COZAAR Reviews (LOSARTAN POTASSIUM)Average Rating: 2.4 (410 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare COZAAR with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR COZAAR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | High blood pressure 100mg | Have not noticed any side effects...Works wonderfully. Have been taking it for over 4 years. | F | 60 | 4 years | 9/2/2007 | 3 | Hypertension | GI upset, nausea, depression. The depression seems to get worst the longer I take it. It sort of sneaks up on you. Lack of energy. | Lowered my blood pressure. Did not resolve leg edema. | F | 57 | 5 weeks | 8/10/2007 | 3 | Hypertension | Fatigue, dizziness, weight gain and muscle pain but still better than others I have been on. Keeps BP in normal range. I will hopefully have more tired dizzy days than not taking. | M | 33 | 5 years | 7/30/2007 | 5 | CHF, DilatedCM | None does it's job well for me. no coughing or dry mouth like lisinpril | great stuff | F | 55 | 6.5 years | 7/5/2007 | 4 | Hypertension | Some light coughing. A little dizzy & lightheaded. | I was on beta blocker for nine months. Disaster. During this time I did nothing but sit in a chair and gain weight. Cozaar has been much better. It helps on the blood pressure (just took reading of 115/65), and there is no impact on libido or erectile function. | M | 55 | 4 months | 6/17/2007 | 2 | Hypertension | Continuous productive cough with sputum, depression, task completion deprivation, insomnia, irregular heart beat, hepatomegaly (enlargement of the liver), diarrhea, increased arthritic symtpoms. | I tried several medications, including Cozaar, for my hypertension. Regardless of how much my doctor told me to "stick with it", my side effects worsened. It DID lower my B/P, but I am wondering at what cost? I cut my 25mg tablets into quarterly dosages, and am sticking with this until I find something more that works more successfully, and that has been on the market for a MINIMUM of 25-30 years...which would be safer!!! | F | 54 | 3 years | 6/16/2007 | 5 | bp | none | I was given Lotrel for BP in the 160 over 95 range and about died from the dry hacking cough, no sleep, vertigo, that came with the drug. I have never taken any prescription drug in my 39 years,only a once a year tylenol or other aspirin and plenty of beer. I am hoping to get off of Cozaar but so far I am pleased with the results. Wonder if some people are just looking for a miracle in the other responses! | M | 40 | 6 months | 5/17/2007 | 3 | Hypertension | I experienced unexplained weight gain, food sensitivities, dizziness, muscle cramping, mild depression and lack of energy. | After I stopped taking cozaar all the side effects went away. I now control my bp by eliminating salt and caffeine from my diet. I'm so thankful I stopped taking that poison. I'm living life again. | F | 56 | 4 years | 5/17/2007 | 2 | Hypertension | Joint pain (Knees, ankles, elbows) swelling in legs & feet, fatigue, depression, low libido | I didn't realize my joint pain and swelling was related until I ran out & didn't take the cozaar for several days. No pain! Restarted the med and by today (2nd day) my knees and ankle are so swollen and painful, I can hardly get up from my desk. Also had headache for the first couple of days. All this time, I just thought I was getting old! Amazing how much better I felt OFF the drug! | F | 46 | 2 years | 5/17/2007 | 1 | Hight bp | Extreme fatigue. Low energy levels really infringing on my quality of life. I think I'll stop this after reading all the corresponding reviews here. | M | 38 | 2.5 months | 5/12/2007 | 2 | high blood pressure | Taking 25 mg. a day my pressure did not come down that much don't want to take more feel tired and have to take a nap in the afternoon | F | 58 | 3 months | 4/30/2007 | 5 | High Blood Pressure | None. Great if you've been taking BP meds that cause Impotence. | Hope that your Meidcal Insurance covers this drug. | M | 48 | 2 years | 4/28/2007 | 3 | I have type 1 diabetes and hbp | I had severe pain in hips for over a year that I attributed to arthritis. When