DIOVAN Reviews (VALSARTAN)Average Rating: 2.0 (776 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare DIOVAN with similar:
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| 1 | I wish I knew ? | Anyone with half a brain wouldnt take this drug,if they knew the side effects or problem it causes! we trust the Doctors we have that is why! well after years of being treated like nothing but a ginny pig, I dont trust anyone Doctor or not!! | This drug causes,waight gain rapid waight gain in most people! did you know waight gain causes (heart-attacks!)yahoo says it does! so why would a Doctor give this drug out if does that? and it also can cause Angina! chest pains!! and body aches and cramping everywhere on the body! massive headaches, Blurr vision and people lost vision on this drug (temporary) its posted here on this site! Did you know this drug was Recalled and it was changed by the makers to another pill form and quickly released again! pushed on the market!! same junk in a diffrent pill ! I stuck taking this crap pill for now, as it counter acts some unwanted side effects from Toprol xl another pain in the ass drug im working to get off these drugs slow! but its a hard job and takes time do it safe! I really think were all better off to take the older proven drugs from years and years ago! than these new b/s drugs with ten thousand side effects and more ! it isnt worth it ! thanks for reading ! a suffering p | M | 54 | 4 years | 8/14/2007 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Blood pressure was running 150/100 or higher. Doctor prescribed lowest dosage of Diovan 40mg once daily. Immediately gained 12 pounds around waist area without changing exercise or diet, and stomach felt bloated all the time. 4 years later was on Exforge (Diovan 320mg and Norvasc 10mg) Blood pressure was good on this medication. Stayed in the 130/70 range, but besides weight gain I felt like I had a cold or flu all the time. Chest congestion would get so bad I would have to go to the doctor every 3 months for steroids and antibiotics to clear up severe chest congestion. That would would clear up, but constant stuffy head and nose would cause it to get congested all over again. Just a vicious cycle that I got tired of. | Told my doctor I wanted to try something, anything else. Insurance company recommended I try Azor 40mg/10mg. Have been on Azor for about 3 months now, and absolutely no chest congestion, no stuffy nose or stuffy head feeling, and I immediately lost 12 pounds without adding exercise or changing eating habits. Blood pressure since starting Azor is averaging 125/65, which is as low as my blood pressure has ever been. Doctor was hesitant to change medication at first saying it couldn't be the Diovan or Exforge causing my problems. BE PERSISTENT YOU ARE THE PATIENT IT IS YOUR LIFE!!!!! | M | 40 | 4 years | 7/22/2008 | 1 | slightly high b.p readings | Excessive Dizzyness Vision problems blurry and tired eyes cramping and clamping in chest area on and off legs cramping heavy feeling at times I feel run down and tired all the time/no power! slow sluggish feeling. nose runing sore inside nose bad drug ! | I think most of these drugs shouldnt be used,they are unsafe and cause Harm to anyone who takes them! they also can cause other things to happen while on them, now im reading about PAD another deal with heavy legs or tired legs,the more I read and learn about this, the more it sounds like a Caused side effect from these new drugs like Diovan or a beta blocker med. and again Doctors are now looking to operate! and Medicate! more drugs!!! more unwanted operations! Im leaning to think most harm is caused by these drugs(so called safe drugs) with 10,000 side effects. If Doctors could they would have us all on drugs! medicated well and turn us into walking talking Zombie's Iv been on diovan now for over 4 years at 20mg low dose! but even on that dose,I have very bad side effects and problems from it. I look back, before I got started on these meds! had high b.p only no pains or vision problems.. since Im a mess ! im one of the living walking dead. from b.p meds !and no thanks to the | M | 57 | 4 years | 12/7/2007 | 1 | I blame the Hmo system ! | The finger points at the Hmo system and stupid Doctors that dont care beans about us normal folks! who come for help or care. they are total pill pushers 100%! Try this take that! they never check the SIDE EFFECTS! must be MONEY $$$$$ as we pay more and get less! | Im wondering If anyone who reads this,can let me know where I can get the 2 medicaitons toprol xl and Diovan taken apart and find out whats in them both, and what real side effects they really have! as it seems, the makers dont tell us all the side effects ,or do the Doctors tell us ? I think each chemical in each drug might tell us what were really taking. and what it does to us. Yes folks im very Disatisfied with Toprol xl and also Diovan long term useage does more bad than good - its seems!! | M | 54 | 4 years | 9/7/2007 | 2 | HBP | Ringing ears, fatigue, dry mouth, low back pain - spasms. | If it were just ringing ears, and dry mouth I could stand it, but the back pain is just to much. After getting a clean x-ray, and a clean MRI, and trying everything from drugs, inversion, chiropractor, accupuncture, and on and on and on - you reach a point where you've exhausted the idea that its something physical. I never put two and two together till just recently, I had an injured back when I began using this drug, so if my back improved, I had no way of knowing - the effects of the drug would have masked any natural improvement. I just accepted it as a fact of getting older - my Doc would give me muscle relaxant to help my muscle pains, but it would never go away. Then I found this site, and realized that the only common denominator during all these years was my daily