Hydrochlorothiazide / telmisartan User Reviews & Ratings

Brand names: Micardis HCT

Hydrochlorothiazide / telmisartan has an average rating of 6.9 out of 10 from a total of 19 reviews on Drugs.com. 69% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 25% reported a negative experience.

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Reviews for Hydrochlorothiazide / telmisartan

MalMo...
Taken for 2 to 5 years
October 27, 2016

Micardis HCT (hydrochlorothiazide / telmisartan) for High Blood Pressure "I lost 3 years of my life on this medication. My blood pressure was controlled but I had chest pain, I could not think properly, I could not sleep, I had severe fatigue, I could not function. My wife thought I was just lazy. Lucky I found someone else on the internet with similar symptoms and persuaded the doctor to change medications. After going on Karvea I got my life back. I hope this can help someone else who is suffering on Micardis."

2 / 10

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Pepsv
July 7, 2008

Micardis HCT (hydrochlorothiazide / telmisartan) for High Blood Pressure "I have been on Micardis for over 1 year now and I can honestly say that my blood pressure is regulated. I have loved the convenience of just taking one pill every 24hrs and have never had any side effects at all."

10 / 10

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Maryk
Taken for 2 to 5 years
December 20, 2015

Micardis HCT (hydrochlorothiazide / telmisartan) for High Blood Pressure "Now that I being told by my primary care Dr. And an ENT that this drug I have taken for three years is the cause of breathing difficulty, a chronic cough, hoarseness, and extreme fatigue, I should be relieved but I am really angry. I've been told my symptoms were those of a panic attack twice. I have had numerous tests, prescriptions from several different doctors with no relief only to find out that I have diabetes II and should never have been put on Micardis HCT to begin with. Trouble with sleeping was caused by severe sleep apnea... I could go on and on, but the cough and hoarseness is still a big problem. How long will these symptoms continue?"

5 / 10

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Anonymous
December 10, 2009

Micardis HCT (hydrochlorothiazide / telmisartan) for High Blood Pressure "I find that the medication works very well and have had little side effects until I was out in the sun for an extended period of time and fainted. Have never fainted before and attributed it to dehydration. Drink lots of water!"

8 / 10

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PBMonk
Taken for 5 to 10 years
September 28, 2013

Micardis HCT (hydrochlorothiazide / telmisartan) for High Blood Pressure "I've been on it for five years. Works great. Dropped the hydrochlorothiazide (HCT) because my blood pressure was controlled without it. Then the first substitute I tried is Amlodipine and I now have swollen feet and ankles so guess what, until I can see my MD I'm back on MiCardis."

10 / 10

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Buffy
Taken for 10 years or more
October 5, 2023

Micardis HCT (hydrochlorothiazide / telmisartan) for High Blood Pressure "I have taken this for 15 years with no problems. I tried the generic from a drug chain—it did not work. Those third-world generic versions are cheap, but at what price? I only take one prescription, and I will pay the extra $30 to take one that is made correctly. Read the bestseller 'Bottle of Lies'—that reinforced my decision not to take generics."

9 / 10

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JNelly
Taken for 1 to 6 months
May 9, 2017

Micardis HCT (hydrochlorothiazide / telmisartan) for High Blood Pressure "I did not get any blood pressure lowering effect from Micardis. I took it for four weeks at 80mg per day. I had no side effects, but put simply, the drug just did not work. I went back to Toprol 50mg one daily. Still searching for something better."

1 / 10

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mehin...
September 18, 2010

Micardis HCT (hydrochlorothiazide / telmisartan) for High Blood Pressure "Just started Micardis. I will add more later to see if it works but I want to say that the packaging is difficult - hard to remove bubble packs. I have already pulverized two tablets removing them from the blister pack ."

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Abhis...
March 15, 2024

For High Blood Pressure "I had hypertension. I am taking this medication (12.5mg) in combination with Telmisartan 40mg and Cilnidipine 10mg for the past 6 days. It did lower my blood pressure but it’s still not normal. Doctor said it will take some time. Let’s see."

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Anonymous
May 6, 2008

Micardis HCT (hydrochlorothiazide / telmisartan) for High Blood Pressure "Immediate results in lowering my blood pressure and holding steady after 2 weeks. Having feeling of light-headedness but doesn't last very long. Seems to be a great drug...so far so good."

9 / 10

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Anonymous
February 16, 2009

Micardis HCT (hydrochlorothiazide / telmisartan) for High Blood Pressure "I have been on this medicine for about a year. Great medicine. Blood pressure went from 160/94 to 110/72 also lost about 25 pounds."

10 / 10

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Anonymous
June 4, 2012

Micardis HCT (hydrochlorothiazide / telmisartan) for High Blood Pressure "I like this medicine much better then my old one. Hold my blood pressure steady. I dropped 20 lbs and was able to go to half a pill wish I like because the dizziness went away."

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Anonymous
June 11, 2009

Micardis HCT (hydrochlorothiazide / telmisartan) for High Blood Pressure "I took this medicine for two years and it worked great but I developed a cough then I had to change it for another."

8 / 10

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Anonymous
July 1, 2008

Micardis HCT (hydrochlorothiazide / telmisartan) for High Blood Pressure "I've been taking 80/25 for over a month and it's working fine. Only side effect I've experienced is slight dizziness at times. Micardis is wonderful."

9 / 10

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Anonymous
Taken for 1 to 6 months
April 2, 2019

Micardis HCT (hydrochlorothiazide / telmisartan) for High Blood Pressure "I have been taking this drug for a month. It controls my blood pressure, along with two other medicines, but I’ve been so dizzy and tired that I discontinued it today."

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Anonymous
June 25, 2008

Micardis HCT (hydrochlorothiazide / telmisartan) for High Blood Pressure "This is very effective, safe and well tolerated medicine. Preferred in Metabolic syndrome."

10 / 10

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Judy
January 29, 2020

For High Blood Pressure "Dr. upped my dosage from 40 to 80 mg a day. BP is good at my morning reading but at the afternoon reading it's sky high again. I guess this drug doesn't work for me."

1 / 10

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Dontd...
Taken for 5 to 10 years
October 6, 2021

Micardis HCT (hydrochlorothiazide / telmisartan) for High Blood Pressure "I took Micardis for 2 to 3 years then was switched to Micardis HCT was on this for about 4 years. I developed gout and acid reflux."

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Anonymous
August 3, 2008

"I've been taking the 80/25 dose for nearly 3 years and pressure has been steady but boderline high. I rate it highly because of it's ability to keep the pressure steady."

10 / 10

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77var...
Taken for 10 years or more
April 27, 2017

For High Blood Pressure "Very satisfied, I've been using Micardis Plus 80 mg/12.5 mg for the last 15 years and still going."

10 / 10

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