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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DATE ADDED
 
 1  HBP Systolic drops suddenly 50 or more points from the 150s about 2 hours after taking the medication. I'm dizzy, faint and can't breath well for the next 20 minutes. Then the blood pressure starts to rise again slowly almost right away. Is there a slow release version? I also have headaches and I cant sleep well anymore. F 60 6 days
75mg 1X day
7/11/2020
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 1  High blood presdure Joint pain, leg pain, knee stiffness, shortness of breath when exercising, tired F 68 3 months
50 1X day
7/4/2020
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 1  hypertension high blood pressure. shortness of breath when exercising. pounding heart at night. F 53 8 months
50 mg 1X day
7/3/2020
 1  BP Sore throat , anxiety early morning , blurred vision , ringing in the ears , felt tired all the time , sore left shoulder. Will not take it again M 62 25 days
100mg
4/12/2020
 1  High BP Insomnia (when taken at night), nasal congestion, cough with phlegm and congested lungs. I think it exacerbates my asthma. Don't feel dizzy or lightheaded. M 27 1 months
25
3/26/2020
 1  High BP Weight gain, back ache, tiredness, constant fatigue, headaches all the time waking up with them too, depression was awful, crying for no reason, no interest in anything as felt to weary to try to do anything. I do not know if they are helping lower BP but I can not cope with all the side effects so I have to stop them. F 53 36 days
25mg
2/26/2020
 1  High bp I was taking lisinopril but the cough and itching were too much So after almost a month Ion losartan have gained 7 pounds normally I'm 110 lbs now 117.indigestion wreaking havoc with my gut and my hair is falling out plus itching all over .i will stop today This is not a life oh my BP 170/73 not so good lots of itching and panic attacks 75 26 days
25
1/25/2020
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 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
 1  High blood pressure Burning, tingling sensations throughout my body. Cannot sleep with these sensations. Very fatigued and somewhat depressed. I believe this drug is destroying my life. It does bring blood pressure down but the cost to my well being is to high. Got to get off this poison!!! F 73 12 months
100mg
10/8/2019
 4  high blood pressure fatigue F 73 1 years
50 mg 1X day
4/21/2019
 5  Hypertension I previously took 10mg Amlodipine with 8mg perindopril. Did not lower blood pressure. Just gave me headaches and a cough. I started on Losartan 100mg with no side effects but little effect on lowering blood pressure. Then often 190/110. Doctor suggested adding 5mg amlodipine. No side effects and blood pressure now steady at 130s/80s. Losartan works successfully with amlodipine with no side effects M 71 100 days
100
4/6/2019
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 3  Reduce blood pressure It does seem to work. However, the side effects are hard to tolerate. I felt better before I started taking this med. The fatigue and blurred vision, weird muscle aches and strange sensations in my chest are making me miserable. I am presently changing lifestyle habits in order to stop taking this drug. F 59 7 weeks
5mg
4/3/2019
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 1  High Blood Pressure Fatigue most of the time but the worse was dealing with leg and knee pain. Right before I stopped taking this poison it was so hard for me to walk the pain was so bad. Never thought for one second it was this drug. I swore I had arthritis through my whole body. I would go to your gym and would be in pain for a week. After switching to a new med my legs and knee weed back to normal in 2 days. So scary. What kind of poison are we taking to have this affect. Crazy F 55 5 months
25
3/31/2019
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 1  High BP Weight gain, fatigue, diarrhea, distraction, heartburn. I would agree that this dug feels as though it slowly poisons you. Obviously, not everyone (or maybe even most patients) will have this reaction, but it has been bad for me. I started taking about 3 years ago. I'm an avid runner and after about 6 months of taking this drug, my running began declining dramatically. Naturally, I would accept some decline with age and menopause, but my decline was ridiculous. Nothing physically wrong with me that doctor could find. The only difference had been taking this drug. I'm going off these meds to see if it makes a difference. I've always enjoyed great health and energy until I began cozaar. F 58 4 days
30 mg 1X day
3/25/2019
 1  High blood pressure Initially no side effects. Did lower blood pressure. After several months started feeling bloated and nauseous every day. Soon after developed shortness of breath on exertion. I walk 7 miles per day and this had never happened. Severe hip and arm pain. Several throat infections over course of a year. Gained 25 pounds in 6 months. Extreme fatigue. Stopped taking it 2 days ago and feel better already. This stuff is poison. Seeing doctor next week to switch. M 64 100 days
50 mg
2/14/2019
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 1  High blood pressure I cannot believe a medication can cause all this, I felt every day is my last day, I had severe anxiety, every night I feel am going to die, hard belly, chest pain, sharp pain between my shoulders, joint pain, severe headache and a lot of acid. I just got off it and went back to valsartan. I know it is not the great med but the side effects is way less. These medical companies treat your pressure but they make sure they destroy your other organs either by failure heart, kidney , bladder or stomach . Iam planning to stop it and go back to natural way of healing M 37 3 months
50
1/17/2019
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 1  High blood pressure Sinus congestion cannot breath out of my nose at all. F 45 7 days
25mg
1/15/2019
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 1  High Bp Took one night never ever again. The nightmare would have made Steven king proud. I also had to wake hubby up as I couldn’t move. Felt like I was pinned to bed. Stopped immediately after first night F 1 days
N/A
11/11/2018
 2  High blood preassure Dizzy dizzy dizzy! Blood pressure not necessarily reduced. Coughing all the time. Lethargy. Cannot do things I did before due to dizziness. M 69 4 months
50mg
11/8/2018
 1  Mild Hypertension At first I thought Losartan was a miracle drug after trying Lisinopril and Metoprolol. My BP went down to a steady 120/80 and compared to the other two meds, I had minimal side effects. To begin with my BP was slightly elevated when out in BP meds 130/85 but due to family history was prescribed Metoprolol. I switched to Losartan 2 years ago and went from 166 lbs to 190 lbs despite eating healthy foods and working out regularly. Then the side effects suddenly started to sneak up on me. Extreme dizziness, fatigue, heavy feeling in legs and chest. Severe muscle spasms & cramps. Absolutely no sex drive, frequent urination - 5X that of normal rate. Burning in chest, esophagus, and throat. Constantly feeling like food is getting stuck in throat to the point of choking. Always trying to burp to release gas build up in stomach. & chest.. Flush face, cheeks turning red in the middle of meeting presentations Lack of concentration & focus. Constant stress and nervousness about my health condition & symptoms. Even though it lowered BP to 120/80, I would constantly feel like my heart would race after eating and when going to bed at night! I’ve decided that I am to try my best to take the natural route. For two weeks I’ve been off Cozaar and have lost 6 lbs, headaches & dizziness has stopped and I actually feel like I’m back in my own body and not like a walking zombie. Use extreme caution when using Cozaar (Losartan) as even though side effects may seem minimal at first compared to other BP meds. The side effects will sneak up on you. I am going to do my best to watch my salt intake and caffeine intake (by limiting # of soda per day) and keeping active. A 30 lb wight gain in exactly 2 years is unacceptable and constantly feeling awful is no fun. M 45 2 years
50 MG
6/20/2018
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