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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR DIOVAN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | High protein level in my urinalysis | Soft green stool. I didn't see anyone mention this. Am I the only one that had this problem, or were the rest of you trying to avoid being this graphic? | I probably didn't take the medicine long enough to experience the other side effects mentioned. I recall having the protein issue since I was a child, so it isn't anything that I worry about. The doctor doesn't even seem too concerned, although he put me on Diovan to see if it reduces the protein level. I am not looking forward to calling the doctor and telling him my poop is soft and green. I am leaning toward blowing it off because I don't want another medicine prescribed or another co-pay. I can't see me continuing this medicine considering the side effect I experienced. | M | 36 | 7 days | 9/19/2006 | 1 | high blood pressure | Side effects are: pressure in head, dizzinees to the point of almost passing out, sinous pressure, feeling cold, tingling in toes and fingers, elbow pain, fullness in stomach, pressure under breastbone, pain in back, anxiety, constant heart palpitations | Am I a hypochondriac? | F | 50 | 11 months | 9/21/2006 | 4 | HBP | Palpitations from time to time - otherwise feel great. | M | 46 | 3 months | 9/26/2006 | 1 | Moderate hypertension | I've had problems with other anti-hypertensives, so my physician is trying this. My blood pressure is definitely down, but I am having side effects, and have decided to get off it NOW! I have gained weight, probably 20 pounds in 6 months. My throat feels like it's swelling inside, I have problems swallowing, and have had a couple of incidents of choking on food. I have reflux as well. I hurt all over, am stiff, and am having problems standing or walking for more than a short period of time. I also seem to have a light rash all over. It's not itchy, but definitely there. I didn't connect these things to Diovan until I found this site. Thank you all!! | F | 58 | 6 months | 9/26/2006 | 4 | high blood pressure | Wieght gain around the middle...about 10 lbs over 5 years drug is expensive, no generic yet | Easy to take, not many side effects, no swelling of extremities as on calcium channel blockers. | F | 48 | 5 years | 10/7/2006 | 2 | High Blood Pressure | Extreme fatigue,tightness in chest,breathing problems/shortness of breath,dizziness,upset stomach,and...? | Started with 80mgs.5months ago and doctors have steadily increased my dosage to 320mgs.divided in two doses..at 160 in morning and 160 at night. He also added procardiaXL 30mgs. last week. I've been on Toporopl XL 50 mgs. for years with no problems. have also been taking triamtrene 37.5mg HCTZ for some time too. So now I'm on 4 meds for blood pressure? This Diovan is some rough stuff....I know the doctors must think I complain too much?...But I can't handle this Diovan....I can't believe how tired I am...and all the other effects. | F | 53 | 5 months | 10/9/2006 | 2 | High B/P | Initially did not really notice any side effects,at least none that were associated with this drug. Began having dizzy spells,and severe ringing in the ears.Was sent for brain scan etc etc all were negative. Dizzy spells decreased over time but the ear ringing continues. After about a year I noticed My energy level and "drive" had decreased drastically, and felt fatigued all the time.DR.denied that it could have anything to do with the med. After finding this website have noticed lots of other common side effects I was having but just considered age related, severe joint pain,(one elbow surgery 3 weeks ago). Not sure how many of these maladies are related but sure seems like a lot of coincidences. | Controls the b/p well.Please email if you have had the ear ringiing problem. | M | 43 | 18 months | 10/15/2006 | 1 | Borderline HBP | Fatigue, increase in abdomen size, low blood, low blood sodium, high protein in urine, fungal and bacterial infections, sinus problems. | Had annual check-up (more frequent visits should have been recommended). Have very low blood (8; Dr. said 12 is normal) and my blood sodium is very low (I eat plenty of salty foods!) Also high amounts of protein in my urine. Told to decrease meat; however, Dr. twice stating that "Diovan is supposed to protect you from that" made me suspicious. She wants me to go see a kidney specialist. Last yr she tested me for hepatitis and liver problems due to high enzyme reading - nothing found. After reading Diovan Prescribing Info Sheet, I see this is a fairly new drug, not much testing, and lot of reference to side effects I've experienced including: "greater than 20% decrease of hemoglobin (blood) observed in 0.4% of Diovan patients," elevated liver enzymes & reports of hepatitis, impaired liver