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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR DIOVAN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | HBP | It worked fine for the first 5 years. Then slowly all the problems started...I thought "old age"....LOL Then 3 mos ago the Dr doubled the dose to 160 from 80mg. Instant "arthritis" in my left foot and now my left hand. Even changed my eyeglasses because of the blurred vision. I stopped yesterday...so we shall see. My question to people that have quit: did the side effects reverse and the joint pain stop? Vision go back to normal? Thanks..... | M | 57 | 10 years 160mg 1X day | 3/13/2010 | 1 | B.P. | My husband was on DIOVAN for BP control,He has never been Asthmatic,but last year was told he had asthma and was on inhaler and daily meds to control attacks, he had a severe attack and almost died.he continued to have severe attacks while taken his medicine.Ended up in the hospital again,ran tons of tests and everything looked normal.Finally a doctor,one of 4 noticed my husband was taking this drug and said to STOP taking as it may be the cause of this severe breathing problems.He seemed to get them when exercising mostly. It's been 8 weeks off DIOVAN and no attacks yet.We are praying the doctor is correct.PLEASE..If your having breathing issues consider getting away from this drug.SHAME on you drug companies,I wonder how you sleep at night knowing what is happening to people's health.TO YOU ALL...BE WELL,BE IN CONTROL OF YOUR WELL BEING. | M | 53 | 2 years 1X day | 3/29/2010 | 1 | high blood presure | After three weeks taking DIOVAN 80mg/day, dizziness started to kick in. It got worse everyday. I feel tired and sleepy at daytime. I finally decided to stop taking Diovan three days ago. Still feel dizzy right now and hope this size effect will eventually go away. | I used to take Cozzar and never felt any side effects. My dr suggested 'more popular' Diovan. Its side effects force me go back to Cozzar. | M | 54 | 40 days | 2/6/2006 | 1 | high bp | Was taking Altace(6 months). The last 3 months have had a cough, sore throat and flam in my throat. Changed to 320 mg of Diovan 5 days ago. Woke up this morning very dizzy. Can't put up with that. Is there something out there without side effects? | M | 70 | 5 days | 11/28/2005 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Feel dizzy all the time. Lightheaded and horrible time concentrating. Can't sleep. Numbness in hand. Anxious all the time. | Thought i was a hypochondria with all these symptoms. The more research i do i realize it is the medicine. Don't think my gp understands the side effects. | M | 45 | 3 years | 1/25/2006 | 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 | 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 | H.B.P | I Experienced: hair loss- waight gain by 8pounds-body cramps! - blurring visison- and vision problems- nose running with sore inside nose- throat closes up when eatting!-heartburn real bad!- headaches- chest pains out of knowhere! - breathing problems when I try to run or do something like working- im only 46 yrs old !!!! dont like it ! | this drug is not good! it lowers blood pressure sometimes for me but not always! I can not do things normal,as I did before! im tired and weak feeling sometimes I feel faint! I get winded walking up stairs now! never did before!!! and I get a crazy locking feeling where I have to stop and rest when ever I try and run or do something somewhat normal. its robbing me of my life.. how can anyone take this crap!!! I have to find another way to go I also get burning in my left upper arm only! it comes and goes when I run or try to excell ! Iv never had this before Ever !!! iv been on this drug now 4months I hate it ! maybe im allergic to the stuff! doctor wont take me off it!! im in a Hmo plan | M | 46 | 4 months | 2/7/2007 | 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 | 1 | Hypertension | Tried 80 mg. per day and stayed in bed most of time for six days until I realized it was the Diovan. It certainly dropped my blood pressure from borderline to 100/60 or less. On 40 mg. now, but I break them in half. On 20 mg. per day, I'm experiencing depression, lethargy, tiredness, back pain, shoulder pain, hip pain and increased ringing in ears. This is my last day on Diovan. | I've developed Ty.2 Diabetes and my doctor wants BP lower