| Key to ratings for diovan: 5-Very Satisfied: this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal. 4-Satisfied: this medicine helped. 3-Somewhat Satisfied: this medicine helped somewhat. 2-Not Satisfied: this medicine did not work to my satisfaction. 1-Dissatisfied: I would not recommend taking this medicine. |
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| 1 | have high BP | I have a rash on my legs and arms really bad. I also have a very bad dry cough and edema. | I would not reccommend it. Went to the Dr's today and he taken me off of it. It kept my BP down to 107/70 and sometimes a little bit higher, but there is no way I could tolerate the itch. I am also on Norvasc and have had no problems with it. | F | 72 | 80mg 1X D | 7/28/2010 | 1 | High Blood pressure | Skin itching, joint and muscle pain, eye problems have developed. I have found an herbal compound that is working just as well as the Diovan without the side effects, which are starting to disappear. | If you decide to stop taking your Diovan, work with your MD before you stop it. I am an RN/PHD and I have the knowledge to monitor and check for the effects of stopping and changing my medication. There are alternatives to the man made medications out there. | F | 63 | 4 years 160 mg 1X D | 7/27/2010 | 1 | high blood pressure | My blood pressure was quite high so I started on the Diovan regimen last August. I have a terrible cough, pain in my elbows and elsewhere, I feel so tired, etc. My blood pressure is super now, I have greatly reduced my intake of salt and have been trying to follow the DASH diet somewhat. I hope to do better with that. My Doctor wants my blood pressure in the 90/ range before I go off of it. But it is almost always low now, around 120'/80, the norm, or somewhat below or above that figure. I do not dare try another because I am afraid the side-effects will be worse. Therefore my desire is to get off of it completely. I am going to start cutting my pill in half tomorrow. Hope that is OK. | F | 73 | 11 months 320 1X D | 7/6/2010 | 2 | Pre Hypertension | Slowly lost sex drive and developed ED problems. I started this drug with BP at 140/90 but that was the highest it ever got. My doctor insisted I needed it because they just lowered ratings for Pre Hypertension to 120/180. | I have long suspected this drug was causing my ED problems but my doctor insisted that it did not. ED drugs worked at first but I slowly got worse. I tried everything. I finally took matters into my own hands and just tapered off this drug over a period of two weeks. Been completely off it for three days and this morning woke up stiff for first time in years! I monitor my BP closely and it rose to the 130s/80s but I think that is just a rebound effect. Time will tell. | M | 63 | 8 years 80 MG 1X D | 7/5/2010 | 1 | HighBP | deoression, confussion, joint and muscle pain and stiffness | first 3 -4 days not so bad..yesterday and today -can not tolerate side effects, getting worse not better. going to doc today to get off this medication. | M | 54 | 6 days 80mg 1X D | 7/1/2010 | 3 | Hypertension | Felt decent for about 3 months then experiencing left heel pain especially if sitting for a while. When go to stand, feels like pins/needles and burning pain shooting through heel. Interestingly, went for labwork and everything normal except bilirubin elevated at 1.4 (previous bilirubin levels 0.6-0.7) | Will be seeing doctor this week to come off drug and select another med. Diovan known for possible liver chemistry abnormalities. | F | 49 | 3 months 160 mg 1X D | 6/27/2010 | 1 | Hypertension | Depression, Apathy, Very Fatigued, very poor sleep (insomnia and frequent waking), A lot of difficulty walking (legs felt heavy and weak so I could not exercise) | This drug should be pulled from the market. Within 3 weeks of me starting it, I felt very ill. The Depression and Apathy were the worst. I thought that I might have a neurological disorder or at the least that I had become very depressed (which I was but it was due to the Diovan). I thought that I needed to take Antidepressants BUT ALL my symptoms dissapeared in a week after stopping Diovan. My BP was definitely reduced when I took Diovan but at a far too great a cost. | F | 52 | 5 months 80 mg 1X D | 6/22/2010 | 2 | hypertension | My bp is OK all day, but every evening I have bouts of extremely high BP after sitting - 200/95 fatigue, sleepiness -- had to walk to reduce BP. I felt like a hamster in a cage on its wheel! I quit taking Diovan a week ago and now my BP has been much better -- some spikes to 140 systolic, but no frightening near stroke range. I do drink low-sodium V-8 which should help restore my potassium... | I think I have been over medicated -- docs have me on Carvedilol 6.25mg 3x/day and HCT tabs 25mg 1/day in addition to the Diovan. Right now, I seem to be better on just those two, w/o the Diovan. | F | 76 | 6 months 160 mg 1X D | 6/19/2010 | 1 | high blood pressure | Swelling in hands and feet, feelings of confusion, deep sleep with very vivid dreams, feeling tired after sleeping several hours, muscle aches in shoulders and arms requiring continuous pain reliever. | Went to my doctor about taking me off this medication. He blew me off, saying this medication has no side effects. Obviously he has not looked on the internet. | F | 48 | 8 weeks 320 mg 1X D | 6/11/2010 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Severe pain in tendons & joints, swelling, cramps, in hands and wrists, dizziness, tiredness, back pain, gastrointestinal disorders, ringing in ears, blurred vision, dizziness. | Only take this drug with extreme caution - I believe it could be a real killer drug. The damage it could do may be far more severe than any good it may do. Watch for pains in your hands wrists, back, etc. I am looking for something with significantly fewer side effects, but I am now of the belief that possibly ALL BP Med are loaded with side effets | M | 63 | 2 years 80 mg 1X D | 6/7/2010 | 1 | HBP | Weight gain, stomach bloating, periodic coughing, red spots on my legs, hands and feet swelling. | These side effects, as with what others have experienced, happen over time, after you've taken it for a while. It's an awful drug to take for any length of time, and you NEED to convince your doctor of your side effects and for God's sake copy these pages to drive the point home! | F | 44 | 6 months 160 1X D | 6/2/2010 | 1 | Blood pressure | ASEPTIC MENINGITIS !!! | THIS IS A DEVILISH DRUG. WITHIN 14 DAYS I HAD TERRIBLE RINGING IN THE EARS, FEVER, HEADACHES, DIZZINESS, BLURRY VISION, NEUROPATHY, SLEEPLESSNESS. TURNED OUT TO BE MENINGITIS CAUSED BY THIS DRUG. THIS IS MORE THAN 2 YEARS AGO AND SYMPTOMS ARE STILL NOT GONE ENTIRELY (RINGING IN THE EARS, BLURRY VISION). GET THIS POISON OFF THE MARKET!! | M | 49 | 21 days 160 1X D | 5/31/2010 | 3 | high blood pressure | I can hardly get moving around after taking it. I feel as