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 | High Blood Pressure | Blood pressure has been lowered so far to a respectable 130/80 (very happy about those), however; I have been extremely lethargic. Feel wiped out all the time. I'm gonna wait it out a couple more days, and see if my body just needs time to adjust. If I can't shake, I'll have to look for something else. This is the 3rd thing I tried. Norvasc (made me dizzy), Accupril (worked at first-about one month, but stopped helping). I may ask to go back on the accupril. I may have been hasty to call it quits on that one. | M | 36 | 12 days 160 1X day | 1/28/2012 | 3 | high blood pressure | M | 47 | 9 years 160mg 1X day | 12/12/2010 | 3 | BP | Itching,,,cranky | M | 65 | 2 months 40mg 1X day | 11/17/2010 | 3 | High BP | Starting taking due to high BP, was 155 / 105 and after a couple of days, now chugging along at 114 / 78. So BP adjustment worked perfect. Side effects are that I am very winded all the time if I do any type of activity (pretty active person), seems like I am doing everything at 10000 ft. Also pretty severe back pain, dizziness when I get up from sitting, overall feeling of something not right. I am going to cut dose in half and keep an eye on BP to see if symptoms ease up as I have read in some comments here. | M | 53 | 15 days 160MG 1X day | 5/5/2010 | 3 | high b.p. | joint pain | not until reading the comments in this site did I make the connection to my severe joint pain, mostly in my shoulders and fore arms. I hate being on any sort of permanent medication and now I'll do more research to get my B.P. down some other way. Recently quite smoking cold turkey for 8 weeks now and that has lowered my speeding heart rate from 90-100/min. to 70/min. Absolutely hate the thought of going vegan....! Any other natural remedies would be appreciated. | M | 48 | 3 years 1X day | 2/20/2010 | 3 | High Blood Pressure | Was taking 160mg once per day with what I thought were few if any side affects. Doctor increased to another 160mg at the end of the day. I have since been feeling terrible. I have severe ringing in the ears, feeling nauseated all the time, vision is very blurry all the time. | I will be cutting back my 2nd dose of 160mg and see if this makes a difference. I had a heart attack on 3/9/06. Had 4 stents put in and was put on several medications: betablockers, Vytorin, a Triton Study drug, Diovan, Norvasc, protonix, anxiety pill, nauseated pill and aspirin. Needless to say, I had all kinds of side affects and little by little, I started getting off of them. I got off all the medications, except for the diovan and norvasc and the triton study drug which is like plavix. Most of the side affects had dissapeared except now when I was added the extra 160mg of diovan. These last two months since my heart attack has been hell and I blame a good deal of this on the medications. I have had great success in cardiac rehab and have been losing weight. I do not smoke or drink. If there are alternatives to these drugs, I will find them and take my chances with them instead of something that pharmacies are pushing toward doctors to give patients.... | M | 54 | 1 years | 5/12/2006 | 3 | High blood pressure | Have taken Divoan Hct for about one year. Only drug tried to not have major side effects (Toporol, Benicar) and seems to lower BP. 160/25mg has lowered BP from 140-155/80 to 125-135/75. However, have recently been quite 'foggy headed' | Occasional fatigue which might be associated with the drug. Being 'foggy headed' over the last month has me a bit concerned. I've noticed this comment in other reviews. Also haven't slept as well as I use to before Divoan. | M | 40 | 1 years | 5/23/2006 | 3 | NO | M | 42 | | 9/20/2005 | 3 | BP | Loss of Hair, difficulty breathing no stamina | M | 42 | 6 months | 9/19/2005 | 3 | hypertension | I have been sweating profusely and feel very hot frequently since taking the drug. Anyone else with these sympoms? Thanks. | M | 52 | 4 weeks | 12/7/2005 | 3 | mild hypertension | weight gain - 25 lbs in a year; some loss of mental clarity; don't sleep as well as I used to. Went for a physical and they started looking at blood sugar, what with all the weight gain. | Worked to reduce my BP, but side effects are beginning to bother me. I just don't have the energy I