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Valsartan

Popular Brands: : Diovan, Valsartan, Tareg, Provas, Nisis
Official FDA Reports228,025
Social Media Events6,197
Total Posts2,356
Avg. Review Score2.71/ 5

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Explanation

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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.


Valsartan Side Effects

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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.


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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What is this?

Blood Pressure Decreased

Side Effects: hives

lower blood pressure qd


Source: Diovan (Valsartan)

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What is this?

Urticaria

Side Effects: hives

lower blood pressure qd


Source: Diovan (Valsartan)

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What is this?

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Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Dizziness, Blood pressure decreased

Posted By Anonymous in fdb.rxlist.com on October 12, 2015 @ 12:00 am

I am having lots of trouble with being dizzy on 180mg, lowered my dose to 80mg and I am still a little dizzy and blood pressure is too low.

Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Cough, Vision blurred

Posted By rockstargram in fdb.rxlist.com on October 7, 2015 @ 12:00 am

... said I had to take Valsartan. Have been on Diovan for 10 years without a problem and my b/p under control. Now on Valsartan 160 mg have headache, slightly blurry vision, cough, and b/p 157/95. Mayb...

Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None

Posted By Vic in fdb.rxlist.com on September 18, 2015 @ 12:00 am

I take Valsartan HCT 160/25 for high BP. My major concern with it is urination---sometimes I get up 5 times a night. My blood pressure stays in the range of 135-160 on the upper end and between 67-80 ...

Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Burning sensation, Depression, Insomnia, Somnolence

Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on September 17, 2015 @ 12:00 am

Side Effects: Fatigue, insomnia, I have experienced an incredibly strong burning sensation across my rib cage up into my collar bone and neck (during one "episode" I had to go down on one knee), depr...

Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Syncope, Cardiac failure, Weight decreased

Posted By Better now in fdb.rxlist.com on September 15, 2015 @ 12:00 am

My doctor switched me from Lisinopril to Valsartan because of continuing orthostatic events (faintness on standing but no fainting). Took Valsartan for 14 months before taking myself off the drug. ...

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

Diovan worked to maintain my blood pressure but I experiened horribly debilitating leg cramps and spasms that I just recently found was because of this medication. Frequently during t...

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 ...


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* 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.