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| 1 | Other blood pressure medicine was n | After 3 days of taking, as a medication change, had a severe blood pressure drop resulting in a ride to the hospital for every test known, all other systems ok, be careful of this drug, I was lucky as a stroke was not induced but was told this drug could have initiated. Now trying to get this drug out ASAP , IMO ask about other options, this has been an awful experience. | M | 49 | 3 days 160 | 5/23/2013 | 4 | Switched from Toprol XL | The only side effect I have noticed is I am out cold one hour after taking Diovan. So, I take it at bedtime. | I switched to Diovan, because I had been taking Toprol XL for over ten years. Toprol was not working for me. All of the side effects I am reading people post about Diovan were happening to me on Toprol. So far, the only side effect from Diovan is extreme exhaustion about one hour after taking the pill. So, I take the pill at bedtime. With Toprol XL, I was physically wiped out all day long. With Diovan, I sleep off the exhaustion and then actually have more energy throughout the day than I ever did while on Toprol XL. I believe some people do better with beta blockers (Toprol XL) and some people do better with ACE inhibitors (Diovan). Apparently, I am an ACE inhibitor person. So far, so good on this BP med. MUCH better than on Toprol XL. | F | 42 | 7 days 1/2 of 120 1X D | 4/21/2013 | 1 | High Blood pressure,aortic aneurysm | Never felt sensations before taking this drug such as: Total loss of libido, apathy, depression, tingling of back and shoulder blade area, memory loss, drug is no longer working, when taken it does the paradoxical opposite effect, it actually raises the blood pressure even in the maximum dose taken | Horrible side effects from Diovan. ( it was regular Diovan, not the iovan HCT with a water pill ) AT first for the first two years it did control my blood pressure, however I had never before felt experienced side effects: Never felt sensations before taking this drug such as: Total loss of libido, apathy, depression, tingling of back and shoulder blade area, memory loss, drug is no longer working, when taken it does the paradoxical opposite effect, it actually raises the blood pressure even in the maximum dose taken. After taking 320 mg to the nurses avice when BP was up to 170 /98 espite the mornign 160 mg, I had to take another 160 mg ( as nurse said ) and my BP went up even furhter to 167/111 from the total dose. Tingling in chest, throbbig neck carotid artery, medication stoppe working and even on the max dose now I feel I could have a stroke at any hour. Also approximately the time I started takign this medicine an adreanl tumor started forming, that grows 1 mm on my left adrenal now. Based on the rate of the tumor, backdating in time assuming that the tumor always grew 1mm month, then it starte growing when I started taking Diovan. If you have any paradoxical effect from this medicine after being on it for a while I woul suggest to test adrenals to see if med had a side effects on the adrenals. Adrenals regulare the blood pressure.... | F | 43 | 3.5 years 160 mg 2X D | 4/18/2013 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | All side affects are to the extreme. Dry mouth, joint pain, trouble focusing, blurred vision, fatigue, dry cough to the point of not being able to breath. Neck pain on right side. Not able to walk straight seemingly very weak on the whole right side of the body. | I cannot believe Dr.s and Drug companies are pushing this dangerous drug. Where is the FDA on this? I took Accupril for ten years and started having bad side affects and the Dr. put me on this Diovan. One bad drug to another. I discontinued any BP meds. Ive been off the Diovan for a week and am still experiencing many of the side affects. Although, I am feeling better. Does anyone know how long it takes to get this out of your system? I DO NOT recommend this medication to anyone. It is really scary. I foresee a class action suit in the future. So drug companies if your reading this, quit manufacturing crap like this and poisoning people. | F | 54 | 2 months 320 MG 1X D | 4/14/2013 | 1 | bp | Hairloss and tingling in forhead also E.D | M | 45 | 6 months 160 | 4/12/2013 | 2 | High blood Pressure | Dizziness, confusion, light headed ness, shortness of breath, muscle