I have been on Diovan for about 5 weeks, I suffered through the lightheadedness. Now I seem to have developed severe headaches it feels like my head is going to explode also hot cold sensation esp at night i wake up feeling terrible Has anyone else had these side effects

I have been on Diovan for about 5 weeks, I suffered through the lightheadedness. Now I seem to have developed severe headaches it feels like my head is going to explode also hot cold sensation esp at night i wake up feeling terrible Has anyone else had these side effects
oh and ringing in my ears

hello there........I too have had some headaches while on the diovan......although I think I have resolved my problem and it wasn't related to the drug........my allergies were the culprit. ZuZu will let you know though that headaches are a known side effect of diovan.....although rare I think. After I cleaned my air filters and 'aired' my home my headaches went away. We get higher allergy symptoms during the winter when our homes are sealed up. Important to keep all air filters changed etc.

It is interesting you mention hot and cold problems. I am experiencing getting very hot and sweating in my sleep. I spend my nights throwing off the covers then getting cold and pulling them back up. It may just be my age - 46 and perimenopause or just heat during the winter making me get hot in my sleep. I have noticed it a lot though since I started on the diovan. Maybe ZuZu can help us with an answer. I really didn't think about the BP med causing or contributing to it. Are your symptoms similiar to mine??

Hope you feel better soon........ ;)

I usually go to sleep and wake up 3 or 4 hours later with a bad headache. then in the morning i still have the headache , ear ringing, and pressure in my head. I can take asa or tylenol and it helps only a bit. Also wake up sweating but its not menopause as i am through with that.

hello there........I too have had some headaches while on the diovan......although I think I have resolved my problem and it wasn't related to the drug........my allergies were the culprit. ZuZu will let you know though that headaches are a known side effect of diovan.....although rare I think. After I cleaned my air filters and 'aired' my home my headaches went away. We get higher allergy symptoms during the winter when our homes are sealed up. Important to keep all air filters changed etc.

It is interesting you mention hot and cold problems. I am experiencing getting very hot and sweating in my sleep. I spend my nights throwing off the covers then getting cold and pulling them back up. It may just be my age - 46 and perimenopause or just heat during the winter making me get hot in my sleep. I have noticed it a lot though since I started on the diovan. Maybe ZuZu can help us with an answer. I really didn't think about the BP med causing or contributing to it. Are your symptoms similiar to mine??

Hope you feel better soon........ ;)
Yes I usually wake up about 3 to 4 hours after going to sleep with a headache and sweating. I am through menopause (age 54) so i know its not that Then first thing in the morning when I get up my head feels likie its going to explode it gets somewhat better during day but doesn't go away altogher.

RIOTGRL-
The most common reasons for discontinuation of therapy with Diovan are headache and dizziness. However, that doesn't mean that these side effects are common. Only about 1% of people who take this drug experience these reactions.
It's highly unlikely that Diovan is causing your headaches and other symptoms, especially 5 weeks into therapy.

Have you EVER been an allergy sufferer? Your headache, ear-ringing and feeling of pressure in head could be allergy-related, even if you are not experiencing what we normally expect with allergy...nasal congestion, stuffiness, runny nose, itchy eyes etc.

Can't tie the night sweats to this drug at all.
If you don't feel better soon, check in with your doctor.

PS Were you taking a lot of aspirin BEFORE the ear-ringing kicked in?

Aspirin can cause this symptom big time!

zuzu xx

RIOTGRL-
The most common reasons for discontinuation of therapy with Diovan are headache and dizziness. However, that doesn't mean that these side effects are common. Only about 1% of people who take this drug experience these reactions.
It's highly unlikely that Diovan is causing your headaches and other symptoms, especially 5 weeks into therapy.

Have you EVER been an allergy sufferer? Your headache, ear-ringing and feeling of pressure in head could be allergy-related, even if you are not experiencing what we normally expect with allergy...nasal congestion, stuffiness, runny nose, itchy eyes etc.

Can't tie the night sweats to this drug at all.
If you don't feel better soon, check in with your doctor.

PS Were you taking a lot of aspirin BEFORE the ear-ringing kicked in?

Aspirin can cause this symptom big time!

zuzu xx
I have been taking quite a bit of Motrin when it started for tooth pain still take tylenol not motrin so much will it go away if i stop?

Tylenol shouldn't cause ear-ringing (this is called tinnitus).
Motrin can, (very rare though), but you'd have to take an awful lot of it on a regular basis over a few weeks.
Why do you have chronic tooth pain? Is there infection? Your headaches could be related to that. So could your night sweats and general "heady" "woolly" feeling. Many problems with teeth can create symptoms that are referred to the ear. Or has the tooth pain subsided now?

If you have to take anything for your headache right now, without seeing your doctor, stick to Tylenol, since Ibuprofen can interfere with blood pressure control in certain patients with treated mild-to-moderate hypertension.

You also might have some kind of virus that's affecting your inner ear. This is not as uncommon as you might think.

Give yourself a few more days to see if you start to feel better. If not, then make an appt. to see your doctor.

zuzu xx

I have 2 wisdom teeth that I need to get out and haven't Also in Dec I got the flu the cough lasted for a month.