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 | Pain in shoulders and calves | M | 74 | 160 days 50mg 1X day | 8/19/2013 | 1 | Hypertension | Worst drug ever! Short of breath, rapid heart rate... These two side effects are worsened when i try to take any type of medication--whether RX or OTC. And I have been off this horrible drug for four months--I pray it will go away.... | F | 57 | 2 months 25 mg | 7/26/2013 | 4 | High blood pressure | Slight depression. | 50 mg once daily lowered blood pressure. After several years, BP increased. Doubling the dose to 100 mg did not make any improvement over 50 mg -- had to add a second medication (HCTZ). Improved libido. | M | 65 | 10 years 50 mg 1X day | 7/24/2013 | 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 | 1 | Hypertension | Low back pain, Increased urination, hypoglycemia, cramps, anxiety and depression. | Beware, the side effects of this medication will sneak up on you. I started at 25mg once a day and went up to 50mg a week ago. At first i tolerated this med well. Then I started experiencing problems with my digestive system (cramps, nausea, lack of appetite.) Then I developed a pain in my right low back in the location of my kidney. When I went up to 50 mg, I started experiencing rapid heartbeat after the second dose. Last night, my heart was beating so rapidly I was afraid I was going to have a stroke, so I had to lay in bed and take deep breaths until my heartbeat seemed to slow down and I eventually went to sleep. As I write this I am resting and discontinuing this nasty medication. Earlier in the day, I was out shopping when I suddenly became pale white and felt like I was going to faint. As I have experienced hypoglycemic symptoms in the past (but under control for many years) the only thing I could think of to do was ingest sugar immediately. Surprise, the symptoms gradually alleviated and I made it home (just barely.) I am continuing to take glucose tabs but am feeling better. Be VERY careful with this med and don't drive until you know how it will affect you. | M | 52 | 14 days 25 2X day | 5/18/2013 | 4 | hypertension | Possible vivid nightmares. Hard to discern if this medicine is the cause. | Tried metoprolol, lisinopril, HCTZ, and diltiazem before trying this one and having no gi side effects. Worked for me versus the others. | F | 50 | 6 months 50 mg 1X day | 5/17/2013 | 1 | Hypertension | Tachycardia (rapid pulse) 135 bpm requiring hospitalisation, hot sweats, flushing, skin rash, anxiety, panic attacks, irritability and insomnia. | BP did not lower while taking Cozaar, it increased. Changed to Losartan (ARB) because ACE did not suit me and found it even worse. | M | 31 | 28 days 50mg 1X day | 5/12/2013 | 1 | Hypertension | Severe Depression, I am crying and irritable which is not normal for me. I just threw the bottle in the trash. The first day or two on it and its not so bad, but after 2 days I am a crying mess and hanging up on friends when they call. I actually am having this problem with several of the blood pressure medications. | M | 48 | 1 months 50mg 1X day | 5/11/2013 | 3 | I was on Norvasc 0.5 mgs. for years | 1X day | 4/14/2013 | 4 | hypertension | several times taking Losartan I have had rapid pulse rate of 127 | F | 74 | 6 months 50MG 2X day | 4/13/2013 | 2 | hypertension | Shortly after upping my dose from 25 mg. to 50 mg. I developed excruciating patellar tendonitis in both knees. Upping the dose was the only variable , so I cut back to 25 mg. and after 5 weeks the pain is completely gone. | Even 25 mg. of Losartan potassium has caused fatigue, worsened ankle swelling and weight gain. | F | 75 | 6 months 50 mg. 1X day | 4/7/2013 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Extreme vertigo/dizziness, swollen feet, feelings of doom | I went on cozaar because it was cheaper than Diovan; but I could not deal with the dizziness. It was so bad sometimes I couldn't leave the house. Switched to Atacand, but still having the same problems. Not sure if they are caused by the Cozaar still being in my system or the Atacand. I am going back to Diovan because I never had any problems with it. Too bad it is so expensive--- | F | 77 | 1 months 2X day | 3/25/2013 | 2 | Hypertension | Anxiety, Depression, Random Musoskeletal Pains, Headaches, Discomfort, Pelvic Pain, Abdominal Pain | It does help lower my diastolic reading by about 15 but not much for my systolic. I had hell while taking both the generic and original versions of this med. Decided I had it with the anxiety and depression, so I stopped taking it. Trying a natural approach to it. | M | 34 | 1 months 100mg 1X day | 3/8/2013 | 2 | Blood Pressure | I suffered a TIA in early Sept 2012 and was prescribed Ramapril at first. I suffers many uncomfortable side effects from depression to vertigo type symptoms. Over Christmas I decided to stop taking the BP pill and low and behold my life returned to normal. I explained to the doctor what I'd done and she prescribed Lorsatan manufactured by Dexcel Pharms. One hour after taking the first pill I suffered the worst dizzy spell I had ever experienced. I will keep trying this pill and see how I progress. | M | 53 | 2 days 25 | 1/11/2013 | 1 | High blood pressure | Dizzy, cough, sore throat that affects my ears,complete nasal blockage, lungs are now congested, burning glassy eyes, fever, chills | I was using Lispiral but the coughing was disturbing everyone at work so dr. switched to generic Cozaar. I took the first pill and within 2 hours, I felt like I had the worst head cold ever. I'm afraid to continue with it but I might cut pill in half. Just a couple months ago my BP was 100/70 so this is very sudden. | F | 63 | 3 days 50 mg 1X day | 1/5/2013 | 1 | Borderline High Blood Pressure | Leg pain, neck/shoulder pain, headaches | After going off Losartan, I experienced bad anxiety, headaches and tension which lasted for about a month. Reduced salt intake, did acupuncture, massage, and yoga. Now my blood pressure is normal, I'm 10 lbs lighter and I feel great. Don't let your Doctor put you on blood pressure meds until you've tried altering your diet. There's a lot of salt in restaurant food and processed food; try eliminating sodium first. | M | 45 | 5 months 50 1X day | 12/11/2012 | 5 | hypertension | Great med highly recomend | M | 25 | 10 days 25mg | 11/12/2012 | 3 | Sudden Onset Hypertension | So far just stomach aches which I can only trace back to this medication. Other than that, nothing really | Given this medication for a sudden onset of hypertension. One of my MS medications has given me some hypertensive issues. So far other than stomach aches it seems to be helping me. BPs are not where they should be but they are coming down. It's only been 10 days so giving it a chance. | F | 38 | 10 days 100 1X day | 10/20/2012 | 1 | High Blood pressure | Itching, burning skin and welts | F | 69 | 6 weeks 50 1X day | 10/2/2012 | 2 | HBP | Hoarse voice and dry sore scratchy feeling in throat. The worse symptom is pain in the lower abdomen. Not sharp pain, but dull aching pressure constantly with feeling that I need to have a BM. Also passing huge amount of gas and having more BM's than usual. After two weeks, legs ache and head aches off and on. Eyes are red and painful. | I'm feeling so depressed today. I can't understand WHY there isn't a BP medication out there that doesn't have terrible side effects for me? Why is it that the majority of people I know are on BP meds, and they have no problems, but I have had bad reactions to every single one. The doctors think I'm a "nut case", and don't believe me! Do they think I WANT to have a stroke like my father had? Of course I don't, but all BP meds lower my quality of life so drastically, that I can't take them. When I'm not taking any meds, I feel fantastic for my age, with no physical complaints at all, and lots of energy. I dread seeing my doc tomorrow, but I have to go in and tell her that "another one bites the dust"! | F | 76 | 14 days 25 1X day | 6/7/2012 |