function, & neutropenia (neutrophil protects us from bacterial and fungal infections!). My doctor STARTED me on 320 mg (pamphlet says to start patients on the lower doses, a | F | 44 | 2 years | 10/15/2006 | 2 | High Blood Pressure | Well I have experienced the same lethargy as most have reported here along with the dizziness and dry mouth. After just over a week, I woke up with a bad case of Vertigo and ended up in the hospital. I had not taken my morning dose (one 160mg tablet/day)of Diovan when the symptoms occurred. I was told by the doctor at the ER as well as my normal doctor that the Diovan was not the cause of this but from reading everything here it seems it was. I went off of the drug for two days between the ER and my normal physician visit and immediately felt better after being off the drug a couple of days. Only problem is my BP went right back up. It has done well to control that. The doctor told me to start back the next day and immediately the dizziness, lethargy set back in. I will start cutting my pill in half and look at the results. What did the rest of you do? I mean I am very active and from what I have read the ACE Inhibitors are the way to go for active people. So far, I have done nothing b | Just some info. I got my high blood pressure from my dad according to my doctor. I am not overweight (148), eat right, and exercise a lot. Minimum of 20 miles/week running not including swimming, biking, and weights. My doc says I was dealt a bad hand with the high blood pressure b/c I am one who should be the least likely to have it, but yet does not seem to relate the side effects to this drug. I will push harder to find a different solution. | M | 34 | 14 days | 10/18/2006 | 1 | hypertention | Hair loss!! my hair is fall out by the handfulls! chest pains! shoulder pains! throat closing when eatting! vision goes wild blurring,bright light bothers me!waight gain belly has gone to fat !beer belly blues! gas im a fart factory! belching trapped gas heartburn! sore in nose hole, nose runs when eatting foods cant sleep! palpiations on and off, joints ache headaches ! | this drug isnt good! it lowers the b.p down but wow!packs a punch for side effects! should be taken off the market! isnt there somekind of medication without such bad side effects ,that works ! for high b.p???? doctors better wise up! and start testing these drugs before they freely hand them out ! as these do more harm than good !! | M | 87 | | 10/21/2006 | 1 | High Blood pressure | have borderline hbp worsened by white coat syndr. was put on 80 mg Diovan HCT, bp worsened, increased to 160 mg. My bp was no lower. Months later I connected my SEVERE lower back pain to the Diovan HCT. Chol., trigl., and blood sugar levels were sky high. Dr. put me on plain Diovan 160 mg. 2 yrs later & 5 months at the chiropractor I still have loss of fluid in my spine and joints. Extreme fatigue. Had my hair cut short because it's become so thin. | Have great difficulty taking any prescribed drugs, each drug causes side effects that drs only want to prescribe more drugs for. After reading on this web site hopefully my horrible sinus problems and runny nose and congestion, dry eyes, and stabbing pains in my head are from the Diovan. I take only 80 mg instead of the prescribed 160. My chol. & glucose are still a little high even though I take supplements for that, exercise faithfully, watch what I eat and weigh 120 lbs. Am going off the Diovan and try an herbal remedy for hpb too. The higher dose of Diovan seemed to work against itself and make my bp worse. Afraid drugs are going to cripple/kill me. | F | 55 | 5 years | 11/1/2006 | 1 | b.p high | blurr vision-headaches-throat closeing-dry mouth-excessive dehydration-sore in nose-back aches and pains- leg pains-numbness to top of feet sometimes-dizzyness-ears ring-slight chest pains- itching- cant remember anything short term ! aches everywhere! tired all the time!- burned out feeling 24/7 on this medication .. some pannic attacks - upset stomach all the time. Not happy about this drug! | started with 40mg diovan-doc lowered to 20mg-b.p went up again no reason? doc raised me to 80mg diovan when this happend got all sorts of side effects! never a chest pain untill the use of diovan! tests were all normal before! nuke xray and all normal.. b.p went below normal levels 117-74 on this dose , doc then lowered me to 20mg again! b.p is 128-84 range still get some very small pin pointed chest pains - but feels like nerve or musl pains. going to make a appointment with new doctor and get a cardiolgist to check me out again.. Im pretty sure its the diovan side effects! I just dont know why any Doctor would push these drugs with such harsh side effects or cause such big problems! must be the hmo im in? cheap drugs! the FDA should do a better job! and test these drugs more! as I read more and more people have problems