COZAAR Reviews (LOSARTAN POTASSIUM)Average Rating: 2.4 (410 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare COZAAR with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR COZAAR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | Hypertension | Was on lysinopril with the cough side effect that destroyed sleep for 3 months. Dr.never suggested it was the cause, gave me cough medicine,said it was post-nasal drip. I did the research and said I wanted to try cozaar. Started at 50mg, had to up it to 100 mg so for two months BP has been very good. Had diarrhea, headaches the first 2 weeks, have had a few brief bouts of optic migraine with the jagged glass effect. Have muscle pain in arm but attribute it mainly to computer use. Have a bad knee but it's actually feeling better. Have noticed weight gain of a few lbs. which is rare and may not be the cozaar at all. | I'm sleeping very well, mentally alert, feeling good mentally and physcially. The big question is why do patients have to suffer debilitating side effects while trying to fix a health problem. Lysinopril was devastating. Overall, the answer is to lose weight and exercise ad be rid of this toxic drugs once and for all. | F | 69 | 60 days | 12/26/2009 | 2 | High BP | Heart flutter, muscle spasms (particularly eye muscle spasms), anxiety, depression, dizziness when standing, insomnia | The side effects are a lot worse when I take the two doses per day that the doctor recommends. When I experience anxiety, I stutter really badly. This does not work well with my job since I work in a call center. I may end up just trying to use fish oil to lower my BP because the side effects of Cozaar are BAD. The only thing that makes them go away is to lower the dose down to half or less, which makes the BP go back up. Its a catch-22. I just need to find something else which can lower my BP and quit relying on drugs. | M | 33 | 15 months | 12/9/2009 | 1 | BP | Extreme facial swelling, hives, itching. I have only been on this drug about a month. | This happened when I took Ramapril, too. | M | 48 | 45 days | 12/8/2009 | 5 | High blood pressure | The side effects have been positive. The cozaar seems to elevate my mood, and I have a much smaller appetite. I have lost three pounds in a week. | F | 50 | 2 weeks | 11/28/2009 | 1 | Prevention of Kidney Disease | Was taking lisinopril for several years and was switched to Cozaar because of the ACE inhibitor cough. Sex drive decreased immensely within two weeks of starting Cozaar. I'm 43 and would much rather have the cough than not wanting to make love to my wife. Will be speaking to MD this week. | M | 43 | 3 weeks | 10/27/2009 | 1 | Blood Pressure | Extreme lower back pain | I used Cozaar for 2 days. Experienced extreme lower back pain. Abdominal cramping. Stopped using after 2 days. | F | 46 | 2 days | 10/12/2009 | 2 | High BP | I had chest pains, shortness of breath, fatigue, headache and sinus pain, but perhaps the worst was breaking out in tons of pimples | I started this drug twice, about a month apart and had the same reaction both times. | F | 53 | 10 days | 10/8/2009 | 2 | High Blood Pressure | After 3 months severe back pain and severe muscle pain especially in knees and thighs. | I also had same side effects with Hyzaar but also insomnia. I have stopped it today, I can't take the pain anymore and the tylenol/advil that I have to take to take the edge off. Its really affecting my ability to do anything. | F | 52 | 3 months | 9/8/2009 | 3 | High Blood pressure | After about two weeks on Cozaar 25mg I experienced shortness of breath and difficulty sleeping restfully because of the breathing problem. | M | 74 | 17 days | 9/6/2009 | 2 | Hypertension | Light headed & vertigo. Sinus dryness and headaches. | Taking the drug for the first time. Its only been 4 days, so I'll wait and see if side effects subside. The reason I was put on Cozaar was because my hypertension was giving me dizzy spells. I went from feeling dizzy once and awile to feeling vertigo all the time. Not much of a cure so far. | M | 4 days | 8/31/2009 | 1 | hi b/p from FMD of renal arteries | I took Cozaar for high B/P caused from fibromuscular dysplasia of renal arteries. Kidney function went way down. Needed Procrit to resolve severe anemia caused by kidney failure. Nephrologist took me off Cozaar and kidney function came back to 60%. | Maybe this med is fine for some people, but I wouldn't reccommend it if you have kidney disease. | F | 58 | 2 months | 8/20/2009 | 1 | Congestive Heart Failure, Stage II | After several weeks of taking 50 mg of Cozaar, just before bedtime, I began experiencing unusual and severe pain in my back, hips, leg muscles, which began about midnight and continued through till morning. (I had an identical response with Atacand, so my cardiologist decided to try Cozaar because it's supposed to be milder. The only difference for me was that Cozaar took a little longer to produce the same side effects as Atacand.) | When I told the cardiologist about my symptoms, he didn't believe Cozaar was to blame because the muscle aches/joint pain didn't start right away. (Since