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 | high blood pressure | Started taking diovan on a Saturday, by Tuesday morning I was very weak, dizzy, had trouble breathing and was easily confused. The paramedics measured my blood pressure at 250/195. | By the time that I reached the hospital, I was feeling better having only been given oxygen. They determined that I did not have a heart attack and did a CT scan on my aorta and found it to be normal. I have had similiar attacks on three different ARBs. I am writing this in hopes of finding other people who have had similiar experiences on ARBs. | M | 43 | 3 days | 8/26/2004 | 1 | high blood pressure | none | Was taking 80mg. and it did not change my blood pressure at all. Dr. put me on 180 mg. of Diovan HCT. Will see in another month it that will work. | M | 45 | 30 days | 1/20/2002 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 1 | wish I never took it ! | Here are a few: Hair loss -pattern baldness- vision blurred -swealing of eyelids-breathing problems-cramps in arms and legs - sore inside nose -drewling- nose runs- trapped gas problems and bloating belly conditions-uncontroled Gas (farting)and burping loud- better out than in! ears ringing loud tentinitus. amoung 30 other effects from this Nasty drug ! | Here is new Warrning -watch out when taking any Multi Vitamins with or after taking DIovan or any b.p medications. as it can clash with your medications or cause a Allergic reaction to happen to you I never expected it to happen- but tryed 2 diffrent makes of Multi Vitamins hours after taking diovan and had bad effects! wont take any Vitamin again! Talked to Doctor about this and they dont know anything about reactions. best to keep off the Vitamins or dump the Diovan or both ! | M | 54 | 5 years | 11/27/2007 | 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 | 1 | Doctors Orders | on 1/18/08, BP 158/122/110, I was taking Toprol-XL 100 mg & TriCor 145mg; I came back from a Trip outside of Alaska and gain 50# Fluids. My Cardiologist of 11 years, switch me to 80 mg Diovan & 20 mg Coreg CR Felt OK. 6/23/08, BP 144/86/100, increased to Diovan HCT 25mg-160mg & 40 mg Coreg CR. 10/1/08, BP 164/106/84, increased to Diovan HCT 320 mg & 40 mg Coreg CR. I started to Feeling Stress-out and Depress Could not sleep & Memory loss, effected my HIgh-Stress workload. Stop Taking Meds Diovan & Coreg CR & Lipitor, Felt much better. 11/11/08, BP 140/90/70 (Note: no meds for weeks), Doctor denies my complants about Meds & Problems, Tells me to Continue to take all 11 meds, increased Diovan HTC 320 mg / 12.5mg & Coreg CR 40 mg. I stopped taking Diovan HCT & Coreg CR. Had no Problems Until 2/1/09, 2 Degrees outside in and out of house (Anchorage,AK) came down with Cold, started having poor Sleeping habits and mild Edema in legs. Couch-Rest low | I believe Diovan is not for Me and can do additional harm to my Body other organs, and even death. We all die some day but why chance it with pills if they are not monitor by the Doctor's & Nurse's you trust in to help you control you body weakness. I have no insurance since Blue Cross / Blue Shield drop me in 1998. I can not afford $10K weekend Hospital stays, nor the Future $150 - 320 K Triple By-pass / Pig-valve the Doctor wants me to have. Three years ago was told to have a ICD implant $30 K Defiberator, we know what happen with them too they were recalled and just last month they found the wire break over time. | M | 52 | 16 months | 5/2/2009 | 1 | I blame the Hmo system ! | The finger points at the Hmo system and stupid Doctors that dont care beans about us normal folks! who come for help or care. they are total pill pushers 100%! Try this take that! they never check the SIDE EFFECTS! must be MONEY $$$$$ as we pay more and get less! | Im wondering If anyone who reads this,can let me know where I can get the 2 medicaitons toprol xl and Diovan taken apart and find out whats in them both, and what real side effects they really have! as it seems, the makers dont tell us all the side effects ,or do the Doctors tell us ? I think each chemical in each drug might tell us what were really taking. and what it does to us. Yes folks im very Disatisfied with Toprol xl and also Diovan long term useage does more bad than good - its seems!! | M | 54 | 4 years | 9/7/2007 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Dr. put me on Diovan 80mg for a one time BP of 170/110 previous visit (about a month before) was 120/70. Side effects were Extreme fatigue, muscle pain especially in the calves, head pain, extremly loud ringing in the ears, legs always felt "heavy", chest pain (like pinching), pain in shoulders, extreme bloating and gas. | Was taking Diovan 80mg for about 7 months and was also losing weight and excersing and felt OK. Prescription ran out and did not refill for about 2 weeks. After refill is when all the symptoms started. Dr. performed all the blood work which was normal. He could not explain the symptoms and sent me for a sleep test (waiting for the results). I stopped this med cold turkey myself and have been improving each day (almost 3 weeks now)but still have the ringing in the ears. The ringing may be caused by another med the Dr. put me on for the bloating. I have stopped all meds (except 81mg aspirin) and have been taking Garlic supplement. I feel almost back to normal. | M | 50 | 7 months | 10/29/2007 | 1 | h.b.p | Headaches! lazy tired feeling, lightheaded, dizzyness and spells! blurred visison, eyes messed up due to this drug! ringing in ears tentinitus! dry mouth, cramps