Drug Ratings for DIOVANAverage Rating: 2.0 (630 Ratings)
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR DIOVAN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
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| 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 | 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 D | 11/1/2010 | 2 | hypertension | body weakness, loss of motivation | M | 44 | 1 years 320 1X D | 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 D | 4/4/2010 | 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 | 1 | hypertension | Very bad side effects. Similar to every one else listed on this site. SWITCHED TO ATACAND 10 MONTHS AGO & IN A FEW WEEKS SIDE EFFECTS WENT AWAY. BEEN MUCH BETTER EVER SINCE. | SWITCH TO ATACAND IT WORKS. DIOVAN SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF THE MARKET. | M | 45 | 1 years 80 -320 mg 1X D | 8/20/2010 | 1 | Blood Pressure | Lethargy, joint pain, light headediness, general malaise. Abdominal bloating and pain. | I was led to believe these symptoms were related to my general physical condition and age, although I have no other major health issues and believe I am am in decent shape. Stopped taking Diovan four days ago and almost every symptom disappeared. My blood pressure reading did jump up, but I felt better and more energetic than I have in over a year. Because of the blood presure increase I took a Diovan tab and the symptoms all returned. I am going to seek the advice of a new cardiologist and hopefully get on one of the medicines suggested by others on this site. | M | 61 | 1 years 40 mg 1X D | 9/10/2010 | 1 | HTN | I started Diovan on a lower dose in July 2010 in March 2011 my dose was increased to 320. I have gained 30 lbs since starting this drug, also have muscle pain, & feel tired all ofnthe time. I never connected the 2 until I accidentally took 650mg last night. So I looked up the onset & peak of the med. At 2am, after double my regular dose, my bp was 137/100. Before the double dose my bp was 117/78. I could not believe it. This med peaks at 6 hours & keeps lasting for 24. At 0630 my bp was 126/99. I took my beta blocker & went back to sleep at 10am my pressure was 107/72. After reading the other comments, I am now connecting the dots. | if your doctor wants to give you this drug monitor closely for side effects! | F | 45 | 1 years 320 1X D | 8/7/2011 | 1 | Hypertension | Body pains, body pains, body pains. Knees, shoulders, right flank pain. Some of my minor aches seemed as though they were enhanced by the Diovan. Tired, tired tired! Just did not want to get up sometimes. The only reason I did get up was that I had to go to work. Not a good drug. I will say it did lower my BP. | M | 49 | 1 years 320 1X D | 7/8/2011 | 1 | high BP | head pressure,dizziness,fatigue,tennis elbow-both elbows,hip and joint pains, weight gain that will not come off,blurred vision | Have been taking it about 1 yr., didn't know this was from drug and of course doctor denies it yet nothing else can be found. Everything started when drug was started. I will definitely stop this drug. We can't all be wrong or imagining these symptoms. | F | 53 | 1 years | 6/20/2007 | 1 | hypertension | Drug lowered my blood pressure with no apparent side effects until about a year later. On a routine insurance exam, my GGT liver enzimes were high. Diovan was my only medication. After changing medication to Lotensin, my GGT slowly ( six months) returned to normal. | M | 58 | 1 years | 11/19/2004 | 1 | High blood pressure | Gain 40 pounds in 1 year. Started with 80 mg and went to 160 mg. I had already Adalat XL.Doesn't really control high blood pressure. Doctor want me to go to 320 mg. I am tired all the time and starting being depressed.I have problem sleeping at night . All that started when I first took diovan and more I am taking , more side effects are strong. I am looking for another medication but am really happy to see that I am not the only one having those side effects. | F | 52 | 1 years | 4/6/2008 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Severe Aches & Pains all over - chest pain, heart palipitations, found like I was 100 years old - everything hurt, Dr. switched me from this to Avapro same thing no improvement - started having burning all over like a sunburn inside out - then went to another Ramapril - couldn't go to work I was in so much agony woke up with severe hip pain thought I had appendicitis. Now off all BP medicines - on no salt no caffeine diet and vitamins since September & am still experiencing side effects sometimes but feel 100% better! | If the Dr. tells you the symptoms are not from this medicine don't believe him - get him to take you off or get a new doctor. | F | 47 | 1 years | 12/1/2008 | 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 | b.p reasons | throat closing up-dizzyness real bad!