stopping Cozaar, the pain is gone.) Physician arrogance continues to amaze me. How is it that some doctors won't accept the uniqueness of their patients' personal physiologies, preferring to attribute drug reactions to "imagination" rather than listening to, and validating, what is clearly valuable patient feedback? No one knows the patient's body better than the patient. | F | 89 | 8 weeks | 8/8/2009 | 3 | High BP / High TGF-Beta1 | Following my first dose of Cozaar, my eyes turned glassy and had a tint of yellow. Urine darker than usual the following morning. Frequent little annoying headaches. Loss of appetite. I have issues gaining weight already so that's the last thing I needed! VERY FORGETFUL. Depression. I quit Cozaar due to the loss of appetite and memory issues. At least until my doctor has a better understanding of what's wrong with me. Doctors think I have Marfan Syndrome, but we're in the early stages of any type of diagnosis. | On the flip side, it took down my BP when other meds wouldn't and I had a lighter feeling in my chest. My arm veins nearly diminished and the red tint to my lower arms/hands went away. It took the red out of my face. My fingernails and toenails started growing! And, I could tell that my skin was healing quicker. | F | 26 | 30 days | 7/19/2009 | 1 | Protect Kidneys from diabetes | I begin taking two 500mg Metformin tablets in 2003 to regulate my blood sugar. With excellent functioning of my kidneys and no sign of problems, in 2007 my doctor recommended going on a daily regiment of 25mg cozaar to protect my kidneys over time. For over 20 years, I've been an avid walker. Early into the cozaar regiment I experienced no problems taking the pill. However, after about the 13th month into the regiment I begin to feel numbness in my left foot and loss of feeling in the knee joint of my right leg. In 14th month I begin experiencing extreme difficulty in getting and maintaining an erection. Additionally, when an erection came, it was not firm at all. In about 18th month I could not get an erection at all. Prior to both the numbness and erection problem I had never experienced a problem in these areas. Recognizing that I was doing fine before taking cozaar, I decided to search for an Internet chat room to see what others might be saying about this drug. This lead | While I thought cozaar was just a kidney protection drug when it was recommended by my endocrinologist, the research revealed that its being used for a variety of medical conditions, i.e., high blood pressure, hypertension and a few others. This suggest that the drug is still being tested to see which, if any, of these conditions it is best suited. Cozaar may prove to be very beneficial as a kidney protector for some persons with Type II diabetes, but for now, its not for me. Much more data is needed that provide definitive results on cozaar. | M | 61 | 20 months | 7/12/2009 | 4 | high bp and diabeties | Lasinapril like cough showed up after 2 months. Dizzy spells limited driving a car. Reduced dosage to 25 mg did not reduce symptoms. Nausea in warm weather. | Tried both lisinapril and Cozaar, could not tolerate either. | M | 57 | 4 months | 7/1/2009 | 4 | moderately high BP | Dry throat and mild cough. Mild issue with erections. | Helped lower my BP and increased my exercise tolerance. | M | 45 | 1 years | 6/24/2009 | 2 | ED, unable to achieve an erection sufficient for intercourse. Was fine until I started the Cozaar. | Many people complain about psychological depression while on Losartan Potassium. I was depressed but it was an odd kind of feeling - I would call it agrivated depression. I felt like someone was shouting in my ear all day. Nasty. I'm getting off Cozaar. | M | 62 | 120 days | 6/17/2009 | 1 | hypertension | Itching was unbearable. I could not sleep due to the intense itching of the tops of my feet, ankles, calves, arms, & chest. I still have blisters under the skin on my chest looking like cottage cheese & still itching after 5 days off this drug. It did lower my BP to the point all I want to do was sit in my chair & scratch. | I will not take this again. Doc gave me Norvasc as an alternative but the comments about it look worse than the Cozaar. Like many others guess I will have to handle this holistically. | F | 58 | 5 days | 6/12/2009 | 2 | High Blood Pressure | Extreme Lower Back Pain, I"ve only taken this drug for 3 days and I could barely get up out the bed or even roll over in the bed. I know something was wrong or out of place. And I remembered these same symtoms when I to Hyzaar which was the lower back pain and I developed brusitis in my left shoulder. I was off work for 3 weeks and had to recieve therapy for my joints. This drugs lowers your blood pressure but with the side affects are too much to bear. I am very active and it interfers with my daily activities. These drug side affects force you to eat right! | F | 52 | 3 days | 6/11/2009 | 2 | BP | none | I'm taking cozaar, metoprolol and maxide - and my systolic blood pressure still varies from 140 to 107. I don't know what helps, or why it goes that high. | M | 78 | 2 years | 5/9/2009 |