tthough I have a 1500lb weight on me while I try to walk..no energy Blood pressure down but feel horrible | Used the 80 to 160 for about 6 yrs worked ok, but this 320 htc is making me feel really bad | F | 55 | 7 days 80/320 1X D | 5/27/2010 | 3 | High BP | Starting taking due to high BP, was 155 / 105 and after a couple of days, now chugging along at 114 / 78. So BP adjustment worked perfect. Side effects are that I am very winded all the time if I do any type of activity (pretty active person), seems like I am doing everything at 10000 ft. Also pretty severe back pain, dizziness when I get up from sitting, overall feeling of something not right. I am going to cut dose in half and keep an eye on BP to see if symptoms ease up as I have read in some comments here. | M | 53 | 15 days 160MG 1X D | 5/5/2010 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Rash on upper chest. Intense periodic itching over entire body. Muscle pain in neck, lower back,and thighs making it impossible to sleep at night. Symptoms began after taking medication for 3 weeks. | I never experienced such severe side effects with any medication. I feel like I was poisoned by Diovan HCT. Today, I went to an Urgent Care Clinic and received prescriptions for Prednisone and Hydroxyzine HCL to combat my symptoms. Hope it works. | M | 64 | 1 months 320mg 1X D | 5/2/2010 | 5 | hbp+kidneys | none as far as i can tell/i am still taking it. | I was told it is great for your kidneys. | M | 49 | 36 months 320 1X D | 4/23/2010 | 1 | HI blood pressure | SWITCH TO ATACAND. DIOVAN IS ATERRIBLE DRUG. I SWITCHED TO ATACAND 6 MONTHS AGO, 100% MORE STABLE & WAY LESS SIDE EFFECTS. CALL DR. - DO IT. U WILL NOT REGRET IT. | ON DIOVAN - FEEL - WEEK, TIRED, DIZZY, GENERALLY SICK, EVERY DAY! CAN'T BELIEVE THE FDA APPROVED THIS STUFF. AND DID NOT CONTROL BP WELL AT ALL. | M | 45 | 12 months 80-320mg 1X D | 4/8/2010 | 2 | HBP | Extreme lethargy, fatigue, dizziness, confusion, heart/chest pains, joint pain, blurred vision, anxiety, restless sleep, heart palpitations | I started feeling worse and worse on this drug over time and kept going back to my doctor and feeling him how I felt, his response was "you are stressed". I finally came to the point where I had frequent chest pain and confusion, extreme fatigue and went to the emergency room. Every time the doctors said i had a healthy heart and I was experiencing stress, etc. One doctor said I was low in potassium but it was no big deal. Another told me to stop taking the medicine immediately. I did and things got a little better but not by much. Finally found a really good doctor who immediately figured out that I needed potassium ASAP, the day I took the first pill, what a huge difference it made. I felt so much better, and after reading about potassium deficiency, all the symptoms of it are almost identical to what I was going through. My tiredness is gone, the dizziness, the anxiety, blurred vision, I feel much better now. Apparently the drug, because it is a diuretic, washed out the potassium out of my body. I no longer go see the doctor that told me stress was causing all of this. Also my blood pressure is normal as I am eating more healthy. | F | 40 | 1 years 160 mg 1X D | 4/4/2010 | 1 | B.P. | My husband was on DIOVAN for BP control,He has never been Asthmatic,but last year was told he had asthma and was on inhaler and daily meds to control attacks, he had a severe attack and almost died.he continued to have severe attacks while taken his medicine.Ended up in the hospital again,ran tons of tests and everything looked normal.Finally a doctor,one of 4 noticed my husband was taking this drug and said to STOP taking as it may be the cause of this severe breathing problems.He seemed to get them when exercising mostly. It's been 8 weeks off DIOVAN and no attacks yet.We are praying the doctor is correct.PLEASE..If your having breathing issues consider getting away from this drug.SHAME on you drug companies,I wonder how you sleep at night knowing what is happening to people's health.TO YOU ALL...BE WELL,BE IN CONTROL OF YOUR WELL BEING. | M | 53 | 2 years 1X D | 3/29/2010 | 1 | FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE | FOR THE FIRST FEW MONTHS WORKED WELL ALONG WITH DILTIAZEM, BUT TWO WEEKS AGO I STARTED FEELING HOT FLASHES, TINGLYING UNDER MY SKIN, RED SPOTS ON MY SKIN, FUZZY THOUGHTS, CONFUSION, HEART BEAT GOING TOO FAST, AND NO SLEEP, also the joint pain on my shoulders, and my mouth is always dry. DOCTOR DECIDED TO TAKE ME OFF DILTIAZEM ASSUMING THAT ITS THE PROBLEM, ACCORDING TO HIM Diovan is taken well by most people, but after all the comments I have read I am convinced Diovan is causing the symptoms. I heard garlic supplements and a low sodium diet should help, and I am also starting a low fat diet, becaude weight loss is important. Good luck to all and I pray that God may light your way on the best way to go. | I think this medication is okay for temporary adjustments but should not be taking permanently, I think that once your body gets used to it the problems start slowwly and progressively. | F | 29 | 5 months 320MG 1X D | 3/23/2010 | 1 | HBP | It worked fine for the first 5 years. Then slowly all the problems started...I thought "old age"....LOL Then 3 mos ago the Dr doubled the dose to 160 from 80mg. Instant "arthritis" in my left foot and now my left hand. Even changed my eyeglasses because of the blurred vision. I stopped yesterday...so we shall see. My question to people that have quit: did the side effects reverse and the joint pain stop? Vision go back to normal? Thanks..... | M | 57 | 10 years 160mg 1X D | 3/13/2010 | 4 | Very high BP | Negative: Daily, numerous, unexplained coughing spells that start with a "tickle" in my throat. I use cough meds and drops to counter-act. On plus side, Diovan lowered my BP to a safer range. | My BP was 198/120 (stroke range!) when I was prescribed meds. Tried other meds which lowered BP but had more side effects. Am trying to lose weight, so I can hopefully take a smaller dosage of Diovan. | F | 62 | 180 days 160 1X D | 3/7/2010 | 1 | HBP | My body from my elbows down to my fingers and from my knee to my toes were in so much pain I could hardly handle it. What it did to me was destroy my platelets, and the pain was from my bone marrow working hard to make platelets. Now since 11/09 I have had to be put on steroids to get my platelets up which jump up and down now, 4 months on steroids I have gained 30 pounds more and they can't help me with my major high blood pressure with help from the steroids, becuase they have to get the platelets fixed first which could last for ever, or get better, its called ITP. Hope this never happens to anyone its terrible. I was on 80mg steriods, I am now on 30mg which is better, but with out it my body will not make platelets thanks to Diovan | If you take this drug and start having major pain that feels like its in your bones, please go