COZAAR Reviews (LOSARTAN POTASSIUM)

Average Rating: 2.4 (408 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
 
 5  high blood pressure for years other medications were makeing impossible to have sex.with 100mg of cozaar after a years time i always look forward to going to bed at least 3 times a week for sex and she is very happy.she also takes 50mg of cozaar for bp control.we are BOTH 83 years old only side effect is a runny nose once in awhile. M 83
10/29/2005
 5  hp none but if all the people have so many problems thats what there doctors gets paid for. talk to him or her.it took me a long time to find a drug that works. been taking it 4 years M 58
9/7/2008
 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
 3  I have type 1 diabetes and hbp I had severe pain in hips for over a year that I attributed to arthritis. When I reduced dosage, pain disappeared in one day. F 53
4/24/2007
 3  I was on Norvasc 0.5 mgs. for years
1X day
4/14/2013
 2  
5/17/2004
 2  High BP *** This is an update to an early comment!*** *** M 41 2 years 7/31/2008 *** Diahhrea sometimes,neck and occasional headaches, very irritable and sometimes with pain in my joints,lightheadedness & some dizzyness.Strange feelings and pain in my body. I have been depressed for the first time in my life. can't sleep well at night, lots of swet, Insomnia, coughing and difficut to concentrate. Extreme fatigue, dry mouth, anxiety, rapid heartbeat sometimes - yes, LOTS of depression, LOTS of sweats, LOTS of disorientation and drowsiness too. M 41 2 years 7/31/2008 I went to my doctor and told her of my feelings, after that I have quited the drug and since then life has been much better, and even my HBP is normal!!! amazing, even the doctor is amazed with it :-) I am not training more than before, actually less, but I do eat less salt food and sweets. I don't believe people is writing just for fun or to give the drug a bad name. But for me it worked onle sometimes and after a while i was depressed and all that negative stuff. M 41
10/25/2008
 2  border line high blood pressure Dry mouth, hip pain,foot pain,chills,frequent urination in night,heart feels like fluttering,always tired,ringing in ears,heart races,pulse drops. Was previously on Linisapril in which I had also side effects, my Dr. switched me to cozaar which helped but now having these side affects with this drug. I am on 50 mg and am 49 years old. Bp was 139/89. Now with cozaar it is 128/84. I do not think drugs are tested enough to show any dangerous effects from them. The drug companies seem to be only interested in the huge profits these products produce for them in the short term. disregarding the affects it has on people. M 49
2/4/2009
 1  High blood pressure Early stages of pneumonia. When I wrote my first entry it was in the early morning and I had been hurting for almost 30 hours. When I woke-up a few hours later, the pain in my back had worsened and now had migrated to my chest and my right arm was slightly numb like when you barely hit your funny bone in your elbow. I had talked to a different doctor than my usual doctor and told her of my symptoms and that they were getting worse. She didn't appear too concerned and told me to take something OTC for pain. I had had a collapsed lung 12 yrs. ago and the pain was similar to that. I also wondered if I was having a heartattack. I decided to go to the hospital. Luckily I was admitted to the cardiac unit and they did several tests and after giving me a CT scan of my chest using a dye, it showed that I was in the beginning stages of pneumonia. I found a UK site which lists pneumonia as being a very rare side effect of Cozaar. So please, if you have severe muscle pain in your back, ask your doctor to order you to have a CT scan using the dye and make sure that you don't have pneumonia. This ia an extremely dangerous drug that should be taken off the market. Right now, I'm very scared and I'm hoping that this is all that will happen to me. F 52
50 MG 1X day
4/29/2010
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Patient History
 1   cough, running nose, sneezing, mucus in the chest M 76
1X day
10/19/2011
 1  hypertension Headache, chronic, occasional dizziness F 62
25 mg 1X day
1/19/2015
 1  blood pressure Been on Losartn for years...until drug store changed companies I had no problems...new company in one year..destroyed my stomach and damaged my kidneys. Lots of side affects from a leaky gut and food intolerances I've not had previously. F 65
50mg 1X day
8/26/2017
 3  Not yet M 49 0 days
30 3X day
4/6/2010
 1  High Blood Pressure My doctor (cardiologist) wants me to take 100 mg of Cozaar each day. My blood pressure is 135/90. Thank you so very much for your comments and experiences with Cozaar. I will NOT take it. I have decided to greatly reduce my caffeine and alcohol consumption, excercise regularly and lose some weight! M 56 0 days
12/4/2008
 1  High blood pressure Burning feels all over, I do have a bad lower back pain(sciatica) but it became ten times worse, very bad headaches all the the time no sleep. Came off of it after 3 days, would never take it again, to me it's lethal, this is my second day of not taking it. F 80 0 days
50
12/6/2019
 4   M 1 days
1X day
9/6/2020
 4  hypertension Used cozaar 15+ yrs, good control, no bad effects. Then Bam! Drs. Want to take me off of it. Had recent high potassium levels. First thing they want to do is TRY everything. I am skeptical to say the least. F 68 1 days
100
2/25/2015
 4  ^ Bp 3 days no problems as of yet....bp up and down but 1 good ready 124/76 I haven't seen that lately. I'm a herbal person so this is all new to me taking prescribe meds on a daily basis...and your reviews are scary.....I'm recording my bp and what I was doing @ the time and date. Give to my doctor so he can see bp pattern and eat a balance healthy diet...exercise...and pray to control bp and get off of meds totally. 49 1 days
25
6/22/2013
 3  High BP Stuffy nose, tired and headache M 51 1 days
2/11/2009
 2  High BP One hour after starting on 50mg Cozaar, I noticed that my hearbeat was irregular. Took about 24 hours to return to normal. Stopped taking and will advise DR. of the side effect. Had heart irregularity and developed bad cough soon after starting on 300mg of Avapro, which is why Cozaar was prescribed. Guess I'll have to try something else. M 66 1 days
9/25/2006
  

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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