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 |
| 2 | High Blood Pressure | Severe edema, which even HCT wouldn't resolve, and even higher blood pressure. | If you have insulin resistance and a problem with edema already, you should be taking Atacand, but, of course, my new doctor, wanted to try something new. | F | 43 | 3 weeks | 7/26/2008 | 2 | Hypertension / atrial fibrillation | Initial dose of 25mg taken for 18 months was fine but when it was increased to 50mgs by cardiologist, I lost 40% of my kidney function in 3 weeks | F | 59 | 2 years | 7/21/2008 | 2 | Hypertension | At 100mg dosage for hypertension: initial flushing, rapid onset of insomnia, shortness of breath (asthamtic), chest pain, angina pain and acid reflux. I should add that it did lower bp signficantly. | Losartan is probably one of the better monotherapies for hypertension available, especially if adequate bp control can be achieved at 50mg. At higher doses side effects appear more pronounced. My negative experience could relate to mild angiodema (which can occur with both ACE Inhibitors and ARB's). I reverted back to Perindopril 4mg for bp control. | M | 30 | 1 months | 7/13/2008 | 2 | Hypertension | Chest pain; anxiety | previously on Toprol XL, but changed due to joint pain and muscle fatigue. Had allergic reaction to Altace, then switched to Cozaar and am up to 100mg now. Have Developed chest pain after nearly any level of physical activity. Resting pulse varies greatly - from 50bpm to 150bpm, accompanied by anxiety above 100bpm. Obviously need to switch again, but what's next? | M | 51 | 21 days | 7/7/2008 | 3 | hypertension | Lower back pain which I didn't think anything of at first because I always have lower back pain but this is differnet. Diahhrea, loose bowels at best, GI bloating and lots of gas, neck and headaches, irritable and run down all of the time with achey joints. | I am getting tired of side effects. It seems like everything I take for my BP I end up having side effects eventually. Sometimes they develop quickly. Sometimes they take a long time. I've been on Cozaar for about 9 weeks now and these effects came on rather suddenly about 4 days ago. I was on Lotrel for 2 years before I had any effects. I guess my wife is right. The only solution is to lose weight, walk everday and won't need the meds. Unmedicated my BP can go as high as 170/110. With minimal doses of anything it goes down to around 130/80 or less. I am on 50mg of Cozaar per day | M | 49 | 9 weeks | 6/30/2008 | 3 | High Blood Pressure | Increased Urination, | I am taking it along with Coreg (6.25 mg 2x) My BP is ok but I feel drowsy and somnolent many times | F | 73 | 6 months | 6/26/2008 | 4 | Mild heart attack, high bp | lower back pain, upper back pain near neck, sinus infection/sore throat | Blood pressure averages around 110/70, taking it along with Verapamil 480mg. BP was about 140/90 before adding Cozaar although I stopped smoking when I started taking Cozaar. Would like to hear from any others who are experiencing similar side effects. | M | 55 | 3 months | 6/14/2008 | 2 | hypertensiooon | extra bleeding on my arms when touched or scrapped, immediately could tell i was gonna have edema of my ankles. suffering for a month now with severe edema. i take extra potassium which it says not to do | dr says i am crazy and i am not having a reaction to this medication i say i am the edema is making me crazy i have never had this problem but it grew gradually worse over the winter time and now with summer it is full blown goes down at night semi sorta but by noon my legs are huge and ankles | F | 58 | 365 days | 6/12/2008 | 3 | Protect Kidneys from diabetes | At first I was on 50mg and verything was going fine. The micro protein levels were being reduced as we wanted. They were high because I was diabetic for about a year and didn't know it and wasn't getting treatment whatsoever. I sent 3 days without taking it one time and was having horrible dizzy spells and palputations. The DR later increased it to 100mg. After about 3 months, I find my erections are not what they use to be and I have had trouble maintainig one recently. I