not usually at lower doses, so the best way to find out if it is affecting you adversely is to keep a close eye on glucose levels while taking it. take care.

Toprol XL 100mg, Benicar HCT 40/25, Dynacirc 5mg. Consequently the side effects are overbearing. In addition a report by the British medical authorities have recommended against prescribing diuretics and beta blockers for the great risk in setting of the onset of diabetes. How could one overcome this fear and determine the true blood pressure regardless of ones state of mind? Would a sedative prior to blood pressure being taken be a good advise or will that lower blood pressure artificially?

Refusing to switch the patient to another med when patient tells of severe side effects?? I think this doctor is getting kick backs from this BP company and therefore refuses to switch the patient.

My LDL is 223 and before 222. when taking toprol XL 50-75 mg. My cholesterol is 177 when I am not on antihypertensive drugs. Is there any documentation that proves Toprol XL can elevate cholesteral levels. Thank you, Sandra Smigielski R.N. This discussion is related to <a href='http://www.medhelp.org/posts/show/253568'>Toprol XL and Benicar side effects</a>.

Well I took the benicar day one and forgot to go pick up the norvasc at the pharmacy and did okay. The second day on the Benicar I did good but when I left work I forgot to go to pharmacy for Norvasc so I was gong after dinner. Before I had the chance within a 2 minute time frame my heart rate went from normal to 160 bpm and would not stop. Went to er where they did blood work and said all blood work looked normal.

I have continued to be symptomatic and developed pulmonary hypertension; I take 150 mg of Toprol per day, and 120 mg of Benicar per day (stopped only the morning of my test - taken the day previous). I had a myoview this week, with "probably" artifactual photopenic defects located in the inferior myocardium as well as in the lateral & anterior myocardial base. A review of the actual images show ischemia at both rest & stress in the same location.

Resting is 68 Isn't my normal BP too low to take bp meds? I am afraid of the lite headed feeling when you have to get up and with 3 little kids I am always jumping up for something.

said it was muscle soreness from exercise. She stopped taking Benicar HCT a month ago and felt great the following day. All the symptoms she had for a year were gone within 24 hrs after stopping the medication. Was hoping that Dyazide would be better but we are back to square one again. She is at the point where she say "no meds.

I went to a ENT doctor and he never heard of the voice trembling thing in relation to essential tremor. Is this early Parkinson's? Essential Tremor? I also started taking Benicar for my high blood pressure, any correlation to that? I don't know what kind of doctor I should even call to get help.... Also, I just remembered that I do get a weird trembling all over the back of my neck muscles very rare but also when I am very anxious....

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