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| 2 | High Blood Pressure | Was taking Toprol XL with a diuretic - did not like at all - things slowed down and I stopped responding to the med after 18 months on it. Doctor tried Diovan 160mg and it definitely dropped my pressure - from 150/100 to 120/60. Saw a dramatic decline in sex drive - 50% drop. No other noticable side effects. Doctor now having me try Cardizem CD and Maxide (a diuretic). No decline in drive with Cardizem at all although it doesn't drop my pressures as much as Diovan. Perhaps the Maxide will drop it more. | M | 36 | 6 months | 11/21/2007 | 1 | high blood pressure | gas, gas and more gas. loose stools belching. feel cold all the time. have no desire to eat feel sick to my stomach off and on. heart rate went from a regular 60 to 40 and now to 78. My heart rate is all over the place. | taking as valsartan generic form of diovan taking 5 mg norvasc/160 mg diovan.For the last five years I tolerated 5 mg norvasc fine but my HBP is hereditary and it started going up again. I eat a vegan diet I am 5'6 125 pounds excercise weight lift every day. First thing I ask my doctor is one of the side effects hair loss they said no I knew they lied. I went to this site. I have a three week supply of free samples and will give it that long if no change for the positve then I will ask for more norvasc. Also I would like to say if you did fine on your drug and they switched you to generic and you did bad on it switch back. I could not tolerate the generic form of norvasc but do very well with the real brand norvasc. | F | 42 | 1 weeks | 11/19/2007 | 2 | border line high blood pressure | Blurred Vision, aching feet. | My husband was given Diovan after his stroke one month ago. He was also given Lipitor and Aggrenox and has been taking Metformin for type 2 diabeties. After a month of taking these pills I had to rush him to emergency because he was week and his speech was slurred. I thought he was having another stroke. When we got to the hospital and finally spoke to the doctor 4 hours later, I was told that my husband's potassium level was extremely low. I did some research on the internet and found that if Metformin is taken with a diuretic that it would lower the potassium levels. I mentioned this to the doctor and said that that would not have had anything to do with what happened. While he was talking with the doctor, his speech starting to get slurred again and he became week. I also checked the side effects of Aggrenox and found that some of the side effects were changes in mood, unusual weakness, slurred speech, vision problems and a change in the amount of urine. These symptoms seem t | M | 56 | 4 weeks | 11/18/2007 | 1 | b.p reasons | throat closing up-dizzyness real bad!-cramps and upper back pains some chest pains- vision blurred and going bad- eyes swell up and go dry when waking up- hair loss and spots of thinng hair -sore inside nose- running nose- drewling - trapped gas problems- belly bloating - gas both ends go wild- puke feeling- ears ringing loud no get up and go anymore- tired all the time - lazy feeling -sick feeling -memory loss - itching on arms and neck and chest at times! | simple you want to feel like poop! this is the drug to take. its on the Pooplist No#2 for bad pills to take If your kind Doctor hands you this pill to take PLEASE REFUSE IT ! or ask a person on this site who took it! im sure they will tell you all about this wonderfull drug. | F | 34 | 1 years | 11/17/2007 | 4 | Hypertension/ Diabetic | None..... was switched from another drug that gave me a cough. | Insurance does not cover as a general drug. EXPENSIVE! But it is what works for me. | F | 45 | 3 years | 11/14/2007 | 1 | high blood pressure | Extreme pain in my muscles and joints of my upper arms as well as my neck. Have been taking 160mg for about 6 months and didn't realize that this was the cause of all my joint and muscle pains...no energy..buzzing in my ears and dizziness. This is obviously a dangerous drug and I quit......looking for a natural remedy. | Can't sleep at night as I roll over and then this horrible pain shoots through my arms and neck. Then this dizziness and overall body tiredness hits as I try to take my daily walk and work out at the gym......ahhhh no energy! This belongs in the trash!! | F | 56 | 2 months | 11/12/2007 | 2 | high blood pressure | weight gain, light-headedness, eventually did not control my blood pressure | Dr. gave me diovan after hydrocholorothyazide seemed to quit working--BP 165/90. I took it for 3 years and had very mixed results. High BP in winter, low BP in summer. Dr. didn't care. Last winter she switched me to Benicar, which caused liver & kidney problems. I now take only garlic, 800 mg. Vitamin D, & forskolin (an Aruvedic herb from the coleus plant), & when I went to Dr. last week my BP was 104/60. Fifteen minutes of deep breathing exercises every day (like mediatation) can do wonders for BP too. | F | 51 | 3 years | 11/5/2007 | 2 | high bp | Been on 80mg for 2 years with norvasc also. I changed doctors last week and BP was too high for his