than normal, less than 120/70. Diovan certainly works to reduce BP, but the side effects are way too much for me. I am sensitive to the side effects of BP medications. | M | 65 | 10 days | 9/27/2007 | 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 | High Blood Pressure | Was put on Diovan 80mg 2 years ago due to moderate hypertension, a great birthright passed down from my father's side of the family. I am otherwise healthy in diet, weight and exercise habits. At first the 80mg tablets seemed to be controlling my moderate hypertension (down to 115/75 on home monitoring and at my office visits). After about 9 months my numbers started creeping upwards to levels higher than I ever had in the many years of being diagnosed as "borderline" and off meds. Finally doctor upped dosage to 160mg daily. About three weeks after new dosing I ended up in the emergency room with severe heart palpitations and disorientation. Was sent home with Ativan prescription and told I had anxiety attack. About six weeks ago (1 year after emergency room visit) I started having constant ringing in ears and heart palpitations that are getting worse. Worst symptoms happen after getting into bed where ear ringing is deafening and palpitations feel like imminent hear | As of tomorrow I am taking 3-4 days off of the Diovan (with close BP monitoring of course... though I can't imagine it getting worse than when I am having the palpitation attacks). After six weeks of constant ear ringing and irregular heart activity I have to try something to see if in fact it is the pills that are causing my misery. I can't live like this anymore! Calling doc on Monday. I like him so I am giving him one last chance to take my side effect complaints seriously before trying someone new. I just honestly think that doctors may be unaware of these effects coming with this medication. Thanks to everyone who has posted their thoughts on this site. I honestly thought I was losing my mind!!! It's unbelievably liberating knowing that others have experienced the h*ll I have been living through. How can so many clinicians be unaware of these possibilities with the use of this med?!?! | M | 32 | 2 years | 2/10/2007 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | ankle, knee, lower back, and neck pain. ED is also a side effect along with frequent stops to the bathroom. I have also experienced night sweats, dry mouth and loose bowels. | I have taken myself off this drug starting today and hopefully I will get back to feeling like a human being again. I'm also looking for a new doctor. I would also like to know if anyone has tried natural remedies such as Hyperexol for High Blood Pressure. | M | 71 | 1.5 years | 3/26/2007 | 1 | H.B.P | Here's a new one! I never read before anywhere! if anyone has this problem please let me know asap! my left eye lid is lazy and wont open when I wake up sometimes! as well the same eyeball gets bigger looking while on the medication. and vision is poor (blurred) and its very sensitive to light. its like I have Owl eye ! | Im at my ropes end with these darn chemical drugs for b.p!! they all stink! everyone has side effects - what next I will grow a tail or a extra arm out my head ? im lost for words right now ! if anyone has this problem while on diovan or toprol let me know please, im sending a failure report to the drug makers of both medications ( not that they even care ) | M | 46 | 4 months | 2/11/2007 | 1 | still am taking it | Blurr vision, aches pains in lower back, shoulders, arms legs headaches,rnning nose,dry mouth,ringing of the right ear!! dizzy all the time, tired all the time! feel like crap! on this drug | Diovan stinks! it might work in lowering blood presure, but it takes a toll on your body! When will Doctors read the side effects from these fricken drugs we are told to take!! | M | 52 | 2 years | 8/11/2005 | 1 | High BP | dizziness, abdominal discomfort/ pressure, bloating, coughing, reflux, anxiety and insomnia. | My ordeal started with a complete physical exam on 1/31/05 (I was feeling fine). Dr. discoverd HBP and prescribed Diovan 160mg. Diovan did bring BP down, however, felt dizzy and lethargic. Presented symptoms to Dr. who assured me that my body was ôadjustingö to the new, low blood pressure and medicine.