DIOVAN Reviews (VALSARTAN)

Average Rating: 2.0 (776 Ratings)

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DIOVAN  (VALSARTAN):  Valsartan is used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure. It is also used to improve the chance of living longer after a heart attack. In people with heart failure, it may also lower the chance of having to go to the hospital for heart failure. Valsartan belongs to a class of drugs called angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs). It works by relaxing blood vessels so that blood can flow more easily. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems.   FDA Approval Date: 1996-12-23 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR DIOVANCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
DOSAGE
DATE ADDED
 
 5  High Blood Pressure No side effects and does an excellent job of controlling my blood pressure. M 50 4 years
320 1X day
4/2/2015
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 1  Hypertension Severe postnasal drip (mucus) and consistent 24 hr dry cough. Going off it! M 45 2 months
80
3/26/2015
 1  HBP terrible fatigue,brain fog, itchy skin,terrible joint pain, joints felt loose and I injured myself shoveling snow,terrible GERD,cough and i put on 10 pds+. Quit it on doctor's grudging OK 2 weeks ago. feeling better and hope I get back to normal. This stuff is bad news. F 54 180 days
60 1X day
3/5/2015
 1  HBP I have suffered for 4 years with a burn-like rash on my chest. Have had every test imaginable with No difinative outcomes. Plus many othe health issues that had no explanation. Horrible rash on chest. Appears and feels like a chemical burn, at times I have had blisters and chest/neck area are always discolored. Also have many skin tags appear on neck/chest area that sting & burn. I have multiple strange health issues that can't be explained after test results Fail to find a cause. For example: muscle spasms on left side rib cage, leg & foot cramps, neuropathy in toes, hand/thumb pain, cluster headaches, can not focus eyes well enough to read after waking, for about an hour. Tired, no energy, hot all the time, sweat all the time, back pain, joint pain, foggy head, can't recall words, anxiety, impatient, frustrated, easily to anger. I have taken myself off of this drug, (not recommending this, just my personal choice) I want to have evidence that some of these symptoms diminish when the drug is out of my system. It has only been 3 days and I am seeing some improvement. Glad I found these comments; I have several doctors, allergist, dermatologist, GP, gastro, GYN. and the list goes on. They all think I'm crazy! I was beginning to agree with them, who would have thought one drug could cause this much TROUBLE?! F 50 1 days
80 mg
3/4/2015
 1  hypertension affected my eye, its was twitching, fingers went tingly, hands numb, headaches, constipation, fatigue, unusual dreams, wierd dreams ,pain in knees. lowered BP but side effects not worth the drug and expensive F 57 14 days
160mgHCT 1X day
2/15/2015
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 1  High Blood Pressure Anxiety, chest pains, back aches, dizziness, palpitations, sleeping issues. Took Diovan for 10 years, no issues. Had to switch to generic version of Valsartan and had issues galore. I was mess on the generic for 2 months before I stopped taking it and feel much better. The generic form of Diovan caused issues galore for me--I was a mess. M 50 60 days
50 MG 1X day
2/11/2015
 5  HBP Recommended by Doc None to my knowledge. As I age this and that happens but I attribute that to simply getting older. It definitely controls my blood pressure. F 69 20 years
80/12.5 1X day
1/21/2015
 2  HBP Diovan immediately dropped my blood pressure.It works on me within 20 minutes. I have been taking it over 10 years.I immediately started losing my hair. I had a tremendous amount if hair or I would be totally bald by now. I have had dark circles under my eyes that I have to use concealer on. I have also been heat intolerant. If I cannot get somewhere cool I will start getting dizzy and feel like I will pass out.I gained 10 pounds and have not been able to lose it in all this time. After reading just a few of the personal side effects from others I realized my side effects are not as bad as some. However I decided to go off this medication two months ago. I weaned off by gradually decreasing the tablets. NEVER go off this medication Cold Turkey!! Just wean off!! Everything I have read indicates going on a vegetarian lifestyle (at least temporarily) dramatically decrease the blood pressure. There are herbs that will help the heart and blood pressure. Exercise is essential. I want all my hair back!! I want the dark circle gone. I live in Texas so I love the heat-I want that back!! Diovan took some of my quality of life away. I want it back!! F 64 10 years
80 mg 1xd
1/1/2015
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 2  hypertension Diagnosed with fibromyalgia after starting it. Years of muscle pain. Every treatment known for fibro. Gained 50#.still cant believe I suffered all those years. Life changing. Off 3 weeks and feeling much better. Symptoms included muscle pain, fatigue, insomnia, edema. No longer taking Ambien for sleep. Be persistent with your providers about your symptoms. F 59 10 years
320
12/6/2014
 1  bp Taking it at bedtime. Terrible headaches with bad eye pain. Like my eyes are going to explode. Fall asleep easy but wake couple hours later and cant go back to sleep. Tired all day. Back pain memory loss and hair loss. Going to see my cardiologist soon. Pills may keep you going but the side effects ruin the quality of life F 64 1 days
160
12/2/2014
 1  High Blood Pressure Did an controls the blood pressure BUT it causes so many side effects as listed in other posts. This requires many additional meds due to side effects. Insomnia and low energy are most debilitating. Dr continues to say it can't be causing the problems. The comments on this site finally validate my concerns. I am trying half dosage for a while F 67 8 years
320
11/24/2014
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 2  Dr. recomended Trouble swallowing, dry eyes, mouth and skin I did not notice the side effects at half the strength. But I still had High Blood Pressure. The increase dosage does not seem to matter that much. F 71 3 days
320 mg 1X day
11/19/2014
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 1  High Blood Pressure F 67 8 years