-cramps and upper back pains some chest pains- vision blurred and going bad- eyes swell up and go dry when waking up- hair loss and spots of thinng hair -sore inside nose- running nose- drewling - trapped gas problems- belly bloating - gas both ends go wild- puke feeling- ears ringing loud no get up and go anymore- tired all the time - lazy feeling -sick feeling -memory loss - itching on arms and neck and chest at times! | simple you want to feel like poop! this is the drug to take. its on the Pooplist No#2 for bad pills to take If your kind Doctor hands you this pill to take PLEASE REFUSE IT ! or ask a person on this site who took it! im sure they will tell you all about this wonderfull drug. | F | 34 | 1 years | 11/17/2007 | 1 | HBP | I experience weight gain, dizziness, memory haze, fatigue, depression, very bloated. | Talked with Dr and he switched me to Tekturna and all of those things are gone. I feel much better! | F | 39 | 1 years | 3/3/2009 | 1 | hypertension | Extreme fatigue,dizziness,ringing in ears,muscle cramps,depression,extreme weakness/washed out feeling when I first wake up in the morning,palpitations,headache, wheezing,shortness of breath upon exertion.I have never felt so bad in all my life.I stopped the medicine two days ago and I'm feeling a bit better already. | I took this medicine for one miserable year.The medicine made me much sicker then hypertension ever did. | F | 63 | 1 years | 9/6/2008 | 1 | HBP | Killer leg spasms,also in both arms If I walkedd, move my body in various directions I would trigger a spasm somewhere on my body. The Pain was terrible and this happen every 30 min, dizziness, Night sweats, coughs, headaches, weight gain 20-25lbs with no change in eating habit, I knew something was wrong, cold legs and feet. Cripple feet and fingers. Blurryness, dry mouth,weakness all day. Is this what I would have to take to reduce HBP, NO THANKS, I'm going natural with nature foods and Herbs. Yes I have BP of 200/120 176/l00. I keep good watch because I know the dangers of HBP. Diovan has a NO LIFE, MY LIFE style it's like you're already dead. I can't take it. Take this pill off the market. I want to sue, because my DR should have told me the risk, so that I could make an educated choice. I never knew what was wrong. DR's They even told me you must be stressed, My life was great before this even with High Blood pressure. | I wish everyone of us that suffered from this drug could get together and address these concerns. If you're interested email j3sus411@yahoo.com /SUBJECT HBP DIOVAN To get better, we have to die or have a terrible life style in exchange. I watched my children cry when my pain was going on. It has effected my family life too. This has got to STOP. | F | 53 | 1 years | 8/26/2008 | 1 | HBP | Hair loss, weight gain, dizziness, ed, heart flutters, insomnia and on and on. | I discontinued use of Diovan about two years ago. Lousy drug. Just thought I would share that I have no side effects on Atacand--also an ARB. You may want to talk to your doctor about it. | M | 53 | 1 years | 9/30/2009 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Weight gain, was 150 lbs jumped up to 210 lbs after taking Diovan 320 for 1 year. Joint pain, bloating, ED, head aces, blurred vision, ringing in ears, flu like symptoms | Blood pressure goes up and down, but never gets to the normal range, from 160/100 up to 220/110. This stuff makes me sick. Stopping it now no matter what doc says, maybe I will be able to get it hard again!! | M | 59 | 1 years | 7/12/2009 | 1 | BP | Vivid dreams. | M | 47 | 1 years | 5/11/2009 | 5 | hbp+kidneys | none as far as i can tell/i am still taking it. | I was told it is great for your kidneys. | M | 49 | 36 months 320 1X D | 4/23/2010 | 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 | 1 | Diabetic - used as kidney protector | SEVERE constant joint pain in right shoulder making it impossible to sleep at night, restricted movement of right shoulder, noticed other joint pain in jaw, left knee & slowly the left shoulder begins to ache now. Noticed hair loss. Weight gain. | I've had Type 1 Diabetes for 35 years. Was perscribed Diovan (not because I had high blood pressure) because it is suppose to protect the kidneys of diabetic patients. I will stop taking Diovan now. Question: For those who had joint pain / muscel