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 |
| 5 | HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE | NONE | VERY GOOD DRUG WITH LITTLE OR NO SIDE EFFECTS | M | 44 | 5 years | 2/5/2007 | 2 | Hypertension | I felt fatigue and anxiety much of the time on Cozaar, but it did bring down my HBP. | I don't trust many of these recent HBP drugs. Sure they are powerful, but at what cost? We are human guinea pigs that are testing the long term effects of these drugs, and we don't know if they are harmful or mutagenic in the long run! | M | 45 | 2 years | 1/27/2007 | 1 | Chronic Headaches | None past I started breaking out like crazy. It's like going through a second puberty. I still can't clear up. Not funny. I may also have gained a pound or two. | It had ZERO effect on my headaches. I started on 50mg & went up to 100mg after 2 weeks. When I went back in to the doctor approximately 2 months later he upped the dose to 150mg which the pharmacist didn't want to fill without a call to the doctor. So I took the 150mg for about two months with NO EFFECT on my headaches. | F | 46 | 4 months | 1/10/2007 | 5 | Kidney Disease | Just upped my dosage from 50 mg (I've been on 50mg for over 10 years) to 100 mg. I'm experiencing light headedness and I woke up three times last night. I also feel very tired. I've only been on 100 for three days now. | I think this product really works. I've had 10 great years on the product and my doctor and I feel it has helpd to keep my kidney disease in check. | F | 50 | 10 years | 1/9/2007 | 5 | Kidney Disease | Just upped my dosage from 50 mg (I've been on 50mg for over 10 years) to 100 mg. I'm experiencing light headedness and I woke up three times last night. I also feel very tired. I've only been on 100 for three days now. | I think this product really works. I've had 10 great years on the product and my doctor and I feel it has helpd to keep my kidney disease in check. | F | 50 | 10 years | 1/9/2007 | 1 | blood pressure | moderate to severe depression came a few hours at a time at first, then all the time; when I quit taking the drug the depression went away | F | 50 | 4 days | 12/8/2006 | 4 | Scarring of the Kidneys | bad energy level... feel so tired.. unable to wake up in time for school.... | It works and helps my medical condition... | M | 19 | 1 years | 12/4/2006 | 3 | hypertension | nausea, bloating, insomnia, back pain | F | 59 | 150 days | 11/14/2006 | 4 | hypertension | none that I am aware of. | F | 64 | 10 years | 11/13/2006 | 3 | Hypertension | Had been taking Lopressor for years, and become habituated. Cozaar gave me fewer side effects than anything else I had tried before - no interference with libido, attention, dizziness, etc. And the positive effect on my BP was immediate. After about two months, though, it seemed to be ineffective. Also, after reading other people's comments, I note that some things I had simply accepted as the difference between Cozaar and Lopressor, or the effects of lower pressure, may have been minor reactions: faster heartbeat, especially at bedtime (I always take at breakfast); a little trouble getting to bed and/or falling asleep; occasional vision blurring. | Glad I tried it, I'll probably wind up pulse-dosing it with lopressor, and as with all drugs YOUR MILEAGE MAY VARY. | M | 50 | 2 months | 10/24/2006 | 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 | 3 | modertely high bolood pressure | No side effects so far(?) I switched out of plendil because of gum bleeding, raw gums, and perpetually swollen ankles (and besides, it did not reduce my diastolic BP by much. Cozaaar, after 3 weeks has controlled the diastolic BP (from 0 to 65). I will continue taking it to see if it brings down the systolic reading as well. | VERY EXPENSIVE! | F | 66 | 22 days | 9/20/2006 | 3 | BP | EXTREMELY TIRED ALL THE TIME: low libido: started having bad leg cramps and pain in shin area like shin splints-expecially at night when I went to bed--both outer thigh areas ache and both hip joints are very painful with activity-difficult to go up stairs due to pain. All tests show everything is normal--only new or different thing is I started cozaar. Doc took me off yesterday and I can see a difference in the leg pain already. | F | 59 | 8 months | 9/15/2006 | 3 | I have IgA Nephropathy | Sleepiness during the day and sleeplessness during the night | I think overall its a great drug as long as its monitored. | F | 19 | 1 years | 8/30/2006 | 1 | High blood pressure | After taking Cozaar for several months, I am extremely tired all day, have pains all over, depressed, apathetic, and cannot do any work or chores without feeling exhausted. I am taking it with Toprol XL. It did lower my bp but am so nervous from the side effects that my bp goes up. | I don't recommend these types of medication. The side effects are too serious and dangerous. | F | 63 | 3 months | 8/30/2006 | 1 | high blood pressure | I was switched to Cozaar because I couldn't stand the cough and insomnia from lisinoril. The cough and insomnia actually got worse with Cozaar. After one day off the cough is gone. | F | 52 | 10 days | 8/28/2006 | 5 | Hypertension | No adverse side effects. In fact, I feel better, have more energy and it has not affected my libido like other BP medicines . | F | 56 | 30 days | 8/26/2006 | 1 | Hypertension | Insomnia, nausea, diarrhea, heavy feeling in legs, irregular heartbeat. | My problems were due to excess potassium in my blood. It took 3 months of Cozaar to cause the potassium build up. Doctor was absolutely no help in diagnosis. It took me 4 more months of feeling miserable to finally figure out the problem. Side effects disappeared within 4 days of stopping Cozaar. | F | 52 | 7 months | 8/11/2006 | 1 | hypertension | Blurred vision within 6 hours after taking. immediately stopped taking Cozaar and informed prescribing doctor. | M | 72 | 2 days | 8/2/2006 | 1 | hypertension | impotency, depression, anxious. | NOT a good fit for me, after being off it for a week now I am still unable to maintain a full erection and still have brief periods of nerves. | M | 45 | 1 weeks | 7/19/2006 |