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 | HBP | lack of energy, some hair loss | I exercise regularly and need my energy levels to keep focus, switched to Benicar | M | 50 | 30 days | 8/7/2006 | 3 | Hypertension | Noticed clothes fitting tighter and few pounds weight gain after 1 month on Diovan. Have not measured BP since starting the drug - initial reading 150/90 (Dr.s office). Also noticed dry skin, achy feet. Initially, had flu-like symptoms after 2 days on the drug. I have energy, but after exercising feel exhausted. | M | 43 | 30 days | 4/1/2005 | 3 | High Blood Pressure | Recently put on Diovan after 3 years on Norvasc. Did not reliaze the side effects of Norvasc until Sept 2004 and I had been living with almost all the standard Norvasc symptoms , this prompted the change to Diovan. I am currently experiencing the following and I not sure if the diovan is creating these effects: Constant back fatigue and pain soreness, Constant pulsating feeling in groin Muscle tension and tightness Does regulate my BP approx 135/80 | I have sleep apnea and use a cpap machine | M | 44 | 60 days | 3/11/2005 | 3 | high blood pressure | I have had tinnitus for 38 years. Recently it increased substantially and after reading the side effects and finding that other patients may have had the same reaction, I asked my doctor to put me on something else. I'm on adalat now, but its been 2 weeks and the ringing has not subsided. I don't know if the drug is to blame. My blood pressure is erratic at times. My best medicine always seems to be exercise | M | 59 | 1 years | 12/27/2007 | 3 | hypertension | dizziness, paleness, cold lips, cold hands, nausea, | I have been on Diovan 160mg for the last 5 years of my life. Just 2 weeks ago my doctor changed my dose to 360mg. I had 2 reations in those 2 weeks. Both times it felt as if it were having a "falling dream". I went immediatley dizzy and my face turned pale. I had heart palpitations and after about an hour my lips and hands were cold. My blood pressure was normal but it was the worst feeling ever. Needless to say, I went to my doctor and requested to be put back on 160mg. All is good now, but by far, the worst experience ever. | M | 25 | 6 years | 11/1/2008 | 3 | Borderline hypertension | Lethargy, dry mouth, dry eyes, restlessness, increasing sense of anxiety, gout, increased joint pain | Started taking 80mg 21 months ago. Switched briefly to Avalide because Diovan wasn't in my PPO formulary but had to switch back because of severe constipation caused by Avalide. Even at 5'9" and 245 lbs, I've always been active and eager to take on more projects. Since being on Diovan, I hardly get through the day unless I am kept very busy. I crash in the evening and don't feel like doing anything. When the weekend comes, all I want to do is rest. At the same time, I can't sleep more than a couple of hours at a time and frequently move from one bed to another or the sofa to get back to sleep. Even with only a sheet to cover me, temperature of 70 degrees and a bedside fan blowing on me, I wake up hot and uncomfortable. I finally quit taking the stuff yesterday and am monitoring my BP to see what happens. In the six months prior to my HBP, my weight had climbed to 270 lbs. Once diagnosed, I dropped back down to 245 and started restricting my intake of carbs and especially sug | M | 60 | 21 months | 9/13/2007 | 3 | hypertension, stroke | fatigue | M | 18 days | 11/26/2008 | 3 | BP 170 / 110 | switched from lisinopril 20mg to 160mg DIOVAN (Do to Cough) After 6 weeks realized I was overdosing & began to cut back. Found that 20 - 30mg would sufficiently lower BP. Stop most of fatigue, Ambition came back. Continuous muscle spasm in Rt. Shoulder still has not gone away. Did not even connect it until I found this sight. Glad I did!!! | Continuing 20 -30mg / day till I figure out what to do next. Still have colder than normal hands, The other day had very strong mouth pain out of the blue for the first time. do notice aches in arms and shoulders. Also Tinnitus The last 3-4 weeks. | M | 43 | 2 months | 12/3/2008 | 3 | HYPERTENSION | BLURRED VISION, MUSCULE SPASMS, JOINT PAIN, FOGGY BRAIN. ON HIGH DOSAGE. | STARTED EATING POTASSIUM RICH FOODS POTATOES, PLANTAINS, VEGGIES, FRUIT. & ADDING SALT SUBSTITUTE TO SODIUM FOOD. POTASSIUM SHAKER 600MG/ 1/4 TSP. TO EQUAL SODIUM. BP. AFTER TWO WEEKS 125/75 W/ ONLY 1/2 DIOVAN (80). TWO WEEKS AGO I WAS TAKING 1 1/4 / DAY (200MG) AND STILL BARELY CONTROLLING IT. TRY THIS, IT WORKS. | M | 4 months | 1/2/2009 | 3 | high blood pressure | I fell 3 times from dizziness and hurt my knees. I was then told that I needed knee replacement. I was also on norvasc. I stopped taking the norvasc ,dizziness stopped, but still have tingling in my toes. Also, wonder if the knee problems are related to the diovan.I have a balance problem and my hands shake. | My blood pressure which was 160/90 is now 