AVAPRO Reviews (IRBESARTAN)Average Rating: 2.3 (261 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare AVAPRO with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR AVAPRO | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | high blood pressure | aching& pain in left arm went into shoulder really sore weeks later gone into right arm,shoulder & neck, today after seeing this great site, went to Dr. He....no not from this, I said yes it is, want to stop as of today, will see him tomorrow for blood test. | F | 69 | 9 months | 5/4/2009 | 1 | HBP | Avapro seems to have almost turned me into an invalid. I begin to have SEVERE leg and arm pain. My vision was getting blurry. My blood pressure was not staying down, even after being put on 300mg. When I would sit down, it was difficult to stand;then it was painful to walk. The doctor's helper put me on celebrex and it has helped, but why take another drug, if one you're taking is causing the problem, and I was pretty sure the Avapro had caused my problem. I have been off of it for a few days, and I also feel like I'm getting my life back. Thank you so much for this website. So many symtoms were just like mine. I will not go back on this medication. Don't let a doctor tell you there's no side effects. It's your pain and your life. This was a really bad experience. This med should be off the market!!What will happen to folks who don't figure this out? | F | 59 | 9 months | 4/27/2009 | 4 | HTN | Possible mild back pain. | I have been taking this medication for about 2 months, and it has lowered my B/P by about 10 mm/Hg systolic and diastolic. I do want to comment that most of you out there that are complaining of dizziness/ tiredness need to know that this is a common side effect of taking any blood pressure medication. For those of you saying you become dizzy/ light headed when you stand up, this is a phenomenon call orthostatic hypotension (sudden decrease in blood pressure as a result of you standing quickly), which is also a common side effect of any blood pressure medication. To those of you like me experiencing muscle pain/ weakness, you should consider changing medications if these side effects don't go away within a few weeks of taking this medication. Just as a reference I am taking 150mg. | M | 21 | 50 days | 4/23/2009 | 5 | High BP | None apparently - but I get pretty tired during the day. Actually from quite early in the mid morning. | Does anyone know if its culmulative. If I take it in the morning has it worn off by the next morning? I'm wondering if I can cut back the dose (150mg) as in the morning before taking the pill BP has been 130/75 or so. Down from about 160/92. | M | 59 | 6 months | 4/22/2009 | 1 | HYPERTENSION | Unexplained mood changes that eventually led to sexual and emotional elimination completely! | My husband began taking this medication within months of our marriage and as a result, his sexual and emotional desires began to change and he did not know why. He reported this to the doctor and was then placed on Levitra which did not help. So the doctor simply chalked it up to stress. In the meantime, he was becoming more and more distant emotionally to the point that now there is absolutely NO intimacy whatsoever even in the conversations. We were together nearly 2 years prior to this and never had these issues! The initiation of Avapro is the only thing that coincides with his emotional changes and we looked up the side effects about a week or so ago, SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION is at the top of the list of side effects not requiring medical attention. We have contacted an attorney because of this effect on our marriage (not quite 4 years yet). So if anyone is going through similar changes, please, please contact us!!!!! He was taking this for 3 1/2 of our 4 years as a married couple and we've been together for nearly 2 years beautifully before the initiation of this forsaken drug! | M | 43 | 3 years | 4/18/2009 | 3 | high blood pressure | palpitations,tingling in arms and legs,shortness of breath, pressure on chest and I feel heart pounding harder | My systolic is decreasing, but the dialostic remain a little bit high. | M | 43 | 10 days | 4/4/2009 | 1 | high blood pressure/diabetic | I had a cerebrovascular accident which Avapro may have played a part in. | I did not know I had a dural arteriovenous fistula which has a certain percent chance per year of hemorrhage, but I was on Avapro for the 5 months before my hemorrhage. While I don't think that Avapro was the total cause, I think it may have increased the risk of bleed before the DAVF was discovered. I would never take it again. | M | 45 | 5 months | 4/3/2009 | 2 | kidney protection | left leg cramping, tingling in fingers, numbness in my arms, and shortness of breath during sleep. | F | 20 | 2 years | 3/22/2009 | 3 | high blood pressure | Muscle injuries, muscle aches, stiffness | I started experiencing muscle injuries a few years go. It would be chronic in one leg, but not in the other. Then it went to the other leg and the bad leg became the good leg. Can't hardly do stairs, up or down. Swelling in me legs when on my feet. I have been taking this drug longer than 10 years now. It did lower and stabilize my bp. | F | 50 | 10 days | 3/20/2009 | 4 | high pb | none. | I've tried many, and Avapro is the best. My insurance company stopped paying for it, so my doctor put me on Diavan. I hate it. | M | 47 | 5 years | 3/19/2009 | 2 | mild hypertension , diabetes type2 | muscle cramps and spasms in feet and calves;muscle pain in legs that I would describe as almost "bone pain" similar to "shin splints";runny nose ;cough; sneezing;loose bowels. | I'm going back to lisinopril and endure the ever present dry hack;at least lisinopril didn't create the leg problems. | M | 60 | 1 years | 3/14/2009 | 5 | Hypertension | None | A perfect drug for me. Tried diuretics and calcium blockers with no sucess. Avapro kept my BP to 120/67 for years. Too bad there's no generic version. | M | 50 | 4 years | 2/21/2009 | 5 | High blood pressure | None | Has worked very well. Blood pressure was 150/110 5 years ago, after taking Avapro 150 for a few months it fell to 130/80 and stayed there. I'm not aware of any side effects. | M | 68 | 5 years | 2/19/2009 | 3 | Hypertension | Extreme fatigue-joint aches-headache-mood change-Wondering if it is the medication been on it for approximatley one month | Does anyone have any thoughts on this | M | 35 | | 2/6/2009 | 1 | High Blood Preasure | Fatigue, Difficulty breathing, flu like cough and sinus congestion, trouble concentrating and irritably, possibly caused by the aforementioned side effects that I was not sure where they were coming from until I just found this web site. Now I 99.9% sure that Avapro is the reason I feel like I was run down by a Truck even when I just woke up in the morning. Thanks you to everyone for posting. I dont think i will be taking any more from today on. | M | 44 | 3 months | 1/28/2009 | 5 | M | 57 | | 1/13/2009 | 2 | High Blood Pressure | Persistent dry choking cough over several months. All tests and x-ray have found nothing. Avapro withdrawn for 4 week period to confirm this as side effect of taking this medication. | F | 54 | 3 years | 1/13/2009 | 1 | high blood pressure | I had just about all the side effects that others listed on this site. Sometimes doctors do not believe their patients when told of these side effects. Wonder why???Are these drugs money makers?? | I think people with doctors who do not believe their patients, should be given copies of this site to prove that all those taking this medicine cannot be wrong. ONLY a few have good things to say about this medicine and it's friend, Avalide. So, I got myself on another medicine and I am much better. These medicines are not good for everyone-there are MANY others to take, so don't be like me, get off this stuff quick and get something else. I finally did and I am SO glad. Anything is better. | M | 60 | 1 years | 12/21/2008 | 1 | high blood pressure | Fatigue, sore muscles, gained 10 pounds in about 3 weeks despite no change in diet and an increase in exercise. My blood pressure actually went up about 5 points on daily average. | M | 46 | 30 days | 12/4/2008 | 5 | High Blood Pressure | None connected to the drug. No problems that were not there prior to Avapro. | The beta blocker was not helping enough, as soon as 24 hours on Avapro, my pressure was in the normal range. | F | 61 | 6 years | 11/21/2008 |