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sarah hopkinsbenicarMay 12th, 2008Rating: 7.1667
I have been taking benicar for six mts now and i have started to hurt in my back, my back hurts constantly, i also feel pressure in my head and my blood pressure will not stay down. i ache in my joints. i went to the doctor three mts after taking benicar and was increased to 40mg daily i feel as if i can not take this medicine now. i hurt so bad that it effects my sleep . i feel as if my skin is pins and needles. i have another dr. appoint soonI
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chrissame side effectsSeptember 26th, 2005
I, too have 'pins & needles' on my skin. Also some chest pain, difficulty breathing.
JennyBenicar side effects?December 3rd, 2005
I've been on Benicar 20 mg for 3 weeks now. My blood pressure was up around 190/130 before I started taking it, scared me so badly, I went to the ER. Now my blood pressure runs around 117/78.

I was on atenolol, it made me really ill, so my doctor put on on Benicar. I've noticed that when I wash my hair my shoulders and back get tired very quickly and today I had a backache between my shoulder blades. My heart rate is a bit high too, around 90 beats a minute.

The first two weeks of the Benicar, I was a bit nauseated, felt like morning sickness, but now that is gone. I just started noticing that my foot is occasionally going numb for a few seconds several times a day. I am not diabetic, nor do I have any heart problems ( totally heart workup when I went to the ER.

I want this drug to work badly, so far, other than the few side effects, I feel about 80% back to normal.

Jenny
AnonymousNo SubjectDecember 3rd, 2005
Has anyone experienced bursing after taking Benicar? I have had several occations when I have hit my writs or kicked something with by foot and they would swell, turn red and hurt along with itching. It goes away after several days but I have never been so likely to burse.

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