DIOVAN HCT Reviews (HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; VALSARTAN)Average Rating: 2.4 (425 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare DIOVAN HCT with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR DIOVAN HCT | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | High blod pressur | fatigue, depresson, irritable, cough,nasal congestion, lost of memory, and so much that I not thinking right now | I also take Norvasc, aspirin I thinck taht the conbination of Diovan and norvasc that doing the worst side effect My doctor just gave me RASILEZ which is a new drug on the market | M | 2 years | 3/22/2008 | 4 | HTN | Don't believe that I can say that I have had any side effects from this medication. Read all the side effects that people have posted here and find it hard to believe some of these "side effects" that people claim. | BP has been great for the past 6 weeks since I started taking this med. | M | 44 | 6 weeks | 3/17/2008 | 3 | High Bloob Pressure | WEIGHT GAIN, especially around the middle! runny nose, dry cough, dizziness, Tired all the time, fatigue! Gas and bloating, tingling in my finger tips, thristy especially at night--wake up to get drinks, never did that before--sleepless nights | I have been on Diovan HCTZ 160/12.5 mg for six weeks. I take two tablest a day. I am really concerned with the side effects. My blood pressure has stablized, but at what price. I am changing my medication. can't stand the weight gain 8 pounds in 6 weeks--not normal for aperson who eats a good nutritional diet and exercises every day! | F | 52 | 6 weeks | 3/17/2008 | 3 | High Blood Presuure | WEIGHT GAIN--Around the middle! Cough, thristy, dizzy, can't sleep through the night | I have been taking Diovan HCT 160/12.5 mg for 6 weeks, since Feb. 3. I take two pills a day, one a 7 a.m. and another a 7 p.m. My blood pressure has been stable, but not worth the side effects. I have been on a diet, and exercise routine faithfully for 6 week s and have gained weight. Not worth it to me. My belly is swelling! | F | 52 | 6 weeks | 3/16/2008 | 3 | high blood pressure | tired, confused, sometimes dizzy, lack of concentration, increased heart rate, palpitations, always thirsty, huge amount of urine, constant anxiety and panic attacks, some depression, unable to get out of bed easily when wake up in the morning, continuous cramps in abdomen and chest, breathing is an effort | it has been almost 10 days. i was regularly and heavily exercising before. now, i am always feeling tired and exhausted and cannot even walk short distances, i am feeling as if i am heavily sick. i,t is like all my energy was sucked out of my body or there was a short circuit somewhere in my body. my blood pressure was 150- 160 / 100 recently for reasons unknown. now it is around 126 / 86. blood pressure reducing effect developed after first 3 days. | M | 40 | 10 days | 3/8/2008 | 1 | blood pressure | Pain in all extremities, pain in back, middle of the back and upper back, joint pain I have never had before. I can't believe these side effects are not listed with the side effects of this medicine! Drug companies are unbelievable! | I am going to start taking charcoal today and try and get this crap out of my system as soon as possible. I am so glad I found this website and was able to read what other folks have experienced with this drug. | M | 60 | 60 days | 3/8/2008 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Chest, Shoulder, and pain in my left arm. Irregular Heartbeat / palpitations. Frequent trips to the bathroom, even after going to sleep at night, which never happened before. Constant Light headedness and nausea feel. | After being sick for almost three weeks, I was finally able to get in to see our family doctor. During the initial exam the nurse took my BP which was 220/140. The doc didn't seem too concerned as I have been diagnosed with WPW and was fighting the flu, but wanted to monitor my BP on a daily basis and which remained pretty high. After 4 days of high BP readings he put me on Diovan HCT. It only took two days of taking this medication for all the stated symptoms to occur. On the third day, I experienced some severe chest pain which radiated to my left should and down my left arm, had nausia, and felt light headed. I call my doctor and as I expected, he advised by my doctor to immediately go to ER. I spend