to your doctor and make sure its not destroying your platelets, cause its life threating issue. They are not sure I will ever bounce back from it, and since all this and all the testing for cancer and other things, they call it ITP and say its probably a reaction from the medican. | M | 38 | 4 days 80mg 1X D | 3/6/2010 | 1 | high bp | hair loss big time | bp was good no coughing | F | 53 | 120 days 150 1X D | 3/1/2010 | 2 | hypertension | blurred vision, lack of energy, tiredness, sore muscles in the back of shoulders, nausea | my bp has always been on the high side 140/86. I had some internal eye bleeding, my eye doctor sent me to my physical doctor to have my blood pressure monitored. I wore a bp monitor for 24 hours. It turned out that my physical doctor put me on 80mg of Diovan. The first 6 weeks went great, The meds lowered my bp to 111/75. I had to return to my eye doctor as he was monitoring the bleeding in my eye. AT this time changes were different. No additional bleeding but my cornea thickened and the pressure in both my eyes increased to a criticl level. My vision is blurred - like looking through water. I cannot read print and street sings as before. I started to take 40 mg of the meds to see how this works. after 3 weeks,No changes in my vision as yet. Sometimes i feel nauseous just trying to focus on reading. I plan to see my physical doctor soon to discuss this unfavourable side effect. | F | 55 | 3 months 80 1X D | 2/21/2010 | 3 | high b.p. | joint pain | not until reading the comments in this site did I make the connection to my severe joint pain, mostly in my shoulders and fore arms. I hate being on any sort of permanent medication and now I'll do more research to get my B.P. down some other way. Recently quite smoking cold turkey for 8 weeks now and that has lowered my speeding heart rate from 90-100/min. to 70/min. Absolutely hate the thought of going vegan....! Any other natural remedies would be appreciated. | M | 48 | 3 years 1X D | 2/20/2010 | 2 | high blood pressure | I had tinnitus before and now is worst. | Meds. are not the best to treat medical conditions. I'm using natural supplements now and working with a Naturopath. I'm still on Divoan, but I need to switch to a different medicine, unfortunately. | M | 35 | 5 months 160 mg 1X D | 2/15/2010 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Severe Joint Pain, headache, sleep disorder, anxiety attacks, loss of libido, hair loss, rash, sun intolerance, wait gain (over 60 pounds), nervousness, dizziness, lack of energy, wrist pain, blood circulation problem, numbness | Please share you story if you tied or completely stopped Blood Pressure medication Diovan (SEND US AN EMAIL). My husband is taking Diovan 160/12,5 mg. My husband is a very health oriented and dedicated person. Since he became raw vegan (eats only raw veggies, fruits, nuts and seeds) his blood pressure dramatically & dropped naturally (it's is now 117/76 - 120/80). We do not eat any animal products, including diary and eggs, do not smoke or drink. My husband lost more that 45 pounds and feels way better than before. If he knew that RAW VEGAN life style will help him so much to become feel healthier and younger looking, he would never have needed drugs to start with. Now he knows that getting rid off toxins in your body by eating raw food can lower blood pressure as body becomes healthy. I wish we knew it 5 years ago! Now when his blood pressure naturally lower, and when he takes Diovan (he takes half of the pill now, so it's makes it a dose of 80/6,5) he feels horrible and his blood pressure drops as low as 106/68 (used to be 180..). Our doctor insists on impossibility of stopping BP medication. But I googled and saw that IT IS possible after 6 months of stable BP!!!! I googled and found horrible side effects of Diovan (severe muscle cramps, headaches, depression, anxiety, joint pain, rash, hair loss, libido loss, low energy level etc), my husband experienced all of them. We found this great website and I see that plenty of people who used this drug and experienced t | M | 50 | 5 years 160/12,5 1X D | 2/13/2010 | 1 | High blood pressure | Dry cough so bad I had to start using pads again or I would wet my pants. Pain in chest, joint pain, head ache, vivid nightmares, depression, waking up at night. | I started out with another bp medicine I can't remember the name & start a dry cough a few days into it I did not connect it with the bp meds, the medicine did not help with my bp so I talked to my Dr. so she said she would change me to Diovan, she mentioned that the first medication had a dry cough side effect anyway so that's when I knew I got the dry cough from the bp med. I stopped taking the 1st bp med and my dry cough stopped. I started taking the Diovan and within a week the dry cough started again. I am so miserable I can't do anything I feel so depressed I can't get out of bed on the weekends and force myself to work, have headaches & joint pains and can't sleep on my right side because of pain in my right lung and cough the whole time. The only way I can get any sleep is on my left side with two pillows holding up my arem. I actually felt like I would like to kill myself a few times. I told my Dr. & she said to stop taking the Diovan. It has now been a week but I am still coughing & tired & in pain. She wants me to start taking Norvasc 10mg for the bp but I am waiting until my cough goes away. Now I will look up that bp med and see what people have to say about it. This is a catch 22 you are screwed if you don't take the meds & screwed if you do. | F | 61 | 1 months 1X D | 2/8/2010 | 1 | HBP | Major weight gain, extreme bloating, I had tinnitus before taking diovan but now it is worse than ever, itching all over, droopy eyes, swollen fingers and feet, wrist and ankle pain, I feel horrible and it all started with taking this medication, cough, extremely dry throat, extreme fatigue | Digestive problems, had endoscoppy, ultrasound, CAT scan of the abdomen, just want off of this medication, doctors look at me like I am hypochondriac, I feell terrible and no one can tell me why | F | 52 | 2 years 160 2X D | 2/8/2010 | 1 | HBP | Two very strange infections that won't go away. Confusion. Hard to think. Low back pain. Ears ringing. Loss of libido. Tremors. Neck pain. | At first it was great but a week in some of the changes started. BP normally 145-150/90-95 but doctor says to high. I run two miles a day (for life) or bike 70 minutes. Heart doc says my cardio system is great except for BP. I am stopping Diovan this morning. Actually, cut in half for a week. See if infection clears up. Have tried 10 BP meds and got all adverse reactions and side effects. Ten year fight to control elevated BP. Not worth it. I will continue to run and ride my bike. Oh, and watch out for enalipril. It is a real bad med. | M | 59 | 45 days 80 1X D | 2/5/2010 | 1 | Blood Pressure | After taking for two days, I