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 | HBP | Very irritable, lose my temper a lot, feelings of doom and gloom, heart rate goes way up while sitting, possibly RLS has formed due to this drug, weight gain 25 lbs in 1 year, can't sleep at night, only during the day, have sleep apnea now, it seems that it started about when I began this med. for 2 years now, bloating is horrible, itchy skin galore, and low, low sex drive if at all!! Life's too short, right? | Thanks to reading everyone else's side effects I can finally put my finger on all these changes in my life since taking Divan. I am calling my doctor first thing Monday morning to complain to her because I've been telling her all along about different symptoms and she hasn't put two and two together....what are doctors good for?? | F | 46 | 2 years | 3/7/2009 | 1 | BP Diabeties | didnt really know all my problems were from the Diovan but they are! weight gain, leg pains, DIZZINESS so bad I couldn't drive or walk! | Had an MRI for a brain tumor and the whole time dizziness was caused by the daM diovan!!!!!! | F | 46 | 3 years | 5/1/2007 | 1 | HPB | I have experienced bad aches and pains in my joints with severe Tennis Elbow on both arms. I recently had an operation on my right hand for a swollen index finger and stiff joint, they could not find the problem. I have gained 7 pounds on my waist and suffer from short term memory loss and loss of motivation. | I wish I knew then what I know now thanks to this web site. I quit! | M | 46 | 6 months | 5/8/2007 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Other than severe gastrointestinal pain for 8 hours each time I took half a dose, ( this was not just something I ate, this was very painful)there were no other side-effects during the 4 days I took it (tortured myself thinking it would go away or stop since my doctor swore this was not listed as a possible side effect!) | To make things worse, my doctor said no one else had these symptoms and he had many many patients on this drug! Thanks doc! Wish it were not so, but two thumbs down. | F | 46 | 4 days | 7/26/2007 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | I am 46 taking Diovan for over 15 years. I had 2 heart attacks in September, found out I now am a diabetic (insulin), my vision is almost lost in 1 eye. I totally blame this medication. Stopped it in hospital and feel so much better and my new medication I only take 25 mg. I no longer have hair loss or rash. | There needs to be a class action lawsuit | F | 46 | 10 years 160/25 1X day | 3/15/2016 | 5 | HTN | I have taken brand Diovan for 8 years with absolutely no side effects. My health plan rerequires me to try generic valsartan, which did not work for me. This year once again my health plan is dictating my care and required me to try Benicar. The side effects were worse than the valsartan. I just got approved a second time for brand Diovan. I can't wait to feel normal again. I really wish the insurance companies would allow the doctors to treat their patients and not make us suffer through the wasted cost of trying drugs that are more problematic. | F | 47 | 1 days 160 | 3/7/2016 | 4 | High BP | No side effects, really. I have had occasional dizzy spells, but they have lessened over the years. I've been on Diovan 160mg in am and 80mg pm for years. This is the only BP medication that DIDN'T give me side effects. It was a breath of fresh air and a relief to finally find something like it. | The only caveat is that the Diovan doesn't lower my BP enough. I just took my measurement and I'm 130/87 (before am dose). In the doctor's office I'm usually 138/90 or slightly higher (midway between doses). The NP wants to try me on ExForge (which combines Diovan with Amlodipine), but after reading the side effects on amlodipine and reviews here for Diovan, I think I'll stay on the Diovan and increase my exercise instead. | F | 47 | 4 years | 3/28/2009 | 4 | High Blood Pressure | Mid-section weight gain. Went from 200 to 240 lbs in about 3 months. Eating habits haven't changed. | It works great. Guess I'll have to eat less and work out more! | M | 47 | 3 months | 1/1/2007 | 3 | hbp | Initial hair loss, but this has reversed, hairdresser said this often happens when changing med. or starting med.but returns to normal after a few months - she was right. Fatigue, loss of libido,insomnia, backpain, pains in legs and feet, dry skin, itching all over about half an hour after going to bed, blurred vision,headaches and strange head pains,noticable deterioration in hearing. | Before taking Diovan I had developed a dry cough from my previous med. which I'd been on for 6 months.Before starting any hbp med. I had been experiencing twice monthly migraine attacks which lasted about 36 hours - the only thing I could do about them was go to bed and wait until they passed and try to cope with the terrible pain until it was over. I am worried about the side effects of Diovan especially now that I've seen this site and realize that what I'm experiencing are the side effects - and I intend to discuss this with my doctor- but even so this long list of side effects is still nowhere near as bad as the migraine attacks I suffered before medication, and which I have only experienced once since.Trouble is my bp hasn't lowered significantly so I may be facing an increase in dosage, and then I may feel differently about the side-effects.I'm glad I found this site! | F | 47 | 10 months | 2/22/2007 | 3 | high blood pressure | M | 47 | 9 years 160mg 1X day | 12/12/2010 | 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 | 3 | BP | Headache,back pain, bloating and belching,irregular heartbeat,fatigue, anxiety. | M | 47 | 4 months 80 1X day | 5/18/2021 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Muscle weakness, especially in legs and back, back pain. Numbness in fingers and toes, to the point that it was extremely painful for up to 30 minutes, had to warm up somehow to get the feeling back. confusion, blurry vision. | This was very effective in lowering my blood pressure, went from 170s/100s down to 130, even 119 over 80, but the side effects were too much to bear. Of course my dr doesn't believe any of the side effects are from the drug, but considering that they started when I started taking the drug, what else would they be from? | F | 47 | 4 weeks 160 mg 1X day | 2/21/2016 | 1 | BP | Vivid dreams. | M | 47 | 1 years | 5/11/2009 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | feel completely out of it as if i am drunk; sore throat, cough | F | 47 | 7 days 40 mg 1X day | 7/10/2015 | 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 Blood Pressure | Severe Aches & Pains all over - chest pain, heart palipitations, found like I was 100 years old - everything hurt, Dr. switched me from this to Avapro same thing no improvement - started having burning all over like a sunburn inside out - then went to another Ramapril - couldn't go to work I was in so much agony woke up with severe hip pain thought I had appendicitis. Now off all BP medicines - on no salt no caffeine diet and vitamins since September & am still experiencing side effects sometimes but feel 100% better! | If the Dr. tells you the symptoms are not from this medicine don't believe him - get him to take you off or get a new doctor. | F | 47 | 1 years | 12/1/2008 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | EXTREME Anxiety, dizziness, stomach distress, difficulty concentrating, "not there" feeling, hair loss, fluid retention, puffy hands and face. | This medication put me through a nightmare. Side effects kicked in after about 6-8 weeks. The anxiety was constant and got to be full blown panic attacks daily. I have long hair to my waist and I was losing so much I thought I would have to cut it short. I thought I was losing my mind and until I read this board, I never connected the anxiety to the Diovan. I would not wish this drug on my worst enemy. | F | 47 | 3 months | 7/20/2006 | 1 | BP | Severe anxiety, tingling in legs, weakness, itchy, hives. | Discontinued medication and seeking natural remedy to lower blood pressure. | F | 47 | 19 days 80 mg 1X day | 12/6/2010 | 5 | Hypertention | Severe itching and eczema periauricular around the nipple | I like it but i think i will stop it because of this itching | F | 48 | 1 years 160/12.5 | 5/13/2016 |