that day and next in the hospital going through stress test, CT Scan and number blood test which proved to be normal(heart enzymes where within normal range, however, my white blood cell count was a little high). I might note that during my stay in the hospital they did not give | M | 53 | 5 days | 3/4/2008 | 3 | High bloog pressure | Lost of sex drive and do not have the ability to have a full erection | My blood pressure was 210/104. after taking Diovan, my blood pressure came down to 143/90. What has happened is that I am now unable to have a full erection. I am seeking medical advise. | M | 47 | 1 years | 3/1/2008 | 1 | hbp | dizzy,tired,pain in hands ,heart palpitations could not figure out what was wrong with me. stop taking for a week then started back up . same thing i'm done with it | YUCK | M | 42 | 3 days | 2/23/2008 | 2 | high blood pressure | heart palpitations, weight gain, arthritic joint pains, gas and bloating, nausea, depression, fatigue, sleepiness, pains in left arm, blurred vision in left eye, dizziness | I thought that there was something seriously wrong with me since my doctor said my problems were caused by stress. I was told to exercise more and diet, but I was eating correctly and was too tired to exercise which increased the hopelessness. After doing some searches on Co-Diovan and reading these comments, I decided to test abstinence from the drug and I have been feeling better. I can even exercise for a while. | F | 42 | 4 years | 2/20/2008 | 3 | borderline high blood pressure | Just happened see this web site and now I am wondering...I started taking it in January 2007. Starting about mid december, I started having severe pain in my left leg and a resurgence of my low back pain. Could there be a connection? I also was diagnosed in september with osteo arthritis in my neck with severe pain, for which I take Tramadol. I had suffered occasional neck pain since summer 2007, with aggravation in september. | I plan on stopping Diovan to see if it makes a difference, but I cannot stop the pain med "cold-turkey". I will seek advice for that. | F | 67 | 13 months | 2/9/2008 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Palpitation/irregular heart beats | After my previous medication for high blood pressure (Benicar) that I was taking for 6 years stopped working I was given Diovan HCT (160/25) and Coreg CR in April 2007. The blood pressure came down somewhat but in September I started to experience irregular heart beats and palpitation. I asked my doctor to try something completely different and he switched me to inexpensive generic beta blocker, ace inhibitor and diuretic. Within one week my pulse became normal, my blood pressure and pulse dropped to completely normal. It is hard to prove that the problem was because of the Diovan HCT but it is hard to ignore the results. | M | 67 | 9 months | 2/9/2008 | 2 | high blood pressure | Weight gain pain in legs and lower back | F | 46 | 5 days | 2/3/2008 | 2 | high blood pressure | weight gain, around middle, cant get rid of.Constantly tired. hair loss. Aching knees. Constantly thirsty. Constantly urinating. VERY difficult to get to sleep, then cant sleep more than a few hours.Really, just about all of the symptoms I've read on this site! | I am wondering if this med. has contributed to or caused the problem I've been having for the last two years with my eyes? Specifically detached retina's.One of the causes is a dried out membrane in the eye pulling out the retina as it dries out. this has happened twice now, once last year and just yesterday! Had to have surgery on the one eye,the doctor will tell me this afternoon about this one! And even though I've been on this med for 5 years now it does'nt seem to keep the blood pressure down for very long! I'm now on 160/25 hct and the pressure is still going up!Time for a change! Anyone with this problem feel free to contact me! | M | 51 | 5 years | 1/28/2008 | 1 | To lower high blood pressure. | Headaches, sudden weight gain (approx. 