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 |
| 1 | Control Blood Pressure | imflamation of sinus, sleeplessness, axniety, teeth problems | For me it was a complete failure. Controlled my blood pressure. I have had a sinus condition before taking Diovan. It just increased my sinus problems causing anxiety, and sleeplessness. ENT said no sinus problem as well as my MD. Breathe strips and nasal spray to control sinus helped sleeping & anxiety. Ask MD to take Benicar instead and after 2 days with no sleep aids, I am back to normal. My general health is very good. | M | 65 | 150 days | 1/24/2008 | 1 | sudden hypertension | joint pain, abdominal weight gain-severe, insomnia, edema, memory loss, horrible side effects with motrin, fatigue | The joint pain was so bad, after a bad leg sprain that I thought I'd never heal. I had knee surgery a few months after starting diovan, I wonder if this added to my problems?? 4 days off and the pain is 90% gone. No pain pills ever, but motrin shot my pressure up, made my heart race, unable to walk right since I started this drug. My knee surgery was a success, but the joint pain that set in after a sprain was unbearable. The brace made it worse, and the wide shoe store (double wide) was my only saving grace, with feet swelling and neuropathy. I was unable to walk or excercise, I lost a year of my life. I am a very active person, a full-time paramedic,this drug nearly killed me. After the bad sprain, do you think the ortho Dr. who deals with elderly patients would be on his toes with this one??? No more diovan for me, I am a very anti drug person, I need toturn back to my inner beleifs and find a safe natural way to cmbat this. I now wonder if the motrin wasn't the culprit to begin wit | F | 57 | 10 months | 1/23/2008 | 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 | moderately high blood pressure | Within 8 hours of taking Diovan, I always experience a type of depression - - - I seem to have lost the mental "energy" to begin tasks - - - I just feel like life is worthless and want to quit living. This is, of course, quite frightening, and I immediately stopped taking this drug. The half-dozen or so times I've talked myself into trying it again, the same thing happened. No more. | What's the matter with some doctors? They don't believe you when you describe a side effect. I probably need to find a new doctor. | M | 59 | 2 months | 1/11/2008 | 1 | Hbp | You name it! Chest pains, ED, legs pains(pins and needles) nasal congestion, lightheadness,dizziness, can't work out, get headache, can't walk, ankles swell, upper left rib area pain/bloating(mri negeative results.) | Called doc yesterday i hop to get some relief this stuff is wrecking my home life and my job. bp about the same, also taking toprol, probably not helping, But the major problems started after the diovan. Went to the er in oct. 2007 they sent me home after ekg/ blood work, chest rays...this stuff is depressing! | M | 43 | 6 months | 1/10/2008 | 1 | HBP/ Hypertension | Non stop coughing, pharangitis, flu like symptoms | I replaced lisinopryl with diovan because of the same side effects. This is the worst I've felt in years. This drug is crap. Worse my doctor replaced one crappy drug with an equally crappy one!!! | M | 42 | 14 days | 1/10/2008 | 1 | high blood pressure | extreme hip and leg pain, sleeplessness partly due to pain, fatigue, 2 tooth problems, tingly fingers, some headaches as well. No more of this one or lisonopril. | I took lisonopril but discontinued due to throat tightness and severe headaches. Now I am having problems with this one. | F | 52 | 30 days | 1/2/2008 | 4 | High Blood Pressure | Insomnia and tingling in arms & feet but both are better now. | 160mg Diovan/25 hctz. Effectively lowered my BP within a week, but the initial side effects were a pain in the butt. It's better now though. | F | 31 | 21 days | 1/1/2008 | 3 | high blood pressure | I have had tinnitus for 38 years. Recently it increased substantially and after reading the side effects and finding that other patients may have had the same reaction, I asked my doctor to put me on something else. I'm on adalat now, but its been 2 weeks and the ringing has not subsided. I don't know if the drug is to blame. My blood pressure is erratic at times. My best medicine always seems to be exercise | M | 59 | 1 years | 12/27/2007 | 1 | HIGH BP | FAST TO REDUCE BLOOD PRESSURE, BUT MAY BE TOO FAST TO SEND YOU TO AN UNPREDICTABLE SITUATION: ER or off road when driving | Starting with lotensin 4 years ago, I often found only half the dose works well and won't cause dizziness. The last doctor would not listen to me at all, decided to give Diovan 160/25. Surprised - the pharmacist gave me only 5 days and ask to come back next week. Few months later, my father in law got the same dose - Walmart pharmacist filled only one week of supply, a larger druggstore doesn't have it handy either?. Looking back, I would imagine that they had to make sure that I'll still be in good shape to come back to get the rest! Taking only half the pill to avoid dizziness or falling asleep at work, I experienced leg cramps, and couldn't breath twice at night (not aware at all it was side effects). One day I took a 160/25 at lunch to combat the high bp and fast pulse on a warm day trip out of town. Had several hours of rest before driving back, I knew well about warnings labeled on medecine - and had always giving myself 4-6 hours (taking at 3 AM if a must). NOT ENOUGH for D | M | 60 | 40 days | 12/26/2007 | 4 | High BP | Jesus all mighty, I thought I was going nuts, eyes swelling, crying, light headed, lethargy, but most off all I thought I