dose of diovan - its only been about a week since I've been diovan free, and am feeling some muscle improvements already - though I still feel some muscle fatigue (probably from not being to exercise for 3.5 year | M | 43 | 3.5 years | 1/22/2009 | 1 | High Blood pressure,aortic aneurysm | Never felt sensations before taking this drug such as: Total loss of libido, apathy, depression, tingling of back and shoulder blade area, memory loss, drug is no longer working, when taken it does the paradoxical opposite effect, it actually raises the blood pressure even in the maximum dose taken | Horrible side effects from Diovan. ( it was regular Diovan, not the iovan HCT with a water pill ) AT first for the first two years it did control my blood pressure, however I had never before felt experienced side effects: Never felt sensations before taking this drug such as: Total loss of libido, apathy, depression, tingling of back and shoulder blade area, memory loss, drug is no longer working, when taken it does the paradoxical opposite effect, it actually raises the blood pressure even in the maximum dose taken. After taking 320 mg to the nurses avice when BP was up to 170 /98 espite the mornign 160 mg, I had to take another 160 mg ( as nurse said ) and my BP went up even furhter to 167/111 from the total dose. Tingling in chest, throbbig neck carotid artery, medication stoppe working and even on the max dose now I feel I could have a stroke at any hour. Also approximately the time I started takign this medicine an adreanl tumor started forming, that grows 1 mm on my left adrenal now. Based on the rate of the tumor, backdating in time assuming that the tumor always grew 1mm month, then it starte growing when I started taking Diovan. If you have any paradoxical effect from this medicine after being on it for a while I woul suggest to test adrenals to see if med had a side effects on the adrenals. Adrenals regulare the blood pressure.... | F | 43 | 3.5 years 160 mg 2X day | 4/18/2013 | 5 | HYPERTENSION | If I stop taking the Diovan, then I am exhausted and tired for about two weeks when I restart it. The exhaustion wears off as my body adjusts. | I was on another hypertension medicine which caused coughing. When I switched to Diovan, it worked better. | F | 50 | 3 years 320 MG 1X day | 7/22/2011 | 5 | hypertension | headaches vision problems weakness | 55 | 3 years 160 | 1/11/2012 | 5 | High BP | No side effects at all. I've been on it for 3 years (80mg/day) and my BP has stayed at about 120/75. | Very pleased. | M | 45 | 3 years | 2/8/2008 | 5 | high blood pressure | none | Tried a number of different types of medication for high blood pressure, and this is the only one where I had no side effects and that also effectively regulated my b/p. | F | 31 | 3 years | 6/7/2004 | 4 | HBP | NONE. Switched over from ACE both Zestril & Vasotec gave me the cough which stopped after taking Diovan. Took 80mg once/day. | Took for about 2.5-3 years and it stopped working for some reason so increased dose to taking twice/day and didn't really lower BP and got slight leg cramps so stopped. Now trying Avapro. | M | 50 | 3 years | 4/10/2007 | 4 | Hypertension/ Diabetic | None..... was switched from another drug that gave me a cough. | Insurance does not cover as a general drug. EXPENSIVE! But it is what works for me. | F | 45 | 3 years | 11/14/2007 | 4 | HP 150/90 | Ringing ears | I have cut the pill in half 40mg and my BP is 130/78 | M | 66 | 3 years | 7/19/2008 | 4 | High blood pressure 155/95 | Started out 80mg, some improvement, after 1 year went to 160mg...now 125/65 First 3 weeks I was in "slow motion". Since then, everything is fine. No side effects. | I started excercising more, watched calories, lost weight. | M | 55 | 3 years | 9/3/2008 | 4 | hbp | teeth nerves die | M | 60 | 3 years 160mg 1X day | 6/30/2011 | 4 | high blood pressure | none that i am aware of | M | 54 | 3 years | 8/11/2005 | 4 | high blood pressure | Lately with increased dosage to 160 mg. feet are swelling. Not sure if it's the Diovan increase. | I took 80 mg. for about 3 years. It helped my b/p but lately it has begun to increase, and now am on 160 mg. Also take Maxzide and was put on Magnesium and Potassium due to low blood counts on both. Don't really know if any of these are causing the problem. I just know, my feet are swelling and that isn't normal. | F | 71 | 3 years | 9/20/2009 | 3 | HBP | I'm so glad I found this site! I am only 22 years old and was diagnosed with HBP when I was 19. I have been taking Diovan HCT for the past few years. I've been SOOOOO tired!!!! I just feel completely wiped out from the time I wake up until I go to bed. I also constantly have to urinate. I get dizzy often and see weird spotty colors in front of my eyes. The worst part though has been the constant fatigue. Since i've been on this medicine I can fall asleep anytime. I could sleep all day long if I wanted to. Even if I get a solid 8 hours of sleep i'm exhausted after being awake for a few hours. I'm getting off of this! | F | 22 | 3 years | 8/31/2009 | 3 | High Blood Pressure | Dry mouth and throat, headaches, hair loss, heart palpatations(rarely), loss of sex drive (totally- gradual onset), general lethargy (gradual onset) | Diovan worked well for the first 1.5 years that I took it. It lowered my BP from 155/104 to 115/70 or lower. The dose was 160mg. Then, over the next year I lost 25-30 pounds. That is when Dry mouth and throat, headaches, hair loss, heart palpatations, loss of sex drive, and general lethargy started. My dosage has deceased to 80mg/day. I am hoping the side effects will go away. Personally, I think my side-effects were brought on by the weight loss without a drop in dosage and wonder why my physician did not do something sooner. | F | 54 | 3 years | 9/26/2009 | 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 |