noticed a very bad rash on my left breast in which I had cancer two years ago. Of course, you can imagine my concern so off to the doctor I go this morning. I am also experiencing extreme vertigo - can barely lift my head. This is a terrible drug. Will report back later with report from my oncologist. This drug was a replacement for a drug (Benicar) I was taking which is no longer being manufactured. | M | 67 | 2 days | 1/27/2010 | 1 | hi blood pressure | Dry mouth, insomnia,upper respitory infection (the cough associated with this seemed to last forever over 30 days) insomnia caused hallucinations(Seeing things that were not there)and paranoia | The side effects started immediately and were very scary. I only took this medication for two weeks, only because thats how long it took me to figure out what was causing the haallucinations and paranoia. p.s. i was taking the diovan 320mg in conjuction with 3 other blood pressure medications | F | 45 | 14 days | 1/21/2010 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Muscle pain, back pain, cold feet, Hacking up flem | Unfortunately for me most drugs are problematic, It seems that i am the 1 percent that always gets the side effects. All drugs have benefits and problems, I have tried almost all the bp drugs with varing degrees of side effects. My advice to everyone is no one knows your body better than you if you do not feel right it is probably caused by the drug, If you do not have a heart problem stopping bp drugs will not kill you until you find out if it is the problem. you are you own boss, Dr will always say the side effects are rare, Do not start a new drug until the effects from the old one are gone. It took me years to figure this out. I hope this helps | M | 52 | 2 weeks | 1/19/2010 | 1 | high blood pressure | i only took 3 pills. each day symptoms of diarrhea and horrible stomach pain got worse. I stopped taking it. i will never take this type of medicine again! | F | 66 | 3 days | 1/11/2010 | 1 | high bloood pressure | Dizziness, lightheadedness, severe stomach pain, diarrhea, flu-like symptoms, tired | M | 92 | 4 weeks | 1/7/2010 | 1 | HBP | extreme back pain and upper leg pain. had to go to the emergency room. | i think this is a dangerous drug. i wish i had read this site before taking this stuff. | F | 54 | 26 days | 12/29/2009 | 2 | HBP | LOSS OF LABIDO; ED; SUDDEN DARK SPOTS IN VISUAL FIELD, LACK OF ENERGY, LACK OF INTEREST, LACK OF CONCENTRATION, JOINT PAIN | This is crap DRUG !! I have reviewed almost 500 reviews and all the comments in this database. Try another drug. FDA should take it off the shelf. | M | 50 | 9 months | 12/25/2009 | 1 | high bp | I was put on Diovan for elevated bp. | I was in a constant fog and experienced constant dizziness. It began in interfere with my ability to function in daily life and work. Other side effects that were inconvenient but not deal breakers were ringing in my ears and tingling hands and feet. I switched to Atacand and experienced the same side effects. My Dr. has now ruled out the ARB's for me and switched me to a beta blocker. I've been taking Bystolic for three days. This is the closest that I've felt to "normal" since starting bp meds just over 2 months ago. | F | 35 | 2 months | 12/12/2009 | 5 | hypertension/diabetes | I've taken 80mg diovan for 8 years, no noticeable side effects. | My doctor prescribed a BP pill after I'd had several high readings of 130/95+. I have type 1 diabetes and he said that ACE Inhibitors, such as Diovan, were successfully eliminating complications from diabetes in many patients. That convinced me to start taking yet another medication. The first BP pill he put me on caused me to cough, so he switched me to 80mg Diovan and I haven't had any problems since, plus my BP is now regularly 110/70. I'm sorry to hear others are struggling, the good news is there are a lot of BP pills out there so if one causes you problems there are always options. | F | 45 | 8 years | 12/7/2009 | 4 | hypertension | The 80 mg has worked fine for me with no side effects except occasional vivid dreams. My BP has stabilized at 140/90 and for me that is just fine. I don't accept that one set of numbers is 'normal' for everybody. | M | 69 | 1 years | 11/23/2009 | 3 | High blood pressure | Have been taking diovan for about six years and was satisfied that it dropped my blood pressure. Started having heart flutters and went to Doctor and he took me off this med. Had been having lots of joint problems and real bad pain in the heel of my foot, also starting having consistant erectile disfunction thought was due to age but at 45 really didn't understand why. Long story short Doctor put me on 5mg nebivolol and within one week my joints and heel of my foot started feeling better, also guess what.......my erectile problem became less frequent and now that Ive been on new meds about 3 weeks not having any erectile problems. Wife very happy and so am I. | Be very cautious of this drug. They say only 1% of men have erectile disfuntion from this drug, guess I was the 1% | M | 46 | 6 years | 11/10/2009 | 3 | hbp | pain on left side of head ,dizziness ,cant sleep once i wake up,feel like passing out ,tired after 12 noon | M | 50 | 9 months | 11/10/2009 | 2 | lower blood pressure | I was so tired and all my joints hurting and alot of coughing. I lowered my blood pressure but the side effects were too much. I am stopping it. | F | 38 | 21 days | 11/3/2009 | 3 | HBP | I started taking Diovan about a year ago after the beta blocker I was taking really wasn't working well enough. The Dr. prescribed Diovan 160 mg, and I do have to say that it helped lower my blood pressure without major side effects... for almost a year. After that time, I started experiencing side effect that many others are listing. I reduced the dose to 80 mg myself, and immediately noticed improvement in the side effects. I really have concentrated on exercise and trying to watch what I eat as well. I actually hope that I can come off of the meds completely. I've recently picked up a book called Ultra Metabolism (for the pupose of weight loss), but I am optimistic that it will also help in the management of blood pressure as well. I hope to comment further on that, but I am only in my 1st week of the new eating plan; likewise, I have only recently reduced the dosage of the meds I am taking. | Reading some of these comments is scary - scary enough to want to go off the medication to avoid these side effects. Doing so at the sake of increased blood pressure can do irreversible harm to your body - even death. Be careful, educate yourself, and if you feel like your Dr. isn't helping... change doctors. | F | 41 | 1 days | 11/2/2009 | 1 | High blood pressure | Very severe Joint pain,fatigue,have been on this for a year and DR keeps upping dose,now on 160MG & 80MG daily and side effects just getting worse | Spoke to Dr who said joint pain very rare with this drug, and