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 |
| 5 | High BP | None | F | 50 | 5 years | 12/31/2004 | 3 | hi blood pressure | extreme anxiety and` palpitations...felt better upon discontinuing but my dr. was mad at me...has to be a better way...anxiety caused de-personalization and de-realization effects...just awful... | 160 mgs reduced BP from 160/110 to 130/90...in approx. 2 weeks...cannot tolerate anxiety attacks... | M | 60 | 2 weeks | 12/26/2004 | 3 | Blood pressure | Originally the dr put me on HCTZ which made me fairly ill, joint pain, depression, peeling skin on face, numbness in hands, extremly tired and difficulty walking. We changed about a month ago and I'm just trying diovan 80 mg, I still have joint pain but think my blood pressure is about 126/86. Wonder if I can get my dr to take me off all meds. | I read side affects, and didn't think about the hair issue. I guess the lesson is do your research and never just think something is inside your head. | F | 39 | 2 months | 12/24/2004 | 3 | High Blood Pressure | cold/allergy symptoms, joint pain in hands & fatigue. | 80 mg of diovan drastically reduced my blood pressure but side effects didn't go away after 2 months so had to go off it. | F | 39 | 2 months | 12/15/2004 | 3 | Hypertension | I seem to have increasing fatigue. Dr. started me with hctz, then added 80mg Diovan, then increased to 160/12.5 Diovan HCT, now I am taking 2 160/12.5 Diovan HCT daily. BP at the start of treatment was 184 over 106. It now averages 116 over 69. I guess the treatment is successful. However, I was so tired over the past several days I just quit taking it. I am feeling better and I'm not sure if I will continue with it. | F | 63 | 4 months | 11/28/2004 | 1 | hypertension | Drug lowered my blood pressure with no apparent side effects until about a year later. On a routine insurance exam, my GGT liver enzimes were high. Diovan was my only medication. After changing medication to Lotensin, my GGT slowly ( six months) returned to normal. | M | 58 | 1 years | 11/19/2004 | 3 | hypertension | M | 45 | 2 years | 11/14/2004 | 2 | hbp | I'm not sure if it's the Diovan but I've had diaherra for 5 days, I've noticed more hair on my clothes and bed. I have lots of hair, but I won't be happy if I lose too much of it! I feel dizzy and disoriented, not a lot of energy. Occassional headaches. | I've only been taking Diovan for about 30 days, so it may too early to rate. But, my bp dropped from 170/100 to 160/94 in that time frame. I'm taking 80 mg 1 x per day. Previously took Atenolol and Lotensin, had to go off those due to terrible effects like cough, weight gain, got really sick. | F | 45 | 1 months | 11/5/2004 | 2 | hbp | I'm not sure if it's the Diovan but I've had diaherra for 5 days, I've noticed more hair on my clothes and bed. I have lots of hair, but I won't be happy if I lose too much of it! I feel dizzy and disoriented, not a lot of energy. Occassional headaches. | I've only been taking Diovan for about 30 days, so it may too early to rate. But, my bp dropped from 170/100 to 160/94 in that time frame. I'm taking 80 mg 1 x per day. Previously took Atenolol and Lotensin, had to go off those due to terrible effects like cough, weight gain, got really sick. | F | 45 | 1 months | 11/5/2004 | 5 | Hypertention | Few if any. Just a bit of intestinal distress occassional. | Good drug, no ACE cough, moved BP from 140/103 to 120/73 in weeks with 160mg. | M | 51 | 6 months | 10/19/2004 | 2 | high blood pressure | It seemed to be a cumulative effect, since I have been on 160 mg. Diovan for 18 months. I found myself extremely fatigued, had to have naps in the afternoon and evening to get through the day. Also had difficulty concentrating and focusing on a job at hand. | The 160mg. Diovan only lowered my BP to the 150's. When I added 1250 mg. of garlic a day, it brought it down 10 points. A second garlic brought it down another 10, and a third another 10, till my BP was in the 130's. I have now quit the Diovan and am amazed at how awake I feel. I am working with a naturopathic doctor to find a non-drug method of addressing the high BP. ANY lifestyle change that lowers my BP is worth it rather than being reduced to constant fatigue and stupidity by a medication! | F | 59 | 18 months | 10/4/2004 | 4 | high blood pressure | M | 49 | 6 times | 9/1/2004 | 1 | high blood pressure | Started taking diovan on a Saturday, by Tuesday morning I was very weak, dizzy, had trouble breathing and was easily confused. The paramedics measured my blood pressure at 250/195. | By the time that I reached the hospital, I was feeling better having only been given oxygen. They determined that I did not have a heart attack and did a CT scan on my aorta and found it to be normal. I have had similiar attacks on three different ARBs. I am writing this in hopes of finding other people who have had similiar experiences on ARBs. | M | 43 | 3 days | 8/26/2004 | 1 | lower blood pressure | Bladder pressure felt terrible. If I took other medications (ie... tylenol or vioxx) with diovan, my bladder had sharp pains shoot through my pelvic region and lower back. | F | 43 | 8 months | 8/24/2004 | 4 | None | F | 48 | 1 years | 7/19/2004 | 4 | Hypertension | None | F | 48 | 1 years | 7/19/2004 | 5 | Hypertension | None | M | 60 | 1.5 years | 6/26/2004 | 3 | bring down a slightly elevated bp | I am noticing that my hair is really thinning and have always had thick hair. I am also gaining weight even as i eat less and walk more.I am 40 pounds overweight. I am feeling a lot of ankle and foot pain and 'the blues'I also have dizziness and heart palpatations though not as much as on previous bp medicine.Have lower back pain around the kidney area often. | my husband takes it and has no real problems except thinning hair.He is 30 pounds overweight. We have both been non-smokers and non- drinkers..we eat a fish and chicken diet with tons of fruit and vegetables...no illnesses except for slight elevation of b.p. (as our parents had before us) | F | 55 | | 6/10/2004 | 3 | bring down a slightly elevated bp | I am noticing that my hair is really thinning and have always had thick hair. I am also gaining weight even as i eat less and walk more.I am 40 pounds overweight. I am feeling a lot of ankle and foot pain and 'the blues'I also have dizziness and heart palpatations though not as much as on previous bp medicine.Have lower back pain around the kidney area often. | my husband takes it and has no real problems except thinning hair.He is 30 pounds overweight. We have both been non-smokers and non- drinkers..we eat a fish and chicken diet with tons of fruit and vegetables...no illnesses except for slight elevation of b.p. (as our parents had before us) | F | 55 | | 6/10/2004 | 5 | high blood pressure | none | Tried a number of different types of medication for high blood pressure, and this is the only one where I had no side effects and that also effectively regulated my b/p. | F | 31 | 3 years | 6/7/2004 |