pain, and numbness or tingling in my hands. | Went to the ER today, they said I had symptoms of a heart attack, my blood pressure was very high, 178/110. I was released, they said I had vertigo and follow up with my primary, but to continue taking my meds, but I am to frightened after today's experience not sure what to do | F | 46 | 5 days 40 MG 2X D | 3/26/2013 | 1 | High blood pressure | Nausea,numbness in toes,hands and fingers hurt,light headed,fatigue,lower sex drive,sinus problem,I could go on but my fingers hurt. | F | 53 | 7 days 160 mg | 3/19/2013 | 1 | hypertension | Unsafe Drug For Me | Thank goodness for this website.I thought I was the only person with adverse reactions to this drug.My Doctors tell me it's all in my head.Diovan makes my bp numbers normal.Buy the side effects are horrible.Numbness in toes,sexual problems,constant muscle pain,etc.Other people have success on this drug. Many others don't.I just can't endure these negative effects anymore.And these side effects came on gradually. | M | 70 | 9 years 160 1X D | 1/26/2013 | 5 | High blood pessure | None | I have had excellent results with Diovan. No side effects that I can tell, and I've been using it for at least 8 years. It works great. | F | 64 | 8 years 160 mg 1X D | 1/22/2013 | 1 | High blood pressure | Extreme light headedness, fatigue | This is a terrible drug! I went off it 3 days ago because I can't think anymore (too light headed). STILL dizzy. Very scared | F | 62 | 3 months 80 mg 1X D | 1/19/2013 | 1 | Hypertension | The worst drug I've ever taken | Diovan controlled my blood pressure better than any other of the 15 meds I've taken.But the medical side effects are life changing.I had one medical issue when I started Diovan,blood pressure.Now,I have 8 more.Underthyroid,blood sugar,peripheral neuropathy,gout,tendinitis,sinus ,muscle dysfunction,amd impotence.Not a good trade,exchanging one med problem and inheriting 8 more that I never had before Diovan.I truly wish every Novartis company exec/cheminst who invented Diovan were forced to take it for 5 years. | M | 68 | 6 years 160 1X D | 1/7/2013 | 1 | HBP | Hair falling out, severe back, joint pain, headaches.Problems standing too long.Severe neck and shoulder pain.High pulse and very fast heart palpitations even made me pass out twice. | When I first started to take Diovan it seemed to pretty good with kepping my BP low then shortly after I had very bad headaces everyday.I then started with the pain in my neck and the longer I was on Diovan the worst my side effects got.My hair was falling out just a little at first,but, the longer I have been on it,the worst it has got.Thank you all for your comments! I just read these post 4 days ago,then stopped taking it right away.My pulse is back to normal,my BP is staying about 130/78.I have also already noticed an improvement in my back,neck and shoulders. | F | 50 | 3 years 320 1X D | 1/3/2013 | 5 | high blood pressure | Some vision. Higher the dose, greater the blurred vision | F | 58 | 6 years 80mg | 1/1/2013 | 1 | Hypertension | Erectile Dysfunction | Started Diovan 160 5 years ago.No problems first year.Then had intermittent erectile dysfunction problems for several weeks.Now after 5 years I'm totally impotent.Stopped Diovan for five days,replaced with Benazepriel 20.No sex problems.Wife was amazed.But Benazepriel 20 didn't control blood pressure like Diovan did.When you read about Diovan and other ARB drugs you're told they improve sex problems.In my case,that's absolute BS. | M | 67 | 5 years 160 1X D | 12/20/2012 | 2 | HBP | Stomach upset, gas burping constantly Anxiety increased depression lethargy insomnia hip and joint pain shall I go on? | I have gone on & off this med several xs. before this I was on lisnipril and ended up getting the "cough", so went to diovan. HAve never put together the SE I was experiancng with this med until yesterday. My doc added to the diovan 80mgs 12.5 HCTZ...1st night I woke up with feeling like my skin was on fire and could not sleep. 