pain AND stopped taking Diovan, did these adverse side effects stop ? | F | 46 | 19 months 80mg 1X D | 1/8/2012 | 2 | High B/P | Initially did not really notice any side effects,at least none that were associated with this drug. Began having dizzy spells,and severe ringing in the ears.Was sent for brain scan etc etc all were negative. Dizzy spells decreased over time but the ear ringing continues. After about a year I noticed My energy level and "drive" had decreased drastically, and felt fatigued all the time.DR.denied that it could have anything to do with the med. After finding this website have noticed lots of other common side effects I was having but just considered age related, severe joint pain,(one elbow surgery 3 weeks ago). Not sure how many of these maladies are related but sure seems like a lot of coincidences. | Controls the b/p well.Please email if you have had the ear ringiing problem. | M | 43 | 18 months | 10/15/2006 | 2 | high blood pressure | It seemed to be a cumulative effect, since I have been on 160 mg. Diovan for 18 months. I found myself extremely fatigued, had to have naps in the afternoon and evening to get through the day. Also had difficulty concentrating and focusing on a job at hand. | The 160mg. Diovan only lowered my BP to the 150's. When I added 1250 mg. of garlic a day, it brought it down 10 points. A second garlic brought it down another 10, and a third another 10, till my BP was in the 130's. I have now quit the Diovan and am amazed at how awake I feel. I am working with a naturopathic doctor to find a non-drug method of addressing the high BP. ANY lifestyle change that lowers my BP is worth it rather than being reduced to constant fatigue and stupidity by a medication! | F | 59 | 18 months | 10/4/2004 | 1 | High Blood Presssure | Stomach ailment, heart burn, severe low back pain, legs ache, tired, no sex drive, weight gain. | F | 59 | 18 months 160mg 1X D | 11/9/2010 | 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 | 3 | high blood pressure | definitely WEIGHT GAIN; have always been slender and since on diovan put on weight fast without eating more!!! I'm glad I read this site and found out that it was Diovan causing my weight gain. I will call dr. and ask about changing to another BP med. | F | 46 | 15 months | 8/22/2008 | 3 | High Blood Pressure | I started on Diovan about 15 months ago. I had tried several other meds for High Blood Pressure. I tolerated the side effects of this one best. It took me a few weeks, but I got used to it. After the first year my doctor doubled my dose from 80 mg. to 160. I exercise 5 days a week and eat a pretty good diet. I have gained weight in the last 2 months and have also experienced the low back and side pain ( I thought it might be my gallbladder). I get the afternoon stomach bloating. I think I need to dose back down to 80 mg. Thanks for the info from everyone, it has really helped me. I might have to try Noni juice. | F | 46 | 15 months | 6/15/2006 | 2 | HBP | In retrospect, I now realize the fatigue I have been experiencing from the start of taking this drug and didn't pay attention because I was so elated over the fact it lowered my pressure. I also have a history of drug sensitivity and was in denial, I wanted this to work out. Well, 7.5 months into taking diovan the weirdest symptoms began and haven't stopped and I have been suffering with them for about 7 months since the onset. I immediately stopped all meds except the Diovan, thinking it couldn't be that because the symptoms didn't start when I began the drug. I had started taking a statin drug a few months before and blamed that, but nothing reversed when that drug was stopped. Here are my symptoms: non-stop rushes of painful tingling through first, my legs and then upper body, intermittent anxiety, pain everywhere especially in my joints, hands, toes, arms, shoulders, hips, and back (bone pain and muscle pain), muscle weakness and fatigue. Burning skin sensations on my shins, top | I was given Diovan to replace another drug which was not lowering my pressure enough and causing hair loss. The hairloss stopped but I didn't bargain on what was to come if it is the Diovan that is causing my health to deteriorate. Four Neurologists (a battery of tests), and a Rheumatologist later(fibromyalgia???), it is still not really clear what is causing my symptoms but I think and hope it's the Diovan. There is no other explanation. My Physician has taken me off for short term at my insistence to see if the symptoms reverse. If they don't, I am in trouble. If anyone has like experiences with this