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 |
| 3 | could not take Prinvil or Hydrochor | having rather severe menstral type cramps, even though I am post-menopausal by 10 yrs. Is this a side effect of Diovan? I do not have any other side effects. | F | 60 | 22 days | 11/28/2007 | 2 | High blood pressure | Light headed; insomnia; itching; urinary problems. | Prior to Diovan, I had never been on any prescribed medication and had none of the above symptoms. Thank God for this website!! I will be stopping Diovan immediately and will be seeking an alternative, natural product to lower my blood pressure. | F | 66 | 3 weeks | 11/28/2007 | 1 | Hypertension/High Bp 144/81 | Severe joint and muscle pain, distended abdomen, gained 20 pounds almost immediately. | Doctor wasn't even aware these were side effects and told me to eat less. Doctor then looked them up and took me off diovan. I am waiting to see how long before the side effects subside. Horrible medication! | M | 40 | 17 days | 12/3/2007 | 1 | slightly high b.p readings | Excessive Dizzyness Vision problems blurry and tired eyes cramping and clamping in chest area on and off legs cramping heavy feeling at times I feel run down and tired all the time/no power! slow sluggish feeling. nose runing sore inside nose bad drug ! | I think most of these drugs shouldnt be used,they are unsafe and cause Harm to anyone who takes them! they also can cause other things to happen while on them, now im reading about PAD another deal with heavy legs or tired legs,the more I read and learn about this, the more it sounds like a Caused side effect from these new drugs like Diovan or a beta blocker med. and again Doctors are now looking to operate! and Medicate! more drugs!!! more unwanted operations! Im leaning to think most harm is caused by these drugs(so called safe drugs) with 10,000 side effects. If Doctors could they would have us all on drugs! medicated well and turn us into walking talking Zombie's Iv been on diovan now for over 4 years at 20mg low dose! but even on that dose,I have very bad side effects and problems from it. I look back, before I got started on these meds! had high b.p only no pains or vision problems.. since Im a mess ! im one of the living walking dead. from b.p meds !and no thanks to the | M | 57 | 4 years | 12/7/2007 | 3 | High blood pressure | I have been taking it for two months during that time span I have experienced fatuge, joint pain and cramping. I am only 34 but I feel like I have in my 80's with the joint pain, back aches and stiffness. When I spoke to my doctor he told me that none of this was related to the meds I was taking. Has anyone been told the same by their doctor? | F | 34 | 2 months | 12/19/2007 | 4 | High BP | Jesus all mighty, I thought I was going nuts, eyes swelling, crying, light headed, lethargy, but most off all I thought I was up for a cerebral scan why? due to that unberable ear ringing every time I woke up!! I was waiting for a cerebral stroke, my joints were stiff. Doctor said take two a day 80mg, i took only one & was supossed to take also Isoptin SR 240mg can u imagine? The wife gave me the idea about the posibilities that one or more of this drugs was the reason for my going bezerk!! Discontinued wold take it ocassionally, please take care! | M | 62 | 2 months | 12/23/2007 | 1 | HIGH BP | FAST TO REDUCE BLOOD PRESSURE, BUT MAY BE TOO FAST TO SEND YOU TO AN UNPREDICTABLE SITUATION: ER or off road when driving | Starting with lotensin 4 years ago, I often found only half the dose works well and won't cause dizziness. The last doctor would not listen to me at all, decided to give Diovan 160/25. Surprised - the pharmacist gave me only 5 days and ask to come back next week. Few months later, my father in law got the same dose - Walmart pharmacist filled only one week of supply, a larger druggstore doesn't have it handy either?. Looking back, I would imagine that they had to make sure that I'll still be in good shape to come back to get the rest! Taking only half the pill to avoid dizziness or falling asleep at work, I experienced leg cramps, and couldn't breath twice at night (not aware at all it was side effects). One day I took a 160/25 at lunch to combat the high bp and fast pulse on a warm day trip out of town. Had several hours of rest before driving back, I knew well about warnings labeled on medecine - and had always giving myself 4-6 hours (taking at 3 AM if a must). NOT ENOUGH for D | M | 60 | 40 days | 12/26/2007 | 3 | high blood pressure | I have had tinnitus for 38 years. Recently it increased substantially and after reading the side effects and finding that other patients may have had the same reaction, I asked my doctor to put me on something else. I'm on adalat now, but its been 2 weeks and the ringing has not subsided. I don't know if the drug is to blame. My blood pressure is erratic at times. My best medicine always seems to be exercise | M | 59 | 1 years | 12/27/2007 | 4 | High Blood Pressure | Insomnia and tingling in arms & feet but both are better now. | 160mg Diovan/25 hctz. Effectively lowered my BP within a week, but the initial side effects were a pain in the butt. It's better now though. | F | 31 | 21 days | 1/1/2008 | 1 | high blood pressure | extreme hip and leg pain, sleeplessness partly due to pain, fatigue, 2 tooth problems, tingly fingers, some headaches as well. No more of this one or lisonopril. | I took lisonopril but discontinued due to throat tightness and severe headaches. Now I am having problems with this one. | F | 52 | 30 days | 1/2/2008 | 1 | HBP/ Hypertension | Non stop coughing, pharangitis, flu like symptoms | I replaced lisinopryl with diovan because of the same side effects. This is the worst I've felt in years. This drug is crap. Worse my doctor replaced one crappy drug with an equally crappy one!!! | M | 42 | 14 days | 1/10/2008 | 1 | Hbp | You name it! Chest pains, ED, legs pains(pins and needles) nasal congestion, lightheadness,dizziness, can't work out, get headache, can't walk, ankles swell, upper left rib area pain/bloating(mri negeative results.) | Called doc