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 |
| 3 | blood pressure | Worked great for my blood pressure (none other had) with almost no side effects until recently. About a month ago my feet started swelling - not bad - but some. Then I noticed something else -that since I am retired I wear flip flops lots and walk outdoors lots. My feet were becoming brown around my toes and tops of the feet. I would normally think this is just tanning except I am extremely fair skinned - never tanned in my life! Have developed also really itchy skin. Hate to say anything as it has worked for my BP - but will have to it seems. Went looking on the internet to see if someone else had this experience with the drug and found they have so guess I will let my doctor know. Great site! | F | 70 | 8 months 1X day | 6/5/2011 | 5 | high blood pressure | No side effects at all. The first week or so I urinated more frequently and lost a few pounds, but then I felt completely normal and have for the past several years. | This has been an excellent drug for me. Prior to taking it my bp was 158/116 and it's never higher than 120/78 with Diovan. I have tried to go without it to see if I've outgrown the hypertension but alas I have not, so I just went back on. I have absolutely no side effects at all and would only stop taking it far in advance of trying to have a baby. | F | 28 | 7 years 80 1X day | 5/31/2011 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Side effects are identical to Psoriatic Arthritis. Patches of worsening psoriasis and progessively widespread arthritis. Went to Rheumatologist, prescribed Enbrel. 95% of arthritic pain went away after first injection of Enbrel. Now, no pain at all. Still have small patches of psoriasis which are slowly clearing up. Went off Diovan HCT and Enbrel, symptoms have not returned. | Diovan HCT is poison. | M | 55 | 2 years 320/12.5 1X day | 5/8/2011 | 3 | I was a little off balance when I first started taking the diovan hct but it seemed to wear off in a few weeks however I had injuries to both big toes that have taken a long time to heal and now a knee injury from kneeling that I will have looked at this week. I am now concerned about the side effects of the diovan as the injuries and healing time are not normal for me. | 60 | 3 years 1X day | 4/24/2011 | 1 | high blood pressure | fatigue,weight gain,leg and knee pain, joint pain, and hives severely | going to call my doctor after reading other people are having alot of the same side effects | F | 46 | 7 months 80/12.5 1X day | 4/15/2011 | 1 | Blood pressure | Headaches,panick attacks dizziness depression neck and back pain palpatations ringing in the ears bad sinus attacks this drug MUST be removed from the market | F | 64 | 2 years 80mg 1X day | 3/17/2011 | 4 | High Blood Pressure | I have to say that since I started taking B12 with my dosage of Diovan I have never felt better. I get the occasional muscle pains - especially at night but overall I feel much better. I had to get the dosage adjusted several times - including the HCT part. Weight has always been a challenge even before taking Diocan - but I am only about 20 lbs over weight. Blood pressure under control. | I believe that you have to be on this for at least 3 mos to get over the major side effects. I have NEVER taken any meds my whole life - and do not really believe in meds - but Diovan has helped me greatly. | F | 49 | 1.5 years 80 MG HCT 1X day | 3/11/2011 | 2 | Hypertension | Soreness in joints the first couple of months. Slowly increasing aches in joints for 2 years. Last 2 years, constant pain in lower back and increasing awareness of ringing in my ears. I feel that the soreness/swelling is intensified in joints injured in past sports injuries. Felt compression in spine and joints when exercising which made me feel and act lethargic. Weight gain (10% of body weight) | Diovan HCT did lower my blood pressure in the past but I recently tried Diovan (half dosage without the HydroChlorothiazide) for a few days and found similar effects. I have been trying to reduce my BP naturally because I have always been active and feel that this drug may be causing permanent damage to my skeletal structure. Will change diet and avoid this drug for 3 to 6 months and log my results. | M | 50 | 4 years maximum 1X day | 3/5/2011 | 1 | high blood pressure | sharp, stabbing back pain in area opposite heart. extreme hair loss. extreme hair breakage. muscle leg pain. lethargic. depressed. | I started out on samples of 160 mg and was doubled to 320 mg/12.5 hct. I ignored hair loss and stabbing in back and finally realized it was the meds. Now I am back to trying samples to control blood pressure. | F | 59 | 5 months 320 1X day | 3/4/2011 | 1 | exforge hct 10/160/12 | Upon taking this medication for months for elevated bp I started feeling many undesirable side effects, such as severe lightheadedness, dizziness, many bad dreams, unsteady walk, insomnia, stuffy nose and severe sinus conditions that seems to just linger, lethargy, lack of appetite, depression, loss of weight, and lowered my potassium level to marginal. | I would not recommend this drug to anyone. It's best to find another medication that would satisfy the same function without the horrible side effects. For me I went back to 10mg norvasc plus 12.5mg of triamterine, which worked just fine to control my blood pressure. I'm now augmenting the medication routine with short walks in the morning and in the afternoon. I'm now beginning to feel better after I had changed my medication 3 days ago. The lightheadedness and all of the other bad sideeffects are beginning to subside after 3 days. It may take a few more days before all of the bad sideeffects of the diovan is completely wiped out of my system. All I can say is that each passing day I'm feeling a little better. Thanks to everyone who submitted the sideeffects of this medication. It has helped me understand not to completely put your entire trust on your doctor and pharmacist. Doctors and pharmacists are helpful but do not have all the answers since every individual reacts differently for medications prescribed to treat an ailment. | M | 65 | 4 months 1X day | 3/3/2011 | 2 | high blood pressure | This is the first medicine that I have been on for high blood pressure. Since taking it, I have steadily gained weight, even though I've been dieting and reducing