Valsartan for High Blood Pressure User Reviews (Page 3)

• VALSA...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• March 11, 2023

"I have been on this for a while for high blood pressure. I noticed the pharmacy changed the vendor they use for it and for the past several months I wake up every night several times with severe dry mouth. I read this causes electrolyte imbalance so that is probably what it is. I drink a lot of water or sugar free gatorade every day and cannot shake this dryness. Has anyone experienced this? My new prescription is not from Absecend so I am hoping the dryness goes away. It is miserable."

• 1wate...
• July 25, 2009

Diovan (valsartan) "I have been taking this medication off an on for abut 10 years. My experience is that it lowers my blood pressure to around 120/60 from average 140/75. My problem is it causes me to have problems with my legs and I can't have good erections. I stop it for few days and my erection returns to normal. That's my biggest problem with it."

• kim
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 19, 2016

"Started diovan 160 mg today, after being on Norvasc 5mg for awhile, diovan dropped my blood pressure from 177/93 to 128/71. But while on diovan I literally felt like crap. I was weak, had shortness of breath, my legs hurt when walking dogs. Just felt terrible. Will call dr tomorrow and let him know."

• Marie...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 25, 2017

"I have been taking this drugs for a few months and started to fee off after 3 months . I have been increasing my exercise routine because I have been gaining weight and yet did not really alter my diet . I gained all the weight in the belly . My liver enzymes have changed and also I developed a skin rash on my thighs and have been feeling a tingling sensation in both arms at night to the point that I would wake up several times a night . I have decided on my own to discontinue and will talk to my doctor about it ."

• emp
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 1, 2019

"I was taking diovan to control my blood pressure as a 42 year old male. It was fantastic , so much so I only needed a quarter of a 80mg pill and it would work, recently I tried generic valsartan and even at a full 80mg pill I barely see a change in my blood pressure. (I have a monitor cuff at home)"

• Cher
• April 23, 2016

Diovan (valsartan) "I've been on Diovan, and labetalol. 2 wks ago my bp bottomed out. Hospital took me off labetalol, and cut my Diovan to 160mg. Stayed 190's over 120's to 130's. I put myself back to 320mg. It is now starting to come down."

• Bobby...
• May 26, 2017

Diovan (valsartan) "Shortly after beginning Diovan, I started coughing, and it just never stopped. Little by little, it increased to the point, that I just couldn't take it anymore. I still have a lingering cough, but not as bad as when I stopped. I am hoping it will stop completely with time. I wish I had known it was a common side affect before I started using it. Now I am afraid to take a different med for high blood pressure, until I research it thoroughly."

• Jim
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 1, 2023

"I am taking 40mg-80mg a day of Valsartan for high blood pressure. It doesn't seem to work as my blood pressure has not improved and I have started experiencing a fast pulse, shaky hands, an off-balance feeling, a foggy mind, tiredness, and horrible sinus congestion/swelling."

• Anonymous
• November 18, 2008

Diovan (valsartan) "Diovan was prescribed by my doctor nearly 10 years ago. Turns out both my parents also take it. None of us have any side effects that we are aware of, and it controls the hypertension effectively. Never been on any other high blood pressure treatment."

• cmi
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 5, 2018

"I asked for an Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARB) because I didn't want the Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors as they can cause a cough. I was on a low dose of valsartan (40 mg) to start. Almost immediately, I experienced daily diarrhea. It was bad enough that it was difficult to get out the house in the morning. I also frequently felt nauseous and noticed hair loss and dry mouth. After 2 months of this, I told my doc I was not taking it anymore. The symptoms disappeared within 2 days of discontinuation."

• JLBat
• March 18, 2015

Diovan (valsartan) "I have been taking Diovan 160 mg along with three other medications. My blood pressure went down from 160/100 to 135/90 but I'm not sure if it was due to this medicine or the other three. I seem to get tired in the afternoon when my dosage was increased from 80 to 160 mg."

• Akman
• December 9, 2019

"I was on Valsartan for some time and everything felt fine. I started to get a stiffness and a pain in my right foot. At night I would wake up with the pain in the foot so bad I had to get up. I ran out of Valsartan and the Drug Store was waiting for a supply to arrive. I went two days without it and the pain in the foot went away, so it was a side effect of valsartan so I have discontinued using it and my foot pain has gone away."

• Yarra...
• May 5, 2018

"I consider Valsartin to be dangerous. I know nothing about Diovan. After taking for a few days I suffered a excruciating burning/electric pain across the left side of my head and I was rushed to hospital emergency. $20,000 worth of tests . Conclusion ---unidentified! Not a stroke , not an Anuerism ,undetermined. Effected my balance, could not walk properly for ten days. Stopped taking Valsartin but had a less severe episode a week later with dizziness and inability to walk properly due to poor balance. My history prior was that I rarely had a headache and if I did it was very mild ache an entirely different pain. Neuroligist later thought I MIGHT have had a Migraine induced by the Valsartin. Eight months later and no repeat of headaches. With improved diet and exercise average a BP of 130/80 with 2.5 mg Amlodopine daily, and I am hoping to drop that in the future."