2nd night same thing. I have been taking prilosec for a week now because my stomach has been bothering me SO bad started that the same day I was changed to diovan with HCTZ. I am convinced that diovan is slowly killing me & btw...never did get my BP down as well as it should (thats why Dr added the HCTZ. When I take L-theanine my pressure drops to 110/70's and no side effects with that. So as of yesterday no more Diovan......Its not for me | F | 54 | 2 years 80mg 1X D | 12/8/2012 | 1 | High Bloos P. | Very bad joint pain, Muscle pain Cold all the time. I don't care if I get up in the morning any more. Ears ringing really bad. Just started getting sick to my stom. 2 days ago. | F | 63 | 3 months 160 1X D | 11/26/2012 | 1 | Hypertension | Numerous side effects but it did control blood pressure | Started Diovan 5 years ago.It controls my blood pressure.But the side effects are horrendous.In the 5 years on Diovan,the following have occurred(some are permanent,others were temporary).Low thyroid,high cholesterol,high triglycerides,high normal blood sugar,gout,sexual dysfunction,tendinitis,sinus problems.With each condition,the involved doctors say it can't be caused by Diovan. Each doctor wanted to prescribe drugs for the problem,but I refused.If I followed their advice,I'd now be on 8 more prescriptions.No thanks.Finally told the cardiologist I threw the Diovan away.Now taking Benazepril 20mg for several weeks.No side effects yet,but I'm skeptical.In my case,Diovan made an energetic,physically active guy into a depressed,moody individual.Novartis makes Diovan.Their sales each year are about $6 billion.Thanks Novartis for ruining my life for 5 stinking years. | M | 66 | 5 years 160 1X D | 11/21/2012 | 1 | blood pressure | Very bad muscle and joint pain | F | 55 | 2 months 320 1X D | 10/13/2012 | 2 | hypertension | nausea,feeling so tired, sob, tired, foggy, palipations, insomnia, muscles hurting all over, anxiety,panic attacks,general feeling not well after the pill kicks in, aprox 1-2hours after dose | i dont like the feeling taking this drug..think it is antagonizing my bp with side effects..will be talking to cardiologist since side effects have increased.. now insomnia..palipations ..anxiety at night and cant sleep..until i take my dose of coreg in early am to counter act the side effects...or take a xanax(i do not tolerate meds well with dx of fibromyalgia ) | F | 52 | 3 days 160 2X D | 10/4/2012 | 1 | Hypertension | Nonstop upper-respiratory flu symptoms; severe, persistent diarrhea | Symptoms began almost immediately but were not discovered right away since they mimicked other conditions | M | 71 | 75 days 32 mg 1X D | 9/12/2012 | 1 | high blood pressure | dizziness, weight gain, anxiety, depression. | I hate it. I want to just quit cold turkey. The doctors are all full of "well, you will have a stroke if you do quit". I have white coat syndrome, so I monitor it daily. If anyone has quit it "cold turkey" and had success, please let me know how you did it! | M | 56 | 7 years 160 1X D | 8/28/2012 | 1 | To lower BP & protect kidneys | Total insomnia leading to collapse, persistent nausea, abdominal cramping & pain, hip pain, blurred vision, vacant mind, borderline panic/psychotic feelings, whole body tension, feeling of impending doom, depression setting in, BP unaltered or increased, and many more things unable to list mainly because the major side effects so horribly overshadowed the smaller things like hair loss, rise in irritability, etc. | I have autoimmune kidney disease & my competent nephrologist Rxed this because he wanted to reduce my BP a little & reduce the amount of protein I lose in my urine, which over time causes damage to kidneys & raises BP further. I had been on Lisinopril about six years, and could not tolerate side effects of increasing dosage of that. So he thought Diovan, being a different class of drug might work. Beginning @ 160 2x day, side effects rapidly made him cut dose by half after about a week. But the longer I took it, the worse things got. After five days of being almost totally unable to sleep, my body crashed into involuntary jerking of muscles with intense nausea & feeling I might die. When 6 mg of melatonin failed to produce sleep, I knew it was the meds. My Dr told me to stop them immediately & wants a work up to see if lasting damage has been done. He switched me to Tekturna, very low dose, which is a direct renin inhibitor (different class). Has side effects, but nothing like the Diovan. I'm sleeping well, all symptoms of Diovan leaving my system & it's a whole new life! It's working better on my BP too. I hope this new med is worth all the hell I went through on Diovan---I never imagined an evil drug like Diovan existed. I just pray my