This report is for all products sharing this active ingredient. For more details, please use our Workbench for research on individual brands like Diovan.
The quarterly trend chart illustrates changing levels of adverse events over time. Results from both the FDA Adverse Event Database (FAERS) and adverse events extracted from social media by Druginformer are plotted side-by-side for easy comparison.
The proportion of people completing user reviews who complained about a side effect.
The proportion of social media adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.
The proportion of FAERS (FDA) adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.
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* DrugInformer calculates alarm using a proprietary algorithm. Alarm should not be taken as an ofiicial signal from the FDA or other regulatory entity.
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Anonymous in fdb.rxlist.com on September 8, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“I've been on Diovan for 15+ years; the last 8yrs, I've been on 320-12.5mg pill. When Valsartan became available, I can say I saw a huge difference, to the negative, in my numbers. One Diovan 320-12.5m...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Disability, Dyskinesia, Muscle spasms
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on September 5, 2015 @ 12:00 am
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Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Dizziness, Disturbance in attention, Fall, Paraesthesia, Somnolence, Musculoskeletal discomfort
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on August 28, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: dizziness, fatigue, feel off balance all the time, muscle aches, paresthesia in fingers and toes ,visual issues, brain fog. prescribed this for hbp, was dispensed generic vals...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Pain, Pruritus, Cough, Loss of libido, Oedema, Pain in extremity, Weight increased
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on August 27, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“... 8 years. Minor things occurred like coughing, weight gain, low libido.. But when I was put on Valsartan I noticed my nose ran constantly, ankles swelled, back itched, excruciating pain in my feet, and...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Headache, Dizziness, Disturbance in attention, Somnolence
Posted By LW in fdb.rxlist.com on August 24, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“een on this almost one year, blood pressure is sometimes fine, sometimes high. A month ago I got very dizzy and my pressure got low. Ear pressure, head pressure, severe fatigue, brain fog, more hair ...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Drug effect increased, Arthralgia, Headache, Dizziness, Pruritus, Blood pressure decreased, Depression, Insomnia
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on August 3, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“... and I almost passed out while driving. I was terrified and pulled over. Headaches, depression, trouble sleeping, joint pain, itchy skin. It reduced blood pressure but terrible side effects. I now ...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Headache, Fatigue, Sudden death
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on July 21, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: From the minute I took this drug I immediately felt my body change . exhaustion to the extreme. Massive headaches. Felt like dying. ”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Fatigue, Pain, Abdominal distension, Dyspnoea, Insomnia, Oedema, Somnolence, Vision blurred, Weight increased
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on July 13, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Took Diovan for more than 10 yrs, side affects symptoms were slow onset. Started feeling tired. Joints started hurting. Weight gain. Six months ago switched to generic Valsart. Suddenly...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Lethargy, Cough, Oropharyngeal pain
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on July 10, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: feel completely out of it as if i am drunk; sore throat, cough ”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Fatigue, Dyspnoea, Weight increased
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on July 4, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Increased shortness of breath, exhaustion, weight gain ”
* Warning: The facts and figures contained in these reports are accurate to the best of our capability; however, our metrics are only meant to augment your medical knowledge, and should never be used as the sole basis for selecting a new medication. As with any medical decision, be sure to work with your doctor to ensure the best choices are made for your condition.
* About FAERS: The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) is used by FDA for activities such as looking for new safety concerns that might be related to a marketed product, evaluating a manufacturer's compliance to reporting regulations and responding to outside requests for information. Reporting of adverse events is a voluntary process, and not every report is sent to FDA and entered into FAERS. The FAERS database may contain duplicate reports, the report quality is variable, and many factors may influence reporting (e.g., media attention, length of time a drug is marketed, market share). For these reasons, FAERS case reports cannot be used to calculate incidence or estimates of risk for a particular product or compare risks between products.
User Voices
The following are comments from users that experienced side effects while taking Valsartan
Fear
“taking my pulse every 15 sec afraid to sleep afraid to move although I know i prob had this for awhile and I was running around the backyard feeling fine before I knew.”
Source: Valsartan
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Did the author experience fear while taking valsartan?
What is this?Blood Pressure Decreased
“Side Effects: hives
lower blood pressure
qd”
Source: Diovan (Valsartan)
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Did the author experience blood pressure decreased while taking diovan?
What is this?Urticaria
“Side Effects: hives
lower blood pressure
qd”
Source: Diovan (Valsartan)
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Did the author experience urticaria while taking diovan?
What is this?