DIOVAN HCT Reviews (HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; VALSARTAN)

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DIOVAN HCT  (HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; VALSARTAN):  This drug is used to treat high blood pressure. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. This product contains two medications: valsartan and hydrochlorothiazide. Valsartan is an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) and works by relaxing blood vessels so that blood can flow more easily. Hydrochlorothiazide is a "water pill" (diuretic) that causes you to make more urine, which helps your body get rid of extra salt and water.   FDA Approval Date: 2006-04-28 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 1  High blood pressure w/swollen feet 3 Severe migraines with flashing aura and vision loss during the migraine. Headaches every day. Pain in back, neck and legs. I was on Diovan 160 mg, once a day until my feet began swelling. The dr. changed me to the Diovan HCT. I have taken it for a month. The bp is low but the side effects are horrible. I am not taking another Diovan HCT after todays migraine. It started around 9:00am and I am still having pain in my head. The pain in my skeletal system is horrible. I feel like I am killing myself with this drug. I will not take another one and I am going back to the Diovan without the HCT!!! F 49 30 days
160 mg 1X day
6/28/2012
 1  High bp It was irritating my kidneys an creatinine level was up to 140 when doctor took me off. Had a scan done of my kidneys and the function was26% and 74%. Dr said it was from the diovan. Hoping and praying that things improve now that I'm off it F 66 2 months
160 mg
6/24/2012
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 1  Moderately high blood pressure I gained weight and haven't lost it yet. I've been off the drug for 3 weeks and I still have severe pain in my hip joints and sometimes shoulder and wrist. My lower back pain has subsided. I felt like I had a lead body and could only move very slowly up and down (if at all). Everything hurt. Had three migraines while taking Diovan. My doctor upped my dosage to 160 MG and that was just ridiculous because it was in the 130/70-80 range. I felt much worse and could hardly walk. I took myself off of it and now she has decided to leave me off. I still have pain after 3 weeks and hope that this isn't a permanent condition. Anyone else out there have any experience with lingering severe joint pain? F 62 3 months
80 mg 1X day
5/17/2012
 1  BP Tired all the time, weight gain and lately numerous eye and vertigo problems. Getting off this stuff now that I know what's been causing all my problems, especially since they get worse and worse. F 55 4 days
80/12.5 1X day
4/17/2012
 3  HBP I'm so glad I found this site. I have been on Diovan HCT for a little over a year now and the first 6 months were fine. However, after the first 6 months, I began to have severe headaches that lasted all day long. No type of headache medication would stop the pain. I also began to feel very tired and dizzy. The dizziness, fatigue, and headaches would start about an hour after taking Diovan in the mornings and lasted all day. I began taking naps everyday after work and would still go to bed rather early at night. I just didn't feel like myself anymore. I stopped exercising and going to visit friends because I was too tired to leave my house. Today is the first day that I began to think that the Diovan may be causing these symptoms. After researching online for possible side-effects, I am planning on decreasing my dosage until I can wean myself off. The only positive thing I can say about the Diovan is that my blood pressure has been great. However, the side effects makes me feel M 40 1 years
80/12.5 1X day
4/6/2012
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 1  High Blood Pressure Severe back pain, over the kidney area. Haven't been back to the doctor yet to see if this medicine has worked for my blood pressure, but my back pain is so severe I can't stand up straight. My doctor gave me samples of Diovan to try because Lisinopril made me cough so hard. Not sure what to try next. F 42 10 days
160/25 1X day
3/7/2012
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 4  HTN Tingling in extremities; constant sleepiness;groggy Increased dose over past year from 160/12.5 to 320/25. Have felt "different" ever since. I have even tinkered with the dose to attempt to get rid of these bothersome side effects M 65 5 years
320/25 1X day
2/29/2012
 1  HBP Hair loss/thinning, no doubt related to drug (I come from a family of men and women with full hair until death in their 90s); also have hand swelling, and severe dry mouth since starting this drug. Be careful with it and use any viable alternative M 64 1 years
320/12.5 1X day
2/28/2012