30-40 lbs in 2 years, mostly around mid-section) - especially noticed after they unnecessarily raised my dosage, hair loss, extreme fatigue ~ couch-bound (NEVER felt like doing anything, or going anywhere - everything is a CHORE), sweating, sick-feeling, constant pain in bones/joints, arthritic feeling in fingers & toes (couldn't grip anything), diarrhea, severe muscle pain/aches ~felt like I was 98 years old!, tired ALL the time, zoned-out / concentration problems / sad, hopeless feeling, bad anxiety attacks, bottom of feet hurt so bad~could barely walk! plantar facitis / sciatica, bad heartburn, varicose veins, gas & bloating, insomnia, chest rash, heart palpitations, nausea, increased/frequent urination/odd odor, strange rashes/burns from sunlight, back/neck/shoulder pain & knots, loss of libido, sinus problems, arms falling asleep, always getting sick, night cough, depression, nightmares, tooth fracture/brittle teeth ~ resulting in | Never had these problems before! - these side effects all started after I started taking Diovan HCT! I stopped taking Diovan HCT (with Dr.'s OK) on 01/16/08, and got a SEVERE migraine for TEN miserable days straight!! - which no medication would even touch (tried Advil, Midrin & Imitrex). Dr. wanted to put me BACK on BP meds, but I begged them not to. My blood pressure is about the same 120-130/75-80 - without the drug as it was while taking it. I will NOT ever take Diovan again. Trying to lower BP naturally with relaxation, diet, & exercise! I feel better already! - have more energy/more alive, virtually no anxiety, sleeping a lot better, aches & pains almost gone, don't have to urinate all of the time, and the horrible side effects are disappearing within a couple of weeks of stopping this drug!! I feel like this medication STOLE TWO YEARS of my life!!! I have felt so miserable for soooo long! My quality of life is more important. Going back to Dr. for a physical | F | 38 | 2 years | 1/28/2008 | 2 | High Blood Pressure | Been using Diovan HCT 160 mg. for about 3 months. Fatigue, muscle aches especially lower back, hip and knees. Feet have started to swell. Lower left eye twitches, dry mouth, sweating more than normal. I get short of breath if I try just to walk up a flight of stairs or even across a parking lot into a building. Didn't notice the hair thing until my hair dresser said my hair was thinning. Asked my doctor about the possible side affects. She said it wasn't from the Diovan. Has put me on a anit-inflammatory drug and referred me to a physcial therapist for my back pain. | I really do believe it is the Diovan that has caused the majority of my aches and pains. I've stopped taking it this week and already feel that my back pain is better. | F | 43 | 90 days | 1/22/2008 | 3 | High Blood pressure | Having to "Run" to the bathroom every hour, flushed skin and makes me light headed at times | It just might be me but I also feel that at times my vision and hearing are impared. It has however lowered my blood pressure to with in a safe range | M | 54 | 1 years | 1/20/2008 | 1 | HBP | You name it!! | Just got off it! How long does it take to get out your system? So I can have my life back!! | M | 40 | 7 months | 1/11/2008 | 1 | high blood pressure | hair loss, weight gain, blurred vision, memory trouble | This medicine was withdrawn from the market for a while and there is a reason to that. I am now fed up with all those medications which ALL induce side effects, for which your doctor will prescribe more and more medications. That is when hell starts. My hair was falling off, I could not lose weight even exercising and eating healthy food. When I stopped Diovan, my hair stopped falling immediately and I lost 4 lbs the 1st week, without doing anything different. You completely destroy your metabolism that way. Now I stopped all that and I am going the NATURAL way with good results. I recommend acupuncture to relax you, the RESPeRATE machine which is FDA approved and NON TOXIC. Homeopathy, natural supplements (I highly recommend Apple Cider Vinegar and raw honey, those made my blood pressure go down by 30 points!, good nutrition and exercise are much better and you will not enrich those pharmaceutical companies which are after your money, just trying to erase the symptoms but NOT the caus | F | 53 | 2 days | 1/11/2008 | 5 | High Blood Pressure | At first a little lightheaded, but once I got used to my bloodpressure being normal I was OK. I have noticed a lack of tolerance to the summer heat, changing vision, gained a couple pounds, but come on people, we aren't spring chickens. Could SOME of the side effects we think are from this drug just be natural aging? | This drug is a lifesaver. I was a timebomb with BP 190/97. | F | 46 | 7 months | 1/9/2008 |