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 |
| 2 | Hypertension | INSOMNIA!!!!! Up until 5am, and then only able to sleep for a few hours. Felt crummy. Also didn't impact my b.p. much--would have had to increase the dose, and I was already having way too many side effects at the lowest dose. | Might work for some people, but not for me!!!!!! Micardis, in the same class, really works for me. Diovan, unfortunately, did not. I never felt well on Diovan. When I changed the timing of the dose, then I had to deal with exhaustion. So, not a good drug for me at all. Cheaper than Micardis, yes, but just didn't work for me. | F | 52 | 7 days | 7/16/2009 | 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 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | BP back to normal but I feel horrible. Everything hurts - joints & muscles, no energy, broke out in blisters that won't heal, gained weight, my hair is falling out and I am angry all the time. | I am also taking Crestor so I don't know if that is the cause of some of my problems as well. I think I will take my chances by watching my diet and getting more exercise. I've never been a fan of doctors or prescription drugs. | F | 59 | 6 months | 7/14/2009 | 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 | hbp | muscle loss (per blood test), vivid dreams, anxiety, shaking, dizzy, extremely sleepiness -- can't wake up, excessive mucous in throat, needles pricking all over face, itchy scalp and arms, hoarseness, laryngitis, dry mouth, shortness of breath, virus, hyperkalemia, swelling inside throat and eyes, black circles under eyes, sore throat, could not eat, confusion, swelling around mouth, welts and bumps inside mouth, cough, extreme weakness, weight gain, higher white cells in blood, change in glucose, blurred vision, too many more to mention | I have been off of diovan for 3 weeks -- some symptoms have disappeared, some lessened, some still very prevalent. Do you ever get over this or can some of it leave permanent damage? | F | 66 | 4 months | 7/3/2009 | 2 | High Blood Pressure | No Side effects | I was taking diovan 160 mg for 3 weeks did not lower my BP 150/100, Dr increased it to 320 mg, it lower it for 1 week 121/76, but now it is back up 138/94, I have been taking this dosage for 1 week but BP is starting to increase. | M | 58 | 30 days | 6/29/2009 | 2 | moderate high BP | dizziness (may be vertigo) palpitation, throat irritation | M | 2 months | 6/8/2009 | 1 | HBP | Hair Loss, Skin Rash, can't sleep | F | 62 | 27 days | 5/25/2009 | 2 | high blood pressure | Extreme hair loss, dizziness, back and joint pain, and insomnia | I need an alternative - please email me with any other remedy that will not cause hair loss (please!) | F | 58 | 4 months | 5/12/2009 | 1 | BP | Vivid dreams. | M | 47 | 1 years | 5/11/2009 | 1 | high blood pressure | Weight gain of over 10 lbs in 3 months, dry feeling inside nose,stuffy nose,sore throat, coughing all day,incessantly at night,enough to keep me awake, dry mouth, itchy scalp, dry brittle fingernails,were long before,tired all the time,would fall asleep in watching tv and couldn't force myself to wake up, no motivation,pain in kidney area | stopped taking 3 days ago and already feel as if my thoughts are clearer----dr.wants to put me on releven but believe i will try herbal remedy instead, this is the first drug i have ever taken, don't believe in them---now I know why | M | 59 | 3 months | 5/9/2009 | 1 | HBP | Weight gain. Bloating.Daily headaches. Tingling/numbness in lower legs & feet. Dry mouth and what feels like dry patch in throat. Problems sleeping. Extreme lack of motivation/interest in things. Joints ache. Just an all over feeling of feeling like crap...all of the time. I thought I was nuts until I started reading other people's descriptions on here. I'm quitting this drug right now. | F | 51 | 6 months | 5/5/2009 | 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 | 1 | HBP | My heels hurt so badly that I could barely stand to walk, and my ankles felt like they could go out on me at any time. I had headaches upon waking, heart flutterings and night sweats, weight gain, and puffiness. I also couldn't breathe right. Thought I had a major sinus problem. Didn't feel healthy at all. | Previously, I took Coreg, and my legs grew to be so weak that I could barely walk around my building at work. (not that big of a building) I switched to Micardis because of that, which was okay, but then switched to Diovan because of cost. I now know that the Diovan has been causing my current symptoms, thanks to this website. All of these meds are toxic chemicals, so if you're looking bigger, it's because your body stores toxins in your fat cells because that's the safest place for it to put them! I'm currently working on a full body detox, as well as a liver detox,(through Dr. Marilyn Tucker out of Nashville, Tenn.) and today, right now, I feel like a new person. Go to drmarilyn.tv and read about it. Something's changed because I haven't taken Diovan in three days and my blood pressure hasn't spiked up. Also, MY HEELS AND ANKLES