DIOVAN Reviews (VALSARTAN)Average Rating: 2.0 (776 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare DIOVAN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR DIOVAN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 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 day | 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 day | 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 day | 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 day | 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 day | 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 day | 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 day | 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 day | 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 day | 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 day | 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 day | 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 day | 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 day | 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 day | 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 day | 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 day | 8/28/2011 |