only takle cozaar and metphormine. The mephormine has not changed in 2 years and I didn't notice any problems until 6 months ago. This is really concerning me | I'm thinking that 100mg may be too much for me. I've researched it on line and find there are some people that have reported similar effects on their erections while on the drug. But, there is a guy on here that says his got stronger. I don't know what to think. Any thoughts? I see my DR tomorrow and will probably ask him to drop the dosage. | M | 37 | 2 years | 6/2/2008 | 1 | high blood pressure | intense pain throughout my feet, intense lower back (kidney area) pain, joint pain/ stiffness, headache | these side effects were within 14 hours after ONE pill. my doctor is trying to find a medication that i can tolerate, but out of all of the HBP medications i've tried in the last 3 months, this one is by far the worst. side effects listed were intense and practically immediate. i will not take this drug anymore. | M | 37 | 1 days | 5/24/2008 | 5 | Hypertension/autoimmune disease | occasional headaches | I take this because of an underlying kidney condition. Not only has it kept my renal function stable, but it has also gotten me down to a healthy 110/70. A good alternative to a diuretic. | F | 17 | 5 years | 5/10/2008 | 4 | hypertension | Anxiety, body aches. | I noticed that my erections are firming now and seem to make my wife happy. My doctor said that there is bye product that comes out of cozaar that makes penis harder. | M | 52 | 20 days | 4/24/2008 | 5 | elevated BP | I have experienced no side effects. Works great for me. | F | 54 | 2 years | 4/14/2008 | 4 | High BP | M | 52 | 6 days | 4/12/2008 | 3 | hbp | lightheadedness & some dizzyness | M | 63 | 2 years | 4/7/2008 | 5 | High Blood Pressure. Hypertension | No negative side effects after 4 months use. Feel more relaxed, less agitated. Sleep good. BP is now typically around 124/75 . New Doc recently increased dosage to 50mg 2x/day vs. 1x day 'to provide added protection for kidneys"...???? | M | 58 | 4 months | 3/31/2008 | 1 | mild hypertension | Strange feelings and pain in my body. My heart was hurting and I got depressed first time in my life. Insomnia, coughing and difficut to concentrate. After quitting I got a terrible bloodpressure in my head when i was at the gym. Ambulance took me to emergency. It took me three monthes to get rid of the side effects but now I dont take anything but I changed my eating habbits and take a long brisk walk everyday! I am completely well now and BP is 78 under 123 | A doctor told me Cozaar is made from a South American snake's poison (synthetic now) "so it is possible that people who are sensitive can get same reaction as a snake bitten person". Then I understood why I had felt so sick and I stopped taking Cozaar and consequently I almost died three days later of a brain attac. I was hospitalised for a day and night. | F | 55 | 3 months | 3/29/2008 | 2 | High Blood Pressure | Slight insomina, and elbow joint pain. | I'm glad I found this website, I couldn't figure out what I did to my elbow. | F | 43 | 6 weeks | 3/12/2008 | 1 | HBP | For the past six weeks, I've been experiencing extreme fatigue, agonizing pain in my neck and knees, muscular weakness, palpitations, dizziness and general malaise, but didn't make the connection with Cozaar. I'm so glad I found this website. | F | 57 | 2 months | 3/6/2008 | 1 | HTN | dry mouth, anxiety, rapid heartbeat/pvcs, depression, sweats, disorientation, drowsiness, difficulty controlling sugar level | My sistolic blood pressure still fluctuates between 160 to 180 and I can't see how it can go down with the level of anxiety and palpitation created by the medicine. With Lisinopril my blood pressure went down relaxation but I had to discontinue it since it affected control of my blood sugar. Now I find the same happening with Cozaar. I am going to try a Naturepathic doctor and see how it works for me. I feel we are being used as test tubes for the drug companies. People are very different and are therefore affected differently and drugs don't take that into consideration. | F | 57 | 3 months | 2/29/2008 |