(BS!) By 5/1/05,was experiencing abdominal discomfort/ pressure, bloating, coughing, reflux, anxiety and insomnia. Presented syptoms to Dr. on 5/24/05 and was prescribed Ativan for anxiety. Went to emergency room on 6/10/05 because of HBP and anxiety and was prescribed Ativan & Ambien. Presented all the same symptoms to Dr. again on 6/20/05 and was diagnosed with Insomnia, GERD and Stress and was prescribed Trazadone (which I never took).Because of extreme gastric discomfort and dysfunction, underwent endoscopy, colonoscopy, ultrasound, blood and stool analysis on 8/2/05 - all results normal. On 8/5/05, stopped taking Diovan and within 24 hours, 90% of the above symptoms were gone. Dr. will never admit that Diovan caused these problems.....remember.... it's all about money !! Next class action lawsuit.... Diovan! | M | 58 | 5 months | 8/13/2005 | 1 | HBP | Fatigue, especially in the morning. Difficulty waking up. Difficulty completing my usual (many years) walk, especially going uphill, flaking on my face and arms-really itchy and constant bladder issues-need to urninate a lot to not at all,I have experienced extreme feelings of heaviness and fatigue in my leg and hip muscles. tiredness in my back. Slight pressure in side of head, tingling hands and feet,Dry mouth, eyes hurt alot and I get a sharp pain from my left ear to my head, hoarsness to my voice, I have since experienced a foggy head, and a memory problem, I also have noticed a lot of hair loss, lack of concentration, Burning skin sensations on my shins, edema around ankles, joint pain in my legs, hips and back. | TAKEN OFF OF ACCUPRIL DUE TO COUGH. DOCTOR PUT ME ON DIOVAN DUE TO FREE SAMPLES. WHEN SAMPLES OUT HE SWITCHED ME TO DIOVAN HCT, AGAIN DUE TO FREE SAMPLES. BOUT DESTROYED MY KIDNEYS AND PLACED BACK ON DIOVAN BY CARDIOLOGIST. LOWERED BP IMMEDIATELY BUT AFTER 6-8 WEEKS BEGAN SYMPTOMS. BEGAN RAISING MY HEART RATE TO OVER 100+ AND PLACED ON INDERAL. BOTH WORK WITHOUT QUESTION BUT WITH MUCHO SIDE EFFECTS. MY FACE AND LEGS ITCH BEYOND BELIEF. ALSO HAD BOUTS OF CONSTIPATION TO ACID STOMACH TO CONSTIPATED. ENOUGH FOR HROIDS AND BLEEDING. THIS STUFF IS BAD NEWS BUT WORKS. WOULD NOT WISH THIS MED OR SYMPTOMS ON MY DOG. GOING TO NEW DOCTOR SOON. | M | 50 | 2 years | 2/26/2007 | 1 | high blood pressure problems | I just started this med 2 weeks ago,and already experienced these side effects from Diovan! Hair Loss! blurred vision-dry mouth ! nose running non stop! throat shuts when eatting! stomach aches and gas pains with bloating belly! back aches! side aches! off and on case of the Runs! as of 3 days ago my ears starting ringing! for the first time in my life palpiations very mild but bothersome as they feel in my throat! I give this drug 2thumbs down!!! | THIS MED DIOVAN, I WOULDNT GIVE TO ANYONE! I WAS FINE WITHOUT IT ONLY HAD H.B.P. THEY SAY THESE MEDS HELP PEOPLE,OK IT LOWERS B.P DOWN- BUT WITH ALL THE SIDE EFFECTS IT HAS, AND PROBLEMS IT CAUSES, IT ISNT WORTH TAKING. MY DING DONG DOCTOR HAS NOW REFUSED TO CHANGE THE DIOVAN TO ANOTHER TYPE! HE SAYS LET IT SET IN AND WORKOUT THE SIDES WILL GO AWAY SOON! WELL ITS TIME FOR ANOTHER DOCTOR! THAT MAKES 8 SO FAR! QUACK CITY HERE I COME !! | M | 28 | 2 weeks | 3/8/2007 | 1 | Borderline Hypertension | After approximately three weeks on Diovan (80 mg once per day) I begin to experience ocular obscurations (wavy lines and distortions to vision) in my left eye. These are sometimes referred to as ocular migraines. After six weeks I experienced a permanent partial loss of vision in my left eye - similar to the loss some individuals taking Viagra have reported recently. (Note: I have not taken Viagra or any similar drug.) At the time this vision loss occurred I had also been taking Tricor 48 mg for one month to lower blood Triglycerides. These are the only two prescription medications I have ever taken on a regular basis. I take one aspirin per day (325 mg) per physicians recommendation. I am otherwise generally healthy and exercise daily including bicycling, tennis, treadmill, etc | M | 62 | 6 weeks | 7/11/2005 | 1 | Blood Pressure | Tingling in legs,feet,hands & arms, feet hurt, muscle pains in legs, electrical shocks in legs & weakness in legs. I called doctor, am awaiting call back, but I want to go back to the Cozaar, even though BP was high. Also taking Hydrochlorothiazide 12.5. which brought BP down, but only on this for 2 weeks. Pins & needles started 6 weeks ago, after being put on 80 mg. Diovan. | M | 60 | 6 weeks | 3/9/2006 |