dismissed this as cause of pain.Have stopped taking this med today and will monitor BP myself!! | M | 40 | 365 days | 10/28/2009 | 2 | B/P was 170/110. Been on 80mg Diovan for a month now and have lowered BP to 130/90. Side effects are starting to kick in. Mouth and lips have tingling sensation, finger tips tingle, dizzy and lightheaded. Going to speak with my Doc about other options. Man my quality of life is terrible right now, I would rather suffer from high BP then be on this drug. | There has got to be something better. | M | 44 | 30 days | 10/14/2009 | 5 | High blood pressure | none whatsoever | guess I am the lucky one in the group | F | 60 | 1 years | 10/6/2009 | 1 | This is my second entry to this website. Put on Diovan by a doctor who had never seen me before at the ER, but saw elevation in BP on a stress test. Well, doesn't exercise make your BP rise?? Now I feel like I am stuck! No one can get me off this stuff!! It is like it takes over your very soul! My side effects include: numb lips, some hair loss, weight gain around the middle, sore feet, ankles, and lethargy! I have been on it for a year and a half and it is no better! Now my doctor (MY doctor) says to try Amlodipine, and I am seeing horror stories about it as well!! I just want off the medication, but once you are on this crap, there seems to be no end in sight. I posted a comment on here last year, and I am still miserable. | Poison. Plain and simple. If only I had gone on this website BEFORE I started swallowing those little peach-colored pills...I feel as though I am possessed, and that is no lie. Anyone who thinks this website is a hype is wrong. I feel every single person's pain as I read these ratings... | F | 58 | 1.5 years | 10/6/2009 | 1 | HBP | aching joints - everything hurts, continual sweats, dry mouth, insomnia!!!, depressed! no sex drive | Glad I took the time to check this out, off to the docs tomorrow to sort this out ! | F | 50 | 12 days | 10/4/2009 | 1 | HBP | Hair loss, weight gain, dizziness, ed, heart flutters, insomnia and on and on. | I discontinued use of Diovan about two years ago. Lousy drug. Just thought I would share that I have no side effects on Atacand--also an ARB. You may want to talk to your doctor about it. | M | 53 | 1 years | 9/30/2009 | 1 | HBP | Extreme fatigue, dizzy, depressed, fuzzy head, general feeing of being unwell for 12 months. | So glad I foubd this site, I feel like I can do something about this now, never thought for a minute that side effects of drugs could make you feel worse then the HBP. | F | 38 | 12 months | 9/29/2009 | 3 | High Blood Pressure | Dry mouth and throat, headaches, hair loss, heart palpatations(rarely), loss of sex drive (totally- gradual onset), general lethargy (gradual onset) | Diovan worked well for the first 1.5 years that I took it. It lowered my BP from 155/104 to 115/70 or lower. The dose was 160mg. Then, over the next year I lost 25-30 pounds. That is when Dry mouth and throat, headaches, hair loss, heart palpatations, loss of sex drive, and general lethargy started. My dosage has deceased to 80mg/day. I am hoping the side effects will go away. Personally, I think my side-effects were brought on by the weight loss without a drop in dosage and wonder why my physician did not do something sooner. | F | 54 | 3 years | 9/26/2009 | 2 | high blood pressure | muscle aches in lower back,and cough. | F | 77 | 4 weeks | 9/26/2009 | 4 | high blood pressure | Lately with increased dosage to 160 mg. feet are swelling. Not sure if it's the Diovan increase. | I took 80 mg. for about 3 years. It helped my b/p but lately it has begun to increase, and now am on 160 mg. Also take Maxzide and was put on Magnesium and Potassium due to low blood counts on both. Don't really know if any of these are causing the problem. I just know, my feet are swelling and that isn't normal. | F | 71 | 3 years | 9/20/2009 | 1 | bp | Ed even with Cialis,and very difficult to achive orgasm tired,reflux | It did lowere the Bp..but what a cost... | M | 54 | 5 days | 9/5/2009 | 1 | HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE | MAJOR MUSCLE ACHES, BOWELS ARE VERY SORE, SICK TO THE STOMACH,TIRED AND DISORIENTED,NO ENERGY WHAT SO EVER, LIGHT HEAD AND DIZZY AT TIMES, GET ME OFF THIS CRAP... MY INSURANCE COMPANY AMERIHEALTH WOULDN'T LET ME TAKE AVALIDE!!! I GUESS THEY'D RATHER I SUFFER....... | I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND THIS TO MY WORST ENEMY!!! | M | 52 | 4 days | 9/2/2009 | 3 | HBP | I'm so glad I found this site! I am only 22 years old and was diagnosed with HBP when I was 19. I have been taking Diovan HCT for the past few years. I've been SOOOOO tired!!!! I just feel completely wiped out from the time I wake up until I go to bed. I also constantly have to urinate. I get dizzy often and see weird spotty colors in front of my eyes. The worst part though has been the constant fatigue. Since i've been on this medicine I can fall asleep anytime. I could sleep all day long if I wanted to. Even if I get a solid 8 hours of sleep i'm exhausted after being awake for a few hours. I'm getting off of this! | F | 22 | 3 years | 8/31/2009 | 1 | htn | severe foot pain | F | 45 | 3 years | 8/31/2009 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | I took Diovan for just a matter of days, but I'm going off of it today. Couldn't continue because it made me feel simply terrible - no energy - heart palpitations - sleeplessness - confusion. I am not exaggerating when I say it feels like my entire system CRASHED. I don't wish this on anyone, BUT every person is unique. If Diovan works for you, stay with it and don't be influenced by anything but how your body feels. It's very hard to find a blood pressure medication with tolaerable side effects ... or imagine ... no side effects? | F | 59 | 4 days | 8/16/2009 | 1 | Hypertension | OMG!!! Hate this drug. In ER for anxiety attack, BP was 200/140 SCARY event. Doctor prescribed Diovan 80 mg and water pill. Water pill great Diovan caused me to have upper chest pains, pain in esophogus area, weakness, heat out of it, couldn't think. Chest pain lasted 1-2 hours. Couldn't take it anymore so I went back to ER. Great ER Dr. did blood work and EKG confirmed I'm healthy, nothing wrong with heart, kidneys & liver. Made connection that Diovan was causing these sensations. BP was 140/100 on Diovan 80 mg. Suffered for 3 wks on Diovan. NEVER AGAIN. Went to doctor on Monday has put me on Altace 5 mg. Not sure what to expect. Pretty sad about being on BP meds. Pray for me. | Not everyone will experience issues with Diovan. My Husband takes Metroprol and Diovan for past 5 yrs. No side effects. Pay attention to your body and don't be afraid to speak out. I wish you good health. | F | 32 | 21 days | 8/11/2009 | 4 | hypertension | M | 44 | 12 months | 8/8/2009 | 3 | High BP | Some mood swings. Some fatigue. After 3 years dosage increased to 80mg. Two weeks later major