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 | 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 | High BP | Taking Diovan 160 for 2 years, with Toprol XL 50 mg. Lowered my BP significantly, and enough for my doctor to reduce the Diovan this week to 80 mg. Suddenly, I've developed asthmatic symptoms---feeling like I'm not getting enough oxygen, feeling anxious, etc. Has anyone else had this happen upon lowering a dosage? Please email me | F | 44 | 2 years | 2/8/2008 | 3 | High blood pressure | Insomnia, dry cough, shortness of breath. Some memory loss, fatigue. | M | 58 | 2 years 160 mg | 7/26/2012 | 3 | mild hypertension | weight gain - 25 lbs in a year; some loss of mental clarity; don't sleep as well as I used to. Went for a physical and they started looking at blood sugar, what with all the weight gain. | Worked to reduce my BP, but side effects are beginning to bother me. I just don't have the energy I used to have. I'd like to give Diovan about a 3.5 | M | 2 years | 6/2/2006 | 3 | high blood pressure | loud ringing in ears...muscle twitching...vivid dreams... insomnia...lack of sex drive...weight gain...dry cough... and phantom sounds in my ears like a bell ringing | After reading comments from others, I now think it has been the diovan that has caused side effects. There has been a direct correlation between the side effects and the time I started taking the diovan. I am going to speak to my doctor tomorrow about going off it. | F | 66 | 2 years | 7/14/2009 | 2 | High Bllood Pressure | Heart Palipations esp. at night. ED, Low sex drive. Joint pain. | Disruptive sleep with heart palipations often waking me up. Also occasionally would wake up hot & sweaty. Both of these side effects are gone now that I switched to another type of medicine. Also now that I'm off of Diovan my sex drive is returning to normal. Worked OK for my High BP but has Too many serious side effects. | M | 56 | 2 years | 7/24/2009 | 2 | Blood Pressure | Because my insurance company refuses to let me continue with Diovan, I jave been on and off Valsartan for the past couple years. With it I have nausea, insomnia, blurry vision, am dizzy and fall asleep at work. The generic is NOT the same as Diovan. Yes it does work to keep my bp down. | I want the insurance company to stop trying to save themselves money at the expense of my health. Give me back my diovan. | F | 61 | 2 years 80 | 8/13/2016 | 2 | Hypertension | Increased shortness of breath, exhaustion, weight gain | M | 54 | 2 years 160 tablet 1X day | 7/4/2015 | 2 | high blood pressure | Shooting pain in muscles and joints,Blurred vision (sometimes it appears as though a "sun spot" is in my eye and it takes several minutes to clear up, abdominal distension and gas, Constipation, Extreme fatigue. | I've been on this medication for almost 2 years. I've been having various issues lately and decided to do a search on this medication as I am only taking it and Synthroid for hypothyroidism. After seeing all these posts I no longer think I'm crazy. I took my blood pressure the other day and it was on the high end of normal which is strange to me since I'm on this medication. I've made an appointment with my doctor to see if I can try something else. In the meantime I'm going to not take my Diovan for a week and see if some of the symptoms subside. My blood pressure wasn't that high to begin with, but these side effects (if that is what they are) are horrible. | F | 41 | 2 years | 10/12/2007 | 2 | high blood pressure | extremely tired, aches and pains all over, a sinking feeling, lightheadedness, dizzy, depression/anxiety, weighted down, abdominal discomfort, bad dreams, restless, extreme on again off again brain fog. Tingling in joints at times, blurry vision. | I am only on diovan htz 80/12.5. I have been on it for about two years. I have also went to the doctor, who says mostly, must be stress. It is the ONLY medication I take. I cannot hardly stand the tiredness and the brain fog. .along with everything else. I was shocked when I read the other comments. Feel free to email me. | F | 46 | 2 years | 12/2/2005 | 2 | HBP | Stomach upset, gas burping constantly Anxiety increased depression lethargy insomnia hip and joint pain shall I go on? | I have gone on & off this med several xs. before this I was on lisnipril and ended up getting the "cough", so went to diovan. HAve never put together the SE I was experiancng with this med until yesterday. My doc added to the diovan 80mgs 12.5 HCTZ...1st night I woke up with feeling like my skin was on fire and could not sleep. 