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 | A lot | Glad I found this site.Thought I was the only one with serious side effects.My Doctor doesn't think Diovan is causing my neuropathy,fatigue,sexual issues,etc.Well,now I discover from other people posting here they have similar problems.I find Diovan creates a new medical problem about every 2 years I keep taking it.I'm beginning to think if you take Diovan long enough it will kill you. | M | 71 | 10 years 160 1X day | 6/12/2014 | 4 | Joint pain, dyspnea, congestion. | M | 53 | 3 months | 6/6/2014 | 1 | Hypertension | Many | The first year Diovan worked great without any side effects.Then side effects came on so gradually it took a long time to figure out it was caused by Diovan.Muscle aches,tendinitis,gout type issues,sexual issues,extreme fatigue,and finally numbness in toes.Diovan helped the BP numbers but obviously it attacks and destroys other bodily processes.What you then have is a choice of better BP numbers OR have your body slowly be ruined by this medicine. | M | 68 | 8 years 160 1X day | 6/6/2014 | 1 | to control high blood pressure | 1 days | 5/31/2014 | 1 | High blood pressure | Stay away from this medication! I took 160mg once a day and then twice a day x2 yrs for blood pressure spikes. I have seen numerous md's and spent unbelievable amount of time and money over the past 6+ years on hospital ER, MD visits and testing. Also have major sinusitis issues which I forgot to mention under side effects. This med will make and keep you sick with multiple symptoms. | F | 63 | 160 mg 1X day | 5/28/2014 Patient History | 1 | Hypertension | Numerous side effects | Been taking Diovan for 8 years.Each year Diovan has caused an additional serious side effect.Year 1,sexual issues.Year 2,peripheral neuropathy in toes.Year 3,gout type symptons.Year 4,hypothyroid.Year 5,low blood sodium.Year 6,eye floaters.Year 7-muscle and tendon irritations.Year 8-TMJ.It keeps the BP numbers looking good but it is destroying other bodily functions.I've tried about 15 other BP meds and so far Diovan is the best for keeping BP ok.But I wonder what bodily function it will attack in the future.The basic choice I have is go off Diovan and have hypertension vs. having Diovan keep destroying other body functions. | M | 68 | 7 years 160 1X day | 5/13/2014 | 1 | blood pressure | immediate sore throat and hoarseness, severe nasal congestion and cough, leg and neck pain | took myself off it and am now three weeks out and still having leg cramping and occasional fits of coughing: doc says it couldn't have been the meds but not convinced myself since symptoms began to subside within a couple of days...would not advise anyone to take this medication! | F | 54 | 5 days 80 mg 1X day | 5/3/2014 | 1 | HBP | I originally was taking Exforge which is a combination of Divan/Valsartan and Amlodipine. The symptoms were so mild I didn't pick up on them; anxiety, stomach gases, bloating, gaining weight when on weight loss program, fatigue. My dr switched me from the Exforge to Divan 6 months ago. At the end of February everything went downhill from there, I was having problems breathing, horrible stomach pain with really bad gas and bloating, dizziness, head in a fog, so nervous and started having panic attacks, tingling in my arms, fingers, feet, tongue and head with numbing too! These panic nervousness started lasting all day. I couldn't sleep. I went to my dr and he didn't believe it's the Divan even after I showed him all the adverse symptoms. He did take me off of it but only because my sodium was low which is another symptom. He was trying to convince me that the panic attacks was me. I have never been a nervous person. This has been a horrible and frightening experience. So scared. I refuse to get on any HBP med. I and going to do it the healthy way, lose weight eat right make sure my electrolytes are in balance. My BP has been 136/85. Ever since I stopped taking the medication the symptoms are diminishing thank god. Each day I get a little better. This is a horrible drug the side effects are debilitating. No