brief experience with it doesn't yet prove to shorten my life with lasting harm. | F | 53 | 3 weeks 160 mg 2X D | 8/8/2012 | 3 | High blood pressure | Insomnia, dry cough, shortness of breath. Some memory loss, fatigue. | M | 58 | 2 years 160 mg | 7/26/2012 | 1 | Hypertension (hi BP) | Regulated my BP well, but caused Apathy, loss of libido, tiredness/lethargy, poor concentration, head felt like 'cotton-wool', impatient, functional memory recall issues (i.e. difficulty in recalling a particular word I needed) | M | 52 | 400 days 40mg 1X D | 7/22/2012 | 1 | hbp | swollen legs, sweating ,pain in left shoulder ,anxiety ,coughing,blurriness,weakness ,back pain ,and terrible weight gain. | its a terrible pill no one has to suffer like this to lower they bp. | F | 2 years 1X D | 7/21/2012 | 1 | Prescribed after Bypass surgery | Dizziness, lethargy, fatigue for up to 6-7 hours after taking. | Cannot recommend side effects to severe. I will need to try another BP medication. | M | 68 | 30 days 20 MG 1X D | 7/5/2012 | 1 | Hypertension | first week was ok, after that became very tired, no energy, hot flashes, stomach pain,reflux. Then I began to have a sore throat, thought I had a virus, began having achy joints, muscle stiffness, headache and cough. I waited another week with these symptoms thinking the virus was going to pass. it was not until reading all of your comments here, that I too realized this was all due to the drug. My BP was controlled on it, but not worth enduring the side effects. I called my MD and told him . He immediately is switching me to another generic. I had Been on atacand for over 5 years without any problems. It's all the insurance co tying to force generics where they do not work,causing us patients to endure other debilitating conditions. last year they forced me to change to cozaar which did not work, now I am currently prescribed Benicar to start tomorrow. The interesting thing is Benicar is not generic, so why is the insurance e co forcing me to change!!!! | F | 51 | 21 days 320 1X D | 6/14/2012 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Blurry vision, weight gain, gained 5" around waist, numb feet, tinnitis, breathlessness, lack of energy, lethargy, heavy legs and swollen ankles, runny nose, headache, awaken at 3 am every morning and can't go back to sleep, weakness. I can't seem to finish the projects I start. It has taken a full week to plant 5 plants in a flower box! Very frustrating. | This medication is very bad for you! It has turned me into a zombie . . . . I sit for hours and daydream. NOT GOOD! | F | 72 | 365 days 80 mg 1X D | 6/12/2012 | 1 | Borderline high blood pressure | Mental and physical exhaustion; back and neck pain; leg discomfort. | I'm glad I found this website. I had been taking Diovan for a little over a year, theoretically for high blood pressure, although most of the time my blood pressure is between normal and high normal. However, I have a very bad case of White Coat Syndrome and my b.p. spikes whenever anyone measures it. In fact, I stress out almost to panic mode in a doctor's office worrying that it will be too high, and then of course it is too high. I am otherwise in excellent health. I thought my tiredness and achy muscles were due to some other cause, particularly since my GP assured me that Diovan is like a vitamin for your heart. After reading comments on this website, I discontinued the Diovan. (No, I didn't check with my doctor first, and I didn't cut down gradually; I just quit cold turkey.) Within two (2) days my energy was back and most of the achiness was gone. So were the leg cramps and muscle spasms. This is a BAD drug! It cannot possibly be helping if it's screwing up your body and your life! Fortunately, lifestyle changes can usually control blood pressure, and I have taken steps to do that. (Take a look at Mark's Daily Apple website for a lot of good hints as to diet and exercise.) As for the White Coat Syndrome, I will monitor it myself at home and avoid the doctor's office to the maximum extent possible. Additionally, I'm having second thoughts about the GP that prescribed this junk. | F | 68 | 320 mg. 2X D | 6/1/2012 | 1 | HBP | joint paint, chest pain, palipitations,extreme pain in hand and fingers and my nails started growing out malformed and sometimes with missing nail. I hate this medication and think it caused more harm than