allergic reaction, swollen face, lips, hands. Extensive raised red rash on knees, back, forearms. Like major flea bites but not itchy. | Shame, until then it was doing a brilliant job controlling BP. | M | 50 | 3 years | 8/7/2009 | 2 | High Bllood Pressure | Heart Palipations esp. at night. ED, Low sex drive. Joint pain. | Disruptive sleep with heart palipations often waking me up. Also occasionally would wake up hot & sweaty. Both of these side effects are gone now that I switched to another type of medicine. Also now that I'm off of Diovan my sex drive is returning to normal. Worked OK for my High BP but has Too many serious side effects. | M | 56 | 2 years | 7/24/2009 | 3 | high blood pressure | hair loss, insomnia, dry cough, fatigue and joint pain occasional shortness of breath and mood swings. | I was on Diovan on and off for 10 years. Though it controlled my blood pressure. I cannot deal with the side effects. I was experiencing hair loss for several years and realized it started when I started taking Diovan. Everyone I spoke to stated that hair loss was not a side effect of Diovan. Needless to say I discontinued the Diovan at least a month ago and my hair is growing back, I haven't had that annoying cough, no shortness of breath, my joints are not hurting anymore and I have no trouble falling asleep and a decrease in the mood swings. All of these side effects were making me miserable. I would gladly take Diovan again if it weren't for the side effects. | F | 38 | 10 years | 7/23/2009 | 3 | Hypertension | Severe sleeping problems. Never had such a hard time falling asleep in my life! Even if I were to finally fall asleep from exhaustion, due to not getting enough sleep, I will wake up in a few hours, usually sweaty. Most of the time, I could not fall back asleep. I'm not sure but I feel like I have similar dry cough symptoms as I did with Lisinopril but still not very pronounced and too early to tell. | I was initially prescribed Lisinopril and took it for a few months but had to stop due to the persistent dry coughs. I coughed all throughout the day and it also woke me up almost every night due to it. I have only been on blood pressure meds for 4-5 months now. Diovan for about 6 weeks. It does seem to work on controlling my BP though. | M | 38 | 6 weeks | 7/18/2009 | 2 | edema | My BP was 80-something over 50 something, even after cutting dose in half. Lost hair, gained 50 lbs. | did not do a good job for the purpose it was prescribed: swollen ankles. | F | 59 | 4 years | 7/18/2009 | 2 | Hypertension | INSOMNIA!!!!! Up until 5am, and then only able to sleep for a few hours. Felt crummy. Also didn't impact my b.p. much--would have had to increase the dose, and I was already having way too many side effects at the lowest dose. | Might work for some people, but not for me!!!!!! Micardis, in the same class, really works for me. Diovan, unfortunately, did not. I never felt well on Diovan. When I changed the timing of the dose, then I had to deal with exhaustion. So, not a good drug for me at all. Cheaper than Micardis, yes, but just didn't work for me. | F | 52 | 7 days | 7/16/2009 | 3 | high blood pressure | loud ringing in ears...muscle twitching...vivid dreams... insomnia...lack of sex drive...weight gain...dry cough... and phantom sounds in my ears like a bell ringing | After reading comments from others, I now think it has been the diovan that has caused side effects. There has been a direct correlation between the side effects and the time I started taking the diovan. I am going to speak to my doctor tomorrow about going off it. | F | 66 | 2 years | 7/14/2009 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | BP back to normal but I feel horrible. Everything hurts - joints & muscles, no energy, broke out in blisters that won't heal, gained weight, my hair is falling out and I am angry all the time. | I am also taking Crestor so I don't know if that is the cause of some of my problems as well. I think I will take my chances by watching my diet and getting more exercise. I've never been a fan of doctors or prescription drugs. | F | 59 | 6 months | 7/14/2009 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Weight gain, was 150 lbs jumped up to 210 lbs after taking Diovan 320 for 1 year. Joint pain, bloating, ED, head aces, blurred vision, ringing in ears, flu like symptoms | Blood pressure goes up and down, but never gets to the normal range, from 160/100 up to 220/110. This stuff makes me sick. Stopping it now no matter what doc says, maybe I will be able to get it hard again!! | M | 59 | 1 years | 7/12/2009 | 1 | hbp | muscle loss (per blood test), vivid dreams, anxiety, shaking, dizzy, extremely sleepiness -- can't wake up, excessive mucous in throat, needles pricking all over face, itchy scalp and arms, hoarseness, laryngitis, dry mouth, shortness of breath, virus, hyperkalemia, swelling inside throat and eyes, black circles under eyes, sore throat, could not eat, confusion, swelling around mouth, welts and bumps inside mouth, cough, extreme weakness, weight gain, higher white cells in blood, change in glucose, blurred vision, too many more to mention | I have been off of diovan for 3 weeks -- some symptoms have disappeared, some lessened, some still very prevalent. Do you ever get over this or can some of it leave permanent damage? | F | 66 | 4 months | 7/3/2009 | 2 | High Blood Pressure | No Side effects | I was taking diovan 160 mg for 3 weeks did not lower my BP 150/100, Dr increased it to 320 mg, it lower it for 1 week 121/76, but now it is back up 138/94, I have been taking this dosage for 1 week but BP is starting to increase. | M | 58 | 30 days | 6/29/2009 | 2 | moderate high BP | dizziness (may be vertigo) palpitation, throat irritation | M | 2 months | 6/8/2009 | 1 | HBP | Hair Loss, Skin Rash, can't sleep | F | 62 | 27 days | 5/25/2009 | 2 | high blood pressure | Extreme hair loss, dizziness, back and joint pain, and insomnia | I need an alternative - please email me with any other remedy that will not cause hair loss (please!) | F | 58 | 4 months | 5/12/2009 | 1 | BP | Vivid dreams. | M | 47 | 1 years | 5/11/2009 | 1 | high blood pressure | Weight gain of over 10 lbs in 3 months, dry feeling inside nose,stuffy nose,sore throat, coughing all day,incessantly at night,enough to keep me awake, dry mouth, itchy scalp, dry brittle fingernails,were long before,tired all the time,would fall asleep in watching tv and couldn't force myself to wake up, no motivation,pain in kidney area | stopped taking 3 days ago and already feel as if my thoughts are clearer----dr.wants to put me on releven but believe i will try herbal remedy instead, this is the first drug i have ever taken, don't believe in them---now I know why | M | 59 | 3 months | 5/9/2009 | 1 | HBP | Weight gain. Bloating.Daily headaches. Tingling/numbness in lower legs & feet. Dry mouth and what feels like dry patch in throat. Problems sleeping. Extreme lack of motivation/interest in things. Joints ache. Just an all over feeling of feeling like crap...all of the time. I thought I was nuts until I started reading other people's descriptions on here. I'm quitting this drug right now. | F | 51 | 6 months | 5/5/2009 | 1 | Doctors Orders | on 1/18/08, BP 158/122/110, I was taking Toprol-XL 100 mg & TriCor 145mg; I came back from a Trip outside of Alaska and gain 50# Fluids. My Cardiologist of 11 years, switch me to 80 mg Diovan & 20 mg Coreg CR Felt OK. 6/23/08, BP 144/86/100, increased to Diovan HCT 25mg-160mg & 40 mg Coreg CR. 10/1/08, BP 164/106/84, increased to Diovan HCT 320 mg & 40 mg Coreg CR. I started to Feeling Stress-out and Depress Could not sleep & Memory loss, effected my HIgh-Stress workload. Stop Taking Meds Diovan & Coreg CR & Lipitor, Felt much better. 