• Anonymous
• October 26, 2009

Diovan (valsartan) "I've taken Diovan for 5 years. It controlled my blood pressure for about 4 years and then my blood pressure started to rise. My only side effects that I am aware of is extremly cold feet and loss of sex drive. I have sinced switched to Metoprolol with no improvement and same side effects. Both of these drugs are expensive. I'm going to ask my doctor if I can be switched to Atenolol. According to description of this drug in Drugs.com, it seems to be the same, except you can get it from Walmart or Walgreen's for $4."

• robynrn
• May 25, 2009

Diovan (valsartan) "Diovan 80mg was prescribed to me. It did nothing for my blood pressure. I started on 160mg/12.5, this increased my BP from 140/90 to 160/107 and gave me serious side effects such as nausea, diarrhea, etc. My sister takes this medicine without any problems."

• Doogie
• August 14, 2017

"Was on Tekturna for many years. Switched to Valsartan because my numbers were creeping up. Used to cough on Tekturna a lot. No more. I'm 116/65 now and my wife is also very pleased with the fact that there are no negative side effects that would impact her enjoyment of life."

• Sheena
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• September 10, 2018

"Once I started Valsartan I started getting boils off and on. This last one was on the inside of my nose. I googled Valsartan and boils and sure enough. It was the meds. It brought my blood pressure down but now that I know it caused boils (and belly fat), I’m starting by cutting in half. I’ll be off soon as I’m doing vegan meals and bp is coming way down"

• 28364
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 26, 2023

Diovan (valsartan) "After two weeks I started experiencing intense vertigo, this is the third day I'm experiencing it, and it's just terrible. I'm trying to sleep and the room is just spinning. Vertigo is listed as a possible side effect of diovan. I'm never ever touching this medicine again, other than throwing it into the trash bin."

• Anonymous
• January 2, 2010

Diovan (valsartan) "I've been taking Diovan for 2 weeks now and so far, it has the fewest side effects (other than hives and painful walking) and gets my blood pressure down (144/88). My system is very sensitive,but with blood pressure running 176/100 and higher, I am thankful this helps."

• Fairc...
• May 6, 2017

"I take Valsartan 80mg once a day for BP but BP is never stable. It lowers the BP but sometimes it's as if I haven't had any BP medication. Along with this, there are an awful lot of strange sensations throughout the day. I've been taking it for 3 months now. Side effects: from feelings of tightness, palpitations to lightheadness and right side of abdomen flushing pains."

• Erika
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 21, 2021

"I was having some high blood pressure issues for a while before I decided to go to my dr and get it taken care of. I was feeling a lot of pressure in my head, no appetite, extreme anxiety, headaches constantly with some dizziness and feeling light headed and always tired. So she prescribed me this medicine I’ve been on valsartan for 3 weeks I have no more headaches the dizziness and feeling lightheaded and my anxiety went way down as well as my bp staying within normal limits. I don’t feel 100 percent back to my old self just yet. I’m still getting extremely fatigued at times but I personally think it’s due to not drinking enough water be aware you need to stay hydrated on this medicine. But other than that I was feeling like I had no energy or motivation before starting this medicine and i feel like my quality of life has drastically improved so far. I was scared to take it but I wish I could have started sooner. Don’t be afraid it’s a long road but you will be ok."

• Anonymous
• November 20, 2009

Diovan (valsartan) "Been taking this medicine for three months. Was on Exforge. I am pleased with the results and also it helps me to lose weight. Lost 10 lbs in one month without trying. Need to loose 30 more lbs going for the gold. Side effect: makes me feel week at times other than that it appears to be working hopefully. I will be off medication when I lose the weight."

• Jack
• Taken for 10 years or more
• March 3, 2018

Diovan (valsartan) "I had used Diovan for some time which worked well and when the insurance provider had me to switch to Valsartan and I began to have problems and now am not able to go back to Diovan because of the expense of it, the charge $402.00 for a three month supply. Outrageous!"

• Myself...
• March 7, 2017

"From day one really bad headaches, lethargic, vomiting, diarrhea, confusion Tired no energy, really bad skin rash, Throat closing up, trouble sleeping. All around bad medication, joints aching Itchy eyes only took medication four days."

• Petee...
• December 5, 2015

"I take 50 mg Metoprolol ER at 8pm. At 11 pm intake 80 mg Valsartan. I Awake around 3 am with bp way up, like 175/56 . All day and evening it is in a pretty good range. It seems the Valsartan increases rather than decreases bp!"