I reduced dosage, pain disappeared in one day. | F | 53 | | 4/24/2007 | 3 | Hypertension | Abnormal sense of smell; persistent unpleasant odor. Loss of libido (entirely!), weight gain, fatigue, depression. Symptoms have progressively gotten worse after being on Cozaar for 4 months. | Only advantage is Cozaar brought bp down to normal ranges using 50 mg daily. | F | 43 | 4 months | 4/7/2007 | 5 | hypertension | Cozaar really suits me. Bofore cozaar i have used lot of other medicines to reduce my b.p. but all of them had given me side effects. | i am using cozaar 100 mg for the last7 years. It has given me a good help to drop my blood pressure. | M | 58 | 7 years | 4/6/2007 | 1 | high bp | extreme fatigue, heart races at night (am heart transplant recipient), leg cramps, headache, sinus congestion, keep trying to cough something up, but doc says nothing in my lungs. severe severe coughing "fits". light headedness, very short of breath (more than usual), stopped lisinopril due to severe cough (its an ace inhibitor)so they prescribed this cozaar 100 mg and i feel absolutely miserable. diarrhea, hands & feet cold, GI bloating, Daytime fatigue, nightime insomnia. Sinus/nasal problems. have pains all over EXTREMELY TIRED ALL THE TIME, back pain, joint pain, muscle pain Dry mouth and eyes, ocassional but very painful tinnitus. when coughing fits occur, i have to go straight to bathroom because i have stress incontinence and its very painful to sit and pee and cough and i feel its causing a UTI. also have very bad taste in mouth all the time. | Actually, I got tired of listing my side effects and have just copied and pasted those of others that did match my side effects. i just feel like laying down and not waking up (if i get to sleep which i cant because i go to bathroom and pee my self while choking/coughing for 10 minutes or so at a time. i haven't been able sleep due to the coughing and going to bathroom 4-5 times a night. the side effects are VERY similar to a high cholesterol med called lipitor that i was taking. they finally figured out that the stuff i was experiencing was muscle and liver damage due to the lipitor use. but it took over a year and a half for the docs to figure that out!!!! I believe this cozaar will be removed for the same reasons. | F | 46 | 2 months | 4/3/2007 | 3 | hypertension | Dry mouth and eyes, muscle pain, tinnitus. | Beta blockers stopped working after 25 years, so taking this junk. Has anyone had good results with Hawthorne? | F | 50 | 3 years | 4/1/2007 | 4 | hypertension | I have been on cozaar 50mg for almost 2 years now, and I have experienced alot of hip/back/joint pain. It has kept my b/p down, but the joint pain is horrible. I can't even clean my house without needing Motrin. | Does anyone else have such discomfort with their back/hips, and joints. | F | 42 | 2 years | 3/8/2007 | 1 | high blood pressure | Joint pain, muscle pain, headaches, diarhea, dizziness, anxiety | I was on this medication for about 7 years. I had no idea that all these problems I have described were due to the medication until I read your website and stopped taking the pill. Within one week, all these symptoms went away. I have all sorts of energy, no pain anymore. I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia about 3 months after taking this medication - but since all this pain I had has gone away, I think that diagnosis is wrong. It also didn't do that great a job keeping my blood pressure down for the last couple of years, but I couldn't handle the side effects from a diuretic I tried either. Read the book "Selling Sickness". | F | 55 | 7 years | 3/7/2007 | 5 | BP was high | A small cough and minor joint pain, but nothing alarming. Remarkably, my libido has increased and I'm having less prostate -- less peeing at night -- hassles. (Probably a placebo effect, but that's okay with me.) | This is a remarkable drug. Started with 50MG in the morning; MD suggested a jump to 50MB twice daily until BP is stablized. BP is now in normal range and I'm drop back to 50MB daily. | M | 60 | 4 weeks | 2/14/2007 |