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| 1 | Kidney Protection | Weight gain, shoulder pain bad enough to disrupt sleep and keep me in constant pain, muscle weakness and fatigue, blurred vision... Almost all of the symptoms described by other patients I have experienced, except the hair loss. | Dr. Rx'd this for kidney protection (I'm diabetic) and the side effects are affecting my health worse than the original condition. Diovan was Rx'd for preventive purposes only, and never for HBP. If your Dr. wants you on this stuff, tell him no thanks doc. | M | 39 | 3 years | 1/11/2007 | 1 | h.b.p. problems | palpatations-ringing in right ear- bloating-trapped gas-cramps and pains in back legs arms and shoulders and chest. vision is effected daily- slowed thinking- memoryloss short term only- headaches and dry eyes. | im not at all happy with this drug! the doctors love it,I dont ! I have read up on this drug, and its 100% bad! not a good one to take, this drug can send you to the E.R. with chest pains that turn out to be Trapped Gas! you might think your haveing a heart attack! when its Gas pushing inside you! I was givin some GasX at the ER and within mins I started burping! belching! loud this released the pains and bloating feeling I had! I was on 20mg diovan daily and a big 200mg of toprol xl, The doctors at the Er wondered why such a large dose of toprol ? and you wonder hows my sex life.. well folks its Dead! thanks to toprol and my last Doctor! so anyone who has problems such as trapped gas or chest pains from diovan or toprol please let me know! im dumping the diovan asap /toprol comes next! im turning to the Natural world of meds.. no more chemicals!!! they wreck your body in and out ! | M | 53 | 2 years | 12/11/2006 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | I have been on Diovan for 4 years. It has been good at lowering my blood pressure. Until about 9 months ago I was taking 80 Mg since 2002, then it was changed to Diovan W/Hctz 160/12.5. Over the last 6 months I have suffered severe joint pain in my legs, hips and back. I noticed my hair starting to fall out. Not knowing what the cause was, I had gone to several doctors trying to find what was happening. I also suffered from reoccurring acid reflux. Finally my obgyn asked me about Diovan and how long I have been taking it. I told her several years. I now am beginning to realize that my severe hair and joint pain loss started about the same time my Diovan was increased to double strength. I have lost over half of the hair on my head. I have always had extremely thick hair and this has become a major problem for me. I will get off Diovan ASAP. | Diovan has caused me several side effects that took me a long time and several visit to doctors to find out the causes of my problems. It is the Diovan. Not worth the pain and suffering to take Diovan. I am just glad I found out the cause before I went bald and crippled. | F | 63 | 4 days | 12/5/2006 | 1 | | 12/3/2006 | 1 | Blood Presure high ! | Iv been on this drug for about 8 months like others here have had all the side effects told about from A to Z ! I wanted to add I was told to split the diovan 40mg pill in half and take it a.m and p.m. 20/20 per day! ok I did that -now after 3 weeks of doing that, I have a non stop low pitched humming noise in my right ear! its bothers me to no end ! drives me up a wall ! tintenitus or something its called- turns out its a known side effect from Diovan!! and as well Iv been getting chest pains off and on! another side effect untold by Diovan (aka Angina) im stopping the 20 at night now!! and seeing a new doctor tomorrow! wow cant belive this! its insane !! | I contacted Diovans makers about the problems iv got now! and they want a full view of my medical records and to speak to my old doctor! it sounds strange to me! best to get off the s..t and never use it again! lets see what a new doctor will do tomorrow! if im lucky might get off this poop forever! wouldnt that be good !! good luck to anyone on this drug ! | M | 34 | 8 months | 12/3/2006 | 1 | h.b.p | body aches and pains! headaches dizzyness tired all the time vision problems blurring and sore eyes, ear ringing off and on big sore inside nose-out of body feeling! angina pains from this medication! gas and gas build up trapped gas pains very bad short term memory loss. dry mouth yucky bad sick feeling all the time when on this junk! | been threw 3 diffrent hmo doctors already,not one would change or take me off this stinking medication ( reason -it works in lowering b.p down ) true ! but is it worth all the bad side effects??? Iv been in emergancy icu 3 times with chest pains from this drug! all times I check out normal ekg is normal blood tests are normal, the er doctors tell me right out! its the diovan causing all the problems. get off it! im behind a rock and hard place! if I go off it, all the side effects fade and I feel good again, but the chance of h.b.p is to big a risk factor! and I dont need a heart attack! Iv been told I cant take ace inhibbitors or sister meds..or cal blockers im allergic them to all.. yet these hmo doctors push these drugs on me! demanding I take them. I wish the FDA would recall this drug and look into all the side effects were all having from this drug! oh well it wont work! fda is sold out by big drug companys! I belive most hmo and hmo doctors are sold out as well.. dont kno | M | 38 | 3 years | 11/25/2006 | 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 | 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 | High Blood Pressure | Valsartan prescribed due to high blood pressure following stroke. Intense back and joint pain which is spasmodic | M | 60 | 2 days | 11/17/2006 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Gained 60 lbs around middle; tingling in hands and feet (which wakes me up at night); no energy - lack of stamina; broke a tooth for the first time in my life while eating an almond; loss of sexual desire; recently noticed hair loss | Although it lowers my BP, it's not consistent. Some days BP is still high (154/101) and some days it's really low (136-73). I don't believe this can be healthy in itself. | F | 37 | 3 years | 11/7/2006 | 1 | b.p high | blurr vision-headaches-throat closeing-dry mouth-excessive dehydration-sore in nose-back aches and pains- leg pains-numbness to top of feet sometimes-dizzyness-ears ring-slight chest pains- itching- cant remember anything short term ! aches everywhere! tired all the time!