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 |
| 5 | High blood pressure | none whatsoever | guess I am the lucky one in the group | F | 60 | 1 years | 10/6/2009 | 1 | This is my second entry to this website. Put on Diovan by a doctor who had never seen me before at the ER, but saw elevation in BP on a stress test. Well, doesn't exercise make your BP rise?? Now I feel like I am stuck! No one can get me off this stuff!! It is like it takes over your very soul! My side effects include: numb lips, some hair loss, weight gain around the middle, sore feet, ankles, and lethargy! I have been on it for a year and a half and it is no better! Now my doctor (MY doctor) says to try Amlodipine, and I am seeing horror stories about it as well!! I just want off the medication, but once you are on this crap, there seems to be no end in sight. I posted a comment on here last year, and I am still miserable. | Poison. Plain and simple. If only I had gone on this website BEFORE I started swallowing those little peach-colored pills...I feel as though I am possessed, and that is no lie. Anyone who thinks this website is a hype is wrong. I feel every single person's pain as I read these ratings... | F | 58 | 1.5 years | 10/6/2009 | 1 | HBP | aching joints - everything hurts, continual sweats, dry mouth, insomnia!!!, depressed! no sex drive | Glad I took the time to check this out, off to the docs tomorrow to sort this out ! | F | 50 | 12 days | 10/4/2009 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 2 | high blood pressure | muscle aches in lower back,and cough. | F | 77 | 4 weeks | 9/26/2009 | 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 | 1 | bp | Ed even with Cialis,and very difficult to achive orgasm tired,reflux | It did lowere the Bp..but what a cost... | M | 54 | 5 days | 9/5/2009 | 1 | HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE | MAJOR MUSCLE ACHES, BOWELS ARE VERY SORE, SICK TO THE STOMACH,TIRED AND DISORIENTED,NO ENERGY WHAT SO EVER, LIGHT HEAD AND DIZZY AT TIMES, GET ME OFF THIS CRAP... MY INSURANCE COMPANY AMERIHEALTH WOULDN'T LET ME TAKE AVALIDE!!! I GUESS THEY'D RATHER I SUFFER....... | I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND THIS TO MY WORST ENEMY!!! | M | 52 | 4 days | 9/2/2009 | 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 | 1 | htn | severe foot pain | F | 45 | 3 years | 8/31/2009 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | I took Diovan for just a matter of days, but I'm going off of it today. Couldn't continue because it made me feel simply terrible - no energy - heart palpitations - sleeplessness - confusion. I am not exaggerating when I say it feels like my entire system CRASHED. I don't wish this on anyone, BUT every person is unique. If Diovan works for you, stay with it and don't be influenced by anything but how your body feels. It's very hard to find a blood pressure medication with tolaerable side effects ... or imagine ... no side effects? | F | 59 | 4 days | 8/16/2009 | 1 | Hypertension | OMG!!! Hate this drug. In ER for anxiety attack, BP was 200/140 SCARY event. Doctor prescribed Diovan 80 mg and water pill. Water pill great Diovan caused me to have upper chest pains, pain in esophogus area, weakness, heat out of it, couldn't think. Chest pain lasted 1-2 hours. Couldn't take it anymore so I went back to ER. Great ER Dr. did blood work and EKG confirmed I'm healthy, nothing wrong with heart, kidneys & liver. Made connection that Diovan was causing these sensations. BP was 140/100 on Diovan 80 mg. Suffered for 3 wks on Diovan. NEVER AGAIN. Went to doctor on Monday has put me on Altace 5 mg. Not sure what to expect. Pretty sad about being on BP meds. Pray for me. | Not everyone will experience issues with Diovan. My Husband takes Metroprol and Diovan for past 5 yrs. No side effects. Pay attention to your body and don't be afraid to speak out. I wish you good health. | F | 32 | 21 days | 8/11/2009 | 4 | hypertension | M | 44 | 12 months | 8/8/2009 | 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 | 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 | 3 | high blood pressure | hair loss, insomnia, dry cough, fatigue and joint pain occasional shortness of breath and mood swings. | I was on Diovan on and off for 10 years. Though it controlled my blood pressure. I cannot deal with the side effects. I was experiencing hair loss for several years and realized it started when I started taking Diovan. Everyone I spoke to stated that hair loss was not a side effect of Diovan. Needless to say I discontinued the Diovan at least a month ago and my hair is growing back, I haven't had that annoying cough, no shortness of breath, my joints are not hurting anymore and I have no trouble falling asleep and a decrease in the mood swings. All of these side effects were making me miserable. I would gladly take Diovan again if it weren't for the side effects. | F | 38 | 10 years | 7/23/2009 | 3 | Hypertension | Severe sleeping problems. Never had such a hard time falling asleep in my life! Even if I were to finally fall asleep from exhaustion, due to not getting enough sleep, I will wake up in a few hours, usually sweaty. Most of the time, I could not fall back asleep. I'm not sure but I feel like I have similar dry cough symptoms as I did with Lisinopril but still not very pronounced and too early to tell. | I was initially prescribed Lisinopril and took it for a few months but had to stop due to the persistent dry coughs. I coughed all throughout the day and it also woke me up almost every night due to it. I have only been on blood pressure meds for 4-5 months now. Diovan for about 6 weeks. It does seem to work on controlling my BP though. | M | 38 | 6 weeks | 7/18/2009 | 2 | edema | My BP was 80-something over 50 something, even after cutting dose in half. Lost hair, gained 50 lbs. | did not do a good job for the purpose it was prescribed: swollen ankles. | F | 59 | 4 years | 7/18/2009 |