User Reviews for Losartan

losartan for High Blood Pressure: My 90 yr old Mother has been on generic Losartin for 8 years. She took 50mg a day and it controlled her blood pressure. We have a new Dr. and he upped her dosage to 75mg which seemed to do well until she got Type A influenza. Now she is recuperating and when we give her losartan it seems to knock her blood pressure really low and makes her weak for 2 hrs. She has had a hacking cough and recurrent bronchitis for years. I did not know that could be a side effect of the losartan. These are the only meds she takes except for a daily multi-vitamin.

Cozaar (losartan) for High Blood Pressure: I have been on Losartan with Atenolol for 6 1/2 years after triple bypass surgery. With proper eating and exercise, the results have been very good. My blood pressure is well maintained in the 120/130 over 64/76 range. I am 69 years old and find that low sodium diet and limited meats, along with walking exercise is an excellent combination. GET THE WEIGHT OFF AND START WALKING 30 to 40 minutes and cut the TV off!

Cozaar (losartan) for High Blood Pressure: I have been taking Cozaar 50 mg 1per day combined with Coreg 25 mg 2x daily for about 10 years. My blood pressure was 200/120. About 2 years ago Coreg CR 20mg replaced the Coreg daily. This regimen slowly reduced my BP to 100/60. This BP was too low so I stopped the Coreg CR completely. I am now on Cozaar 50 mg 1 per day and my BP is averaging 125/60-70.

losartan for High Blood Pressure: I have been on Losartan 50mg once daily for a week now. The only side effects I am experiencing is facial flushing. My cheeks feel like they are on fire and are really red. I have also notice a slight mood change and I am itchy on my arms..... I am going to consult my doctor and see if I should be concerned.

Cozaar (losartan) for High Blood Pressure: My expereince is not good. It did lower by blood pressure by 15 points, but the side effects are not worth it. It caused me to have problems focusing and concentrating on my work, memory loss, and increased stress and depression. I noticed the problems the first week I took the medicine. My boss also noticed the problems, which was confirmation that it was my new medicine. I went off the medicine and my brain is back to normal. I am a computer programmer, so my brain has to function at its best. I wouldn't take this medicine if your brain has to function at top performance or you have problems with stress/depression because it made my depression worse and I felt more stressed out for no reason.

losartan for High Blood Pressure: 62 yr male, with low Testosterone, erectile dysfunction problems. Blood pressure was 147/90. Tried Lisinopril, very allergic with much sinus drainage and cough it took 3 months to get rid of. Controlled blood pressure well, and actually relieved erectile dysfunction problems. Had to go to amlopidine which controlled BP and had no side effects but complete sexual dysfunction, so went to Losartan. No side effects, 50 mg has my BP at 117/70 and again, notably relieved ED problems and enhanced sex life.

losartan for High Blood Pressure: It's helping my blood pressure level throughout the day but I have these 'rushes' in my chest and some weird pains and numbness in the back of my left arm. Pulse rate sometimes goes through the roof and facial flushing. It's only two weeks on so hopefully some of this will even out. Much better than Lisinopril which made my hair fall out and rashes on my face, not to mention hacky cough.

losartan for High Blood Pressure: The product is just good but I was on for a month and I seemed to have a few side effects such as RH foot angel gout, numbness on left hand side, and tongue canker sores. Otherwise, it is good medication. It has dropped my blood pressure down from high to mild level.

losartan for High Blood Pressure: I checked with my doctor and she said I have high blood pressure. I have taken losartan for about 5 months, and now I have regular 110/70 blood pressure each time.

losartan for High Blood Pressure: Losartan is controlling my blood pressure very well but the heartburn that comes with it is going to force me into something else.

losartan for High Blood Pressure: Pain in my neck and head. Also have a lot of mucus and my muscles are very stiff.

Cozaar (losartan) for High Blood Pressure: I took this along with a beta blocker,and although the mechanism of the medicine seems very desirable, for me the dilation of the blood vessels caused an unacceptable amount of facial flushing, although this is not a listed side effect. Furthermore when I stopped taking it (after a year or so) there was only a small increase in blood pressure, whilst on the same dose of Beta blocker.

Cozaar (losartan) for High Blood Pressure: I have been taking Cozaar for high blood pressure for 16 years with no problems so far.

losartan for High Blood Pressure: Just started on it a week ago after having no effect from diltiazem and a load of side effects. I don't feel like the dosage is high enough at 50 mg a day as my blood pressure spikes early morning at 145/100 upon waking and drops during the day after the medicines get in my system. I think I also may have sleep apnea that contributes to my high morning blood pressures. Finding a patient doctor has been very difficult as I have side effects from just about any medicine I take. I'm really hoping this will start working and take the tension out of my chest area.

