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Reviewer: Joanne bvdm2v, 55-64 Female (Patient)
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I take 20mg with Almodiphine no side effects after ten days tried many others that side effects were awful micardis is excellent!!
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Reviewer: ED, 65-74 Male on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)
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I have been taking 80/12.5 for several years now,and my BP is perfect.
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Reviewer: Terry, 65-74 Male on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)
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My blood pressure stills varies on occasion. Sometimes it is 120/sixty's than it will be 150's/80's.
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Reviewer: Patti, 65-74 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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Does anyone have peeling lips and dry mouth-I feel I have cotton in my mouth every mornning and my lips keep peeling and very dry-I have been takin ghtis medication for a few months and these are the things I have noticed, was dizzy for a couple weeks but that went away..also, can I just stop taking this or do you have to wean yourself off? i don't want to take it anymore if I can help it-
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Reviewer: Cinder, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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When I first took this drug Micardis HCT I cut it in half, which worked well for me. It was too strong at 12.5. My doctor agreed because my blood pressure went down. I have been on it for 4 months and now am experiencing joint pain in my hips which radiates to my knee, calf muscle stiffness,a rash on the outside of my armpits and itchy skin on my thighs. I have been on many BP meds. My Dr. sa
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