11/11/08, BP 140/90/70 (Note: no meds for weeks), Doctor denies my complants about Meds & Problems, Tells me to Continue to take all 11 meds, increased Diovan HTC 320 mg / 12.5mg & Coreg CR 40 mg. I stopped taking Diovan HCT & Coreg CR. Had no Problems Until 2/1/09, 2 Degrees outside in and out of house (Anchorage,AK) came down with Cold, started having poor Sleeping habits and mild Edema in legs. Couch-Rest low | I believe Diovan is not for Me and can do additional harm to my Body other organs, and even death. We all die some day but why chance it with pills if they are not monitor by the Doctor's & Nurse's you trust in to help you control you body weakness. I have no insurance since Blue Cross / Blue Shield drop me in 1998. I can not afford $10K weekend Hospital stays, nor the Future $150 - 320 K Triple By-pass / Pig-valve the Doctor wants me to have. Three years ago was told to have a ICD implant $30 K Defiberator, we know what happen with them too they were recalled and just last month they found the wire break over time. | M | 52 | 16 months | 5/2/2009 | 1 | HBP | My heels hurt so badly that I could barely stand to walk, and my ankles felt like they could go out on me at any time. I had headaches upon waking, heart flutterings and night sweats, weight gain, and puffiness. I also couldn't breathe right. Thought I had a major sinus problem. Didn't feel healthy at all. | Previously, I took Coreg, and my legs grew to be so weak that I could barely walk around my building at work. (not that big of a building) I switched to Micardis because of that, which was okay, but then switched to Diovan because of cost. I now know that the Diovan has been causing my current symptoms, thanks to this website. All of these meds are toxic chemicals, so if you're looking bigger, it's because your body stores toxins in your fat cells because that's the safest place for it to put them! I'm currently working on a full body detox, as well as a liver detox,(through Dr. Marilyn Tucker out of Nashville, Tenn.) and today, right now, I feel like a new person. Go to http://drmarilyn.tv/index.html and read about it. Something's changed because I haven't taken Diovan in three days and my blood pressure hasn't spiked up. Also, MY HEELS AND ANKLES NO LONGER ACHE!!! Dr. Tucker has helped me so much. She's a Doctor of Pharmacology who came to understand that all chemical meds are poison. She's totally holistic now. It costs some money for the products, but she actually calls and talks to you personally, AND assigns you counselors. If I can help even one person with this information, I'll be very happy. Check it out. AMERICA NEEDS TO GET OFF THE DRUGS! | F | 52 | 6 months | 4/23/2009 | 2 | High blood pressure | After 3 months I have significant pain in the upper middle of my back. Hard to sleep because of the pain. Some kidney pain. Light headed like almost all BP meds. Keeps my BP in check. | Have taken several BP meds (azor, benicar, amlodipine, bystolic makes your eyes close, soooo sleepy) and all have some issues. I've only been on BP meds for a year and hate it. Got to find a way to stop the bad drugs. | M | 49 | 3 months | 4/21/2009 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Extreme lower back pain and abdominal cramps. Blood pressure 200/104 when above 7,000 ft. Dosage increased from 40mg. once a day which I could tolerate, to 160mg. Never lowered BP. -- even adding Norvasc or Topril at night. | When I returned to FL quit taking diovan. Within 48 hrs. my extreme lower back pain subsided and after 4 days all symptoms completely gone. After something I read on the internet, I am wondering if Diovan affects the kidneys and if it can cause renal failure. There was no warning about this side effect. I am off all medication and will take my chances despite stroke level HPB. Have tried Dyazide, Norvasc, Topril, Monopril, and Diavan. None did much to lower HBP but all had unacceptable side effects. Does anyone know of a BP medication that works at high altitude? | F | 66 | 2 months | 4/3/2009 | 1 | High BP | Prickly feeling in scalp, pressure on top of my head, droopy left lid, vision deterioration in right eye, extreme ringing (tinnitus) in right ear, occasional difficulty walking a straight line, weight gain. | Although I was only on Diovan for 2 months, I still have residue side affects 3 months later. I had to go to an eye doctor to correct the vision in my right eye. The ringing in my right ear, scalp problems, and pressure headaches on top of my head still linger. This medication was poison to me. Lucky are those who can tolerate it. | F | 64 | 2 months | 4/3/2009 | 1 | high blood pressure | Profound dizziness and, for the first time in my life, depression | My heart specialist immediately switched me to Caduet (an internist had perscribed Diovan) -- not one symptom since. Go, Caduet. | F | 67 | 60 days | 3/31/2009 | 4 | High BP | No side effects, really. I have had occasional dizzy spells, but they have lessened over the years. I've been on Diovan 160mg in am and 80mg pm for years. This is the only BP medication that DIDN'T give me side effects. It was a breath of fresh air and a relief to finally find something like it. | The only caveat is that the Diovan doesn't lower my BP enough. I just took my measurement and I'm 130/87 (before am dose). In the doctor's office I'm usually 138/90 or slightly higher (midway between doses). The NP wants to try me on ExForge (which combines Diovan with Amlodipine), but after reading the side effects on amlodipine and reviews here for Diovan, I think I'll stay on the Diovan and increase my exercise instead. | F | 47 | 4 years | 3/28/2009 | 2 | High BP | BACK PAIN, dry mouth, loose stool, fuzzy vision at times, mild insomnia, sweating when I wake up in middle of night, clammy hands and feet, memory haze, cough, tingling in face, fatigue. | I have been prescribed Exforge which is a combo of two drugs, Diovan being one of them, for renal hypertension. I am a 40 yrs. old and am in good health...I have never had a high BP problem until 2 weeks ago and have always been healthy with the exception of a