everywhere very bad! chest pains ! throat closing on its own! nose runs ,sore in nose! pimples on scalp! HAIR LOSS AND THINNING HAIR !! BALDNESS CAN HAPPEN AND HIVES!!!! | How can Anyone anywhere take this DRug Diovan! Doctors love it ! and push it on us! what liers they are!! this chemical nightmare drug causes more Harm than good!its not worth taking! im reading all the peoples reports on this drug WOW!!blows my Mind! Yet the FDA wont do anything about it ? It should be taken off the Market! its Pure trash to take ! | M | 78 | 1 years | 11/4/2007 | 1 | High blood pressure | Within 3 weeks wife figured out my mind numbing pain in my muscles was caused by the Diovan. Stopped taking the drug immediately. Pain has only intensified. No relief. After 2 1/2 months now my doctor says it's fibromyalgia. Can't sleep the pain is so bad. Can't raise my arms and the back of my legs are killing me. I can't believe they have this drug on the market. | I've reported to the FDA - no doubt they'll jump on this! Hoping the pain starts to subside. Began accupunture treatments yesterday and have pain killers, muscle relaxants, sleep medication to get me through the next few weeks. I never take medicine and the fact that this medication has done this to me and to many others makes me sick. We need a class action lawsuit. | M | 70 | 3 weeks | 4/22/2008 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Initially I had more energy and felt good, then I started to feel fatigued at times, progressive memory loss, tingly feeling then numbness in my right leg above the knee, weight gain, itchy arms. High Blood sugar and low good cholesterol. | I am taking Diovan 320mg. My blood pressure was typically around 140/90 without medication. Initially it brought my blood pressure down to about 117/76. The last time I saw my doctor while I was on the medication my pressure was 145/95. I just stopped taking it after I've seen this website. Diovan is poison. I am looking to Homeopathic options like diet, exercise and vitamin supplements. | M | 34 | 4 months | 4/16/2008 | 1 | hypertension, leg swelling | Weight gain, weakness, fatigue, difficulty sleeping, severe depression, worsening lower extremity swelling, not improved. | Whether it's the Diovan or the diuretic it's mixed with, the bad effects are worse than the problems for which it is prescribed. My wife has been on this poison for 10 years and just had the diuretic part doubled, which doubled the depression, prompting me to search on line for possible side effects. The manufacturer and prescribing physicians should be prosecuted and forced to take everything they prescribe for the rest of their miserable lives. I'm disgusted with what these money-hungry entities are doing to their patients. Illegal drug pushers aren't doing any more harm, it's just that their crimes get more publicity. The illegal pushers, at least, don't expect to be treated as decent human beings while they are becoming millionaires by piling up corpses. | M | 57 | 10 years | 4/19/2008 | 1 | blood pressure | so glad i saw this sight. Side effects. Memory loss, heart palpitations, hair loss, and gained 30 pounds and I eat right and workout regularly. | M | 37 | 3 months | 3/30/2008 | 1 | BP | Back pain, so bad I could not lie on my back shortness of breath muscle pain trigger finger joint pain bloating dark circles under eyes loose stools ... then Kidney cancer after stopping Diovan I can breath again back pain almost gone. | When I complained doc said it was my imagination ... Elevated CPK and Aldolase Was diagnosed with dermatomyositus ... had muscle biopsy negative ... Ruemy told me to stop taking Diovan ... now Aldolase and CPK normal. | M | 43 | 5 years | 12/4/2008 | 1 | High BP | Took Diovan 40 for four months. After three months pain started in left arm and moved from elbo to eat. Then pain started in right arm. I halfed the pills and found that the pain started to decrease at nignt. I still could not sleep on left side at night. I stoped taking Diovan and pain went away with in two days. It took two months for the arm to feel normal again. | This drug should not be on the market. | M | 63 | 4 months | 1/5/2009 | 1 | Hypertension | Dizziness, gas, bloating, gum bleeding, extreme joint pain, LOSS OF LIBIDO, ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION, extreme chest pain, anxiety, depression,out of breath easily, loss of hair, weight gain, blurred vision, confusion and concentration problems, cold hands and feet, low potassium, general aches and pains, head aches, violent outbursts | ALL THIS, BUT MY BLOOD PRESSURE IS FINE! I was taking Lisinopril for several years but had a cough (may not have even been related) so my doctor changed me to Diovan. I have been taking this drug for about 6 months and noticed a progresive deterioration in my general well being. Like others have posted my complaints to my doctor were discounted. Just yesterday I asked my doctor about taking me off this drug as my sex live is struggling severely. The doctor said take it up with my cardiologist. I'm glad my insurance company raised my co-payment for Diovan and forced me to look into if I really need this "wonder drug". I'm also glad I found this page and discovered I am not crazy and am not alone. I will stop taking today and hope to get back to where I was a year ago. | M | 55 | 6 months | 1/10/2009 | 1 | High BP | Tired! Felt weak all the time after only taking 160mg for four days! Also felt funny, kind of depressed and detached. I have stopped taking it today. | M | 42 | 4 days | 5/10/2008 |