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 | I have a Idiot Doctor in a HMO | THIS STUFF IS JUNK! IT BELONGS IN THE TRASH CAN ! SIMPLE AS THAT! IF YOUR DOCTOR GIVES YOU THIS CRAP.. THROW IT AWAY AND DEMAND SOMETHING DIFFRENT - IT HAS MORE SIDE EFFECTS THAN MOST B.P DRUGS ON THE MARKET TODAY! YES ITS BEEN RECALLED BEFORE AND THEN RE-RELEASED AGAIN IN A PILL FORM SAME JUNK JUST IN PILL FORM WANT YOUR EYES MESSED UP HEADACHES BODY ACHES STOMACH PAINS AND CRAMPING WAIGHT GAIN.. THINNING HAIR AND TWITCHING EYEBALLS YOU NAME IT , IT HAPPENS BAD STUFF ! | DIOVAN IS BAD NEWS ALL AROUND! IF YOU WANT BLURR VISISON AND WINKING EYEBALLS ALL THE TIME, AND STOMACH CRAMPS AND PAINS THAT ARE NON STOP! HEADACHES THAT COME AND GO! IT REALLY SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF THE MARKET BY THE FDA.. BUT HEY IM JUST A OLD FART! SOON I WILL BE GONE FROM THIS WORLD! BUT ONE THING I WANT TO SAY! SCREW THE HMO SYSTEMS! THEY DONT WORK! AND MOST DOCTORS IN THEM ARE NON CAREING IDIOTS, PAID TO PUSH DRUGS ON US GINNY PIG PEOPLE WHO PAY FOR THIS SERVICE! AND GET SCREWED IN THE END! BEST TO GET OFF THE DRUGS! IF YOU CAN AND GO NATURAL OR ? I THINK DOG POOP WOULD BE BEST TO TAKE ,THAN DIOVAN! AT LEAST YOU WOULDNT HAVE SIDE EFFECTS ! ONLY BAD BREATH ! WHAT DO I KNOW ? | M | 94 | 5 years | 8/22/2007 | 1 | high blood pressure | I had all the side effects that you're talking about here, i quit taking diovan and tried something different. My blood pressure was 180 over 118 now its 120 over 86, it took 3 month to get it at this level and i feel much better. | M | 48 | 2 days | 7/26/2007 | 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 | High blood pressure | Fatigue, difficulty breathing, blurred vision, cough, dry mouth, and no ambition to do anything since starting these meds. The Diovan has me very worried since my breathing is similiar to the congestive heart failure sysmtems I experienced. | Cardiologist took me off lisinopril because of dry cough and leg cramps. PCP gave me too much atenolol last year and I ended up with CHF. I was fine until two years ago when I went in for an annual checkup and my PCP decided that 140/90 bp was too high. Since taking all these meds. Atenolol, Lisinopril (replaced by Diovan), Zoloft, Xanax, Lovastatin I feel like crap. My bp averages 110/200 since starting these meds. My dogs and horses are real healthy so I may start going to my Vet. | M | 66 | 2 months | 8/27/2007 | 1 | I wish I knew ? | Anyone with half a brain wouldnt take this drug,if they knew the side effects or problem it causes! we trust the Doctors we have that is why! well after years of being treated like nothing but a ginny pig, I dont trust anyone Doctor or not!! | This drug causes,waight gain rapid waight gain in most people! did you know waight gain causes (heart-attacks!)yahoo says it does! so why would a Doctor give this drug out if does that? and it also can cause Angina! chest pains!! and body aches and cramping everywhere on the body! massive headaches, Blurr vision and people lost vision on this drug (temporary) its posted here on this site! Did you know this drug was Recalled and it was changed by the makers to another pill form and quickly released again! pushed on the market!! same junk in a diffrent pill ! I stuck taking this crap pill for now, as it counter acts some unwanted side effects from Toprol xl another pain in the ass drug im working to get off these drugs slow! but its a hard job and takes time do it safe! I really think were all better off to take the older proven drugs from years and years ago! than these new b/s drugs with ten thousand side effects and more ! it isnt worth it ! thanks for reading ! a suffering p | M | 54 | 4 years | 8/14/2007 | 1 | b.p was high | Vision problems -blurred vision-cant stand bright light or white colors flash!- eyes lids swell (left worst) lid is lazy wont open sometimes- eyes feel dry. excessive waight bulid up in belly, cant loose it! no matter what I do! hair loss and thinning hair bad bad bad! bloating belly and Gas beyound control at times (most times) ringing of ears on and off! throat closeing up.. when eatting foods, nose runs! they eye problem started after long term use! 2years Im on 40mg now cutt down to 20mg and going lower soon, as left eye has gotten somewhat better with lower dose but still has problem. | This drug is not good! its another newer b/s drug pushed on the market! It was recalled a few years ago, then rushed back out as a new drug with it slightly changed (but in the worst ways!) With all the side effects and problems I have had with this drug. its not worth taking it! just so some A.Hole Doctor can make money on pushing this drug on people with h.b.p problems.. its not right ! | M | 48 | 2 years | 7/29/2007 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Stuffy nose, very tired, Chills, sore upper back. | M | 50 | 6 months | 10/8/2008 | 1 | Blood Pressure | Ringing in ears, headache, dry mouth, hoarseness | Was on 40 mg for about two years and seemed to be OK / Dosage was increased to 80 mg and almost immediately I started getting many of the symptoms I have seen listed. I quit taking it after three weeks and it has been three days now and symptoms still present. Can anyone give me an idea what their experience was when they quite taking Diovan. How long before the symtoms dissappeared? Would really appreciate feedback to email address. Thank You. [email protected] | M | 69 | 2 years | 3/14/2007 | 1 | almost off it ! | I have been on this site before and left a few reports on this bad nasty drug!DIOVAN!!! this drug is unsafe to take! as are most b.p medications,please read all side effects before taking it! make sure your not allergic to the medication your taking! in some cases you will or Must force your Doctor to test you ,with this drug !! I know it wont happen if your in a HMO group - | Diovan is one Nasty medication for high blood pressure! if taken with another medication its super Nasty bad! I will soon be totaly off Diovan and Toprol free forever of them both! as I step into the Natural world of medications for the first time -I know it sounds crazy folks! but really I have no choice since iv tryed over 18 diffrent medications and been threw 9 doctors in my hmo system! every pill has side effects! and has caused my body harm and problems! and has interfeared with my life at work and at home! not one has worked good in lowering b.p down to normal readings! so I must turn to a natural way of medications and help. I keep seeing a old tv ad DRUGS KILL ! so do dumbell doctors! as I have found out, most dont care what they hand out ! its in and out the door ! see you in 6 or 8 months bye bye ! they get the co pay - you get bent over ! Im threw with Hmo's - thats another story! hope this works for me.. best of luck to me Loling.. here goes everything | M | 53 | 3 years | 1/31/2007 | 1 | H.B.P 160mg | Looks like I was impregnated by an elephant! From wakeup to mid-day the lights start going out! After long nap feel almost normal! Get 8-9 hrs sleep at night.Unless my wife orders me to do things I'm useless! Used to be very optimistic now have dark thoughts! Hair fell out! BP starting to go up again 211/107! | Hope to be put on Atacand soon. Check it out here! Also looking into natural alternatives! Until now I had every excuse for my piss-poor condition except for this drug! I do workout and eat right, veggie, no booze but look like I must drink a case a night! Glad I found this place and sorry to see so many in the same shitty boat! Hope to get off this nightmare ASAP! | M | 52 | 1.5 years | 4/19/2007 | 1 | High Blood Presure | I have had one or more of the general side effects listed by all other respondents. Doc had free sample and that is why I was onit. | Keep the drug rep's from compelling doc's to use. | M | 52 | 90 days | 4/18/2007 | 1 | BP | Insomnia got progressively worse each day taking it. | Stopping the drug to get some rest. I do not recommend this product. | M | 45 | 4 days | 7/19/2005 | 1 | HBP | EXTREME DIZZYNESS, ESPECIALLY IN MORNING AT FIRST THE PROBLEM WAS INTRERMITENT BUT NOW IT IS CONSTATNT SPOKE TO DOCTOR WHO CHANGED MY DOSAGE FROM 80MG WITH A DIURETIC TO 80 MG WITHOUT A DIRUETIC. HOWEVER, I AM NOT GETTING ANY RELIEF I WILL ONLY TAKE 1/2 DOSE UNTIL I GET IN TO SEE MY DOCTOR AGAIN AT WHICH TIME I WILL HAVE HIM SWITCH ME TO SOMETHING ELSE | M | 45 | 6 months | 10/27/2008 | 1 | hypertension | Drug lowered my blood pressure with no apparent side effects until about a year later. On a routine insurance exam, my GGT liver enzimes were high. Diovan was my only medication. After changing medication to Lotensin, my GGT slowly ( six months) returned to normal. | M | 58 | 1 years | 11/19/2004 | 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 | Blood Pressure | I was on Toprol 100mg for a few year and it used to make me feel tired.I was given Diovan 160 mg two weeks ago. After a few days, I had feelings of extreme anxiety and palpitations. I also felt dizzy from time to time. The BP was under control though. I stopped Diovan and moved to Atacand. That seems to work better for me. | M | 42 | 10 days | 5/25/2004 | 1 | hypertension | Taking 160mg of Diovan dramatically lowered my blood pressure. My doc said this was a | M | 56 | 30 days | 6/2/2005 | 1 | hypertension | Taking 160mg of Diovan dramatically lowered my blood pressure. My doc said this was a | M | 56 | 30 days | 6/2/2005 | 1 | hypertension | 160mg of Diovan lowered my blood pressure. Doc said this was a | Contrary to the propoganda it's not a | M | 56 | 30 days | 6/2/2005 | 1 | Cardiomyopathy | I was on this drug for about 2 weeks, when I started having severe heart palpitations, chest pains, exhaustion, dizziness, nasty taste in my mouth and abdominal distress. The palpitations were so severe that after a couple of days I called my doctor and contemplated going to the emergency room. The doctor told me to discontinue use of this drug and after a couple of days, I returned to normal. This drug is GARBAGE. | M | 45 | 14 days | 3/7/2007 |