New Pill-Diovan 80mg - High & Low Blood Pressure Message Board

jujuju50 · 05-07-2009, 07:49 AM

Hi Everyone:

They took me off the avapro due to the reaction I had...

They started me on Diovan 80mg today...She wanted to wait a week b-4 starting me on this one due to the reaction I had from the other one.

HOpefully this one will be AOK...She said I might get dizzy until my body adjusts and if I do react they have others they can try...

WIsh me luck
Thanks everyone
Julie

Flutterbye77 · 05-07-2009, 09:02 AM

I didnt get as dizzy on the diovan, but I didnt like it. was on a much lower dosage. but expect a good 20 pund weight gain within a year.

Some people will disagree others will agree. meds effect everyone differently, but diovan's side effects is weight gain and many complain about it who take it.

jujuju50 · 05-07-2009, 03:59 PM

HI: You were on a lower dose??? I thought 80 was the lowest??? But I could be very wrong...

Oh if I start to gain weight I'm off it, I just lost 11 pounds down to 148...I'm just very tired, not dizzy tho...

What do you take at the moment, I'm so new to all this....

Thank you for the email
J

Flutterbye77 · 05-07-2009, 07:18 PM

I am back on azor 5/40 and a water pills 12.5 but i think I am over medicated.

jujuju50 · 05-08-2009, 04:49 AM

HI:

I feel for you I really do, this is no fun whatsoever....Well that pill the same thing happend yesterday as with the avarpo...ALso I did not know there was Sulfa in this drug and I'm allergic to sulfa drugs...hummmmmmmm....I'm not taking another one until I see my dr. next week....My blood pressure did go down some yesterday pretty normal..Today back to 140-90...