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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR DIOVAN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | hbp | Headaches once in awhile...The doctor raised my dosage from 160mg to 320 mg each day. I can not see why everybody is belly aching. My side affects are somewhat noticeable and bothersome, but I think, under the circumstances of 205/110 BP was drastic...Now it is 100/70. I should thank God...I have been blessed. | I really find it strange how this drug affects different people totally different ways. | M | 52 | 800 days | 7/16/2008 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | I have been taking Diovan for about three years and my sides affects have recently changed, not sure why but at first I had horrible diarrhea (on and off for 12 months) and the doctor keep saying it was not a result of the medication. Also, I have had an increase of sinus and upper respiratory infections. Most of those symptoms have gone away; however over the last 4 weeks, I have noticed a lot of hair loss, to the point I had to have my hair cut short to hide the new thining long hair. The strangest thing has been a side affect called Paresthesia, I feel like my skin is always crawling and tingling; especially the scalp of my head. It is almost not worth it, I am thinking of not taking the medication anymore, but I am so concerned with my blood pressure spiking again and putting my back in the hospital.... | F | 35 | 3 years | 7/14/2008 | 5 | hbp | i have been on DIOVAN 160MG for almost 3 months.. i have been to the doctor a few time and told him i was having problems with my kindeys since i started it... i have alot of pain in my back and also am having leg craps joints popping and alot of headache. i know most of the side effects are normal but can someone tell me about the pain in my kindeys... please help | F | 34 | 3 months | 7/13/2008 | 2 | High Blood Pressure | I was taking Diovan and Crestor for about 2 years. It brought my blood pressure down from 145/100 to 125/80. But, I wasn't able to sleep at night, headaches in the morning - where it would hurt to turn my head. I also lost so much hair!!!! I used to have thick hair, but now it's thining and falling out. The shower drain is always full of it. And when I brush it, tons fall out. | I decided to stop taking them. It's been 2 weeks - hairloss is less and I'm sleeping better. I am on weightwatchers and am trying breathing techniques to lower my blood pressure. My blood pressure was 128/91 this morning. | F | 40 | 2 years | 7/5/2008 | 1 | High Blood pressure | My doctors will not admit that my symptoms are side effects. I think it is because the PDR is no longer in a book, but on the net at a cost of one thousand dollars a year. Many cannot afford this so they only know what the salesman tells them. I got diabetis, gloucoma, diarehia, eye flashes, left eye swollen, knee and ankle pain, horrible tenitis, night sweats, etc. I stopped the Diovan and will try a natural New Chapter drug that attacks HBP from three paths. I do worry that the glaucoma and diabetes will not go away. The other symptoms are gone after four days without Diavon. [email protected] | M | 80 | 2 months | 7/3/2008 | 5 | High BP | None noticed. | Reduced BP, continuing to obtain reductions. | M | 61 | 9 months | 7/2/2008 | 1 | mild high blood pressure 145/85-90 | Headaches, back pain, swelling in calf and severe lower leg pain, arm fatigue. Tired more often than not. Trouble sleeping. | Will stop taking Diovan tomorrow. Will see dr day after. Have to find something else. My original prob was some water retension in lower legs and bp of 145/85-90 after drinking 20 ounce coffee. My mistake probably is drinking 8-10 cups per day instead of plain water. | M | 57 | 15 days | 7/1/2008 | 3 | hypertension | Started out on Diovan HCT 80/12.5 but made legs swell. MD switched to 160mg w/o HCT. Have gained quite a bit of weight w/o change in diet or activity level (30-40 lbs). Have been experiencing depression, blurry vision and occassional vertigo/dizzyness. No hair loss, but skin has been very dry, itchy with strange dermititis from time to time. I have developed insomnia which may be part of the side effects though not 100% sure. I have a dry cough that developed that also may be Diovan related. Some leg cramps and pain from time to time as well. I normally am fairly active but I must admit it seems more often than not I am feeling extremely fatigued. Definitely seem to have some memory loss as well... Why was I on this website again..? :) | I usually avoid reading the side effects panel on drugs because there is a tendency to start thinking you are getting all the side effects.. so in this case I didnt look up the weight gain, depression, anxiety, memory loss, blurry vision, etc until I was experiencing it.. and going "hmmm.. I wonder if it could be.. this drug" Diovan did seem to lower my BP significantly at first, but it seems like there was a 'rebound' effect. At first it dropped to 120/80 but after a few months the pressure seemed to creep back to high normal and sometimes higher.. I stopped taking Diovan for a few months and cut back on Toprol and managed to lose 30 lbs. I am thinking about stopping Diovan again to see if the recent bad blurry vision and fatigue clear up. | M | 47 | 2 years | 6/24/2008 | 1 | high blood pressure | Severe leg pain in calf, back of thigh and hip. I couldn't walk more than 2 blocks after I started taking 160 mg of Diovan. Also, had rash all over, muscle aches in arms and weight gain. I couldn't walk, stand, sit or sleep for long periods of time because of the leg pain. I started to limp when I walked and at first, I thought I was getting arthritis or possibly, something serious until I found this website and discovered that many people had the same symptoms. | I decided to tell my doctor I wanted to go off Diovan and within 2 days my arm aches went away and my rash started to clear up. After 3 days, I could walk more than 3 blocks without pain but it's taking longer to get rid of the leg pain while I'm sleeping. | F | 58 | 4 weeks | 6/23/2008 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Bad nausea, flu like symptoms, popping joints, sore throat | OMG! I'm not going crazy. Thank God I found this site. I went off