more for me!! | F | 49 | 6 months 320 | 3/30/2014 | 1 | For blood pressure | Muscle ache, rapid heart beat, wait gain, hair loss, coughing, sinusitis, soar throat and mood swings. | M | 42 | 1 days 80Mg | 1/21/2014 | 1 | cardiologist | Chest tightness,chest pain,eye swollen,shortage and difficulty of breath, palpitation, joint pain, shoulder pain,muscle pain,headeach,legs weakness,throat tightness,anxiety attack coz spike of blood pressure... | I had try almost all group of hypertension medicine,and done alot of test all is normal.i already stop taking medicine almost 3 months but side effect still in my body..how longs does this system out of my body? | M | 35 | 45 days 80 1X day | 12/15/2013 | 4 | High blood pressure | After ten or more years under this drug I start suffering for Tinnitus , lightheadeness, tachicardia, severe hair loss skin rash and insomnia among others simptons | F | 62 | 10 years 160/20 | 12/12/2013 | 1 | Lower Blood Pressure | Joint swelling, unbearable pain, gout, crippling foot pain, weight gain, horrible urine odor, skin rash, general swelling in lower extremities | M | 65 | 2 years 160MG | 12/7/2013 | 1 | Hypertension | Impotence | Diovan controls my bp.But for the last 5 years it has caused increasing problems with sexual issues.Doctors say it doesn't.I say it does for me.Time to switch back to an ACE drug and see if the cough starts. | M | 67 | 6 years 160 1X day | 12/3/2013 | 1 | HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE | SHORTNESS OF BREATH, LOWER STOMACH PAINS, JOINT PAIN, ANXIETY, GREAT AMOUNT OF FATIGUE and it never worked | I READ ON THIS SITE ABOUT ATACAND 30 MG.-HCTZ 12.5 MG.THAT WAS BRAND COST $90.00 SO I GOT CANDESARTAN-HCTZ32 MG.-12.5 MG. THE GENERIC WAS $60.00 IN 5 DAYS IT LOWERED MY B.P. 40 POINTS NO SIDE EFFECTS | M | 65 | 30 days 360 1X day | 11/25/2013 | 1 | Mom took it for high blood pressure | My mother developed a mass in the neck just six months after starting the diovan, which turned out to be cancer. | Prior to starting Diovan, I read that there was a "small" chance that Diovan could cause cancer. Well sure enough, that "small" chance happened to my mom in early 2012. By October 2012, despite beating the cancer, she died from complications caused my the effects of cancer treatment. I subsequently started a website that I hope can raise more awareness about the dangers of prescription drugs. www.couponsforacause.org. | F | 62 | 1.5 years 1X day | 11/25/2013 | 1 | hypertension | insomnisa depression, anxiety, swelling in ankles, joint pain all over body, extreme back pain, major colitis, bladder infection, constant fulshing of face | Valsartan, ex-forge and all forms of diovan are dangerous drugs - the side effects are insufferable - i do not recommend this drug and don't know why doctors and pharmacists are pushing his drugb unless they are receiving kickbacks from big pharma | F | 57 | 6 months 160mg 1X day | 11/22/2013 | 3 | High BP | Dizziness, lightheaded, nausea, difficult to concentrate, neck pain, anxiety, | Works well to lower the BP | M | 43 | 10 years 40 mg 1X day | 11/9/2013 | 1 | Internal physician/hypertension | I have been try 14 types of medicine,but no one my body can adapt, can't tolerate with the side effect and allergic such as: giddy with spinning sensation,blurred vision,headeach,ears discomfort,flushing:face,ears,neck,shoulder,with pins sensation,chest tightness,heavy,sharp pain,difficulty and shortage of breathnesss, hands and feets cold and numbness,body shaky,cold and pins. I had stopped medicine almost Moreno than 1 month but side effect still in my body ,can everyone tell me how's long does this side effect out of my body, now thinking of commit sucide or waiting to be stroke,all doctor can't be trusted tell them about my problem they won't listen, | M | 35 | 1 months 80 | 10/27/2013 | 2 | For high blood pressure | Multiple joint pains, leg cramping and skin rashes. Irritable sleep patterns. | F | 50 | 10 years 160/25mg | 10/20/2013 | 5 | high blood pressure | I have not experienced any side effects | M | 16 | 4 months 80mg | 9/17/2013 |