NO LONGER ACHE!!! Dr. Tucker has helped me so much. She's a Doctor of Pharmacology who came to understand that all chemical meds are poison. She's totally holistic now. It costs some money for the products, but she actually calls and talks to you personally, AND assigns you counselors. If I can help even one person with this information, I'll be very happy. Check it out. AMERICA NEEDS TO GET OFF THE DRUGS! | F | 52 | 6 months | 4/23/2009 | 2 | High blood pressure | After 3 months I have significant pain in the upper middle of my back. Hard to sleep because of the pain. Some kidney pain. Light headed like almost all BP meds. Keeps my BP in check. | Have taken several BP meds (azor, benicar, amlodipine, bystolic makes your eyes close, soooo sleepy) and all have some issues. I've only been on BP meds for a year and hate it. Got to find a way to stop the bad drugs. | M | 49 | 3 months | 4/21/2009 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Extreme lower back pain and abdominal cramps. Blood pressure 200/104 when above 7,000 ft. Dosage increased from 40mg. once a day which I could tolerate, to 160mg. Never lowered BP. -- even adding Norvasc or Topril at night. | When I returned to FL quit taking diovan. Within 48 hrs. my extreme lower back pain subsided and after 4 days all symptoms completely gone. After something I read on the internet, I am wondering if Diovan affects the kidneys and if it can cause renal failure. There was no warning about this side effect. I am off all medication and will take my chances despite stroke level HPB. Have tried Dyazide, Norvasc, Topril, Monopril, and Diavan. None did much to lower HBP but all had unacceptable side effects. Does anyone know of a BP medication that works at high altitude? | F | 66 | 2 months | 4/3/2009 | 1 | High BP | Prickly feeling in scalp, pressure on top of my head, droopy left lid, vision deterioration in right eye, extreme ringing (tinnitus) in right ear, occasional difficulty walking a straight line, weight gain. | Although I was only on Diovan for 2 months, I still have residue side affects 3 months later. I had to go to an eye doctor to correct the vision in my right eye. The ringing in my right ear, scalp problems, and pressure headaches on top of my head still linger. This medication was poison to me. Lucky are those who can tolerate it. | F | 64 | 2 months | 4/3/2009 | 1 | high blood pressure | Profound dizziness and, for the first time in my life, depression | My heart specialist immediately switched me to Caduet (an internist had perscribed Diovan) -- not one symptom since. Go, Caduet. | F | 67 | 60 days | 3/31/2009 | 4 | High BP | No side effects, really. I have had occasional dizzy spells, but they have lessened over the years. I've been on Diovan 160mg in am and 80mg pm for years. This is the only BP medication that DIDN'T give me side effects. It was a breath of fresh air and a relief to finally find something like it. | The only caveat is that the Diovan doesn't lower my BP enough. I just took my measurement and I'm 130/87 (before am dose). In the doctor's office I'm usually 138/90 or slightly higher (midway between doses). The NP wants to try me on ExForge (which combines Diovan with Amlodipine), but after reading the side effects on amlodipine and reviews here for Diovan, I think I'll stay on the Diovan and increase my exercise instead. | F | 47 | 4 years | 3/28/2009 | 2 | High BP | BACK PAIN, dry mouth, loose stool, fuzzy vision at times, mild insomnia, sweating when I wake up in middle of night, clammy hands and feet, memory haze, cough, tingling in face, fatigue. | I have been prescribed Exforge which is a combo of two drugs, Diovan being one of them, for renal hypertension. I am a 40 yrs. old and am in good health...I have never had a high BP problem until 2 weeks ago and have always been healthy with the exception of a mitral valve prolapse diagnosis many years ago which has only ever caused me palpitations. I was just diagnosed with a blockage in the artery to my right kidney which is causing my high BP. (I eat good, exercise moderately and am a healthy weight for my height) I will be going to see a vascular surgeon to have an angiogram done to my renal (kidney) artery. My cardiologist put me on Exforge to bring down my BP. It went up to 200/110 and I am normally 120/80 or below. That's what made them suspect my kidneys. However, I just got off the phone with my cardiologist's office and told the nurse all of the side effects I am having. She told me to stop taking it and I am waiting to hear back to see what he wants to put me on instead. I do take Toprol XL 50mg per day for palpitations and have been for years. I have never had one side effect to that. After I go for my angiogram and possible angioplasty to my renal (kidney) artery, I am hoping to be able to go off of high blood pressure med (except Toprol for my palpitations) all together. This Exforge is like taking poision. I feel horrible from it. It has brought my blood pressure down to about 130/90ish give or take a little but the side effects are terrible. | F | 40 | 2 weeks | 3/16/2009 |