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 | Blood Pressure | Tingling in legs,feet,hands & arms, feet hurt, muscle pains in legs, electrical shocks in legs & weakness in legs. I called doctor, am awaiting call back, but I want to go back to the Cozaar, even though BP was high. Also taking Hydrochlorothiazide 12.5. which brought BP down, but only on this for 2 weeks. Pins & needles started 6 weeks ago, after being put on 80 mg. Diovan. | F | 60 | 6 weeks | 3/9/2006 | 2 | hbp | dizziness and light-headedness, headaches in different places over my head, acid reflux, muscle pain particularly in right arm and shoulder, insomnia | Having read all these patient comments, I may start decreasing the drug from, say, 160mg to 80mg - I absolutely hate taking drugs of any kind and have not seen a significant change in my bp after trying Diovan 80mg, 160mg and 160mg with HCT (now just taking the 160mg) - it is still in the 135/80 range so maybe I'll decrease it and see what happens - surely it cannot be as bad as this - but you are right, the doctors don't care, they think you are just imagining it or you are a nuisance. No real research is done and its pretty much a trial and error situation if one has the patience!!!! | F | 59 | 6 months | 3/6/2006 | 4 | high bp | fatigue, lack of concentration, swelling, having to eat less and exercise more to avoid weight gain | taking 80mg. switched from altace to get rid of cough and chest pain which is now gone. has dropped bp after 3 weeks. switched daily dose from am to pm and that has helped the fairly severe fatigue side effect. not happy with the edema and the weight gain potential but this one is definitely better than the ACE inhibitor. | F | 40 | 25 days | 3/5/2006 | 3 | high blood pressure | Trouble losing weight, weight gain very noticable at waist area, hair loss, joint pain in both elbows that wasn't present until I started taking the medication | F | 55 | 4 months | 2/28/2006 | 1 | high bp | This medicine definitely lowered my blood pressure, but the side effects are horrible. | I started this medicine because my bp was high. I was started out on 80 mg and didn't really notice any bad side effects, but I was only on this medicine one week when they bumped me up to 160 mg., because my doctor thought 80 mg. was "little old lady medicine". After taking 160 mg. for approximately a week or so I started noticing that I was sleeping at least 9 hours a night and waking up tired. I've always had loads of energy and was starting to get depressed about my terrible lack of energy. I continued on with the drug hoping that I would adjust. After 6 weeks, I still felt horrible. Then I developed a bad case of acid reflux which I never had before. I was prescribed omeprazole 20 mg. for it and that really took care of the acid reflux. I decided to cut back to 80 mg. of diovan and monitor my bp carefully. I immediately felt about 25 percent better with the energy levels, but I'm still depressingly tired. I am really thinking about taking 40 mg. of this drug and | F | 49 | 6 weeks | 2/25/2006 | 4 | hypertension | I had "hot flashes" for a couple of months that diminished, still experiencing dizziness. But the last few weeks I broke two molars while eating, no significant tooth trouble before this, I'm suspecting the medication. But no one here has mentioned this (related to hair loss? I haven't had that). | It definitely lowered the bp where ACE inibitor didn't, but the side effects are worse. | M | 56 | 6 months | 2/22/2006 | 5 | high bp | moderate fatique, slower weight loss on my weight loss program | I'm taking 80mg daily, and overall, I'm very pleased with results. In conjunction with increased cardio exercise (2-3 miles on treadmill 5 days a wk. and some strength training), BP decreased from 142/100 to 112/75 within 3 weeks. | F | 55 | 5 weeks | 2/18/2006 | 3 | high blood pressure | Every three days I have to just take a very long nap during the day. I am also on antidepressant Cymbalta. Well, my dreams have become VERY vivid and intense after starting the Diovan. I'm thinking it's a combo of the Cymbalta and Diovan. These dreams are so intense that I'm very happy but also very tired as if I had actually experienced these dreams. | On a positive note: I'm a lap swimmer and the times in all my strokes have decreased...which is great!!!! It's harder for older folks like me to keep having personal bests. I'm thinking it's because the Diovan has decreased my blood pressure to average 126 /76. Stay on your blood pressure meds..if you don't want to have a stroke people. If I loose some hair..that is no fun..but I'd rather be alive. I'm on antidepressant so I don't have my usual sex drive :( . I think I'm gaining weight :( I think I'm going to have to try some of the old fashioned things: dieting and exercising to loose weight and lower my blood pressure along with taking the Diovan. | F | 53 | 160 days | 2/13/2006 | 1 | high blood presure | After three weeks taking DIOVAN 80mg/day, dizziness started to kick in. It got worse everyday. I feel tired and sleepy at daytime. I finally decided to stop taking Diovan three days ago. Still feel dizzy right now and hope this size effect will eventually go away. | I used to take Cozzar and never felt any side effects. My dr suggested 'more popular' Diovan. Its side effects force me go back to Cozzar. | M | 54 | 40 days | 2/6/2006 | 3 | high blood pressure | So glad I