drug, please write. | F | 55 | 15 months | 8/8/2006 | 2 | high blood pressure | very tired first couple months, within the last 4 months, have been increasingly noticing heart palpatations, stomach burning even with food, dizziness & tingling in legs & hands. I am thinking of just quitting & see if I can manage BP on my own. My parents are on Loppressor & seem to like it. My BP is due to extreme busy-ness & minor "crisis" situations that I may over react to. | It seemed to work at first ( I was up to about 180 over 100) but then it wnet to pretty much normal. I am now up to about 138 over 88 average. I have no other health problems, normal weight, exercise, etc. Doc started me on 160 mg instead of 80. | F | 45 | 15 months | 4/16/2007 | 1 | hypertension | headaches, lack of mental clarity, anxiety, poor outlook on life, muscle and joint aches | I was switched to Diovan by recommendaton of my health insurance coverage due to cost. gradual onset of these symtoms worsened over the timefreme I was on the medication. I did not realize it was Diovan until I found this websight and decided to take myself off of the medication. I went about 10 days with no hypertension medication and all of the symtoms I mentioned reversed themselves and disappeared within days with the exception of the muscle and joint aches which are still present but much abated. My doctor put me on Losartan 50mg once daily and so far, so good. I am in agreement with the majority of respondants on this board that Diovan is a junk drug that needs to have its FDA approval revoked. | M | 43 | 15 months 160mg 1X D | 4/20/2012 | 5 | High BP | Absolutly none of the side effects mentions on this site. Found medication to be as described. It has reduced my BP daramatically and I live a full and actvie life. Well Done | M | 53 | 12 months | 5/31/2008 | 4 | hypertension | M | 44 | 12 months | 8/8/2009 | 2 | BP | Dizzy, Fatigue, insomnia, cant think, Weight gain, this is a bad drug! | M | 55 | 12 months | 8/22/2006 | 1 | HI blood pressure | SWITCH TO ATACAND. DIOVAN IS ATERRIBLE DRUG. I SWITCHED TO ATACAND 6 MONTHS AGO, 100% MORE STABLE & WAY LESS SIDE EFFECTS. CALL DR. - DO IT. U WILL NOT REGRET IT. | ON DIOVAN - FEEL - WEEK, TIRED, DIZZY, GENERALLY SICK, EVERY DAY! CAN'T BELIEVE THE FDA APPROVED THIS STUFF. AND DID NOT CONTROL BP WELL AT ALL. | M | 45 | 12 months 80-320mg 1X D | 4/8/2010 | 1 | HBP | Extreme fatigue, dizzy, depressed, fuzzy head, general feeing of being unwell for 12 months. | So glad I foubd this site, I feel like I can do something about this now, never thought for a minute that side effects of drugs could make you feel worse then the HBP. | F | 38 | 12 months | 9/29/2009 | 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 | 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 | 2 | elevated blood pressure | I have gained over 30 lbs in less than a year of being on the medication. I have not changed anything else in my lifestyle. I am going to wean myself of of this drug. | F | 40 | 11 months | 4/29/2006 | 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 blood pressure | My blood pressure was quite high so I started on the Diovan regimen last August. I have a terrible cough, pain in my elbows and elsewhere, I feel so tired, etc. My blood pressure is super now, I have greatly reduced my intake of salt and have been trying to follow the DASH diet somewhat. I hope to do better with that. My Doctor wants my blood pressure in the 90/ range before I go off of it. But it is almost always low now, around 120'/80, the norm, or somewhat below or above that figure. I do not dare try another because I am afraid the side-effects will be worse. Therefore my desire is to get off of it completely. I am going to start cutting my pill in half tomorrow. Hope that is OK. | F | 73 | 11 months 320 1X D | 7/6/2010 | 4 | Hypertension | None noted to date; realize that side effects can be exacerbated by other factors: other drug interactions (Rx/OTC/herbal), stress, current level of health and even allergies. | Had been on Lisinopril for years but developed the persistent, dry cough (I had always thought all side effects started right away, apparently not); Diovan (320mg) and exercise keeping my BP at 120/80 range. | M | 53 | 10 months | 1/7/2009 | 3 | Hypertensiom | I have had much worse tinnitus than ever before, blurred vision, leg cramps and terrible hair loss. All this time, I assumed symptoms were from synthroid, as hair loss and leg cramps were not listed as a side effect. After ten months, I am weaning myself off of it. | I am sensitive to medication and this is the first