- burned out feeling 24/7 on this medication .. some pannic attacks - upset stomach all the time. Not happy about this drug! | started with 40mg diovan-doc lowered to 20mg-b.p went up again no reason? doc raised me to 80mg diovan when this happend got all sorts of side effects! never a chest pain untill the use of diovan! tests were all normal before! nuke xray and all normal.. b.p went below normal levels 117-74 on this dose , doc then lowered me to 20mg again! b.p is 128-84 range still get some very small pin pointed chest pains - but feels like nerve or musl pains. going to make a appointment with new doctor and get a cardiolgist to check me out again.. Im pretty sure its the diovan side effects! I just dont know why any Doctor would push these drugs with such harsh side effects or cause such big problems! must be the hmo im in? cheap drugs! the FDA should do a better job! and test these drugs more! as I read more and more people have problems with these new drugs! and the hmo doctors dont care! or seem not to care! I wonder if anyone has these symptoms like I have ? or has any hidden facts about diovan! | M | 53 | 2 years | 11/3/2006 | 1 | High Blood pressure | have borderline hbp worsened by white coat syndr. was put on 80 mg Diovan HCT, bp worsened, increased to 160 mg. My bp was no lower. Months later I connected my SEVERE lower back pain to the Diovan HCT. Chol., trigl., and blood sugar levels were sky high. Dr. put me on plain Diovan 160 mg. 2 yrs later & 5 months at the chiropractor I still have loss of fluid in my spine and joints. Extreme fatigue. Had my hair cut short because it's become so thin. | Have great difficulty taking any prescribed drugs, each drug causes side effects that drs only want to prescribe more drugs for. After reading on this web site hopefully my horrible sinus problems and runny nose and congestion, dry eyes, and stabbing pains in my head are from the Diovan. I take only 80 mg instead of the prescribed 160. My chol. & glucose are still a little high even though I take supplements for that, exercise faithfully, watch what I eat and weigh 120 lbs. Am going off the Diovan and try an herbal remedy for hpb too. The higher dose of Diovan seemed to work against itself and make my bp worse. Afraid drugs are going to cripple/kill me. | F | 55 | 5 years | 11/1/2006 | 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 | Borderline HBP | Fatigue, increase in abdomen size, low blood, low blood sodium, high protein in urine, fungal and bacterial infections, sinus problems. | Had annual check-up (more frequent visits should have been recommended). Have very low blood (8; Dr. said 12 is normal) and my blood sodium is very low (I eat plenty of salty foods!) Also high amounts of protein in my urine. Told to decrease meat; however, Dr. twice stating that "Diovan is supposed to protect you from that" made me suspicious. She wants me to go see a kidney specialist. Last yr she tested me for hepatitis and liver problems due to high enzyme reading - nothing found. After reading Diovan Prescribing Info Sheet, I see this is a fairly new drug, not much testing, and lot of reference to side effects I've experienced including: "greater than 20% decrease of hemoglobin (blood) observed in 0.4% of Diovan patients," elevated liver enzymes & reports of hepatitis, impaired liver function, & neutropenia (neutrophil protects us from bacterial and fungal infections!). My doctor STARTED me on 320 mg (pamphlet says to start patients on the lower doses, a | F | 44 | 2 years | 10/15/2006 | 1 | Moderate hypertension | I've had problems with other anti-hypertensives, so my physician is trying this. My blood pressure is definitely down, but I am having side effects, and have decided to get off it NOW! I have gained weight, probably 20 pounds in 6 months. My throat feels like it's swelling inside, I have problems swallowing, and have had a couple of incidents of choking on food. I have reflux as well. I hurt all over, am stiff, and am having problems standing or walking for more than a short period of time. I also seem to have a light rash all over. It's not itchy, but definitely there. I didn't connect these things to Diovan until I found this site. Thank you all!! | F | 58 | 6 months | 9/26/2006 | 1 | high blood pressure | Side effects are: pressure in head, dizzinees to the point of almost passing out, sinous pressure, feeling cold, tingling in toes and fingers, elbow pain, fullness in stomach, pressure under breastbone, pain in back, anxiety, constant heart palpitations | Am I a hypochondriac? | F | 50 | 11 months | 9/21/2006 | 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 | HBP | Severe fatigue, cough, anxiety, feeling frozen to the bone, trembling & heart palpitations. | The adverse symptoms began within four days on, only, 40mg. Two days after taking 80mg, I am so wiped out am cutting back to 40mg then shall discontinue and go to a higher dosage of Clonidine (Catapres) which, after 8 mos., has given me no side effects. | F | 68 | 2 weeks | 8/20/2006 | 1 | High Blood pressure | Tired, Weight gain, Back Pain, Indegestion, acid reflux, Loss of close vision. Can't think fast enough. | M | 49 | 3 days | 7/22/2006 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | EXTREME Anxiety, dizziness, stomach distress, difficulty concentrating, "not there" feeling, hair loss, fluid retention, puffy hands and face. | This medication put me through a nightmare. Side effects kicked in after about 6-8 weeks. The anxiety was constant and got to be full blown panic attacks daily. I have long hair to my waist and I was losing so much I thought I would have to cut it short. I thought I was losing my mind and until I read this board, I never connected the anxiety to the Diovan. I would not wish this drug on my worst enemy. | F | 47 | 3 months | 7/20/2006 |