used to have. I'd like to give Diovan about a 3.5 | M | 2 years | 6/2/2006 | 3 | Stage I Hypertension | I began having sharp ear pain on the third night of taking Diovan. By the 2nd or 3rd week of taking this drug, I began feeling very tired and not very motivated at work. I didn't feel like getting anything accomplished at work or home. I was still having ear pains and my doctor said that was not a known side effect. | Diovan quickly lowered my blood pressure to healthy numbers. My doctor was very happy how I responded. In spite of the lower numbers I stopped taking Diovan due to the side effects and my energy was gone. I recently began taking "Hawthorne Berry" (Standardized Capsules) and this stuff is a miracle! A friend suggested I take it and it has been a blessing. It lowered my blood pressure to avg. 115/70. I have never been this low in my entire life! NO SIDE EFFECTS. Thank you GOD | M | 34 | 60 days | 11/29/2006 | 3 | Moderate High Blood Pressue | I used to take Lisinopril, but switched due to the awful cough it caused. I have been on Diovan 80 mg for 11 months. Like everyone else, I seemed to have gained weight around the middle. I exercise 5 times a week and have not changed my diet since taking the medication. Lately, there has been joint pain in my legs. Lack of sex drive. The constant rining in my left ear in unbearable. I have been to the ENT, They cannot find anything wrong. Suggeted it was in my head. | Diovan works well to regulate the blood pressure. Need to discuss alternatives with doctor. Not sure if all of the side effects are worth it. | M | 44 | 11 months | 1/6/2007 | 3 | hypertension | GGT levels were highy in my last check | M | 65 | 7 years | 1/4/2007 | 3 | HBP | I have been takin diovan and Diovan HCT now for almost two yrs. I want to say I agree witht the remarks that everyone has made from the scale of 3 to 1. This drug is good at lowering your BP but it is awful on your body. I have experienced a lot of the symptoms you all have described and they are not very comfortable. I also say to the people who have been experiencing the ringing in the ears to take that very seriously. If you have been to a ENT then go to another one for a second opinion, Now i am telling you this from experience, I went through the same thing three yrs ago and now, I am deaf. I went from ENT to ENT and there was no diagnosis ever given. I dont think the Diovan caused it but, it definitely havent helped with the after effects. Please take the seriousness of the ringing in your ears personally and try to get as much help as possible, as I said my deafness started with a simple ringing in the left ear and ended up taking control over my right ear in a short per | The medicine works to lower your BP, but the side effects are murder on your body. | M | 46 | 2 years | 1/10/2007 | 3 | High BP | Weight gain. Fatigue. Decreased libedo. Problems concentrating. | M | 45 | 200 days | 5/22/2007 | 3 | High Blood Pressure | I am taking Diovan with Norvasc and initially experienced no side effects for the first 8 months. After that, I started experiencing severe abdominal pains and severe bloating due to intestinal gas, about 20 minutes after a meal. I also have heaviness in my calf muscles with a tired achy feeling. I've also noticed pain in both ankles and both wrists. I am a physically active person, but for the past few months, I've been pushing myself just to get through the day. | I'm going to my doctor to see if he can lower or change the dose. It seems by reading other patient's comments, that my side effects are similiar to those taking Diovan, and probably not the Norvasc. | M | 46 | 11 months | 9/6/2007 | 3 | Blood Pressure Conrol | Have developed intermittent and frustrating lower back pain and spasms, which seems to coincide with the start of taking Diovan. | The drug worked very well for the blood pressure control. | M | 55 | 4 months | 8/28/2005 | 3 | hypertension | M | 45 | 2 years | 11/14/2004 | 3 | hi blood pressure | extreme anxiety and` palpitations...felt better upon discontinuing but my dr. was mad at me...has to be a better way...anxiety caused de-personalization and de-realization effects...just awful... | 160 mgs reduced BP from 160/110 to 130/90...in approx. 2 weeks...cannot tolerate anxiety attacks... | M | 60 | 2 weeks | 12/26/2004 |