good. feel almost 100% better now off it. | F | 49 | 12 days 1X D | 5/24/2012 | 2 | HBP | Abdominal cramps, cramps in my sides when bending, cramps in legs and feet. After one day of taking this medication I had the worse abdominal cramp. Now I'm experiencing cramps in my legs and feet. I can hardly move without experiencing a cramp | F | 43 | 4 days 160mg | 5/3/2012 | 1 | hypertension | headaches, lack of mental clarity, anxiety, poor outlook on life, muscle and joint aches | I was switched to Diovan by recommendaton of my health insurance coverage due to cost. gradual onset of these symtoms worsened over the timefreme I was on the medication. I did not realize it was Diovan until I found this websight and decided to take myself off of the medication. I went about 10 days with no hypertension medication and all of the symtoms I mentioned reversed themselves and disappeared within days with the exception of the muscle and joint aches which are still present but much abated. My doctor put me on Losartan 50mg once daily and so far, so good. I am in agreement with the majority of respondants on this board that Diovan is a junk drug that needs to have its FDA approval revoked. | M | 43 | 15 months 160mg 1X D | 4/20/2012 | 1 | HBP | Headaches, progressively worsening muscle cramps, and difficulty with urination | I have been off it 7days now, also was given a course of prednisone for five days, now my doctor tells me to go back on it because as she says "My problems were not because of the Diovan_I will be seeing a new doctor next week | F | 65 | 3 months 160/25mg 1X D | 4/19/2012 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Severe throat, chest and upper abdominal pain. | Had been taking this drug for about 3 - 6 months prior to the throat, chest and abdominal pain appearing and at the same time was diagnosed with a 12 cm benign kidney cyst. It was believed by the Urologist that the pain was being caused by the cyst pushing my liver, stomach, etc upwards causing GERD. Had kidney cyst removed in Sept, 2010 and none of the symptoms disappeared. Have since had swallowing tests, PH studies, gastroscopies, ultrasounds, etc to try to determine the cause of all this pain since then and all results come back normal. Have been on numerous pain medicines to try to control this pain that no Dr. can diagnose. Pain persists. Just a couple of days ago I thought perhaps my blood pressure medicine was causing this pain, so I have not taken my meds since Tuesday night and am still not feeling great, but it's only day 3, so will give it some time. BP was 142/94 this morning, so not ideal. Will give this a few weeks to see if these symptoms go away, and if they do will visit Dr. to discuss other options. I pray that this pain disappears as it is very uncomfortable and basically controls my life. | F | 51 | 3 years 80 mg 1X D | 4/13/2012 | 1 | Hypertension | Joint aches/pain,sexual problems,toe numbness | Took this med for 5 years.Lowered my bp somewhat.Began having sexual problems after year 1,Doc said it's not Diovan.At year 3,had numbness in toes.Did extensive neuro workup,diagnosed as neuropathy.Switched to Benazepril 20mg several months ago.Numbness in toes gradually decreasing.Benazepril 20 equals Diovan 80.Maybe I was overmedicated.Also,joint/muscle pains are subsiding. | M | 66 | 5 years 160 1X D | 4/3/2012 | 2 | HBP | Great at lowering BP to 105/55. Side effects included all day headaches, most of the day tinnitus and lightheadedness. All BP meds have potential side effects. Apparently I don't tolerate them well. I'm going to start amlodipine (Norvasc) and ditch the Diovan. | M | 67 | 3 months 160 mg | 3/16/2012 | 3 | high blood pressure | Diovan brought my blood pressure into a normal range very quickly. However, after the 5th week I experienced weight gain and swollen ankles. Once I realized the potential side effects from the Diovan web site, I stopped immediately. It took one week for my ankles to go back to a normal state. | M | 44 | 6 weeks 160 1X D | 3/4/2012 | 2 | High Blood Pressure | I experienced back pain, hip pain, leg cramps (charlie horse-especially at night), achy legs, muscle fatigue (especially legs), riging in ears, swilling in ankles (slight), unsteady walk, sensitivive to heat, and stiffness in knees. | I tried for one year to take this medicine. I adjusted the dosage down and still had these symptoms. It