mitral valve prolapse diagnosis many years ago which has only ever caused me palpitations. I was just diagnosed with a blockage in the artery to my right kidney which is causing my high BP. (I eat good, exercise moderately and am a healthy weight for my height) I will be going to see a vascular surgeon to have an angiogram done to my renal (kidney) artery. My cardiologist put me on Exforge to bring down my BP. It went up to 200/110 and I am normally 120/80 or below. That's what made them suspect my kidneys. However, I just got off the phone with my cardiologist's office and told the nurse all of the side effects I am having. She told me to stop taking it and I am waiting to hear back to see what he wants to put me on instead. I do take Toprol XL 50mg per day for palpitations and have been for years. I have never had one side effect to that. After I go for my angiogram and possible angioplasty to my renal (kidney) artery, I am hoping to be able to go off of high blood pressure med (except Toprol for my palpitations) all together. This Exforge is like taking poision. I feel horrible from it. It has brought my blood pressure down to about 130/90ish give or take a little but the side effects are terrible. | F | 40 | 2 weeks | 3/16/2009 | 1 | HBP | Headaches, itching in hands, lethargy and coughing with cold like symptoms. | F | 50 | 10 days | 3/14/2009 | 2 | HBP | General tiredness, mild insomnia, weird muscular twitches and tremmors and dizzyness (especially when exiting lifts) on Diovan 80mg. Worst of all, erectile dysfunction and loss of libido! If you are young and still want a family, DONT take this drug! Marginal reduction in BP from 150/120 to 130/100 after 3-4 years use. | Have stopped taking drug against doctors orders, but damage seems to have been done. Side effects slowly subsiding and seems to be spead up by vigorous exercise (still have sideeffects after nearly 3 months!). Problem is that the alternatives to Diovan that i have been on are just as bad effecting kidneys and giving persistent cough. | M | 36 | | 3/12/2009 | 3 | HBP | good for about a year then impotence hair loss deep muscle pain Felt like a zombie from dawn of the dead | Dr says side effects are in my head.Wrong i know my body and will stop this poison immediatley | M | 48 | 1 years | 3/9/2009 | 1 | HBP | Very irritable, lose my temper a lot, feelings of doom and gloom, heart rate goes way up while sitting, possibly RLS has formed due to this drug, weight gain 25 lbs in 1 year, can't sleep at night, only during the day, have sleep apnea now, it seems that it started about when I began this med. for 2 years now, bloating is horrible, itchy skin galore, and low, low sex drive if at all!! Life's too short, right? | Thanks to reading everyone else's side effects I can finally put my finger on all these changes in my life since taking Divan. I am calling my doctor first thing Monday morning to complain to her because I've been telling her all along about different symptoms and she hasn't put two and two together....what are doctors good for?? | F | 46 | 2 years | 3/7/2009 | 3 | High Blood Pressure | Dizziness, ringing in the ears, tired | Not sure if it is the Diovan as I take other things as well. | M | 70 | | 3/5/2009 | 2 | HBP | Dizziness, gas bloating, back pain, decreased libido with ED,decreased ejaculation ,loss of hair, weight gain. | I started with 80 mg.daily but my pressure didn't move from 140-90 so my Doc. increased the dosage to 160 daily ; pressure went finally down (130-80) but a lot of side effects. The worst side effect was the lack of libido and ED . Few days after having discontinued Diovan my libido was back and my ejaculation too. I've switched on Cozaar 50 mg., I will post my experience in few months. | M | 42 | 3 months | 3/3/2009 | 1 | HBP | I experience weight gain, dizziness, memory haze, fatigue, depression, very bloated. | Talked with Dr and he switched me to Tekturna and all of those things are gone. I feel much better! | F | 39 | 1 years | 3/3/2009 | 2 | High BP | No side effects at all for me. I have been taking 320mg a day for about 8 months now. I have had lots of side effects from other BP medications but my body seems to tolerate this one very well. But I noticed no significant drop in BP, started at 160/100 now at 150/100 with 320 a day which is quite high. | M | 8 months | 2/21/2009 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Loss of memory,uncoordinated,dizzy,hot flashes,muscle pain,depression ,anxiety attacks,confusion (the list goes on ) | Side effects didnt start till after about 2-3 years . Continously got worse. All the while thinking it was me. | M | 51 | 7 years | 2/20/2009 | 3 | High blood pressure | Took doctor samples of DIOVAN 80 for 4 weeks with only side effect, I slept 10 hours a day. Filled my prescription at Walgreen's and had a nightmare of side effects - pain in eyes, tight band around head, insomnia, nausea, anxiety - felt like I was on speed. Went back to doctor's samples and have had no problems. | Same med same dose - there is no generic Diovan, but I had completely different reaction to the pill. Just to make sure it was the Walgreen's Diovnan that was causing my problems, I alternated my doctor sample and Walgreen's for 6 days. | F | 67 | 45 days | 2/19/2009 | 3 | high blood pressure | I fell 3 times from dizziness and hurt my knees. I was then told that I needed knee replacement. I was also on norvasc. I stopped taking the norvasc ,dizziness stopped, but still have tingling in my toes. Also, wonder if the knee problems are related to the diovan.I have a balance problem and my hands shake. | My blood pressure which was 160/90 is now 117/80 - almost too low for me on 320 mg diovan. | M | 68 | 6 months | 2/13/2009 | 2 | High blood pressure | EXTREME HAIR LOSS | My blood pressure was 140/110 and Diovan was prescrived about 3 years ago. Worked well in normalizing blood pressure, BUT I am almost bald and didn't realize till now, reading this site, that Diovan is the cause. I am so depressed and don't know what to do. I took myself off yesterday and went to doctor. BP was 140/90 due to anxiety. PLEASE e-mail me with suggestion as to what I might take if the hair loss seems to be the only side-effect. Went to doctor and he gave me Atacand to try. I was up all night. PLEASE HELP ME. | F | 68 | 3 years | 2/13/2009 | 1 | high blood pressure | I became extremely agitated, memory loss, I woke up extremely dizzy and almost unable to move. I was confused and really did not remember that I took my child to school. Arms hurt, rash on arms and leg. I must find a new way to survive. | I use to take Diovan without a problem. I recently begun taking it again. A large dose 320 mg. I was so dizzy I could not function. The doctor said cut it in two, the pharmacist said do not cut this time release pill????who is right? I do not know. | F | 50 | | 2/11/2009 |
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