I have ever taken. As I write, my eyes are so blurred I am seeing double. I also wake several times during the night . I started exercising and eating right and hope to stay off meds,if possible. Hate the drug companies and doctors who support them! | F | 63 | 10 months 80 mg 1X D | 1/24/2011 | 3 | diabetes & bp | Up side is Diovan did not give me a dry cough like Atacand and Mavik did, but down side is it gives me frequent racing pulse like 100 even when at rest and unexplained bone ache. Am giving Avapro a try. | Worked initially to lower bp but effect is erratic for me. | F | 54 | 10 months | 4/28/2007 | 3 | hbp | Initial hair loss, but this has reversed, hairdresser said this often happens when changing med. or starting med.but returns to normal after a few months - she was right. Fatigue, loss of libido,insomnia, backpain, pains in legs and feet, dry skin, itching all over about half an hour after going to bed, blurred vision,headaches and strange head pains,noticable deterioration in hearing. | Before taking Diovan I had developed a dry cough from my previous med. which I'd been on for 6 months.Before starting any hbp med. I had been experiencing twice monthly migraine attacks which lasted about 36 hours - the only thing I could do about them was go to bed and wait until they passed and try to cope with the terrible pain until it was over. I am worried about the side effects of Diovan especially now that I've seen this site and realize that what I'm experiencing are the side effects - and I intend to discuss this with my doctor- but even so this long list of side effects is still nowhere near as bad as the migraine attacks I suffered before medication, and which I have only experienced once since.Trouble is my bp hasn't lowered significantly so I may be facing an increase in dosage, and then I may feel differently about the side-effects.I'm glad I found this site! | F | 47 | 10 months | 2/22/2007 | 2 | High Blood Pressure | Severe headaches, severe muscle pains from middle of my back to top of my head, blurred vision, light-headedness, dizziness, flu-like symptoms and my eyes were sometimes very sensitive to light or to bright computer screens. | At first, I had no side-effects at all and blood pressure dropped--consistently below 120/80. After 6 months, however, I had very bad muscle pains from the middle of my back to the top of my head. Really bad pain and no pain meds worked. That lasted about 3-4 weeks before it just went away. Never crossed my mind to link it to Diovan at that time, I just thought I had slept wrong and pinched something. ABout 3 weeks ago, I started having the same pain again, this time much worse, and it was accompanied by the list of symptoms I listed above. Since I am on no other medication and knew that dizziness/light headedness was a known side-effect of Diovan, I decided to stop taking it and see what happens. Within a few days, I started feeling noticeably better. I then started it again and side-effects came back. I have no other explanation. Doc doesn't believe me, but switched me to Norvasc which I haven't started yet. | M | 38 | 10 months | 10/9/2007 | 2 | HBP | Tiredness, weight gain | F | 60 | 10 months | 10/5/2005 | 1 | hbp | i have been on 80mg for 10 months. didn't know what i was experiencing was caused from the diovan 'til i found this sight. i have terrible wrist pain, much hair loss, weight gain, anxiety, sleeplessness, fatigue, ocular migranes, lower back pain for two months non-stop, foot pain and my bp wasn't normal by the new standards. i started taking a tbsp of noni juice for the last 6 wks and my bp has been below 120/80 daily. maybe it is a coincidence but i think it works and i need to know if these side effects are from diovan. i went to the dr. and told her i want to be off the meds and about the noni juice. she laughed and said she hoped i didn't get a stroke. i have been off 2 days now, i still have all the symptoms except i am not falling asleep at 7 pm. my bp these last 2 days has been 110/75. | everyone reacts differently to drugs but if you feel something isn't right - investigate. try natural remedies first. i'm hoping with exercise, eating right and noni juice i will never have to been on bp lowering medicine again. | F | 53 | 10 months | 11/20/2005 | 1 | sudden hypertension | joint pain, abdominal weight gain-severe, insomnia, edema, memory loss, horrible side effects with motrin, fatigue | The joint pain was so bad, after a bad leg sprain that I thought I'd never heal. I had knee surgery a few months after starting diovan, I wonder if this added to my problems?? 