Benicar Reviews

I've been on Benicar 20mg. for 1 mo. and just had it upped to 40 mg. B/P is coming down; but I have daily sinus-type headaches and serious shoulder/neck muscle pain. Is this normal?

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Yes, those are normal side effects for most blood pressure medications. I've been experiencing something similar and I just started Atacand a few days ago, it is in the same class of medications.

These types of side effects usually wear off once your body adjusts to the medication, but you may experience them, again, whenever you are put on a higher dosage.

From 20mgs to 40mgs is a pretty high jumps, so it is not surprising that you are getting some side effects.

These medications are usually titrated up very slowly. For instance, I am starting at 4mgs, twice a day, for a week, then I got to 8mgs twice a day for a week and so on, until we get my BP under control and discover what dose I can tolerate.

You may also experience other side effects such as: nausea, dizziness and headache.

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Have you mentioned this to your doctor, yet?

You will want to make sure to let them know immediately if the side effects start to interfere with your normal life functions.

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