DIOVAN Reviews (VALSARTAN)

Average Rating: 2.0 (776 Ratings)

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DIOVAN  (VALSARTAN):  Valsartan is used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure. It is also used to improve the chance of living longer after a heart attack. In people with heart failure, it may also lower the chance of having to go to the hospital for heart failure. Valsartan belongs to a class of drugs called angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs). It works by relaxing blood vessels so that blood can flow more easily. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems.   FDA Approval Date: 1996-12-23 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 4  high blood pressure M 57 1 years
11/27/2002
 4  high blood pressure anxiety, dizzy with grey outs, light headed, slight nausea took 160/12.5 Diovan HCT worked way to well, lowered dose to 80/12.5 last 30 months, blood pressure has lowered effectively but the side affects are taking their toll. Taken in combination with Atenolol 50mg daily. Started taking the Diovan at night with hopes to sleep through side affects. M 48 1 years
8/23/2005
 4  HP Dry mouth, eyes hurt alot and I get a sharp pain from my left ear to my head then my hands get tense, I am taking Diovan 320mg for about now 1yr now and I have gain weight, bloating, back pains and very tense. My BP is being kept about as normal as I can but my weight gain is a problem. I know I have gained about 30+ pounds in a year. I am going to the Doctor on April 20th to see if there is something else, I want to check about some red spots. Diovan is good I think 320mg is too much and is causing me problems sexualy and emotional. My last doctor told me that and erection will not stay long because the drug cause's your blood not to flow, and when u have an erection ur BP goes up. So that is why, I am not satisfied with this at all. Especially being only 32 and I have always enjoyed my sexual life. Any sugestions. M 32 1 years
4/6/2006
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 4  hypertension The 80 mg has worked fine for me with no side effects except occasional vivid dreams. My BP has stabilized at 140/90 and for me that is just fine. I don't accept that one set of numbers is 'normal' for everybody. M 69 1 years
11/23/2009
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 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  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  hypertension I was prescribed diovan a year ago after my BP readings being in the 140/85-90 range. I have a three year old son and was terrified that I would die of a heart attack and not be here for him so I was prescribed this medication. Within the first few months I noticed a change in my walk and I now walk with a slight limp with heaviness in my legs. This is really scary for me. My left hand is also weaker and I also have memory loss. It takes me forever to formulate a thought and when I do my speech is slightly slurred. I get anxious at time and for someone who loves to exercise and walk, I'm looking for the nearest bus stop because myrhs ate so heavy and I'm so tired. I want to hey off this medication but I'm state because I don't want to have a stroke or heart attack. I had no idea that someone would prescribe such poison to put into your body. F 31 1 years
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12/1/2011
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 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  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
 2  Hypertension I have been on Diovan for about 1 yr.Since starting it, I have gained 25 lbs. which don't want to come off. I asked my doctor, but he said it wasn't from the Diovan. I am also very tired all the time and have very bad leg cramps. After reading all these comments, I strongly feel that my first instinct was right and that my symtoms are from the Diovan. I am going to ask my doctor to switch me to another med. I don't recommend this medication and think it should probably be taken off the market. F 60 1 years
4/2/2008
 2  High Blood Pressure Always have been a thin person... gained 8-10 lbs in about a two month period. Avid runner, very healthy eater, only 38 yrs old. This drug zapped my energy and depressed my mood too. My Dr admitted to the mood issue but couldn't say yes or no about the weight gain. Checked thyroid and another blood test to rule other things out regarding the weight gain. I took it for one year and broke down crying in his office because my quality of life was gone. I did not have joint pain like most report here. I've been on Tekturna for 3 weeks and have lost 5 pounds without changing a thing. I'm also not dizzy and I feel alive inside again... not lethargic and I am sleeping really well at night. I was afraid to ask and lived with it for a year! All I had to do is talk to my doctor honestly about it and things are much better. If you don't like Diovan ask for something else... there are tons of other HBP meds out there! F 38 1 years
10/15/2008
 2  HBP After about 10 months of taking Diovan once daily, I began to have severe intestinal bloating, gas and diarrhea. I have also experienced lightheadedness and extreme fatigue. I noticed that my legs are very heavy and have cramping especially in the calf muscles. I now have joint pain in my wrists and ankles as well. Initially I thought I may have picked up some sort of bug, but apparenty it's the medication as it's the only medication I am taking. I will be seeing my doctor to get to the bottom of this as this has been going on for the past 2 months. Initially, Diovan did lower my blood pressure to a normal level, 120/70, after I was diagnosed and hospitalized for HBP which was 230/110. I am athletic and have a very good diet. At 46 years of age and 6 feet tall, my weight has been a constant 190lbs. I did inherit HBP from my Father's side who had developed this condition around 45 years of age. My younger sister also developed this condition. I've come to realize that exercise and a good diet is not enough, and I do need some sort of medication to control this condition. M 46 1 years