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 2  HP I have been taking this medicine for years. Recently I've expierecing rashes, swelling of my mouth,scratching everywhere. I have had eye pain and never knew why. Lots of hair loss (bald spots), most doctors said it was from my thyroid problem. I recently went into the emergency due to my lips of my mouth had swelled so badly, I ddin't even look like myself. The ER docotor came in and right away told me if was from my Diovan medicine. It's the number one suspect for giving you swelling of the lips and many other side effects. This doctor saved my life. Not only was my lips swelling, my tongue was too, Now I know why I've been having the eye pain for almost 2 years, and the hair loss. Doctors should do better about not keeping you on medicines that can caused this type of damage or put you in harms ways. I thought I was allergric to all types of foods, and in turned out not to be so. I hope my new medicine will to prove to be better for me. F 56
120/85 1X day
2/27/2012
 1  HB Pressure Hair thinning and loss, severe itching, back pain, sleeplessness, face numbing ang tingling are the most severe. My sister, mother and I are on Diovan HCT. We dismissed my mother's hair loss becuase she was on dialysis, but had a full head of hair prior to starting on this med. My sister and I discussed our hair thinnng and loss and discovered we were both on the same med. Her doctor switced her to Minoxidil, but my doctor is insisting that my hair loss could be some other medical problem. Just went had a complete workup today, but I know it is the Diovan HCT. This problem started when I started taking this med. I'm bringing the comments from other patients so my doctor will know I'm not the only complainant. I've been going to different doctors for the above side effects, only to discover they are all side effects of the Diovan. Could have saved myself a lot of money and time had I know that. F 55 2 years
320/25 1X day
2/13/2012
 1  hypertension WEIGHT GAIN-went from 120 to 132 in 3 weeks. I have not changed eating habits as I have been on a protein/veggie diet( no sugar) for the previous 6 months and had lost 20 ibs with 5 more to go. Felt great before this med, now I feel like sludge. VERY SORE FEET-the pads of my feet below my toes are incredibly sore, especially the left foot. Feels like i've been walking a marathon in high heels. SINUS problems-(sorry if it's TMI) every morning they are filled with green junk and are blocked by an almost scab like plug that I can't blow out until the steam from the shower loosens it. LOSS of LIBIDO-well...no explanation needed! My poor husband. This is the second time he's been on this roller coaster! MUSCLE ACHES-lower back and my hands feel weaker and sore. This is the second time around on this drug. First time was on it for 4 years. Never went back for a new Rx so stayed off it for 3 years. Easy to explain away side effects especially if Dr. won't recognize them. But, this being my second time around on this drug (with a new doctor), and all of the same things are happening,I KNOW it's the medicine and not just "getting older" and "that's how all moms with young kids feel". The side effects are annoying at best, but after researching, the foot tenderness scares me. Going off it, and will never use it again!... I mean, Really!!... If I'm going to gain 12 lbs. then at least let me earn it with a few cheesecakes!! F 48 3 months
160 mg 1X day
2/13/2012
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 5  High BP This is the best BP med I've ever been on, and I've tried many. 8 years on this med is a guess - it may be more, or a little less. I went off it last year due to expense, had nothing but trouble with every other med, and finally went back to Diovan HCT and feel great again. No side effects that I can identify (I have my problems, but none due to this drug). NOW - need to get a generic in the US! F 62 8 years
160/25 1X day
1/29/2012
 2  High Blood Pressure Hair loss, thinning The hair loss and thinning of hair is most disturbing...I called my doctor and asked to switch to another BP medication that won't have this side effect but she insists that it is a very rare side effect and that maybe I'm just imagining it. Going to see another doctor and bring a copy of the other comments on here where people cite hair loss/thinning as a side effect of Diovan. Anyone know of alternative BP meds that don't cause hair loss/thinning? F 59 9 months
1X day
11/30/2011
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 4  High Blood Pressure Headaches. Hair loss and hair thinning. I'm alarmed at the rate that my hair loss has accelerated over the past few months. I had my suspicions that Diovan HCT might be the culprit. I used to be able to shake off my headaches with sleep but now I have to take some sort of pain relief to make them go away. This drug has been excellent in lowering and controlling my BP, but my hair loss and thinning has increased so much that it's causing me to stress out. I don't believe I'm experiencing any other side effects, but I wouldn't notice because trying to cover up my hair issues consumes me. Now that I've read these reviews, I'm strongly considering stopping the Diovan immediately, even before having the chance to speak to my doctor. F 46 1 years
