User Reviews - Tarka Oral
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Reviewer: tuff2fix, 55-64 Male on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)
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Expensive as well as ineffective. Switched to generic trandolopril and verapamil. Much cheaper but still not helping lower bp.
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Reviewer: hypertensive, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)
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started on Tarka 10 years ago I am at the highest dose it does help with BP except every 3-4 years need increase in dose no place to go now with this drug it is expensive but my insurance will pay at lower rate helps some. Be nice if was cheaper.
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Reviewer: tarka, 65-74 Female on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)
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No problem, it has worked for me. But it is too expensive. Like to get one cheaper that works the same.
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Reviewer: 55-64 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months
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Really has lowered my bp...only thing I noticed is my hair has started to thin out since i started...I take 2/240mg, anyone else experience this?
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Reviewer: lois, 65-74 Female on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)
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I have taken this for almost 19 years, only recently the original does 2-240 stopped controlling my bp. Switched to 2others, will go back to tarka at a higher dose dispite the cost.
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