liking, so he changed my dose to 320mg, and added atenolol. On the 2nd day I started having much difficulty swallowing. Sometimes my throat locks up, and I can't swallow, no matter how hard I try. Loose bowel also started about same time. | Did anyone else have the swallowing problem from the Diovan? Did it stop when you quit the Diovan? I have seen a few posts about trouble swallowing, but don't see if it stopped when the drug was discontinued. | F | 53 | 2 years | 11/4/2007 | 1 | h.b.p | Headaches! lazy tired feeling, lightheaded, dizzyness and spells! blurred visison, eyes messed up due to this drug! ringing in ears tentinitus! dry mouth, cramps everywhere very bad! chest pains ! throat closing on its own! nose runs ,sore in nose! pimples on scalp! HAIR LOSS AND THINNING HAIR !! BALDNESS CAN HAPPEN AND HIVES!!!! | How can Anyone anywhere take this DRug Diovan! Doctors love it ! and push it on us! what liers they are!! this chemical nightmare drug causes more Harm than good!its not worth taking! im reading all the peoples reports on this drug WOW!!blows my Mind! Yet the FDA wont do anything about it ? It should be taken off the Market! its Pure trash to take ! | M | 78 | 1 years | 11/4/2007 | 1 | high blood pressure | scratchy dry eyes, headaches | Some on this site has posted about Diovan's previous "recall" years ago. Can you please post what your source is and the link if from online? THANKS. | 1 months | 11/3/2007 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Dr. put me on Diovan 80mg for a one time BP of 170/110 previous visit (about a month before) was 120/70. Side effects were Extreme fatigue, muscle pain especially in the calves, head pain, extremly loud ringing in the ears, legs always felt "heavy", chest pain (like pinching), pain in shoulders, extreme bloating and gas. | Was taking Diovan 80mg for about 7 months and was also losing weight and excersing and felt OK. Prescription ran out and did not refill for about 2 weeks. After refill is when all the symptoms started. Dr. performed all the blood work which was normal. He could not explain the symptoms and sent me for a sleep test (waiting for the results). I stopped this med cold turkey myself and have been improving each day (almost 3 weeks now)but still have the ringing in the ears. The ringing may be caused by another med the Dr. put me on for the bloating. I have stopped all meds (except 81mg aspirin) and have been taking Garlic supplement. I feel almost back to normal. | M | 50 | 7 months | 10/29/2007 | 2 | high blood pressure | Shooting pain in muscles and joints,Blurred vision (sometimes it appears as though a "sun spot" is in my eye and it takes several minutes to clear up, abdominal distension and gas, Constipation, Extreme fatigue. | I've been on this medication for almost 2 years. I've been having various issues lately and decided to do a search on this medication as I am only taking it and Synthroid for hypothyroidism. After seeing all these posts I no longer think I'm crazy. I took my blood pressure the other day and it was on the high end of normal which is strange to me since I'm on this medication. I've made an appointment with my doctor to see if I can try something else. In the meantime I'm going to not take my Diovan for a week and see if some of the symptoms subside. My blood pressure wasn't that high to begin with, but these side effects (if that is what they are) are horrible. | F | 41 | 2 years | 10/12/2007 | 2 | High Blood Pressure | Severe headaches, severe muscle pains from middle of my back to top of my head, blurred vision, light-headedness, dizziness, flu-like symptoms and my eyes were sometimes very sensitive to light or to bright computer screens. | At first, I had no side-effects at all and blood pressure dropped--consistently below 120/80. After 6 months, however, I had very bad muscle pains from the middle of my back to the top of my head. Really bad pain and no pain meds worked. That lasted about 3-4 weeks before it just went away. Never crossed my mind to link it to Diovan at that time, I just thought I had slept wrong and pinched something. ABout 3 weeks ago, I started having the same pain again, this time much worse, and it was accompanied by the list of symptoms I listed above. Since I am on no other medication and knew that dizziness/light headedness was a known side-effect of Diovan, I decided to stop taking it and see what happens. Within a few days, I started feeling noticeably better. I then started it again and side-effects came back. I have no other explanation. Doc doesn't believe me, but switched me to Norvasc which I haven't started yet. | M | 38 | 10 months | 10/9/2007 | 1 | b.p up! | Diovan and other b.p meds togther such as beta blocker and diovan the side effects we get are harsh,and happen more so than taking one or the other med at one time! both ways we loose! as we get unwanted side effects when taking these meds! | over the Months iv found how to stop a few unwanted side effects by taking twice daily a simple Multi Vitamin cap. or stress Vitamin C that supports the Immune system, will help and also stop some