yesterday i hop to get some relief this stuff is wrecking my home life and my job. bp about the same, also taking toprol, probably not helping, But the major problems started after the diovan. Went to the er in oct. 2007 they sent me home after ekg/ blood work, chest rays...this stuff is depressing! | M | 43 | 6 months | 1/10/2008 | 2 | moderately high blood pressure | Within 8 hours of taking Diovan, I always experience a type of depression - - - I seem to have lost the mental "energy" to begin tasks - - - I just feel like life is worthless and want to quit living. This is, of course, quite frightening, and I immediately stopped taking this drug. The half-dozen or so times I've talked myself into trying it again, the same thing happened. No more. | What's the matter with some doctors? They don't believe you when you describe a side effect. I probably need to find a new doctor. | M | 59 | 2 months | 1/11/2008 | 2 | HBP | Headaches leg pain back pain neck pain dizzness tooth pain | It helps to lower blood pressure but too many side effects | F | 46 | 2 years | 1/21/2008 | 1 | sudden hypertension | joint pain, abdominal weight gain-severe, insomnia, edema, memory loss, horrible side effects with motrin, fatigue | The joint pain was so bad, after a bad leg sprain that I thought I'd never heal. I had knee surgery a few months after starting diovan, I wonder if this added to my problems?? 4 days off and the pain is 90% gone. No pain pills ever, but motrin shot my pressure up, made my heart race, unable to walk right since I started this drug. My knee surgery was a success, but the joint pain that set in after a sprain was unbearable. The brace made it worse, and the wide shoe store (double wide) was my only saving grace, with feet swelling and neuropathy. I was unable to walk or excercise, I lost a year of my life. I am a very active person, a full-time paramedic,this drug nearly killed me. After the bad sprain, do you think the ortho Dr. who deals with elderly patients would be on his toes with this one??? No more diovan for me, I am a very anti drug person, I need toturn back to my inner beleifs and find a safe natural way to cmbat this. I now wonder if the motrin wasn't the culprit to begin wit | F | 57 | 10 months | 1/23/2008 | 1 | Control Blood Pressure | imflamation of sinus, sleeplessness, axniety, teeth problems | For me it was a complete failure. Controlled my blood pressure. I have had a sinus condition before taking Diovan. It just increased my sinus problems causing anxiety, and sleeplessness. ENT said no sinus problem as well as my MD. Breathe strips and nasal spray to control sinus helped sleeping & anxiety. Ask MD to take Benicar instead and after 2 days with no sleep aids, I am back to normal. My general health is very good. | M | 65 | 150 days | 1/24/2008 | 4 | mild hypertension | Some mild dizziness, but unsure if it's related to this drug or chronic conditions (sinus/allergy/asthma) | My PCP told me it has protective qualities against the effects of high blood sugar, which I have. I have several chronic conditions but none that can definitively be traced to this or any other drug. Aside from occasional, mild dizziness, that's the only side effect of all I've read hear that I have had. But based on others' comments, I will revisit this drug with my PCP. | F | 55 | 10 years | 1/27/2008 | 1 | HBP | Reduction in blood pressure was the good side effect. Other effects include vertigo, light-headedness, feeling out of body, weight gain around stomach, lower limb soreness, loss of sex drive, feeling lazy and unable to get going in the morning, weird reactions to unforeseen noise and movement. | Until I found this site, I thought I was just losing my mind with the weird spaced-out feeling that I get, usually when walking around. I thought there was something wrong with my brain and I never linked it to the drug. Diovan is the only drug that I take at 160 mg. I feel like I have to walk very gingerly and watch my steps. I feel groggy, like I am floating and less mentally aware, almost a sloth-like feeling. I miss not having energy, and I hate this loss of control over my body. My blood pressure has gone down, but I cannot stand these symptoms. I feel like I am losing days, months, years of my life not being able to participate more fully. And I am constantly afraid that I may faint or fall and cause grief to others so my irritability is no fun either. I cannot recommend this drug and I am seeing my Dr immediately for a change. Wish I knew of an herbal remedy. | F | 51 | 2 years | 1/31/2008 | 1 | hbp | One 160 a day,immediate skin issues on fingers appeared and then elevated BP. My upper and lower eye lids became extremely puffy. When BP elevated I was given 360 + 12.5 HCT. Then, I experienced extreme (10 pounds) in two days. I had ongoing chest pains, pain under my ribs, leg pains, joint pains, crippled feet, tingling hands and legs and a sensation of coldness on my legs. The longer I took Diovan the worse the symptoms got. My lips started blowing up and tingling each time I took the pill. Then, my throat would close and face would swell. Lastly, trapped gas. | I started to think I was dying. My calcium became elevated due to thiazide in Diovan. The doctor informed me that I probably have bone cancer due to the elevated calcium and all the bone pain. Thank god for my endocrinologist! She asked me to check the side effects of med. As it turns out, Diovan is poison to me. The last pill I took almost killed me. My throat closed etc.. thank god I was told to take Benadryl immediately lots of it. Since I stopped taking Diovan a couple days ago all the symptoms have started to subside of go away completely. Shame Shame Novartis. I spents lots of money to figure out it was your pill wreaking damage on me. | F | 39 | 7 months | 2/1/2008 | 1 | hypertension | Terrible insomnia, and joint pain, my heels were so sore, back spasms between my shoulder blades. I can't seem to take these Ace Or Arb's | If a docotr tells you these are not side efects from the drug, make him look it up in the CPS at his desk | F | 2 months | 2/3/2008 |