got to the point that I could no longer stand it so I got off this drug and it took three weeks for all the symptoms to go away. I now feel like a new man and I will never take this medicine again. I am taking Toprol and HCT also to control my blood pressure and Diovan was added to try to get my blood pressure a little lower. With Diovan my blood pressure was about 120/72 and with just my toprol and hct it is now around 136/78. Diovan did a good job of lowering my BP but for me the side effects were too great. | M | 70 | 1 years 80 2X D | 2/27/2012 | 3 | High Blood Pressure | Blood pressure has been lowered so far to a respectable 130/80 (very happy about those), however; I have been extremely lethargic. Feel wiped out all the time. I'm gonna wait it out a couple more days, and see if my body just needs time to adjust. If I can't shake, I'll have to look for something else. This is the 3rd thing I tried. Norvasc (made me dizzy), Accupril (worked at first-about one month, but stopped helping). I may ask to go back on the accupril. I may have been hasty to call it quits on that one. | M | 36 | 12 days 160 1X D | 1/28/2012 | 5 | hypertension | headaches vision problems weakness | 55 | 3 years 160 | 1/11/2012 | 2 | high blood pressure | took 80 mg once a day for two weeks for high blood pressure and but made little difference in pressure then doctor increased dosage to 80 mg two times a day and seemed to bring pressure down but began to experience terrible neck pain intermittently about a week ago together with hot flushes. Now have terrible persistent neck and back pain together with neck swelling as well as foot pain and left arm pain. Also have experienced occasional chest discomfort and cold symtoms. Have hair loss as well. Notified doctor who said to stop medication immediately. | F | 55 | 6 weeks 80 2X D | 1/10/2012 | 1 | Diabetic - used as kidney protector | SEVERE constant joint pain in right shoulder making it impossible to sleep at night, restricted movement of right shoulder, noticed other joint pain in jaw, left knee & slowly the left shoulder begins to ache now. Noticed hair loss. Weight gain. | I've had Type 1 Diabetes for 35 years. Was perscribed Diovan (not because I had high blood pressure) because it is suppose to protect the kidneys of diabetic patients. I will stop taking Diovan now. Question: For those who had joint pain / muscel pain AND stopped taking Diovan, did these adverse side effects stop ? | F | 46 | 19 months 80mg 1X D | 1/8/2012 | 2 | high blood pressure | After starting diovan my bp went down soon after taking the drug at the drs office. When I got home, I began to bleed. Soon afterwards, I began having severe stomach cramps. Will be calling dr again to get a prescription change. STOPPED TAKING IT | F | 32 | 1 days | 12/28/2011 | 2 | High blood pressure | High blood pressure even on increased doses. Bad insomnia, hair loss, stomach prroblems, pressure in ears and head. Depression and anxiety attacks. | F | 64 | 6 years 80 mg 1X D | 12/11/2011 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Excessive sweating, dizziness, runny nose and anxiety | I started taking these pills 4/2010. Day 5 of being on these pills I started getting dizzy. I went to the doctor and she said "you have vertigo." She gave me pills for that, which I didn't take. Day 9 on the pills I suffered a panic attack. I've never had panic attacks, but that 9th day was the beginning of many. (my doctor also gave me pills for that which I did not take) Long story short, after many ekg's, chest x-rays, a stress test and many emergency room visits. On my own I figured out what was happening to me. Because the pills gave me anxiety and it took 3 weeks for the pills to come out my system, my body went into what's know as adrenal fatigue. I had to eliminate all sugars, (even natural sugars) caffeine, all preservative and all processed foods from my day diet. I was taking in a total of less than 2 grams of sugar a day. After 4 months of cleansing my body of these foods, finally the anxiety went away. It was like a ton of bricks was lifted off my shoulders just to feel somewhat normal again. But it took approximately 12 months for my body to get back to normal. That was the most horrific, terrifying and traumatic thing I've ever experienced. I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy. Please be careful when