COZAAR Reviews (LOSARTAN POTASSIUM)

Average Rating: 2.4 (409 Ratings)

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COZAAR  (LOSARTAN POTASSIUM):  Losartan is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) and to help protect the kidneys from damage due to diabetes. It is also used to lower the risk of strokes in patients with high blood pressure and an enlarged heart. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. Losartan belongs to a class of drugs called angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs). It works by relaxing blood vessels so that blood can flow more easily.   FDA Approval Date: 1998-10-13 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR COZAARCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
DOSAGE
DATE ADDED
 
 4  high blood pressure F 44 3 months
5/9/2001
 5  post srroke none very benefical in controlling my high blood pressure M 54 1 years
7/25/2001
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 4  for hypertension Felt woosie for a few mornings, but after my body adjusted to it, it's been OK. Works to control blood pressure. I'm satisfied F 53 4 months
6/10/2002
 4  high blood pressure slight chest pains for a while M 47 2 months
8/11/2002
 5  hypertension none M 51 3 years
11/19/2002
 3  HYPERTENSION RAPID HEART RATE AT TIMES, WHICH CAUSES TROUBLE SLEEPING.HAVE GAINED A FEW LBS.WHEN I FIRST STARTED COZAAR I EXPERIENCED AN UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION. COZAAR HAS LOWERED MY BLOOD PRESSURE SIGNIFICANTLY! M 52 40 days
3/22/2003
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 3  hypertension Extreme fatigue. Joint pain. Change in sense of taste The drug worked to lower blood pressure but I'm so fatigued I can barely function. F 44 6 days
5/5/2003
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 1  For edema, I THOUGHT! EDEMA! Also insomnia, pretty much about 75% of the side effects listed on Rx List! IT ALMOST KILLED ME. Also it kinda made me like a zombie.......READ THE SIDE EFFECTS of ANY MEDICINE BEFORE YOU TAKE IT! Go to http://www.healthsquare.com for the REAL TRUTH that Rx List MIGHT not tell you, Rx list.com is a COPY verbatim of the package insert - duh, like they are going to tell allllllll the bad stuff so you won't take the medicine?? There are other sites, too: Drugs.com, a pharmacist-sponsored site, but mostly HealthSquare will give you THE WHOLE TRUTH, ALL side effects etc. Go to ALL OF THEM and COLLECT INFO BEFORE YOU TAKE ANY DRUGS >>>>>>>>>>I WISH I HAD People are not sufficienty warned about the side effects, especially is someone is having problems with EDEMA.....and notice change in personality or activity level. INDERAL has been around for a LONG TIME, it's safe and not much side effects, I've been on that for YEARS!!!!! COZAAR IS TOO NEW, they just got it apporved in 2003, stick with the ones that they KNOW THE SIDE EFFECTS and will PRINT THEM, because people have taken them long enough. COZAAR MESSES WITH TOO MANY SYSTEMS, and the way it works or its benefits are NOT CLEARLY STATED. ITS A RISK YOU DON M 43 90 days
11/18/2003
 5  blood pressure F 2 years
1/17/2004
 5  blood pressure None This drug really worked very well for me in lowering blood pressure without any side effect. I have tried many other types of blood pressure drugs and all had bad side effects.Cozaar is the only one I can use. M 61 6 years
2/25/2004
 4  blood pressure cough at 50mg, moved to 100mg[high rate], one month later, forced to stop cozaar due to severe cough and chest congestion. two days after stopping cozaar,chest cleared and cough almost completely gone. cozaar always caused a small dry cough.I have been on it for several years, but could not tolerate the high dose.[100mg] M 66
3/24/2004
 1  high blood pressure quite fatigued. tried once before for about a week - trying again. mood also lowered. 50 mg may be too high for me to start. don't really know if side effects will go away or not. never been on the medication long enough to really know. All I know is that I need to take something and this is the first thing doctor gave me. not a happy camper...yet. M 54 2 days
4/9/2004
 1  high blood presure flu like feeling over all did not feel well this feeling would come and go lasting about 10 days at a time with about three weeks of feeling good befour the next time M 43 3 days
4/30/2004
 2  BP None Didn;t seem to lower BP .. M 34 30 days
5/10/2004
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5/17/2004
 5  I'm diabetic with very high blood none In conjunction with Vasotec-it helped considerably lower my blood pressure F 58 2 years
8/30/2004
 5  HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE NONE M 2 years
9/12/2004
 4  hypertension Slight cough, especially in the morning upon rising. Unlike. toporol-xl, which killed my libido, cozaar has actually increased it beyond what it was before, which was pretty high. Otherwise I tolerate it very well but I've only been on it for about a month so I suppose only time will tell---so far, so good. M 54 1 months
9/24/2004
 4  Had bypass surgery None known What side effects others had M 67 4 years
10/11/2004
 4  BP & type II diabetes No side effects at 25mg per day for one year. When moving to 50mg per day I became so sleepy at work that I dozed off between sentences. I could not stay on the increased dose long enough to determine whether it helped. Taken in conjunction with 2x4mg Cardura daily. M 53 1 years
11/3/2004
  

COZAAR  (LOSARTAN POTASSIUM):  Losartan is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) and to help protect the kidneys from damage due to diabetes. It is also used to lower the risk of strokes in patients with high blood pressure and an enlarged heart. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. Losartan belongs to a class of drugs called angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs). It works by relaxing blood vessels so that blood can flow more easily.   FDA Approval Date: 1998-10-13 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

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