9/10/2007
 2  High Blood Pressure I experienced back pain, hip pain, leg cramps (charlie horse-especially at night), achy legs, muscle fatigue (especially legs), riging in ears, swilling in ankles (slight), unsteady walk, sensitivive to heat, and stiffness in knees. I tried for one year to take this medicine. I adjusted the dosage down and still had these symptoms. It got to the point that I could no longer stand it so I got off this drug and it took three weeks for all the symptoms to go away. I now feel like a new man and I will never take this medicine again. I am taking Toprol and HCT also to control my blood pressure and Diovan was added to try to get my blood pressure a little lower. With Diovan my blood pressure was about 120/72 and with just my toprol and hct it is now around 136/78. Diovan did a good job of lowering my BP but for me the side effects were too great. M 70 1 years
80 2X day
2/27/2012
 2  high blood pressure Lethargic, headaches, loss of hair, ED WHen the doctor changed me from an ACE(Lotrel) to the ARB DIovan because I had a SLIGHT dry cough on the ACE ( which had been working fine for years BTW.. I felt like total crap! I called him adn said this drug is making me sick! HE said NO WAY keep taking it or you will suffer many complications from your diabetes (caused by ZYPREXA - warning to all) and HBP so I listened and have been taking it for a year. I have now taken myself off of this drug myself. I am feeling better and better as the days go by. I am watching my blood pressure and don't give a flying SH&T what the doctor says about it anymore. I a mtired of feeling sick to my stomach and tired and losing my hair. There is no telling what else it is doing to me. M 48 1 years
320 MG 1X day
11/1/2010
 2  hypertension body weakness, loss of motivation M 44 1 years
320 1X day
2/20/2011
 2  HBP Extreme lethargy, fatigue, dizziness, confusion, heart/chest pains, joint pain, blurred vision, anxiety, restless sleep, heart palpitations I started feeling worse and worse on this drug over time and kept going back to my doctor and feeling him how I felt, his response was "you are stressed". I finally came to the point where I had frequent chest pain and confusion, extreme fatigue and went to the emergency room. Every time the doctors said i had a healthy heart and I was experiencing stress, etc. One doctor said I was low in potassium but it was no big deal. Another told me to stop taking the medicine immediately. I did and things got a little better but not by much. Finally found a really good doctor who immediately figured out that I needed potassium ASAP, the day I took the first pill, what a huge difference it made. I felt so much better, and after reading about potassium deficiency, all the symptoms of it are almost identical to what I was going through. My tiredness is gone, the dizziness, the anxiety, blurred vision, I feel much better now. Apparently the drug, because it is a diuretic, washed out the potassium out of my body. I no longer go see the doctor that told me stress was causing all of this. Also my blood pressure is normal as I am eating more healthy. F 40 1 years
160 mg 1X day
4/4/2010
 2  high blood pressure Lower back pain, insomnia,fatigue, increased anxiety. Stopped taking for several months, then recently restarted. Anxiety level started to increase. M 1 years
11/4/2005
 2  HBP Extreme Fatigue suddenly at times, weight gain, brain-fog,thinning hair on top Does lower blood pressure F 60 1 years
10/5/2005
 2  blood presure problems This is one bad medication!iv had nothing but problems on this one!my vision is blurred & effected, short memory loss!joints hurt and ache!upper body aches and pains chest area, shoulder pains,upper and lower back pains,right ear ringing!,neck pains hair is falling out by the handsfull!-itching off and on! loss of any power,just worn out feeling and tired all the time! swear this one acts like a choelst medication! cant think right dont feel right on it ! im getting off this crap asap! its not worth going threw this anymore! time to go natural and find a way without chemicals distroying my body! I have been takeing res Q 1250 fishoil pills for about 4months now with normal b.p meds-cholest last tested is normal level both good and bad, b.p dropped by 8points already! only problem now is the b.p meds toprol xl and diovan are effecting the fishoil like im alergic to it,Im sick from taking it - already diovan has made me allergic to all dairy products and a few other foods! it effects the nervious system and stomach changes everything within the body ( I feel) im getting away from this drug first! its Nastybad! where is there a good doctor, that knows drugs and bodys! and wont take short cutts and guess ! If I keep on this crap, I know I wont last long! chemicals are no good for the body! time to walk away, and try something new and diffrent! its like they say! DRUGS KILL !! DONT DO DRUGS ! THE SIGNS ARE THERE .. YA KNOW M 46 1 years
11/25/2006
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 2  Hypertension Severe joint and bone pain and muscle pain. Itching and rashes among others Does not control bp even in combination with verapamil. Poor results F 74 1 years
160 mg
5/19/2016

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