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 |
| 4 | HBP | Sensitivity to sunlight; severe, itchy rash on areas exposed to the sun. Extremely dry skin/ rash on eyelids and around eyes. | Controls my BP well! Before taking Diovan HCT, I took Diovan 320 and separate HCTZ 25mg daily for about 6 years. Diovan was the only success after three meds/attempts to control my BP. After the second year on Diovan HCT, I noticed some sensitivity to sunlight. Over the past year, I have had increased skin dryness, especially around my eyes/eyelids and on legs and arms. I am now covered with a severe, itchy rash on both arms where they were exposed to the sun; this is the second time I have experienced this during the past week. Tomorrow the rash will be covered with whiteheads. Don't know for sure if this is related to the Diovan HCT... | F | 43 | 3 years 320/25 1X day | 4/6/2010 | 1 | high bp | I am an RN and will see my MD tomorrow to get off this med- chest heaviness, ataxia, palpitations, headache, dizziness, anxiety, fatigue, tearfulness. I had none of these problems 9 days ago. This drug should carry a black box warning. There are many many alternatives for elevated BP. This one is an ARB- angiotensin receptor blocker. Had I looked at this site prior to taking it, I would have gone with a beta blocker. Can't take ACE inhibitors because they cause a constant cough. | F | 54 | 8 days 1X day | 4/2/2010 | 4 | HBP | Too many trips to bathroom - hot flashes - tried - weight gain | HBP ON Thursday was 194/97 - AFTER 6 days on DIOVAN it's down to 132/73. On Friday 124/68 - I check my hbp every morning. I'm due back to my doctor on April 7TH FOR A ECHO CARDIOGRAM. But I noticed a big diffrence my heart does not feel so tensed and I was able to sleep for more then five houres. I also have asthma so my new doctor has his work cut out for him - because my asthma medication has some of the same side effects as diovan hct. | F | 56 | 6 days 160MG/12.5 1X day | 3/31/2010 | 1 | bp | always had joint pain but brushed it off as arthritis.This year things really got bad with joint pain .Stopped taking started feeling little better.Wondering if this drug is going to have some long term effects. | F | 52 | 8 years 80mg 1X day | 3/30/2010 | 5 | Hypertension | Just a little fatigue shortly after taking it that goes away shortly. | This has been a fantastic drug for me. I was on it for 8 years (for the last several I had only been on the 80 mg without the diuretic) since I was 24 and it kept my bp down to around an average of 120/70, and then was switched to Labetalol around a month and a half ago because that is safer for pregnancy--but my bp crept up to 178/120 within a week and a half. I went back on Diovan HCT 160/25 and within days was back to 118/80. I'm hoping to be able to wean back off of the diuretic part of the drug over time because, as someone else had mentioned, messing with my electrolytes makes me feel a little drained at times. | M | 32 | 8 years 160/25 1X day | 3/27/2010 | 1 | hbp | I thought I was dying...literally. Extreme fatigue, body pain, especially upper back and under my ribs around my stomach area, want to sleep, but can't, can't even walk from one side of the room to the other and without being out of breath, severe panic attacks, legs heavy and a tingling sensation in the shins, pain under my arms, no libido at all, heart palpatations, thinning hair, weight gain, no appitite so how is this? my whole body is dried out, flaking skin, dry lips and mouth, coughing at night, gastro issues (gas and extreme diharrea), gosh, do I need to go on??? | I stopped taking this demon drug yesterday, so I have been off the drug for 25 hours. I don't know how long I will feel this way; if things aren't better in a week, I am getting an attorney to sue the drug maker...there are too many of the same complaints. obviously this drug is very dangerous and MUST be removed. it is way to expensive, too. my dr. is putting me back on regular plain diovan...just hope that keeps the blood pressure down | F | 49 | 5.3 weeks 80/12.5 1X day | 3/27/2010 | 4 | Hypertension control | This medication does lower my blood pressure with fewer side effects than the 15 others I have tried--HOWEVER, yesterday the billed price for my RX for this drug went up 200% through my Medicare Advantage Program! A 200% increase with no warning the very same day Obama signed the Health Care bill---does that seem ironic to anyone else? I for one, CANNOT AFFORD THIS 200% increase! Now what does one do? | Anyone been forced to change from DIOVAN HCT because of this 200% increase-- to another similar med that worked for them with few side effects? My Doc says I should try Hyzaar? Please let me know of any alternatives you have found that work--thanks. | F | 68 | 5 years 320-12.5 1X day | 3/24/2010 | 1 | high BP | I'm having anxiety, (unbearable) headache, loss of apetite, muscle spasms in the legs and dry cough. I'm losing my mind....and I dislike this feeling. | I dislike this however, it has lowered my BP. Going to the doctor and requesting another BP med. | F | 34 | 80 MG 1X day | 3/19/2010 Patient History | 4 | High blood pressure | Only side effect is constipation. | This medication works for me. It brought my pressure down lower than any other I have tried and also had a calming effect on me. | F | 55 | 3 years 160/25 1X day | 3/12/2010 | 3 | None yet, but reading this is scaring the sh** out of me! | New to med world. Been perfectly healthy most of my life. Workout, no extra lbs, too much salt. Just started taking yesterday. This drug sounds scary. Any advice