Terrible side effects. Significant hair loss, weight gain (only around middle) listlessness, dizzyness, just horrible. I take supplements now exclusively and even though drs. seem to prefer the "easy fix", I feel like myself again...with normal readings to boot.
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nezbeth | 45-54 | Female | On medication for 1 to less than 2 years | Patient
12/3/2007
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 5.0
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A | 65-74 | Female | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years |
12/2/2007
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Along with exercise this medication has controlled by blood pressure
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Dan | 45-54 | Male | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
11/29/2007
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 5.0
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Have taken for 2 years. BP is excellent. I am an avid golfer, the first 2 to 3 weeks, it slowed me down in a "mellow" way, couldn't get me to swing hard. Since then everything has been fine.
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anon | 35-44 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
11/23/2007
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 2.0
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Can't breathe! Breathing feels restricted.
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Anonymous | 55-64 | Female | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
11/12/2007
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 5.0
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Anonymous | 45-54 | Male | On medication for 5 to less than 10 years | Patient
11/12/2007
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 4.3
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Anonymous | 45-54 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
11/12/2007
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 4.0
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MO MO | 25-34 | Female | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
11/6/2007
Condition: High Blood Pressure
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I SUFFER FROM ANXIETY FROM THIS MEDICATION THAT THE ONLY THING THAT BOTHERS ME
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Anonymous |
11/5/2007
Condition: High Blood Pressure
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I am very glad this worked for me but they need a generic version as it is too expensive. One time the insurance charged me $65 then the next they wanted $86.
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alfie2utoo | 55-64 | Male | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
11/5/2007
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 5.0
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My Dr. prescribed diovan after another blood pressure drug caused very agitating coughing spells that were very uncomfortable. After several weeks the coughing subsided. My blood pressure has lowered nearer to my target range.
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soother33 | 65-74 | Female | Patient
10/31/2007
Condition: High Blood Pressure
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too costly, No generic available
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Anonymous | 45-54 | Female | On medication for 6 months to less than 1 year |
10/28/2007
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 4.7
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My pressure has improved greatly since taking this medication for the last 6 months
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laurentenniswine | 45-54 | Female | On medication for 6 months to less than 1 year | Patient
10/26/2007
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 3.7
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Terrible side effects. Significant hair loss, weight gain (only around middle) listlessness, dizzyness, just horrible. I take supplements now exclusively and even though drs. seem to prefer the "easy fix", I feel like myself again...with normal readings to boot.
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robb229 | 55-64 | Male | On medication for 6 months to less than 1 year | Patient
10/18/2007
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 4.3
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brian | 25-34 | Male | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
10/18/2007
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 3.7
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I some times have minor dizzyness and light headed feeling. But other tha that I have a 118/78 bp instead of 140/90 bp. I am curetly on 320/12.5 diovan hct med.
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Fawn Blevins | 35-44 | Female | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
10/18/2007
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 3.0
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Anonymous | 45-54 | Female | On medication for 5 to less than 10 years | Patient
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