4 days off and the pain is 90% gone. No pain pills ever, but motrin shot my pressure up, made my heart race, unable to walk right since I started this drug. My knee surgery was a success, but the joint pain that set in after a sprain was unbearable. The brace made it worse, and the wide shoe store (double wide) was my only saving grace, with feet swelling and neuropathy. I was unable to walk or excercise, I lost a year of my life. I am a very active person, a full-time paramedic,this drug nearly killed me. After the bad sprain, do you think the ortho Dr. who deals with elderly patients would be on his toes with this one??? No more diovan for me, I am a very anti drug person, I need toturn back to my inner beleifs and find a safe natural way to cmbat this. I now wonder if the motrin wasn't the culprit to begin wit | F | 57 | 10 months | 1/23/2008 | 5 | High BP | None noticed. | Reduced BP, continuing to obtain reductions. | M | 61 | 9 months | 7/2/2008 | 3 | high blood pressure | I have had hair loss, acid reflux, heart palpitations, anxiety and blurry vision in my left eye. I didn't associate any of these symptoms with Diovan until doing some research and reviewing this site. I will speak to my doctor about getting off Diovan and hopefully finding something that is a better fit for me with fewer side effects. | F | 39 | 9 months | 6/23/2006 | 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 | 2 | HBP | LOSS OF LABIDO; ED; SUDDEN DARK SPOTS IN VISUAL FIELD, LACK OF ENERGY, LACK OF INTEREST, LACK OF CONCENTRATION, JOINT PAIN | This is crap DRUG !! I have reviewed almost 500 reviews and all the comments in this database. Try another drug. FDA should take it off the shelf. | M | 50 | 9 months | 12/25/2009 | 2 | To lower my bloodpressure | I am currently taking Diovan 160 and have noticed only a small drop in the bp numbers. I bought the arm-cuff bp machine and have noticed quite a variety of readings, some good, some bad. However, upon finding this site I have seen quite a few similar side-effects (listed below). My major problem after starting it was that I now how cracking/popping of my knees/ankles/wrists and elbows. Has anyone else experienced this??? Before I started Diovan earlier last year, I worked out the gym 2-3 nights a week and had no cracking/popping in any joints. It was only after I started Diovan! My kness are puffy and are more than often stiff. I am still able to work out. My doctor doesn't think it's the Diovan, but I certainly do! I will be asking my Doctor to change my med tomorrow. Perhaps I can get her to prescribe Avapro this go-around. I have been on Diovan 320 and also Lotrel and none seem to work that well. The stronger doses have not been good for me. Side-effects as follows: 1. Knee, elbow, | Anyone have any ideas as to why the cracking/popping of the joints has occurred, please advise. I have taken MSM Glucosamine for years and thought I'd try "Osteo Bi-Flex with Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM" to see if it would help the cracking/popping. Nothing yet after three weeks! | M | 59 | 9 months | 2/24/2008 | 2 | Hypertension | I posted 11/15/2006 about side effects, most especially debilitating leg aches that prevented me from walking more than one block at a time without resting for a minute. I have gained 35 pounds since starting Diovan. I had same side effects on Lisinopril. | As an update: I was switched to a beta blocker (Toprol XL) and within 48 hours the leg aches were gone. I have not been affected since, and am walking again. Now...to lose the weight! Now that I am off Diovan I realize I feel better overall. My blood pressure is under control, too, although it was on Diovan as well. | F | 56 | 9 months | 3/3/2007 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Slow steady weight gain, 10 pounds. Unable to have my heart rate rise during exercise to a level that is beneficial. Foggy at times, unable to complete sentences. General feeling of being run down & tired. Loss of libido. | After reading comments the other day I went to my Dr. yesterday. My blood pressure was very low for me. I explained what I have been experiencing. The Dr. agreed to put me back on the previous blood pressure medication & will check me in a month. I will not take Diovan again. | F | 52 | 9 months 160 mg 1X D | 12/22/2010 | 4 | BP | Weight gain, increased appetite, dry mouth, left eye is blurring, I am aware of my left eye most of the time; joint pain; hands get numb and tingly at night | I don't know if associated or not, but I also have swelling in the joints, | F | 48 | 8 months | 8/22/2005 |