for another drug for HBP? I see my Dr. on Wed. and will print out these horror stories and present to him.Thanks to all for opening my eyes...good luck to all. | M | 61 | 2 days 160/25 1X day | 3/11/2010 | 3 | hypertension | took this medication with great success and no side effects until about 9 months ago. i now have terrible feel and leg cramps. mostly in the evening and night but occassionally all day long. stuck on this medication . Only one thats worked well. Tried about everything else. Others had either bad side effects or didn't control the hypertension. What now? | F | 52 | 10 years 160/12.5 1X day | 3/6/2010 | 2 | High Blood Pressure | Light headedness and dizziness after two weeks | This drug did reduce my BP within two days of use 150/103 to 140/95. However after 14 days I started having bouts of Light headedness and dizziness which seems to be getting progressively worse. On the advise of my MD I am continuing the the trial for 30 days. | M | 61 | 18 days 80/12.5 1X day | 3/4/2010 | 1 | hypertension | Extreme fatigue; rash on my upper arms and lower legs which itch--I scratch and they turn into a bloody mess; In the summer I thought it was bug bites from working in the garden, but it has persisted thru fall and winter; my eyes seem very dry, and my contacts really bother me; sinus congestion and post nasal drip (which I have not previously been botherd by) | My husband laughs at me because I blame everything on my Diovan HCT. I have always been energetic, but now I could nap at anytime of the day. Granted I'm going to be 60 in a couple of months, but after reading all the comments, I have to wonder if its the BP medication. Going to Dr. tomorrow and ask him to take me off this medicine. | F | 59 | 8 months 160/12.5 1X day | 3/2/2010 | 1 | high blood pressure | Unbelievable leg pain, mild lower back pain, puffiness around midsection/bloating, weight gain, headaches, insomnia, fatigue, shortness of breath, sweats, constipation, thirst (esp at night) | I took accupril for 55 days(same class of drug) and discontinued due to these problems and chest pain. Symptoms started to occur 3 weeks into therapy just as with this and eventually escalated to palpitations that felt like a heart attack and sucked away my breath. Overall shortness of breath upon exertion, depression, and unexplainable general malaise. Doctor laughed and said these weren't symptoms of accupril and put me on this to try. I'm stopping this one too... ASAP! Thanks for the confirmation from others. Does lower BP, but no (bleeping) way it is worth it!!! | F | 51 | 4 weeks 160mg 1X day | 2/26/2010 | 1 | High blood pressure | After taking Diovan HCT for about 9 months, I am feeling horrible--very cold hands/feet/legs and have numbness and tingling. Back pain, both midback and lower. My fingers are very stiff, pain in elbow joints. Dry eyes--burn all the time. | I plan to go off this stuff immediately--no weaning. While it does maintain a great bp reading, it has terrible side effects. | F | 55 | 9 months 160/25 1X day | 2/24/2010 | 5 | avapro300 no effect on blood pressu | M | 73 | 14 days 320/25 hct 1X W | 2/22/2010 | 2 | High Blood Pressure | Back pain, muscle ace. I have had therapy and a MRI with no help. Glad I found this Web Site. Did not think that my BP med. would be the problem. | F | 62 | 1 years 160MG 1X day | 2/19/2010 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | ALL SIDE EFFECTS LISTED BY OTHER USERS! We would like to know how to quit Diovan, if we can do it gradually or we can substitute it to herbal remedies? Can we cut the pill in 4 parts instead of 2 in order to gradually lower the dose? Can we switch to herbal remedies right away? What other ways to quit blood pressure medication! PLEASE HELP US! | We did a research and found plenty of natural remedies recommended by naturopathic practitioners like: Coenzyme Q10 (one of the widely alternative medicine used for High BP), Garlic, Hawthorn, Mistletoe, Valerian, Hops, L-Arginine. We bought them today at the health food store along with Vitanine C and E, Selenium, Calcium, Magnesium & Potassium. Also we plan to take 2 tb spoons of organic flaxseed oil daily, 2 gloves of fresh garlic, incorporate more cayenne pepper, turmeric in our diet and drink plenty of herbal tea (herbs mentioned above) stabilizing blood pressure. Please if you have any information or want to share you story on how you stopped Diovan (or any other high blood pressure medication), please let us know...We will really appreciate it. SEND US AN EMAIL EXPLAINING HOW YOU QUIT BLOOD PRESSURE MEDICATION P.S: We will go to see and MD doctor with Naturopathic license as well, when we find a good one, as we'd like to talk to a professional who knows both worlds, and wouldn't be only trained/inclined to sell prescription drugs, but interested in natural remedies as well. If you can recommend one, please do not hesitate to write us!!!! | M | 50 | 5 years 160/12,5 1X day | 2/13/2010 | 3 | Stage 2 Hypertension | Very lightheaded and dizzy. A lethargic feeling. No appetite - but no weight loss. Some mild headaches and blurred vision. | I am going to the doc in 2 days to see if this drug has lowered my BP. I can say this - I feel better than when my PB was 175/110. I just wish I had my old energy back. I notice that I have a more normal color in my face, and my eyes are less red and irritated. That made a huge difference to my appearance and how I felt about myself! I hope I can get through the 30 day adjustment period. | F | 48 | 4 days 160 mg/25 1X day | 2/11/2010 | 2 | hbp | F | 46 | 45 days 10 MG 1X day | 2/8/2010 |