117/80 - almost too low for me on 320 mg diovan. | M | 68 | 6 months | 2/13/2009 | 3 | High Blood Pressure | Dizziness, ringing in the ears, tired | Not sure if it is the Diovan as I take other things as well. | M | 70 | | 3/5/2009 | 3 | HBP | good for about a year then impotence hair loss deep muscle pain Felt like a zombie from dawn of the dead | Dr says side effects are in my head.Wrong i know my body and will stop this poison immediatley | M | 48 | 1 years | 3/9/2009 | 3 | Hyperyension | I've been on Diovan HCT for 2 years and have been having severe hip and leg pain, especially when walking for more than 2 or 3 blocks. Feet and legs also begin to go numb. Have been tested for PAD with test results negative. Are these symptoms associated with Diovan? | M | 55 | 2 years | 9/4/2008 | 3 | hypertension | Started out on Diovan HCT 80/12.5 but made legs swell. MD switched to 160mg w/o HCT. Have gained quite a bit of weight w/o change in diet or activity level (30-40 lbs). Have been experiencing depression, blurry vision and occassional vertigo/dizzyness. No hair loss, but skin has been very dry, itchy with strange dermititis from time to time. I have developed insomnia which may be part of the side effects though not 100% sure. I have a dry cough that developed that also may be Diovan related. Some leg cramps and pain from time to time as well. I normally am fairly active but I must admit it seems more often than not I am feeling extremely fatigued. Definitely seem to have some memory loss as well... Why was I on this website again..? :) | I usually avoid reading the side effects panel on drugs because there is a tendency to start thinking you are getting all the side effects.. so in this case I didnt look up the weight gain, depression, anxiety, memory loss, blurry vision, etc until I was experiencing it.. and going "hmmm.. I wonder if it could be.. this drug" Diovan did seem to lower my BP significantly at first, but it seems like there was a 'rebound' effect. At first it dropped to 120/80 but after a few months the pressure seemed to creep back to high normal and sometimes higher.. I stopped taking Diovan for a few months and cut back on Toprol and managed to lose 30 lbs. I am thinking about stopping Diovan again to see if the recent bad blurry vision and fatigue clear up. | M | 47 | 2 years | 6/24/2008 | 3 | Hypertension | Severe sleeping problems. Never had such a hard time falling asleep in my life! Even if I were to finally fall asleep from exhaustion, due to not getting enough sleep, I will wake up in a few hours, usually sweaty. Most of the time, I could not fall back asleep. I'm not sure but I feel like I have similar dry cough symptoms as I did with Lisinopril but still not very pronounced and too early to tell. | I was initially prescribed Lisinopril and took it for a few months but had to stop due to the persistent dry coughs. I coughed all throughout the day and it also woke me up almost every night due to it. I have only been on blood pressure meds for 4-5 months now. Diovan for about 6 weeks. It does seem to work on controlling my BP though. | M | 38 | 6 weeks | 7/18/2009 | 3 | High BP | Some mood swings. Some fatigue. After 3 years dosage increased to 80mg. Two weeks later major allergic reaction, swollen face, lips, hands. Extensive raised red rash on knees, back, forearms. Like major flea bites but not itchy. | Shame, until then it was doing a brilliant job controlling BP. | M | 50 | 3 years | 8/7/2009 | 3 | High blood pressure | Have been taking diovan for about six years and was satisfied that it dropped my blood pressure. Started having heart flutters and went to Doctor and he took me off this med. Had been having lots of joint problems and real bad pain in the heel of my foot, also starting having consistant erectile disfunction thought was due to age but at 45 really didn't understand why. Long story short Doctor put me on 5mg nebivolol and within one week my joints and heel of my foot started feeling better, also guess what.......my erectile problem became less frequent and now that Ive been on new meds about 3 weeks not having any erectile problems. Wife very happy and so am I. | Be very cautious of this drug. They say only 1% of men have erectile disfuntion from this drug, guess I was the 1% | M | 46 | 6 years | 11/10/2009 | 3 | hbp | pain on left side of head ,dizziness ,cant sleep once i wake up,feel like passing out ,tired after 12 noon | M | 50 | 9 months | 11/10/2009 | 3 | High BP | Dizziness, lightheaded, nausea, difficult to concentrate, neck pain, anxiety, | Works well to lower the BP | M | 43 | 10 years 40 mg 1X day | 11/9/2013 | 3 | Blood Pressure | Loss of breath, watery eyes, blurred vision & serious weight gain. Help, ! | Can anyone suggest a drug that is of the same class without the weight gaining, vision loss and heaps more side effects including etc ...!? | M | 44 | 5 months 80 - 160 | 7/23/2016 |