found this site! I thought this was all in my head, as the doctor said side effects were slight. I have slightly raised BP, so doctor put me on Diovan. Within two days of taking it, I felt pressure on my head, which seems to come and go, and move to various spots. Tingling in both hands and feet that went away after about a week. Lightheaded when standing after sitting and lying down for awhile. When put on Diovan HCT 80 mg, dry eyes and slight heart racing for a few days, then this went away. Still dealing with the head pressure at times. | After 2 months on Diovan 80mg, once daily, BP went up again and the doctor had to put me on Diovan HCT. Have been on it for about 10 days. Will watch for more symptoms. | F | 43 | 2 months | 2/3/2006 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Feel dizzy all the time. Lightheaded and horrible time concentrating. Can't sleep. Numbness in hand. Anxious all the time. | Thought i was a hypochondria with all these symptoms. The more research i do i realize it is the medicine. Don't think my gp understands the side effects. | M | 45 | 3 years | 1/25/2006 | 4 | High Blood Pressure | Weight gain, absolute alcohol intolerance (even in small amounts), fatigue, insomnia | Most of the time I can handle the side effects. I am exercising and that is helping. I stopped drinking alcohol in any amount. My bp still fluctuates and is not always under control, however, it is better than before. | F | 40 | 8 years | 1/22/2006 | 1 | high blood pressure | Extreme fatigue, dizziness, headache and a strange fullness feeling in my stomach. Had to stop taking med. | I was on diovan after being switched from lisiniprol for cough. On Diovan for maybe only 3 weeks and the side effects started pretty rapidly for me. Hopefully, I can find one that works for me. Lisiniprol was great and worked wonderfully until I developed the cough. My BP was great. | F | 41 | 3 weeks | 1/16/2006 | 1 | Hypertision | Excessive hair loss. Irregular periods. | F | 42 | 6 months | 1/11/2006 | 4 | BP | None to date,WILL watch for the S.E.'s others noted | Gained 30+ lbs. in the last few years and started having high BP. G.P. put me on Atenolol.slight improvement.Sugar pill effect?!? Had an ECK done and something showed up.Sent to Heart Spec. and he suggested DIO. and mild chest pains went away(so Far)will watch for side effects and try garlic pills(can't hurt). | M | 53 | 1 days | 1/5/2006 | 2 | High Blood Pressure | Side effects were minimal at first; including headache and some dry mouth and throat--almost like my throat was swelling. As I continued to take the medicine my blood pressure dropped, but the side effects became worse. I began to experience vertigo, palpitations, throat swelling, and extreme tiredness. Then it would get better for about a week or so until recently. During the last two weeks of taking the drug, I could not sleep, I was incredibly tense and axious. If my dog would bark I would jump. The breathing/throat issue became worse. Any normal day activity was nearly impossible the vertigo was so bad. My doctor has since put me on BENICAR and I will have to wait and see the side effects of this--but I can only hope they are not nearly as bad as Diovan. | M | 31 | 4 months | 12/22/2005 | 3 | hypertension | I have been sweating profusely and feel very hot frequently since taking the drug. Anyone else with these sympoms? Thanks. | M | 52 | 4 weeks | 12/7/2005 | 2 | high blood pressure | extremely tired, aches and pains all over, a sinking feeling, lightheadedness, dizzy, depression/anxiety, weighted down, abdominal discomfort, bad dreams, restless, extreme on again off again brain fog. Tingling in joints at times, blurry vision. | I am only on diovan htz 80/12.5. I have been on it for about two years. I have also went to the doctor, who says mostly, must be stress. It is the ONLY medication I take. I cannot hardly stand the tiredness and the brain fog. .along with everything else. I was shocked when I read the other comments. Feel free to email me. | F | 46 | 2 years | 12/2/2005 | 1 | high bp | Was taking Altace(6 months). The last 3 months have had a cough, sore throat and flam in my throat. Changed to 320 mg of Diovan 5 days ago. Woke up this morning very dizzy. Can't put up with that. Is there something out there without side effects? | M | 70 | 5 days | 11/28/2005 | 1 | hbp | i have been on 80mg for 10 months. didn't know what i was experiencing was caused from the diovan 'til i found this sight. i have terrible wrist pain, much hair loss, weight gain, anxiety, sleeplessness, fatigue, ocular migranes, lower back pain for two months non-stop, foot pain and my bp wasn't normal by the new standards. i started taking a tbsp of noni juice for the last 6 wks and my bp has been below 120/80 daily. maybe it is a coincidence but i think it works and i need to know if these side effects are from diovan. i went to the dr. and told her i want to be off the meds and about the noni juice. she laughed and said she hoped i didn't get a stroke. i have been off 2 days now, i still have all the symptoms except i am not falling asleep at 7 pm. my bp these last 2 days has been 110/75. | everyone reacts differently to drugs but if you feel something isn't right - investigate. try natural remedies first. i'm hoping with exercise, eating right and noni juice i will never have to been on bp lowering medicine again. | F | 53 | 10 months | 11/20/2005 |