of the harsh and unwanted side effects from happening. seems Diovan and any beta blocker robbs us of important needed things so in time our bodys get run down and could be a reason we get so tired and feel lazy or just well loose power! untill a natural company comes up with a good true working b.p med, we all wait for the day we can get off the chemical meds (that really dont work good anyways) or cause damage to us all. for now I found this simple vitamin pill will stop about 50% or more side effects if taken twice a day. as well eatting right helps and not getting stressed out helps even more! always check the side effects before you take any chemical med -the rule goes if it has more than 4 side effects and includes vision problems dont take it! tell your doctor to find you another | M | 53 | 4 years | 10/9/2007 | 1 | Hypertension | Chronic Urticaria (Hives) that now are activated by vasoactive foods also, weight gain, tingling hands,leg and foot cramps, hair loss. | This drug is a poison. I am hoping I recover. My doctor, after months of my telling him about the hives and work-ups by dermatologists and allergists, finally took me off cold turkey. I feel terrible like I am going to explode. My blood pressure has had a rebound effect which I'm assuming will calm down. I am debilitated by the hives, which I've read may or may not go away. I am praying my hair will stop falling out. Where is the FDA - oh, yeah, I remember, in the pocket of the drug companies. | F | 53 | 1 days | 10/8/2007 | 1 | borderline high BP | I tried several meds prior to this, all with SE's, but this was by far the worst. I felt like I died and went to hell. had terrible headaches, terrible tightening across upper back and chest, cough, numbness and tingling, pain in wrists and ankles, and i was on this poison only for 5 days. stopped taking it and within 5-8 days almost all symptoms subsided. Am off meds altogether and am seeking the assistance of a naturopath group. | would not recommend this drug | F | 51 | 5 days | 10/6/2007 | 3 | Pre-hypertension | I've been on 80 mg of Diovan for almost 4 years. For at least the last two I have been having terrible pains in my legs when I get up from sitting after a short time. I have been to the foot doctor and chiropractor thinking this was related to my feet or back. I've had all types of xrays. Nothing significant related to these pains came up. Last weekend I heard for the first time that bp meds can sometime cause muscle pain. So on Saturday I stopped taking my bp meds and I'm monitoring by bp this week. If these leg pains stop within the next week or two I will be back to my doctor to let him know. I don't like taking any meds so the Diovan is all that I take. I am 55 years old so I thought maybe it was just getting up there, but the pain can be so bad I wouldn't buy into this as being a normal part of aging. | F | 55 | 4 years | 10/2/2007 | 1 | high blood pressure | My mom is getting out of the hospital on Saturday from EXTREME side effects of Diovan. She was on Diovan(only med she was taking) for 2 years, and in June '07 the side effects began. First she had a stiff neck. Her dr. ordered an MRI. Nothing showed. So he ordered physical therapy. Within a week, her arms were hurting so bad she couldn't use them. My dad bought a lift recliner so she could get out of a chair. The dr. sent her to an orthopedic surgeron who took more MRI's. Nothing. Now nausea and urination problems began. The orthopedic sent her to a neurologist, but before the neurology appointment, dizziness began that was so severe she was 100% bedridden. We drove her to the ER where she was admitted. More dr.s (8 total, including a psychiatrist), and NOT ONE DR. looked at her one med, Diovan. The Diovan wasn't bringing down her blood pressure so then they doubled the dose. Now she had confusion, became incontinent, and was totally unable to eat. IV's kept her alive. One night | But do you think one single dr. will admit guilt? Of course not! They are giving every reason (except withdrawing from Diovan) for why she is perfectly well now. Mom is back to normal, calling every day and we are all so relieved. The side effect I believe she would have had next is heart failure. I believe 100% that Mom would have died and we would never have known why. Moral of this? Take your health care into your own hands! Don't rely on doctors to save you. | F | 80 | 2 years | 9/27/2007 | 1 | Hypertension | Tried 80 mg. per day and stayed in bed most of time for six days until I realized it was the Diovan. It certainly dropped my blood pressure from borderline to 100/60 or less. On 40 mg. now, but I break them in half. On 20 mg. per day, I'm experiencing depression, lethargy, tiredness, back pain, shoulder pain, hip pain and increased ringing in ears. This is my last day on Diovan. | I've developed Ty.2 Diabetes and my doctor wants BP lower than normal, less than 120/70. Diovan certainly works to reduce BP, but the side effects are way too much for me. I am sensitive to the side effects of BP medications. | M | 65 | 10 days | 9/27/2007 | 2 | M | 120 days | 9/22/2007 |