taking these pills and pay attention to your body and side effects. | F | 46 | 9 days 1X D | 12/5/2011 | 3 | hypertension | I was prescribed diovan a year ago after my BP readings being in the 140/85-90 range. I have a three year old son and was terrified that I would die of a heart attack and not be here for him so I was prescribed this medication. Within the first few months I noticed a change in my walk and I now walk with a slight limp with heaviness in my legs. This is really scary for me. My left hand is also weaker and I also have memory loss. It takes me forever to formulate a thought and when I do my speech is slightly slurred. I get anxious at time and for someone who loves to exercise and walk, I'm looking for the nearest bus stop because myrhs ate so heavy and I'm so tired. I want to hey off this medication but I'm state because I don't want to have a stroke or heart attack. I had no idea that someone would prescribe such poison to put into your body. | F | 31 | 1 years 80 | 12/1/2011 | 2 | high blood pressure | pain in right side of neck, pain in back of neck and head,pain in jaw,headache,ringing in ears,weird dreams | Although this med has brought my blood pressure down nicely.The side effects are very frighting. | F | 60 | 60 days 80 mgs 1X D | 11/23/2011 | 1 | high blood pressure | severe back ache, stomach ache, nausea, diarrhea | I took diovan for 5 days before I noticed the side effects. I waited several more days, then stopped taking it, after 3 days side effects are dimishing. | F | 71 | 5 days 180mg 1X D | 10/30/2011 | 3 | To lower my BP | I'm experiencing ringing in my ears and occasionally some dizziness on Diovan. There are times when I feel I'm in a brain fog, finding it difficult to verbalize my ideas. Recently I've had some episodes of low blood pressure, the most recent being tonight with a BP reading of 79/58. It's much lower than the other times so I am concerned. I googled Diovan side effects and low BP is one of them. I plan to see my doctor tomorrow and will take my BP monitor with me. My Dr. placed me on Diovan 4 years ago because my BP was ranging from 140/80 to 152/90. I am on quite few meds for numerous health issues and some are known to elevate BP. I'm no longer on prednisone and amytriptiline so I'm thinking that there might no longer be a need to take Diovan. I'll discuss this with my Dr tomorrow. | Has anyone experience drops in blood pressure while on Diovan? | F | 60 | 4 years 80mg 1X D | 10/17/2011 | 3 | HBP | I had knee pain. I experienced tinitus and dizziness, wasn't sure if it was related. Tired, exhausted and cannot lose weight even on a diet. | F | 57 | 7 years was 80 now 1X D | 10/9/2011 | 2 | HBP | Horrendous ringing in ears! Dizziness, and tired all of the time. Toss and turn all night. Just recently developed a pain on the right side of my neck that really hurts sometimes. Cant lose weight. | Doctor started me off on 160 mg a day. Yes my BP was up and down and relatives with pacemakers, but I also have uncontrolled hyperthyroid that they don't seem so concerned about since the nodes are benigne. | F | 59 | 2 years 160 1X D | 9/28/2011 | 2 | High blood pressure | My legs are week, I am crabby as heck and even pick fights with my hubby. I can not think straight. My job is even in jeopardy... I am trying to wait to see if it will wear off after another week but as the second week started I have new things..swelling of the feet and cant sleep. I hate to wait. if its getting worse now. | F | 42 | 2 weeks 80 mg 1X D | 9/26/2011 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Dizziness, severe anxiety, confusion, pressure in head, twitching of lower eyelid. Not feeling myself at all. Feeling out of it. | M | 30 | 4 months 80mg 1X D | 9/21/2011 | 1 | high blood pressure | difficulty breathing and every time it comes back it gets worse.there are nights i can not sleep and am very miserable.am moody and when bp is up i need to keep moving i can not sit feel out of it | i am a 57 male and was always hyper. i got hbp about one year ago i was on norvasc,bystolic and now diovan. i told the doctor i never had a breathing problem before taking any of this med. it got so bad that i was in and out of the er.finally they said it was the meds. so they called my doctor. he then put me on diovan and i thought this was it someone is going to help me but after taking this i am the