I was taking benicar htc for the last 4 months and it worked great but the cost was too high even with insurance. I changed to losartan-hctz100/12.5 which is the generic for hyzaar. It is every bit as effective as benicar with no side effects. My blood pressure without medication is 150/95. With losartan it runs 115/70. I highly recommend this cost effective medication.
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I was diagnosed with high blood pressure a few years ago
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Suzyq | 65-74 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
11/5/2016
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 4.0
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I just started this pill 4 days ago. BP went down to 134/82. Just started getting an itchy rash. So far not such a problem, but much better than the awful cough and swollen legs from previous bp meds. It's really hard to know what medicine is good for you and remember reading these reviews, you do not know the condition of the people who are writing them. It's hard to compare.
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Chris | 65-74 | On medication for 1 to less than 2 years | Patient
10/23/2016
Condition: High Blood Pressure
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I've been on Losartan for about a year. During that time, I have gained 15 pounds. I always feel hungry, and I sweat profusely. When I first started taking Losartan, my BP was stabilized, but in recent months it has become very erratic. It's that this medication is not working and has unfavorable side effects. I don't want to take it any longer and will see my physician next week to find a more acceptable alternative.
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JLH | 55-64 | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
10/10/2016
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 3.0
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I was on this medication for about a week. I started getting symptoms including numbness and tingling in the left side of my mouth/lips, left index finger, and big toe. Scared me! I thought I was having a stroke! Then my mouth became so dry I couldn't stand it. Was switched to Lisinopril and my side effects from Losartan disappeared.
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Bamasouth | 55-64 | Female | On medication for 6 months to less than 1 year | Patient
8/19/2016
Condition: High Blood Pressure
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Dr prescribed this for my HBP. 100/12.5 dosage once a day. Makes me feel tired and I have had leg aches and cramping. Heart palpitations and fluttering, loss of sleep, and bags under my eyes I never had before. This one isn't good for me I can tell.
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tom | 35-44 | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
7/24/2016
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 3.7
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diag with bp at 150/110 during the day but normal at night. I've been talking this med for 2 weeks. I've been a jogger for many years, on average 4 miles a day. No bp change the first two days. On the third day my leg muscles started to feel tired 2 miles into the run, bp at 80/50 that night. Things started to improve little by little since then but not back to where I was before taking the med. bp also creeping up too, currently at 110/78. I worried my bp will be back to where I started once the body adjusts to the med. Side affects: frequent urine, dizzy if stand up quickly.Read More Read Less
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Sham | 55-64 | On medication for 5 to less than 10 years | Patient
6/24/2016
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 5.0
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Since I started this medicine my BP is always under control (120/75) also periodic chest pain stopped totall.y
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wmplk | 55-64 | Male | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
6/8/2016
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 3.0
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Hop and knee pain was awful, new doctor, new pill dropped the HTC part felt better in days joint pain started to diminish the first day.
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Anonymous | 55-64 | Male | On medication for 1 to less than 2 years | Patient
5/1/2016
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 5.0
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desiremydream | 45-54 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
4/29/2016
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 5.0
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I feel like myself again. Other medications weren't doing much for me. It took about 2 weeks or less to respond to my body to get my pressure under control but I feel great!
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Sherri | 55-64 | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
3/26/2016
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 3.7
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Although this drug immediately lowered my blood pressure, the muscle weakness in my legs were awful! I am an avid runner on the tread meal exercising for at least 60 minutes per day. I could hardly walk for over 10 minutes I had such leg weakness. I also felt like I had the starting of a cold all the time. After 3 weeks It just kept getting worse so I took myself off of it.
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Sparky | 45-54 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
3/18/2016
Condition: High Blood Pressure
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Recent Type 1 diabetic with sudden HBP. This drug got me to normal in three days with no side affects., No adverse reaction to any diabetes meds or hyperbolic treatments with Xanax.
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achil | 35-44 | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
2/24/2016
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 3.3
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Since taking this medication my hair has thinned and stopped growing. I used to cut my hair and grow it back, but now I can't even grow my hair past my ears.
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Sammie | 65-74 | Female | On medication for 1 to less than 2 years | Patient
2/12/2016
Condition: High Blood Pressure
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This medicine has helped to keep my blood pressure under control.
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Anonymous | 35-44 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
11/11/2015
Condition: High Blood Pressure
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sweating at night, hot flashes, no energy, very tired and can not sleep thru the night
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Anonymous | 65-74 | Male | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
3/30/2015
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 2.3
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Change of medication from regular Losartan. Doc wanted to decrease pressure slightly. Medication did decrease pressure but I had a bad reaction. Lightheaded, dizzy, tired. Went back to regular Losartan with no problems.
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Fuzzy | 65-74 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
3/27/2015
Condition: High Blood Pressure
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I am very itchy all over. Just a little rash.
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Anonymous | 35-44 | Male | On medication for 1 to 6 months |
12/30/2014
Condition: High Blood Pressure
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Losartan 100/25 mg. seemed to lower my blood pressure but it does go up and down. I have severe head fogginess, left leg numbness and headaches since i began taking it 4 months ago. I have to get off it, the side effects are too much.
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eddie j | 55-64 | Male | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
12/24/2014
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 4.3
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Has worked very well over the past 5 yrs. I don't seem to have any side effects. This yr, I developed A-Fib. Did the cardo-verte, and then had the procedure up the groin, and now I'm having an issue with my pressure.
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angry | 65-74 | Female | On medication for 6 months to less than 1 year | Patient
11/11/2014
Condition: High Blood Pressure
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I developed a-fib after taking this drug for only a short period of time, and was taking no other medications. I'm now on natural diuretics (from food) and my blood pressure is consistently lower than it ever was on losartin.
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