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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR DIOVAN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | high blood pressure | within 3 days, slurred speech, dizzy (almost like a drunken state) went off a few days went back on-tired, forgetfulness and BIG PROBLEM: had problems with my eyes. Right eyelid got lazy and my left eye got wide open. have been off for about 4 days and eyes still not good. Also have pain/burning in both eyes. | change to help with ED but it doesnt help at all. Will not take this med again. | M | 45 | 21 days | 4/30/2007 | 1 | high blood pressure | dizziness, only 30 yrs old and cant drive myself to work.. bloated belly, ears ringing non-stop. shaking hands- involuntary movements, like small muscle spasms. eyes out of focus, and eyes moving by themselves- seperately!! headachy, off and on for no other apparent reason. last but not least... memory loss | doctors have told me these symptoms are only in my head. kinda funny how my symptoms were the same b4 i came to this site. | F | 31 | 14 days | 4/30/2007 | 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 | 2 | Borderline HBP (140/90) | abdominal bloating, weight gain, swelling in lower legs and ankles, fatigue, muscle weakness, exhaustion & need to rest after minimal exertion, difficulty concentrating, extreme bowel and urinary "urgency" (i.e., have to RUN to restroom as soon as I become aware of the need to "go" in order to avoid having to wear a diaper), diziness, occasionally feeling like I'm about to faint. BP readings since starting this drug have been around 110/68 in dr's office; probably lower at home since I have always had "white coat hypertension" (higher BP readings in dr's office than at home). | I started this med after I was discovered to have Borderline HBP after an injury that required knee surgery to repair. Have been taking it for 3 years; thought all my symptoms were due to "menopause" or laziness or "getting old" or deconditioning following knee surgery or not eating right or not exercising enough (can't even imagine exercising due to weakness and fatigue that makes it hard to even walk from the house to the car and vice versa). Before my knee injury / surgery (and starting on Diovan) I was very active; had a job in which I was on my feet and moving 10 hrs/day. Now I can't even walk a block w/out stopping to rest. I have no other health problems. None. All my other "numbers" are excellent (cholesterol, blood glucose, etc.) I should FEEL **MUCH** better than I do. After reading the other comments here I am going to taper off this med. I'm not convinced that I ever needed it in the first place. I think my BP was slightly higher than usual d | F | 53 | 3 years | 5/2/2007 | 1 | HBP | Over the course of 5 years, I experienced; Extreme fatigue,joint pain, memory loss,hair thinning, and weight gain | I found other reasons to explain these side effects...the worst was the memory loss---SCARY--I found this site and realized--IT WAS THE DIOVAN----I've been off it for 6 weeks, AND FEEL GREAT !!I WILL NEVER TAKE IT AGAIN---NATURAL SUPPLEMENTS ARE THE WAY TO GO !! Please look into them. THANK-YOU FOR THIS SITE !!! | M | 45 | 5 days | 5/2/2007 | 1 | Hypertension | Diagnosis: Hypertension, Hyperparathyrodism, Hypercalcemia, Hypothroidism, Osteoporosis: Medications: 80m Diovan, 75mg Hydroclorothiazide, 90mg Armour Thyroid, 20mg Potassium,70mg Fosamax, took 2 Fosamax and quit because of effects: Side effects with Diovan (denied by Doctor, of course) were sleeplessness, sensitive to light, blurry vision, swollen ankles, ringing in both ears, frequent night urinations, irritability, hair thinning, dizziness. I completely stopped the Diovan, 4 days ago, after four plus years of being on the medication. My BP is the same or lower than with the Diovan. I will have labs done in about three weeks to determine if the Diovan has had an effect on my other medical problems. I will post my results. YOU KNOW YOUR OWN BODY, PLEASE LISTEN TO IT AND QUESTION YOUR DOCTOR AND NOT TAKE THEIR WORD AS ABSOLUTE TRUTH. Good Luck to all of you who read this site. | I feel that the makers of Diovan did not conduct enough clinical trials over a longer period of time to determine ALL the side effects that this medicine produces. | F | 66 | 4 years | 5/2/2007 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Excessive drowsiness, dizziness, and headache. | Have taken other bp meds and didn't have these side effects. Will not take any more of this drug. Called doctor today to have it switched. | F | 36 | 2 days | 5/3/2007 | 1 | HBP 150/90 | After taking Diovan 40mg for 2 months, my blood pressure dropped from 150 to 80 and I started to have blurred vision and my heart palpitation seems to get worse, I am going to stop Diovan and check whether my heart paipitation will stop. Any medication to alternate beside this? | I think my doctor recommended this cos it is expensive and help increase the profit margin.He also gave me the crap that Diovan helps to improve or protect my kidney functions. | M | 50 | 2 months | 5/4/2007 | 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 | Tired all the time. Tingling in the hands first thing in the morning. Pressure in my left ear, ringing at night. | Started taking atacand, no side effects so far. | M | 45 | 1 days | 5/8/2007 | 3 | high blood pressure | No side effects that I am aware of. | It had my BP down for a while, until I began experiencing stress. Now I take the highest dosage (320 mgs) and a diuretic, as my doctor hesitates to change the drug. | F | 75 | 5 days | 5/9/2007 | 1 | High blood pressure-uncontrolled | I have disc problems and arthritis but with Diovan I got even more joint pain, felt tired alot,increased inflammation in joints,weight gain and bloating,edema in legs. | Took myself off the med and symptoms disappeared in 2 days. I reported it to FDA and to the drug company and to my doctor..my doctor didnt believe me about all they symptoms but it is very true...the doctor did change my high blood pressure med. | F | 53 | 5 months | 5/10/2007 | 4 | Borderline hbp | at first I was very tired by about 2pm in the afternoon everyday,but after 4 or 5 months that subsided.I never experienced weight gain but a slight loss then bounced back to my normal weight. | So far I cannot complain about the drug. | M | 44 | 2 years | 5/11/2007 | 1 | doctor pushed it on me! b.p to high | AFTER TAKING THIS DRUG FOR OVER 6MONTHS NOW, HAS ANY HAD MASSIVE SHOULDER CRAMPS, PAINS! AND UPPER CHEST PAINS THAT GO ACCROSS THE CHEST LIKE PINCHING FEELING. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING THREW A HEART ATTACK! AND TOOK MYSELF TO THE E.R. PAID 150.00 THREW MY HMO PLAN AND FOUND OUT, IT WASNT A HEART ATTACK AT ALL, IT WAS DIOVAN SIDE EFFECT! CAUSEING THESE CRAMPS AND PAINS! I WAS TOLD TO GET OFF THAT DRUG, IT ALSO CAUSED MASSSIVE TRAPPED GAS AND BLOATING IN MY BELLY AND BURPING SO BAD AND LOUD, IT WAS LIKE THUNDER! NON STOP AFTER I TOOK GAS X PILLS! | I READ ABOUT ALL THE COMMENTS HERE I BELIVE YOU ALL ! ON THIS MEDICATION. ITS A BAD ONE WITH MORE SIDE EFFECTS THAN MOST DRUGS FOR BLOOD PRESSURE! IM WONDERING IF MY DOCTOR GOT A KICKBACK PAYMENT FOR PUSHING THIS NO GOOD DRUG ON ME AND OTHERS !! IM TAKING MYSELF OFF THIS JUNKY DRUG ASAP! AND SWITCHING DOCTORS FOR THE 4TH TIME! I BELIVE HMO'S SUCK OR STINK AS THEY SAY. THEY HAVE THE WORST DOCTORS ,AT LEAST THAT IV RUN INTO .. | M | 32 | 6 months | 5/18/2007 | 2 | High Blood Pressure | I took Diovan for 2 days. I started having chest pain and my heart was pounding, even when I was resting. It just didn't feel right. | I quit taking the medicine and I've decided to try a different route. I'm going to change my diet and exercise more. I've decided that I'm not ready to give in to medication! I may look into natural supplements also. | M | 45 | 2 days | 5/19/2007 | 2 | High Blood Pressure | Well they are not good, HAIR LOSS & THINNING, DIFICULTY BREATHING, SORE ON INSIDE OF NOSE, CHEST PAINS, STOMACH CRAMPS, COUGHING, WEIGHT GAIN, BLOATING, INSOMNIA, MEMORY LOSS. I wish these doctors knew how bad these side effects can feel. | This is the second hbp med I have taken. I had side effects within one day of taking it. I was on a beta-blocker which made me really sick, so they put me on diovan, which has lowered my bp to normal numbers but, the side affects I listed are awful. I am about ready to give up on this med cause I feel so lousy. I am not sure If my bp will get worse if I take myself off of it. Currently I am switching doctors because the one that I had doesn't care about me or that I need to function properly. I would have to say the hair loss and stomach cramps are the worst because I never had any of these problems before I started the diovan. Well hope to be off of it soon, I just want to feel normal again. | F | 28 | 2 weeks | 5/21/2007 | 3 | High BP | Weight gain. Fatigue. Decreased libedo. Problems concentrating. | M | 45 | 200 days | 5/22/2007 | 3 | High blood pressue | First two weeks experienced some mild dizziness, especially when getting out of bed. Otherwise no side effects. BP did improve. I do feel like some weight gain may be due to Diovan, but not sure. | F | 51 | 4 months | 5/24/2007 | 1 | HBP | I have taken Diovan for 5 years and explained all my symptoms away as just "being fat". We recently moved and I ran out and didn't get it refilled for 3 weeks. I felt GREAT!! I had energy, lost 8lbs.,my sex drive was back!! For all these years I had gained a lot of weight, gastric problems, and felt terriable, even depressed. After being off them for 3 weeks, I am so upset that Diovan took so many good years away from me and my children. Since being back on it, I have had weight gain return, sluggishness, dizziness, unexplained sores in my nose, and gastric problems return. | My doctor told me that I couldn't go off the HBP medicine and changed it. I am not filling it because I realize this will be a never ending battle to regain my life. I will watch my BP and if it gets high again, I will try herbal relief. | F | 36 | 5 years | 5/28/2007 | 1 | HP | Tired, ache, memory loss, irratibility,anxious | M | 67 | 1 days | 5/30/2007 |