salt intake. I have had constant itchy skin, severe joint pains, headaches, and lack of sex drive. I thought it was age related. After reading other comments, I think it might be these meds. I've mentioned it to my doctor, but she is asking me to wait a couple of more weeks to see if my blood pressure improves. (It has gone down, but not to where it should be.) I can honestly say that I have not had a feeling of wellness since taking this medicine, and I do feel worse than before finding out I had high blood pressure. I feel like I have arthritis, or something. Now I need to address more of these symptoms with my doctor. I am tired during the day and restless at night...waking up sometimes and also having weird dreams. The weight gain and joint pain are the worst. It feels as though my bones are being crushed. I ha | F | 53 | 7 months 320mg 1X day | 2/24/2011 | 5 | hbp | No side effects that I noticed - I experience fatigue, but I was tired all the time before I got on BP meds so I do not count that as a side affect. | Recently I requested my PCP to put me on a generic BP med because of brand name cost - I simply cannot afford the Diovan anymore. My PCP put me on lotrel 10/20. After being on the lotrel for less than a week, I'm ready to go back to the Diovan - I'll figure out a way to pay for it. For me this drug works great. I have sever swelling and it works great at the 25mg for me whereas the lotrel does nothing for the swelling - both drugs lower my BP to 130/85. | F | 32 | 2 years 325/25mg 1X day | 2/22/2011 | 5 | Blood Pressure | None | My blood pressure is always very satisfactory. | M | 87 | 5 years 80 MG 1X day | 2/22/2011 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | OMG I am so glad it is not me.... I have been in misery for over a year. When I asked the Dr. if the weight gain, skin break-outs as well as hair loss could have anything to do with this drug. I was told no! I work out 4-5 times a week, and I eat pretty healty so to have gained over 30lbs is just insane! Too have irritated skin and hair loss is just too much... I am so tired all of time and i feel like an 80 year old woman! OMG thank you guys for all of the comments! I just knew I was not crazy!!!!!! I am taking myself off and looking into other options! | F | 46 | 2 years .50 1X day | 2/17/2011 | 1 | Hypertension | Aches in both knees,ankles,shoulders and lower back. Swelling in both legs below the knees. Ankles especially. Weight gain of approx. 15 lbs. Developed a constant cramp below heart and lung/diaphragm region. I Could not walk up more than 2 flights of stairs w/o being winded completely. Sleepy state of being within an hour of taking Diovan HCT. I never felt in a well state. I will say my BP was down to never realized numbers. But the margins were not worth the constant ill state of being. | I have been off the Diovan HCT for 3.7 months now. The negative symptoms I described have now gone. I have been given a script for Triam/HCTZ 37.5-25 and have had incredible success. My Doctor did not question or hesitate to remove me from Diovan HCT. The doctor was not a big fan of it either. From what I understand, the drug company campaigned heavily to urge health insurers to push the product in lieu of tier one drugs, touting a lower cost. The drug I am now on is only $10.00(ten) for a 90 day supply. Understand everyone has a different situation medically. But Diovan HCT is a horrible excuse to achieving better health. | M | 61 | 1.7 years 320/25 1X day | 2/14/2011 | 2 | High Blood Pressure | Does not work well. Spots on shoulders and back. Symptoms return before time for next dosage. | I have been on Diovan for 7 years. | F | 54 | 320 mg 1X day | 2/7/2011 | 4 | hypertension | weight gain (20 lbs.) and fatigue | it does lower my b/p to a normal reading. | F | 41 | 20 months 160/12.5 1X day | 1/30/2011 | 4 | High blood pressure | Diarreha, pain in legs while sleeping, occasional dizziness and shortness of breath (only when drinking carbonated! Caffeinated soda) | I take Diovan HCT 320-25 along with Atenolol 50mg and have been for almost 2 years. The most persistant side effects I have had are diarreha pain in my legs while sleeping and cold extremeties. There have been times when I have been tempted to ask my Dr. to change meds but I have learned to deal with most of the effects. I always take the meds at least 2 hours before I eat and that has cleared up my intestinal distress. I dress warm or have warm clothes available year round. There isn't anything I can do about the pain in my legs but I suspect that will go away eventually. When I first started on Diovan I was dizzy, depressed and confused. After a couple of months that all went away. I still may ask my Dr. To look into another medicine but Diovan has gotten my BP problem under control. I still live the same lifestyle I did before which includes: gardening, hiking, canoeing, fishing, riding my 4 wheeler etc... I think that anyone that has severe reactions such as hairloss, severe skin disorders, shortness of breath or chest pain should get right back to the Dr. and get off of Diovan. Anyone that has minor discomforts associated with taking Diovan should give it a chance and see if it works for you. I did and I am happy with it (for now) | M | 47 | 20 months 320/25 1X day | 1/24/2011 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | I experienced severe, migraine-type headaches within the half hour of taking this drug. I also had stomach distress and blurred vision. There's GOT to be a better way!! | F | 69 | 8 days 12.5 1X day | 1/19/2011 | 2 | 320/25 | At first none. Last year aches in joints, ankles and knees. Discoloration in skin around the hair line and raised rash on outer ends of eyebrows (itchy) dermatologist did not know what it was. Onset of anxiety attacks (never had these)Constant constipation and tremendous hair breakage. Blurred vision which felt worse daily.Dizziness.Ladies: Everything is not Menopause, don't believe it! | My MD ran test for thryoid, normal. Referred me to Neurologist for dizziness. I only take Diovan, so I read the side effects the other day when researching eyebrow loss. I stopped taking the meds and the itching stopped and much clearer vision. I will follow the DASH diet and exercise more. This medicine is poisoning my system. Eat right, exercise more and stress less. | F | 56 | 3 years 1X day | 12/26/2010 |