with these new drugs! and the hmo doctors dont care! or seem not to care! I wonder if anyone has these symptoms like I have ? or has any hidden facts about diovan! | M | 53 | 2 years | 11/3/2006 | 4 | high blood pressure | some fatigue; tingling in hands and feet. | F | 36 | 2 years | 11/7/2006 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Gained 60 lbs around middle; tingling in hands and feet (which wakes me up at night); no energy - lack of stamina; broke a tooth for the first time in my life while eating an almond; loss of sexual desire; recently noticed hair loss | Although it lowers my BP, it's not consistent. Some days BP is still high (154/101) and some days it's really low (136-73). I don't believe this can be healthy in itself. | F | 37 | 3 years | 11/7/2006 | 4 | hypertension | M | 60 | 6 months | 11/9/2006 | 4 | hypertention | morning hypotention, put on weight | very good | F | 54 | 488 days | 11/13/2006 | 4 | High blood pressure | I have experienced extreme feelings of heaviness and fatigue in my leg and hip muscles. I never had problems with walking previously, and routinely walked at least a mile each day. After starting Diovan I got to the point where I would have to sit, or at least stop and rest, every half block while walking. I found myself using a scooter in the grocery store and that is when it hit me that I was getting seriously impaired. The first drug I was prescribed was Lisinopril and I had the same symptoms so this is not only a reaction to Diovan (I was switched from Lisonopril to Diovan after two weeks when I reported side effects, see below.) After five months on Diovan I stopped the medication (not advised, I know, but I was desperate) and at the end of three weeks I was back to walking one or more miles with absolutely no symptoms. My blood pressure went up and I reinstated the Diovan. The symptoms returned within 48 hours. | In reviewing my symptoms of the past few months I realize I have gained about 30 pounds (I was obese to start with) which I chalked up to having limited mobility. Now I am reading that Diovan patients report weight gain so I am wondering if the weight gain may be another side effect. My only positive comment is that Diovan lowered my blood pressure. I am going to speak to my physician about my concerns. She had told me "no one" had ever reported difficulty with fatigue of leg muscles and the resulting difficulty with ambulation when I reported it regarding the Lisinopril so I felt like a nutcase. I can't go on not being able to walk, though! | F | 55 | 6 months | 11/15/2006 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Valsartan prescribed due to high blood pressure following stroke. Intense back and joint pain which is spasmodic | M | 60 | 2 days | 11/17/2006 | 1 | high blood presure | there are so meny side effects with this drug I cant list them all! main things are dizzyness - blurr visison- headaches- dry mouth -cough- sore in nose- running nose 24/7 - gas bloating belly -waight gain that is non stop! you loose it , it comes back. no power anymore tired feeling all the time ! nasty drug ! | so far this drug has sent me to the emergancy room twice, with pains! after testing for over 6 hours each time, they find nothing wrong! from what iv found this pill can cause angina!! something the mfg of the pill wont tell anyone ! its very upsetting to go threw ! I think this whole medical system in u.s is headfirst in the toilet! as most medications are not tested long enough,and are pushed out to doctors! we the people become the ginny pigs of the world ! this is not right !! we pay for good treatment and care! yet we get bent over, takeing such nasty and untested drugs ,such as diovan and others !! dont forget people diovan can cause hair loss and thinning of hair. on both women and men ! I figure another year on diovan I will be a american bald eagle with a fat beer belly sticking out ! due to diovan!! wonder if we can sue diovan makers for the problems we have and hair loss.. ???? it sucks dont it ! | M | 53 | 2 years | 11/19/2006 | 1 | doctor made me take it ! hate it !! | blurr vision -baldness- hair loss- cramping pains!-shoulder pains! headaches- lots of dizzyness!- nose running! eyes hard to open when wakeing up! trapped gas! excessive gas build up ! waight gain! dry mouth! legs ache ! tiredness no power! feel like a zombie ! hate this stuff !! | has anyone had excessive trapped gas ? or left shoulder cramps, that wont let go! due to this drug! this drug plays hell with my body! hardly worth taking it! with all no good side effects - yeah it lowers b.p down, the stuff works! but who in the hell wants such ugly and harsh side effects ! it isnt worth takeing whats worse my doctor knows im allergic to ace inhibbitors and sister drugs like diovan ! yet he pushes the drug on me !! no more!! I say !! | M | 53 | 2 years | 11/20/2006 |