DIOVAN Reviews (VALSARTAN)

Average Rating: 2.0 (776 Ratings)

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DIOVAN  (VALSARTAN):  Valsartan is used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure. It is also used to improve the chance of living longer after a heart attack. In people with heart failure, it may also lower the chance of having to go to the hospital for heart failure. Valsartan belongs to a class of drugs called angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs). It works by relaxing blood vessels so that blood can flow more easily. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems.   FDA Approval Date: 1996-12-23 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 1  HBP Headaches, itching in hands, lethargy and coughing with cold like symptoms. F 50 10 days
3/14/2009
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 2  HBP General tiredness, mild insomnia, weird muscular twitches and tremmors and dizzyness (especially when exiting lifts) on Diovan 80mg. Worst of all, erectile dysfunction and loss of libido! If you are young and still want a family, DONT take this drug! Marginal reduction in BP from 150/120 to 130/100 after 3-4 years use. Have stopped taking drug against doctors orders, but damage seems to have been done. Side effects slowly subsiding and seems to be spead up by vigorous exercise (still have sideeffects after nearly 3 months!). Problem is that the alternatives to Diovan that i have been on are just as bad effecting kidneys and giving persistent cough. M 36
3/12/2009
 3  HBP good for about a year then impotence hair loss deep muscle pain Felt like a zombie from dawn of the dead Dr says side effects are in my head.Wrong i know my body and will stop this poison immediatley M 48 1 years
3/9/2009
 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
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 3  High Blood Pressure Dizziness, ringing in the ears, tired Not sure if it is the Diovan as I take other things as well. M 70
3/5/2009
 2  HBP Dizziness, gas bloating, back pain, decreased libido with ED,decreased ejaculation ,loss of hair, weight gain. I started with 80 mg.daily but my pressure didn't move from 140-90 so my Doc. increased the dosage to 160 daily ; pressure went finally down (130-80) but a lot of side effects. The worst side effect was the lack of libido and ED . Few days after having discontinued Diovan my libido was back and my ejaculation too. I've switched on Cozaar 50 mg., I will post my experience in few months. M 42 3 months
3/3/2009
 1  HBP I experience weight gain, dizziness, memory haze, fatigue, depression, very bloated. Talked with Dr and he switched me to Tekturna and all of those things are gone. I feel much better! F 39 1 years
3/3/2009
 2  High BP No side effects at all for me. I have been taking 320mg a day for about 8 months now. I have had lots of side effects from other BP medications but my body seems to tolerate this one very well. But I noticed no significant drop in BP, started at 160/100 now at 150/100 with 320 a day which is quite high. M 8 months
2/21/2009
 1  High Blood Pressure Loss of memory,uncoordinated,dizzy,hot flashes,muscle pain,depression ,anxiety attacks,confusion (the list goes on ) Side effects didnt start till after about 2-3 years . Continously got worse. All the while thinking it was me. M 51 7 years
2/20/2009
 3  High blood pressure Took doctor samples of DIOVAN 80 for 4 weeks with only side effect, I slept 10 hours a day. Filled my prescription at Walgreen's and had a nightmare of side effects - pain in eyes, tight band around head, insomnia, nausea, anxiety - felt like I was on speed. Went back to doctor's samples and have had no problems. Same med same dose - there is no generic Diovan, but I had completely different reaction to the pill. Just to make sure it was the Walgreen's Diovnan that was causing my problems, I alternated my doctor sample and Walgreen's for 6 days. F 67 45 days
2/19/2009
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 3  high blood pressure I fell 3 times from dizziness and hurt my knees. I was then told that I needed knee replacement. I was also on norvasc. I stopped taking the norvasc ,dizziness stopped, but still have tingling in my toes. Also, wonder if the knee problems are related to the diovan.I have a balance problem and my hands shake. My blood pressure which was 160/90 is now 117/80 - almost too low for me on 320 mg diovan. M 68 6 months
2/13/2009
 2  High blood pressure EXTREME HAIR LOSS My blood pressure was 140/110 and Diovan was prescrived about 3 years ago. Worked well in normalizing blood pressure, BUT I am almost bald and didn't realize till now, reading this site, that Diovan is the cause. I am so depressed and don't know what to do. I took myself off yesterday and went to doctor. BP was 140/90 due to anxiety. PLEASE e-mail me with suggestion as to what I might take if the hair loss seems to be the only side-effect. Went to doctor and he gave me Atacand to try. I was up all night. PLEASE HELP ME. F 68 3 years
2/13/2009
 1  high blood pressure I became extremely agitated, memory loss, I woke up extremely dizzy and almost unable to move. I was confused and really did not remember that I took my child to school. Arms hurt, rash on arms and leg. I must find a new way to survive. I use to take Diovan without a problem. I recently begun taking it again. A large dose 320 mg. I was so dizzy I could not function. The doctor said cut it in two, the pharmacist said do not cut this time release pill????who is right? I do not know. F 50
2/11/2009
 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  High blood pressure Hair loss, weight gain, pain in feet (felt like I was getting gout), cold hands and feet, itching all over the body especially the head, fatigue, dry skin, rash, abdominal bloating, constipation. I was given Diovan when I had an allergic reaction to a cat. My blood pressure was at 145 at the time. Ever since then my doctor continued my blood pressure medication (Diovan 80 mg.). I started the symptoms listed above a few years ago and never attributed it to the Diovan. Fortunately I checked this website and realized that I was not the Lone Ranger and other people suffered the same symptoms. I am stopping Diovan TODAY. I also had a 20 lb. weight gain and never changed my diet. I was always on the thin side, walked 2 miles a day and did not eat a lot of sweets. Have had numerous blood tests thinking I was suffering from thyroid disease or something else. F 60 5 years
2/3/2009
 1  high blood pressure lethargy, tense feelings,svere pain at night in arms, shoulders and joints.constipation,blurred vision,irritated mood ruined sexual life,feeling imbalance of body and overall depressed and irritated mood........luckily came to this sight , knew the experience of the others...stopped taking the drug and to my surprise , within two days all the problems gone and i could not believe the such achange in my physical and emotional being. one thing is there that the drug made bp normal it it 125/80 from 100/180 but the price was highly paid by side effects sufferings. i think it is better to have hbp than to undergo the terrible sideffects. 4 days
1/23/2009
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 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
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 2  high blood pressure itching all over body. stomach cramps M 44 45 days
1/20/2009
 1  HBP I am writing on behalf of my mom, who does not have internet access. She has experienced EXTREME joint pain, all over her body, and also some recent chest tightness. Also headaches, fatigue, weakness. Until my mom mentioned this drug to me, even I thought she might be exaggerating, until I read everyone else's symptoms, which sound exactly like hers. She told me that she woke up one morning, basically unable to move, she was in so much pain. Another recent morning she woke up with pain in her throat and chest area. She actually went to the hosptial via ambulance, but no heart irregularities were discovered, and after a night on morphine drip and no answers, they sent her home. When I read her the hundreds of comments here, she was shocked. She is calling her doctor as I write. She had originally taken Norvasc for years, interestingly, but had a lot of foot and leg swelling, which went on and on, along with some joint pain, but nothing like she experienced with the DIovan. F 74 2 months
1/13/2009
 1  HBP Severe joint pain/foggy brain/tired and sometimes depressed. Getting worse over time. I suspected it was Diovan because I missed taking it on a couple of occassions and noticed a significant difference with the side effects. I always thought I was developing Fibromialgia until I noticed how much better I felt whenever I missed taking this medication. I have decided to see my doctor and ask to get switched to a different drug. F 5 days
1/12/2009

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