same way with the breathing and not sleeping. i am miserable and my wife and i argue like crazy anymore. i would to anything to get off this med. but the doctor said no because my bp would rise and i would be at risk of a heart attack. there are days my bp is117 over80 does anyone have any suggestions on what to do. | M | 57 | 40 days 160 1X D | 8/28/2011 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Dizzy, tired all the time, light headed - felt miserable - not sure what was worse - taking that drug or having high blood pressure - too worried about having a stroke/heart attack if I stopped taking it. | My doctor wants to switch me to bystolic - I"m going to try it. I have also been taking taurine and folic acid to try to lower my b/p naturally. | F | 55 | 2 years 80 mg 1X D | 8/17/2011 | 1 | Blood Pressure | Diarrhea started after a couple of days on this drug. It borders on making me incontinent. I won't live this way and will split the drug to see if it helps with the problem or go off it altogether. My doctor is overly-aggressive about treating bp when my readings are about right for someone my age (140/80 with Norvasc and Atenolol). I need to get her under control more than the bp, I guess. | M | 62 | 6 weeks 320 MG 1X D | 8/16/2011 | 1 | High B/P | Extremely depressed, ringing in ears, forgetful, mood swings, no energy what so ever, staring for hours, B/P fluctuates, headaches, Body aches all over, when laying on back have a shortness of breath, weight gain | I have worked in the medical field for 29 years, and I like everyone else hopes that their doctor will be caring, & honest. I have had high B/P for many years but didn't realize why I was going through a total body brake down until reading everyone's comments. What a blessing finding out I wasn't the only person with all these symptoms while taking the same medicine. I'm in the process of changing my family doctor. THANK YOU ALL for sharing, YOU ALL have just saved my life....See just because someone works in medical doesn't mean he/she gets special attention, when it comes to making money no one is safe... | F | 49 | 325 1X D | 8/15/2011 | 1 | High blood pressure | Exhausted, depressed, achey, listless, sat and stared for hours. This crept up on me over a period of three years,diarrhea daily, urinate every 30 minutes with hardly any voiding, and with NO water pills | F | 59 | 320mg 1X D | 8/11/2011 History | 1 | HTN | I started Diovan on a lower dose in July 2010 in March 2011 my dose was increased to 320. I have gained 30 lbs since starting this drug, also have muscle pain, & feel tired all ofnthe time. I never connected the 2 until I accidentally took 650mg last night. So I looked up the onset & peak of the med. At 2am, after double my regular dose, my bp was 137/100. Before the double dose my bp was 117/78. I could not believe it. This med peaks at 6 hours & keeps lasting for 24. At 0630 my bp was 126/99. I took my beta blocker & went back to sleep at 10am my pressure was 107/72. After reading the other comments, I am now connecting the dots. | if your doctor wants to give you this drug monitor closely for side effects! | F | 45 | 1 years 320 1X D | 8/7/2011 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Tired, lethargic, SEVERE back pain, "hot flash feeling", blood pressure headache, | I have been seeing doctors about my back pain since about two weeks after I started taking this pill. I have had x-rays, MRI's, been to physical therapy (for four months), a chiropractor once a week, 3 doctors at my medical center, 3 different emergency rooms, a neurosurgeon and an orthopedic surgeon. None of which can really figure out why I am having so much back pain. So I have been exploring every single option and I stumble upon this website. I have been on short term disability for three months, this is how bad my back pain is....I have had issues with my lower back in the past and I do have some mild degeneration and mild scoliosis but I've lived with that for years. This pain is different, and no one seems to understand. I am calling the doctor tomorrow and getting myself taken off of this pill. All of these stories are terrifying!!!! Why can they even sell these pills??? And I spend almost 30 dollars a month on these, and I'm probably poisoning myself??? WOW, it sounds like a lawsuit is necessary.... | F | 25 | 5 months 160MG 1X D | 8/7/2011 |