2nd night same thing. I have been taking prilosec for a week now because my stomach has been bothering me SO bad started that the same day I was changed to diovan with HCTZ. I am convinced that diovan is slowly killing me & btw...never did get my BP down as well as it should (thats why Dr added the HCTZ. When I take L-theanine my pressure drops to 110/70's and no side effects with that. So as of yesterday no more Diovan......Its not for me | F | 54 | 2 years 80mg 1X day | 12/8/2012 | 2 | HBP | Horrendous ringing in ears! Dizziness, and tired all of the time. Toss and turn all night. Just recently developed a pain on the right side of my neck that really hurts sometimes. Cant lose weight. | Doctor started me off on 160 mg a day. Yes my BP was up and down and relatives with pacemakers, but I also have uncontrolled hyperthyroid that they don't seem so concerned about since the nodes are benigne. | F | 59 | 2 years 160 1X day | 9/28/2011 | 2 | high bp | Been on 80mg for 2 years with norvasc also. I changed doctors last week and BP was too high for his liking, so he changed my dose to 320mg, and added atenolol. On the 2nd day I started having much difficulty swallowing. Sometimes my throat locks up, and I can't swallow, no matter how hard I try. Loose bowel also started about same time. | Did anyone else have the swallowing problem from the Diovan? Did it stop when you quit the Diovan? I have seen a few posts about trouble swallowing, but don't see if it stopped when the drug was discontinued. | F | 53 | 2 years | 11/4/2007 | 2 | HBP | Headaches leg pain back pain neck pain dizzness tooth pain | It helps to lower blood pressure but too many side effects | F | 46 | 2 years | 1/21/2008 | 2 | Hypertension | Lack of mental clarity, weight gain (10lbs), joint pain, twitching eye, lethargic, bloated | I stated on Diovan HCT over 2 years ago at 40mg. My bp at that time (before meds) was 140/80. The Diovan lowered the bp to around 125/70 for a year. During that time, I had torn a bicep requiring surgery then PT. I have worked out for years and it was increasing difficult to go to the gym due to joint pain that my Ortho surgeon attributed to arthritis. I started taking Aleve to reduce the joint pain, but it reduces the Diovan's effectiveness. My doctor upped the dose to 80mg to lower the bp further. I started suffering shoulder problems and wound up having 2 operations due to pain. Between the pain, weight loss and bloating, and a general lack of energy, I have had to really concentrate on hitting the gym consistently. After finding this site, it all makes sense now. I stopped taking Diovan this morning and will not start again. I regularly monitor my bp, so if being off meds and working out doesn't keep it down, I will talk to my doctor about Azor. | M | 51 | 2 years | 9/10/2008 | 2 | High Blood Pressure | I was taking Diovan and Crestor for about 2 years. It brought my blood pressure down from 145/100 to 125/80. But, I wasn't able to sleep at night, headaches in the morning - where it would hurt to turn my head. I also lost so much hair!!!! I used to have thick hair, but now it's thining and falling out. The shower drain is always full of it. And when I brush it, tons fall out. | I decided to stop taking them. It's been 2 weeks - hairloss is less and I'm sleeping better. I am on weightwatchers and am trying breathing techniques to lower my blood pressure. My blood pressure was 128/91 this morning. | F | 40 | 2 years | 7/5/2008 | 2 | high blood pressure | dizziness, almost passed out on one ocassion, backache, excessive tiredness,some impotence, diarrhea then constipation, swollen foot. I have been taking it for two years and want to find an alternative without side effects. | Some days my life is miserable. I lie on the bed with backache and total lack of energy. I am quite fit and exercise, my weight 75 kilos, height 5feet11" I am going to see my doctor to see about either trying to achieve blood pressure control through dieting and exercise or something that has less side effects.. | M | 75 | 2 years | 12/22/2008 | 2 | HBP | Chest tightness, trouble breathing, muscle pain, muscle cramps, insomnia, shoulder pain, tingling in arm and back. | Helped lower BP, but caused too many side effects. Had stress test and chest x-ray about 4 months ago due to symptoms, and came back normal. Still experiencing symptoms. Went to my MD today and had him take me off diovan. Am trying a diuretic now. | M | 41 | 2 years | 2/4/2009 | 1 | HBP | Very irritable, lose my temper a lot, feelings of doom and gloom, heart rate goes way up while sitting, possibly RLS has formed due to this drug, weight gain 25 lbs in 1 year, can't sleep at night, only during the day, have sleep apnea now, it seems that it started about when I began this med. for 2 years now, bloating is horrible, itchy skin galore, and low, low sex drive if at all!! Life's too short, right? | Thanks to reading everyone else's side effects I can finally put my finger on all these changes in my life since taking Divan. I am calling my doctor first thing Monday morning to complain to her because I've been telling her all along about different symptoms and she hasn't put two and two together....what are doctors good for?? | F | 46 | 2 years | 3/7/2009 | 1 | my doctor perscribed it | All my joints hurt but more importantly I have gained at least 40 pounds and my legs hurt and my feet. I can't workout anymore and I can't walk too long--I never, ever had problems like this before--it is killing me slowly and I would have never guessed it was the Diovan because my doctor keeps telling me that it is great. OMG! | F | 50 | 2 years | 5/27/2008 |