This drug makes me irritable, causes me to depersonalize, causes palpitations, jittery, nausea, just don't "feel right."
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stkosmos | 75 or over | Male | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
12/22/2013
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 2.3
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I have taken this for 6 weeks and my blood pressure has increased from 120/60 to 146/76 and as high as 176/79.
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JoelR | 65-74 | Male | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
12/14/2013
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 5.0
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I have been on this medication for several years.It works very well,plus it went generic.I take it with a calcium channel blocker.
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Anonymous | 35-44 | Male | Patient
12/4/2013
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 5.0
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Anonymous | 55-64 | Male | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
12/3/2013
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 4.7
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I take this with Labetalo and it worked well....why 2 drugs for the same thing , I never get a straight answer. I ran out and my BP started climbing. Co Pay is very high! Now trying out Benecar. I feel like a guinea pig!No sex either.
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SuperScot | 75 or over | Male | On medication for 5 to less than 10 years | Patient
11/29/2013
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 5.0
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Works for for over 4 years
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Celtic Colleen | 75 or over | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
11/20/2013
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 3.7
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I have been taking 320mg of this drug for 2 weeks. I woke yesterday with severe pains in my knees, barely able to walk. Not entirely sure if this is the drug, but nothing else has changed. Still very painful today. Will give it another day before calling the doctor.
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tillatim | 55-64 | Male | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
11/14/2013
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 5.0
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wow, from 170/90 to 114/70. I had no noticeable side effects.
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shonsgranny | 35-44 | Female | On medication for 6 months to less than 1 year | Patient
11/6/2013
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 2.7
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I took this medication for about 6 months. I had mixed results. Most of the time it worked, but when it didn't, my blood pressure would go alarmingly high. Once I went to the ER with 212/104! Every day I had a terrible headache and it felt like a tight band around my head. But when I went to the ER, I missed my dose and my headache went away. It started back up within hours of taking it. I finally took myself off because my doctor would not listen. I found a new doctor and new medication.
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Anonymous | 45-54 | Female | On medication for 5 to less than 10 years | Patient
11/5/2013
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 5.0
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tom | 55-64 | Male | On medication for 5 to less than 10 years | Patient
10/28/2013
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 4.0
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I have high blood pressure and have use this medication for over eight years. i has reduce my B/P greatly. My B/P is under control
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patisio snitson | 75 or over | Female | On medication for 10 years or more | Patient
10/18/2013
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 4.0
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I now have neuropathy in my legs because of taking Diovan
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[email protected] | 55-64 | Female | On medication for 6 months to less than 1 year | Patient
10/14/2013
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 2.7
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made me dizzy, could not keep my bearing.
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gasmanrs | 65-74 | Male | On medication for 5 to less than 10 years | Patient
10/6/2013
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 5.0
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Anonymous | 75 or over | Male | On medication for 5 to less than 10 years | Patient
10/4/2013
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 5.0
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Anonymous | 55-64 | Female | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
9/22/2013
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 3.7
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Well after taking this medicine with a water pill. I am now breaking out in hives on face, arms, neck, behind ears. Dermatologist says it is something I am taking, so the only things I take are the diovan and the water pill. They decide it must be water pill, I quit taking every thing. Rash starts going away, I start taking Diovan again and rash is coming back. Too bad no one cares to listen to me, so I will just quit taking all of it.
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[email protected] | 55-64 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
9/12/2013
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 2.3
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I have been terrible nausea and throwing up since getting this medicine
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coco | 45-54 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month |
9/8/2013
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 3.3
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Tee | 45-54 | Female | On medication for 5 to less than 10 years |
8/10/2013
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 3.0
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I've been taken this medication for sometime now and it's somewhat easy on the stomach however, side effects are for me, muscle cramps in the legs, spasms, weight gain, sleep deprivation and it really have made a sufficient change in my blood pressure. Good luck.
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Anonymous | 45-54 | Male | On medication for 1 to less than 2 years | Patient
7/23/2013
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 2.3
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I have been taking Diovan for more than a year now. It worked well with low dosage in the beginning(40 mg, lowered my BP from 90/150 to 80/130), with no side effects. However, it has stopped working on some days since about 2 months ago even the dosage was increased to 80mg.
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RunFast | 55-64 | Male | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
7/23/2013
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 2.7
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Weight Gain, Insomnia, Muscle Fatigue. Had to take a water pill with this med. Switched med now back to normal weight and sleep.
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