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    Condition: High Blood Pressure
    1/27/2020 12:00:44 AM

    Reviewer: Sparky, 65-74 on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 1

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 1

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 1

    Comment:
    Took losartan for approx. 6 months. Suprised im still jere. Horrible med. Jave copd as well and i thought the disease was progressing at a rapid pace, jad doc take me off it, voila, breathing better almost immediately.

    Condition: High Blood Pressure
    1/24/2020 2:57:54 PM

    Reviewer: Pinkey943, 75 or over on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 1

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 1

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 1

    Comment:
    I was put on losartan because i could not get benicar any more that work so well for me now with this losartan my bp still stays high was put on it in Oct 2019 and its now Jan24 2020 i thought because i was under a lot of stress that was the cause of sweating and muscule cramps and my nasal stuffiness and getting dizzy and my heart pounding in my ears and chest and being so tired and the sweating ... Show Full Comment

    Condition: High Blood Pressure
    1/13/2020 1:29:03 AM

    Reviewer: SD, Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 1

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 5

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 1

    Comment:
    It didn't lower my blood pressure but almost stopped my periods and caused me to have a lot of just weird feelings, heart slowing or going faster than normal, having sadness, being exhausted...I wouldn't take it again.

    Condition: High Blood Pressure
    1/2/2020 2:26:33 PM

    Reviewer: jim, 55-64 on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 3

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 3

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 1

    Comment:
    When I started taking losartan 4 years ago, I mostly noticed dizzyness. It did lower my blood pressure to within normal range. I figured the side effects were minor at the time. since then I have developed rapid heart beat, runny nose, leg cramps, extreme tinnitis, extreme dizzyness to the point of almost passing out. it never occured to me it was the losartan until two weeks ago. I stopped takin ... Show Full Comment

    Condition: High Blood Pressure
    12/30/2019 9:49:35 AM

    Reviewer: 75 or over Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 1

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 5

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 1

    Comment:
    higher pressure and headaches

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