Irbesartan and Dizziness: What Users Say

• Ger...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 23, 2019

For High Blood Pressure "Been on Irbesartan for about 6 weeks and am experiencing fatigue and sleeping a lot during the day. Also experience some dizziness and feel like I am in a fog. I split the pill in 2 and take 75 mg per day. My numbers are better but it is not a miracle and they do fluctuate. I am at a crossroads as of what to do because my quality of life is not good. It has been several years since I tried a blood pressure med and the last time I went through several before giving up. Since I recently had an AFib episode I thought it was time to settle on one. I don’t think any will agree with me so don’t know what I am going to do."

• Mar...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• April 24, 2014

Irbesartan for High Blood Pressure "Recently had to up my dose, and had to take it at bedtime because of dizziness. I noticed I was not feeling well and thought I was fighting off some bug, but it continued. I noticed that the nausea and headache occurred after taking my nighttime dose of Avapro. When I quit taking it, I felt fine."

• Anonymous
• May 30, 2012

Irbesartan for High Blood Pressure "Took 150mg a day for several years. I lived with the dizziness when getting up or kneeling down. Also adversely affected my urination habits. Hard to go, weak stream etc. The doctor switched me to Benicar 20mg. Works better on lowering blood pressure, NO dizziness at all, and peeing is back to normal. Benicar is a MUCH MUCH better blood pressure medicine for me."

• hus...
• January 2, 2010

Irbesartan for High Blood Pressure "I have been taking Avapro for at least 2 years and I'm noticing muscle weakness, tiredness, dizziness, and an overall feeling of laziness. It seemed so subtle that it just kind of happened, and I believe it is the Avapro. I also get swelling of joints, wrists, knees, and ankles. Also, several cases of painful gout. My blood pressure is about 135/85. I'm going to go off Avapro for a week and see if all these painful symptoms go away. I only take 75mg a day. I would never recommend this medicine. I play tennis 2 times a week but the pain seems to be too much."

• jud...
• December 12, 2009

Irbesartan for High Blood Pressure "After 1.5 years of taking 150 mg of Avapro to control my blood pressure, I realized that what started out as fatigue developed into my becoming almost non-functional shortly after taking it... feeling totally exhausted, sleepy, and poor balance issues. Didn't control pressure well either."

• Anonymous
• November 30, 2009

Irbesartan for High Blood Pressure "I have been taking Avapro for 5 years and I don't like it so am looking for another drug. My GP thinks if the side effects are bearable, don't change anything. I don't like the dizziness, cold feet, dry throat, and tiredness it produces. It has also depleted my potassium levels and I wonder if the arrhythmias I have been having are related to prolonged use."

• Mar...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 1, 2018

For High Blood Pressure "Drug was great at first. Only side effects experienced were dizziness and strange dreams. However, after a few weeks on this, I found myself very irritable and having a lack of impulse control with what I would say and my eating habits."

• She...
• November 3, 2017

For High Blood Pressure "I am a 44-year-old female with inherited HBP. Due to having gout, they put me on this in February 2017 and had just a tad of dizziness until August when they changed manufacturers. The correlation didn't happen until last night, unfortunately, so I have been dealing with this since late August. My old knee (ACL) injury swelled up to the point where I struggle to bend or straighten it completely, my hips ache, hamstrings feel tight, muscles in my armpits feel like I weight-lifted all day, shoulder joints ache so bad - I feel like I have the flu! It seems to be worse at night, and I wake up whenever I move - taking Advil, which helps a bit. Also experiencing some depression (due to the constant pain and effect on my life in general)."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 28, 2017

For High Blood Pressure "The first week I felt weak and had trouble with saying the right words in a sentence. I was dizzy and my tongue felt swollen, my lips felt swollen. I've been on this two weeks, and now I'm a little dizzy, and my head feels bigger, and my eyes are not seeing clear as before. And I wish I could sleep all day, as it's hard to concentrate, and my eyes feel half closed."

• Ozg...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 28, 2023

Irbesartan for High Blood Pressure "Started taking Irbesartan (Avapro) from Lisinopril 8 days ago. The side effects are brutal, horrendous pain at the base of my skull and neck area, very intense headache, dizziness and disorientation, late-night fever 2 hours after taking medication. These are the most concerning side effects. Starting back on 30mg Lisinopril tonight."

• emm...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 22, 2017

Irbesartan for High Blood Pressure "I just started on 150 mg Avapro last week - Sept. 14, 2017. I can no longer drink coffee all day and night. I get a false angina pain, pinching. I was on Clonidine, which I liked, but my hair started falling out in large handfuls. Eek! Also, about 30 minutes into Clonidine, I had to take a nap. So far, this one is better, but my coffee intake is going down to 2 cups and only in the mornings now. I'm a little dizzy for a couple of hours after I take Avapro, but Clonidine was much worse, actually. I will see how it goes."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• March 8, 2023

For High Blood Pressure "Been on Karvezide for 7 years and all my problems started pretty much straight away. I had a burning feeling in my hands and feet up my leg to the knee and dizziness, anxiety, stomach cramps, and eyesight changing all the time. I would go to the hospital to be told nothing wrong and carry on taking it. Well, I'm over it after reading reviews on here. I'm going to my doctor to tell him I want to stop taking this medication."

• Tur...
• June 21, 2014

Irbesartan for High Blood Pressure "Feeling tired, dizzy, disoriented, off-balance, leg pain, feeling in a fog, headaches."

• Anonymous
• August 15, 2011

Irbesartan for High Blood Pressure "Controlled blood pressure just fine. But the dizziness upon getting up was pretty bad. Had to urinate many times a day and during the night as well."