80-12.5MG 1X day
11/20/2011
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 2  Hypertension mild drowsiness which went away after a few weeks. no weight gain. reduced bp to 110/70 (had been 159/105 before diovan). perfect for 3 years then after starting new bottle (90 day refill) i noticed tinnitus and headaches which got worse. it could have been stress related, but when i took bp measurement it was 162/110. i changed battery on omron and no change. i switched to atacand and after one week bp is 125/78 no tinnitus no headache. Diovan had worked extremely well for me for past 3 years up until last refill in 08/11. someone mentioned that diovan may now be generic, but it still says mfg novartis and looks identical. F 55 3 years
80/12.5 2X day
11/12/2011
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 1   I did not have any side effects until 6 months ago and that is when Diovan caused me to have angioedema. I have had my ENT, Orthopedic & Dentist tell me to get off this drug because of my symptoms. In July 2011, I went to the hospital for what was thought to be dehydration and turned out to be angioedema. However, my internal med doctor would NOT take me off the drug. Therefore, I went to a specialist yesterday who is from Mayo Clinic and she said it is your Diovan and I am taking you off of it. My side effects are: facial swelling, headaches, neck swelling, eye pain, ear pain, leg cramps, lightheadedness, tightness in chest, joint pain, mood changes, nausea, bad skin, hair loss, dry mouth, sluggishness, unusual bruising, tiredness, weakness, weight gain, vision changes (yet my eye doctor said I have 'text book' perfect eyes..he took ultrasound of my eyes). Now wondering how long it will take to get this poison out of my system...can't believe it caused me a secondary problem!! F 48 4 years
80mg 1X day
9/22/2011
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 2  High Blood Pressure Bad leg cramps-charlie horse cramps. Often wake during the night with this pain. Foot pain. F 69 10 years
1X day
8/1/2011
 1  high blood pressure achy legs since going on this medication, Never had this problem before starting tasking Diavan HTC My Dr. told me there is no other medication I can use. I don't believe him, he also told me I was not a type 2 diabetic when I have been a diabetic for 9 years. messed my blood Glucose up because of this because I went off my diabetic diet. Now I'm struggling to get my Blood Glucose under control again and now have this Diovan problem. Seems to me that Dr's are SELLING this drug for the drug companies, not the patients welfare It's a terrible drug. F 69 2 months
320mg/25mg 1X day
7/29/2011
 1  High Blood Pressure Extreme muscle fatigue. Some days I can bike 30 miles and feel great; other days, I can barely turn my legs over to get back home from a ride. On the latter days, muscles that I am not even using are completely exhausted. When I get off the bike, I feel dizzy, short of breathe, excessive sweating, and I feel terrible for hours after. I had been biking regularly getting ready for a long ride, when I began taking this drug and within 2 days of taking it, I began experiencing these extreme situations. I had previously been on Diovan without the HCT and never experienced these kinds of effects. F 47 1 months
160-12.5mg 1X day
7/12/2011
 1  Hypertension and diuretic I wish I had seen this site 4 years ago! In the last 4 years I became a different person. My skin got darker (hands, feet and face primarily), thicker, pain in legs, thicker legs - calves and thighs, i gained over a 80lbs weight in last 4 years, palpitations, head aches, loss of hair, insomnia at night but couldn't keep my eyes open at times. I became diabetic, thyroid was playing up even though i had nothing before, had to go on anti depressants. From a fit and walking living person, I became a zombie. until I gave it up a few weeks ago. I did the most dangerous thing by just throwing all the medicines into the bin as I wanted my life back. i didn't think I would live to see my son turn 18. I went through the cold turkey, I mean bad cold turkey and thought I would die but it was worth going through it to get this demon out of me. In the last few weeks that i threw the diovan into the bin, I have better skin, less swelling, I can walk, I can breathe much better and I am no longer a zombie. It was not easy and I am only eating lettuce and salads to cleanse my body, but I would do anything to get this out of me. I am taking Potassium supplements, chromium, multi vit, Q10 and I will never go back to any medicine ever again in my life. Death is better than the zombie this medicine will turn you into. F 38 4 years
320mg 1X day
7/5/2011
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