it immediately. Been off 2 days and already feel better. I can't imagine no one in the studies for this drug didn't get these side effects. | F | 42 | 3.5 months | 6/13/2008 | 1 | high blood pressure | Tinitis, muscle pain, joint pain, blurred vision, muscle spasms, stomach pain, fatigue, weakness in legs, burning spots on feet, conjuctivitis, headaches, foggy brain, insomnia, pinprick like stabing pain in muscles and joints, hair loss, odd anxiety, chest pain, loss of appetite, depression. | Tried to suffer through side effects hoping they would go away. Joint pain,especially in knees, began after only 7 days. Doc took me off on day 10. It's now been three weeks off and almost all side effects went away nearly immediately. Joint pain in knees remains and is awful, I can sometimes barely walk and odd pinprick like stabbing pains still occur. Worked too good for my high blood pressure. Now the Doc says it's too low. For years my numbers have been creeping up. At the time she put me on Diovan, my numbers ranged 136/84-157/100 (157/100 on day she started me). Now I range from around 102/54-109/67. First thing in the morning I may go as high as 112/70. I'll be honest here...I'm frightened at what the medicine set off. Will I ever be rid of this horrid pain? Neither the endocronologist (who put me on it) nor the cardiologist will admit the pain is a side effect. They say it's not on the manufacturer's list so it must be from something else. I'm more afraid of the s | F | 50 | 10 days | 6/1/2008 | 5 | High BP | Absolutly none of the side effects mentions on this site. Found medication to be as described. It has reduced my BP daramatically and I live a full and actvie life. Well Done | M | 53 | 12 months | 5/31/2008 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Tired, weak, WEIGHT GAIN, can't sleep, etc,...you name it! | I am not able to do much with my family (wife, toddler, new baby). Always tired, don't want to go outside, leave the house, go to the store, etc. I have gained weight and can't seem to get it off. We are eating RIGHT (fruits, vegetables, fish and low salt)...doesn't work. Also exercising, to no avail. Need I say more? There's a lot more I can say...my family has suffered greatly! | M | 37 | 2 years | 5/30/2008 | 1 | uncontrolled hypertension | Took 80 mg for a week, trip back to Dr. indicated needed higher dosage. Gave me 160 mg & that's when the headache, nausea and general weakness began. I could not function! Also experienced heart-burn - so in my opinion, if you have any indigestion or reflux disorder, DO NOT take this drug. | F | 72 | 10 days | 5/28/2008 | 1 | my doctor perscribed it | All my joints hurt but more importantly I have gained at least 40 pounds and my legs hurt and my feet. I can't workout anymore and I can't walk too long--I never, ever had problems like this before--it is killing me slowly and I would have never guessed it was the Diovan because my doctor keeps telling me that it is great. OMG! | F | 50 | 2 years | 5/27/2008 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | I have gained about 10 lbs all in my waist area that keeps getting bigger. Hair thinning, nausea every morning, dry cough and bloody nose often in Winter especially. Stomach seems distended and bloated all the time. Often feel depressed and tired always. Have no energy to do much of anything. Aches in joints and often get a stiff neck. | M | 59 | 4 months | 5/25/2008 | 1 | high blood pressure | Absolutely destroyed my ability to walk more than a block without leg cramps and feeling like I was going to faint. Extremely painful knees and various aching muscles. Also, can't even stand still for more than 10 or 15 minutes without feeling the same way. | I have taken this drug off and on to try to control my BP, for 2 months this time and about 6 months last time.. Also many others and nothing really works, especially the systolic. By forgetting to take Diovan 2 days in a row, I found out that the awful pain in my left knee went away !!!!!Also found this site and it is obvious that can be a side effect of Diovan. I feel very fortunate that this time I asked my DR for half strength of what he gave me before. Also, if you take it with food, it cuts down on the effectiveness and I am less likely to faint. I now take 80mg/12.5 diuretic , with food. I cannot believe what heavy dosages doctors are prescribing for patients with what seem to me to be relatively low ! HBP!! I started on hydrochlorozide 30 years ago and that was all for about 10 years . My only other drug has been and still is, Armour thyroid, because of having my thyroid gland removed 60 years ago. Guess what, I am old, 81 in June.. I am afraid to stop BP medicine entirely beca | F | 81 | 2 months | 5/24/2008 | 2 | HBP | Extreme exhaustion, weight gain (8lbs in 1 1/2 wks), gas, bloating, lots of swelling, pain everywhere, hands, legs, back feet, insomnia | I am a very active stay at home mother of 3 girls, I am not over weight -yet but afraid that might happen-I was taking Lisinopril and stopped due to constant cough and I felt like I was not able to breathe well, now taking Diovan 80mgs. What a relief it has been to see this site, I thought I was crazy, but as good as it is to see others with the same symptoms it also saddens me. I am a cancer survivor and believe me I have been afraid of going to my dr for a follow up this week due to the fact I am fearful that all of the symptoms I have been experiencing will have a dx of cancer again. I see the dr tomorrow and will ask him to switch my medication. I cannot tell you how the fatigue alone has made my life as well as my children's miserable, and the pain on top of it, well I think my husband thinks I am insane!!! I wish all the best to those of you experiencing these symptoms, please do not give up and demand that your dr prescribes an alternative med. I have HBP due to hereditar | F | 36 | 2 weeks | 5/21/2008 | 1 | High Diastolic | Not knowing the drug caused it; severe fatigue (falling asleep at work / unable to move sometimes), weight gain (25 lbs in 3 months), bloating, etc., etc. | F | 47 | 3 months | 5/21/2008 | 1 | High BP | Tired! Felt weak all the time after only taking 160mg for four days! Also felt funny, kind of depressed and detached. I have stopped taking it today. | M | 42 | 4 days | 5/10/2008 |