was up for a cerebral scan why? due to that unberable ear ringing every time I woke up!! I was waiting for a cerebral stroke, my joints were stiff. Doctor said take two a day 80mg, i took only one & was supossed to take also Isoptin SR 240mg can u imagine? The wife gave me the idea about the posibilities that one or more of this drugs was the reason for my going bezerk!! Discontinued wold take it ocassionally, please take care! | M | 62 | 2 months | 12/23/2007 | 3 | High blood pressure | I have been taking it for two months during that time span I have experienced fatuge, joint pain and cramping. I am only 34 but I feel like I have in my 80's with the joint pain, back aches and stiffness. When I spoke to my doctor he told me that none of this was related to the meds I was taking. Has anyone been told the same by their doctor? | F | 34 | 2 months | 12/19/2007 | 1 | slightly high b.p readings | Excessive Dizzyness Vision problems blurry and tired eyes cramping and clamping in chest area on and off legs cramping heavy feeling at times I feel run down and tired all the time/no power! slow sluggish feeling. nose runing sore inside nose bad drug ! | I think most of these drugs shouldnt be used,they are unsafe and cause Harm to anyone who takes them! they also can cause other things to happen while on them, now im reading about PAD another deal with heavy legs or tired legs,the more I read and learn about this, the more it sounds like a Caused side effect from these new drugs like Diovan or a beta blocker med. and again Doctors are now looking to operate! and Medicate! more drugs!!! more unwanted operations! Im leaning to think most harm is caused by these drugs(so called safe drugs) with 10,000 side effects. If Doctors could they would have us all on drugs! medicated well and turn us into walking talking Zombie's Iv been on diovan now for over 4 years at 20mg low dose! but even on that dose,I have very bad side effects and problems from it. I look back, before I got started on these meds! had high b.p only no pains or vision problems.. since Im a mess ! im one of the living walking dead. from b.p meds !and no thanks to the | M | 57 | 4 years | 12/7/2007 | 1 | Hypertension/High Bp 144/81 | Severe joint and muscle pain, distended abdomen, gained 20 pounds almost immediately. | Doctor wasn't even aware these were side effects and told me to eat less. Doctor then looked them up and took me off diovan. I am waiting to see how long before the side effects subside. Horrible medication! | M | 40 | 17 days | 12/3/2007 | 3 | could not take Prinvil or Hydrochor | having rather severe menstral type cramps, even though I am post-menopausal by 10 yrs. Is this a side effect of Diovan? I do not have any other side effects. | F | 60 | 22 days | 11/28/2007 | 2 | High blood pressure | Light headed; insomnia; itching; urinary problems. | Prior to Diovan, I had never been on any prescribed medication and had none of the above symptoms. Thank God for this website!! I will be stopping Diovan immediately and will be seeking an alternative, natural product to lower my blood pressure. | F | 66 | 3 weeks | 11/28/2007 | 1 | wish I never took it ! | Here are a few: Hair loss -pattern baldness- vision blurred -swealing of eyelids-breathing problems-cramps in arms and legs - sore inside nose -drewling- nose runs- trapped gas problems and bloating belly conditions-uncontroled Gas (farting)and burping loud- better out than in! ears ringing loud tentinitus. amoung 30 other effects from this Nasty drug ! | Here is new Warrning -watch out when taking any Multi Vitamins with or after taking DIovan or any b.p medications. as it can clash with your medications or cause a Allergic reaction to happen to you I never expected it to happen- but tryed 2 diffrent makes of Multi Vitamins hours after taking diovan and had bad effects! wont take any Vitamin again! Talked to Doctor about this and they dont know anything about reactions. best to keep off the Vitamins or dump the Diovan or both ! | M | 54 | 5 years | 11/27/2007 | 4 | BP 140/102 Advise By doctor | Lehthargy , Giddiness , stiff neck , ankle pain | No idea | M | 40 | 28 days | 11/25/2007 | 2 | High BP | I have had Dizziness, headaches, feelingn wierd and somewhat disconnected as well as fatigue | I have to get off of this medicine. I will try to get off and try the dash and excersice. Which is what I should have done in the first place! | F | 30 | | 11/24/2007 | 1 | slightly elevated blood pressure | I've been on Diovan, 40 mgs daily for about three months. the doctor's orders were for 80 mgs but being medically conservative, I automatically cut it to 40 mgs. About one month into the treatment, I began experiencing terrible pain in my hips and both legs at night. Thought it was arthritis, I just turned 63. Stopped the Diovan, got better. Then, after a doctor's visit, he said that I needed to go back on it.My BP at that visit was 138/82. Not astronomically high. Now, long story short, just spent 9 hours in the ER on Tuesday 11/20 for pain across chest just under breasts like I was having a hart attack. Liver enzymes elevated, dry cough, feel terrible and lethargic. Have another ER visit scheduled on Monday the 29th for an ultrasound. I believe my health issues are due to this drug because besides one baby asprin and a multivitamin and my inhaler for asthma, that's all I take. I would not recommend anyone to take this drug and I'm not taking it anymore either. | Today, Thanksgiving Day, I cannot cook for my family because my chest still hurts, my back hurts, I feel dizzy and have no energy at all. The FDA needs to remove this drug from the market. | F | 63 | 3 months | 11/22/2007 |