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Reviewer: thompson, 75 or over Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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94yo father on this for over a year. Extreme dizziness but was not offered a solution by Dr. Eventually ended up in ER with very high potassium and kidney damage. If this had been addressed earlier, ???
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Reviewer: SocalTina, Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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After taking this medication I started feeling terrible without correlating it to this. I started having numbness/tingling in my arms and legs and overall joint/muscle pain/aches. My vision gets blurry and I've noticed I've had a hard time speaking clearly (almost like I'm drunk). I'm tired all the time and I wake up with huge bags under my eyes. I've also been retaining water
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Reviewer: 65-74 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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took this drug for about 1 month. Yes, it lowered my BP, but gave me pains in my calves like I pulled a muscle. Got so bad I could barely walk. Stopped taking this drug and problems with calves went away.
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Reviewer: PGD1, 45-54 on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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It works, was on 80mg. However, I experienced tightness in my chest, difficulty breathing, extremely low heart rate (mid 40's), and could barely stay awake while driving. I really do prefer the pharmacodynamics of this drug vs. ACE-I or CCB. But I just can't deal with the side effects. Stopped taking, could finally breath. I wonder if another drug in the same class would have the same pro
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Reviewer: TropicalT, 55-64 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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After trying a number of drugs, I found Diovan-the perfect choice-no side effects (numb feet/head aches). Took it for 5+ years. Just last month HMSA refused to cover and my cost per month would be $600! Switched to Valsartan and have headaches and pain in arms. There is no way the generic is "the same" as Diovan-so very frustrated.
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