losartan for High Blood Pressure: I was forced to take Losartan instead of Diovan because my insurance company refuses to pay for brand name drugs. Really great the insurance co. would rather realize huge profits at the expense of patients' health. Well, Losartan is terrible for me. I had no noticeable side effects from Diovan. But with the Losartan I've had not only hair loss but also very bad tingling down my left arm into my fingers. My doctor just told me it's carpal tunnel syndrome without any hesitation, but I know it's the Losartan that's causing this condition because I never had it until after starting Losartan. It also causes me to be tired and lightheaded, both side effects of this medicine.

losartan for High Blood Pressure: I was switched to Losartan from Lisinipril which caused a horrifying cough. I stopped taking it and called my doctor. I have been on Losartan for 3 weeks now and my blood pressure went from hypertension to pre-hypertension. Really want it lower. I have been exercising every morning at 5am and have been eating very good during this time. Yet it appears I've gained weight and my legs feel like jello and if I squat down its hard for me to get up. I first thought it was because I haven't been running in forever but its been 3 weeks of running and its getting worse. Ankles, behind the knees and calf muscles are the worst. Guess I will discuss with doctor next week. This is not a normal pain.

Cozaar (losartan) for High Blood Pressure: The combination of Cozaar with Atenolol has been highly effective in controlling my blood pressure, which had been intractable previously. After using the Cozaar brand name for some generic brand losartan. Over the next few months I developed a severe heartburn problem. I did not associate it with the change to the generic until a year later when certain other reasons I switched back to the brand name. Almost immediately my heartburn problem subsided. Please be aware of this if you are using a generic instead of Cozaar and you develop heartburn.

Cozaar (losartan) for High Blood Pressure: Started at 25 mg, then went to 50 mg and then to 100 mg. While my BP was not really under control (hypotension - hypertension) and my heart rate was 112 while resting and I gained 12 pounds over night. During my Cozaar experience my energy level was so much better than it had been over the previous 10 years taking lisinopril, however BP control and the side affects I experienced were just not acceptable. There has to be something out there that will work.

No side effects

Cozaar (losartan) for High Blood Pressure: This has been an excellent medicine. I take 25mg Cozaar a day and 12.5 Coreg twice for dilated Cardiomyopathy. I also have a history of frequent PVC's (8 to 15 a min) and V-Tachycardia, and things have calmed down in my chest greatly. It was like a fireworks show going on. The Cozaar was a God send after the Enalapril caused a fierce cough and a case of Pancreatitis after only 7 weeks that left me hospitalized for 10 days. I'm 41 and have almost as much energy as a regular 41 yr old.

Cozaar (losartan) for High Blood Pressure: I have been taking generic Cozaar for about 3 months. Taking 25mg one time a day along with 12.5 mg of Hydrochlorothiazide. It mildly lowers my BP. I get readings near 120/80, but also get high readings some time as well. Dr wants to up dosage to 50mg per day. I want to wait a while as my BP isn't that bad yet and I am trying to slowly adjust to the side effects. I am constantly "dry" and thirsty for water. I have bad dizziness that gets really bad on occasion. The side effects are much less to me than Lisinopril which had me coughing 24/7 and gave me bad angioedema after 3 months.

Cozaar (losartan) for High Blood Pressure: Real brief history: Doctor wanted me to go on blood pressure medicines for a while, finally got her to write a script for 25 mg Cozaar. Went to work on Sept 21 and blood pressure was 156/93, thought well, this is as good a time as any to start taking it. That night, resting in front of the T.V before bedtime it was 102/64. Quite a drop. After the first week it averaged 121/76. Have had no real bad side effects but I seem to feel hotter than I used to. Live in Virginia Beach and the A/C set at 73 most of the time but still feel warm, don't know if this is Cozaar or not. Am also a runner and after the first mile I feel this warm rush course through my body, also seem to sweat buckets now.

Cozaar (losartan) for High Blood Pressure: I have taken 50 mg Cozaar daily since it was released. I have had no problems at all. My BP maintains at about 98/66 with a range of 86-114/56-68. I am 71 years old and had a massive heart attack 21 years ago.

Cozaar (losartan) for High Blood Pressure: I'm 71 years old and have congestive heart failure. I had a massive heart attack 21 years ago. I have taken 50 mg of Cozaar and 100 mg of Coreg daily since each has been available, with no side effects. Initially my LVEF was about 20. It is now about 30-35. My blood pressure runs about 98/66. I have had no remodeling. My heart has stayed at the upper limit of normal size all this time. I feel I owe my life to these two medicines.

losartan for High Blood Pressure: Used Benicar for 6 weeks to see if I could tolerate it. Doctor then prescribed Losartan - a generic from the same group of medicines. Within a week of taking Losartan, I began to experience "fatigue" in my upper body with slight numbness in my arms, hands and fingers. Simple tasks like mowing and trimming my lawn wore me out and caused my upper body muscles to feel like I'd worked out for hours. Some experience of jaw pain on my left side, ache in neck as well. I've taken myself off this medicine for the weekend and will see if my Doctor can put me back on Atenolol/ Chlorothal, my previous blood pressure medicines (made me sensitive to sunlight but nothing as bad as Losartan) Doctor seemed surprised by my side effects but reading this site among others shows I'm not alone.