320
11/18/2014
 2  Bp I started taking Diovan a year ago. For the first few months I had no problems or side effects. Around the 6th month mark, I started to feel like pure crap. I developed dizziness, couldn't concentrate, ear and neck pain. My left arm was very weak. My legs were wobbley. My skin also began to itch with little rashes. Just overall felt like crap. I wasn't myself anymore. I will never take this drug again or anything in its class! Stay away from this drug. The side effects definitely out weigh what it's meant to work for. F 42 365 days
80mg 1X day
10/15/2014
 1  hypertension blood pressure extremely elevated, ears stopping up as they do with sinus infection, burping F 56 4 days
20 mg 1X day
10/14/2014
 1  High bp due to kidney disease Fatigue, lethargic, bloating, gas, weight gain, numbness in hands... It took a long time before I realized what was bringing me down. Could not figure out why I was so tired all the time. People told me I was just getting old. Thanks jerks. Was normally extremely active and now had to constantly will myself to get out there and do stuff. Gained about 7 lbs, mainly belly fat that i just couldn't shake (well, it shook).Thought I was allergic to something in my diet - hence the gas. My boyfriend thought it was hilarious that I farted in my sleep. Went to a chirpractor thinking my back was causing my hands to go numb. Anyway, finally figured out it was the stupid drug. Have been off it a month and am back to normal. So much energy, no gas (sorry bf), weight normal, hands not numb. Blood pressure is high again though so am going to try perindopril now. Boo. F 43 365 days
80mg/day 1X day
10/7/2014
 1  high bp I dont know where to start,I complained to my dr for years something was,5 yrs.ago he raised my dosage to 320 once aday I have just about lost my mind,confused atomach ach,blurriness head hurting,insomnia ao bad,anxetiy so bad it felt like my neck waz being drove up into my skull,my ligimits in my shoulder was coming apart, it felt like something was living an crawling in my sinusis an I would wake up an my nose would piur for hours my brincutis an breathinv was crazy. an the whole for years everytime I would complain about one or the other all he would is put me on another med,I finally changed docs. went an had multible test an mri,done could find nothinv wronv an after that I made him against his will, cause he said diovan was one of the mildest hp meds there was,I went on anothed within days things atarted changing an I am 90% back to feel so good,I still have trouble with my head the right side hurting an getting confused but I dont feel stuck in the same day or month any more, I feel like I have almost lived an relived the same day fir the last 5 or 6 years, I can't explain it but it was like my mind could nit forget its like I relive everyday, for the past 5 ir so years everyday in my mind even thiugh I was still living another day, I can't explain it,an still mentally I think its harmed me an I dont know what or who to see about it,please uf anybody can tell me any info,about what or who to see about this please email me, [email protected] thank you, please excuss M 52 9 years
320
9/29/2014
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 1  Hypertension I see all the side effects people have commented about and I have many of the same issues. I'm not absolutely positive that it is caused by diovan but after seeing this I'm 85% sure that it's a real possibility. I feel there isn't much use to talk with my doctor right away until I can prove it because I'm certain I will hear its not the medication and why after all this time has it taken so long to have these symptoms. There (not recommended) I'm going to stop the diovan for now and see if the side effects dissipate. I will control my blood pressure naturally for now doing my best. Anything is better than what is happening to me now for the last few years. The issues I've been experiencing are extreme neuropathy with foot pain to the point I can't wear socks and shoes without having severe pain wich lingers on throughout the whole night after a short period of wearing then and some walking, eye/vision issues. The most important of any and there are a couple more is the neuropathy. The pain never goes away in my feet, toes especially, its there 24/7 and have alotbof trouble walking (i use a cane) and when I do walk it's not far at all. They had much difficulty giving me a diagnosis of pheriphial neuropathy because there was no good reason for me to have it. Therefore another reason for me to believe the diovan is the cause. Excuse how long this is but there is so much more I could say about this. This is the worst most devestating thing I've ever physically experienced and I' F 51 5 years
80 MG
8/8/2014
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 1  Heart attack severe fatigue, leg muscle pain, joint pain, weight gain, extreme LOW blood pressure, vision issues, nervousness, anxiety ,depression, shortness of breath I had a heart attack from blocked artery, not high blood pressure as my pressure was always in normal range. I was given this drug in combination with other drugs to help my heart work not so hard. As a result of this drug, I was given pain killers to ease the side effects which lowered my blood pressure further. My blood pressure has become so low at times Ive ended up in the hospital for more tests than I can count. Each time results are the same, they cant find anything wrong other than cardiac enzymes are out of whack. Dr takes me off the drug for a few months, and then puts me back on it when blood pressure starts to rise because he claims I need it to go with the others as more than 35% of my heart is "dead"(I have an implanted defibrillator/pace maker) My Dr knew right away after 1st hospital stay which drug was wreaking havoc, but there is no other class of drugs like it out there that can do what it does to help my heart. F 50 1.5 years
40 1X day
6/29/2014
 1  Hypertension Several My Doctor switched me to Isradipine from Diovan two weeks ago.My numbness in toes and feet is now reduced by about 75%.The sexual issues are disappearing too.In my humble opinion,Diovan is a terrible drug and should be banned.I'm frightened by what it did to my body that I don't know about versus what I did know such as peripheral neuropathy and impotence. M 66 9 years
160 1X day
6/28/2014

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