User Reviews for Cozaar oral

I am taking Cozaar 100mg per day. I take this along with three other blood pressure meds. So far, no side affects from Cozaar and I am hoping it will work.

benn taking for a yr-had to cut in half because of severe leg cramps at nite. half works fine no cramps anymore

i am also taking hctz and diltiazem - the combination is working very well for my BP and no side effects noted- I was once on Lisinopril -the cough never went away and I eventually had such bad wheezing and trouble catching my breath I was hospitalized over nite - so although lisinopril is a cousin of cozaar beware the lisinopril cough - it is a cheaper generic but the cough is not worth any amt of money. EF

This was the 4th Rx I tried out - it gives me no side effects for 2 yrs. Take half dose.

One of my parents has just been prescribed this med, and I'm interested to know more about it.

This was my third drug to keep my blood peasure in check. The others had side effects.

I believe it is prescribed at a higher dose than is necessary, resulting in unnecessary side effects.

I take two 75 mg cozaar/day plus Hytrin, Norvasc and HCTZ. BP now 114/70 typically. I have been taking this combination for 10 years. Before that I was having a lot of trouble regulating my BP. Since going on this regimen regulation has not been a problem except that I have to take some pills in the evening and some in the morning. Otherwise I get a BP fluctuation during the day. This works for me.

this medication has worked very well for my condition I am very satisfied.

Had borderline high blood pressure, now down to normal. Also have hypothyroidism (doc misread thyroid blood test in 1987...always ask for blood work copies!!!)which led to 140 pound weight gain over 7 years and subsequently Type II diabetes with Restless Leg Syndrome. Mirapex for RLS coupled with Cozaar can lead to fainting as both have this side effect. For me it is especially bad on hotter days. Have had many UTI's that always travel to kidneys by the time I find out (no pain in bladder). Have almost constant hip/lower back pain since starting this and causes a severe lack of sleep (4-5 hours per night). Have frequent headaches and other muscles tend to get sore/tight very easily. I also take metformin, glypizide and Byetta (have lost 45 pounds since Nov.). I have an increased red rash under the skin from the cozaar and have a rare side effect from metformin which is a severe sensitivity to sunlight/sunburn. Hopefully with a little more weight loss both the diabetes and tendency to higher blood pressure will disappear entirely along with the side effects.Read More Read Less

just beware~~~ on new year's eve of this year (08), my blood pressure got pretty high. (AND NO ALCOHOL) i had not taken cozaar for about 5 days because we went out of town before my Rx was ready. i took 1- 100mg tablet. OMG! about 12:15 a.m. new year's day i walked into the kitchen for a cookie before bed. well, i got to the cookies~~~ next i knew i was waking up on the floor looking up at the ceiling. Managed to get myself up, only to wake up to the ceiling again. this time i awoke in GREAT PAIN! My husband helped me (gingerly) to my chair. we took my BP~~~55/33!!!! An ER nurse wanted me to come on in.... on new year's eve??? NO WAY!!! after giving my foot 3 more days to improve i decided to find out what was wrong. well, 3 fractured metatarsals in my left foot! after casting, walking in a boot and still complaining about pain with walking at 4 months, i ended up having foot surgery last week to reset the bone with a plate and screws. this is to warn those taking this drug~~~ do not restart the drug at FULL STRENGTH! 1/2 the pill would have been safer as i've learned from experience. you can always take more if 1/2 doesn't do the trick, but please don't make the mistake i did!Read More Read Less

I find the only problem I have taking this medication is that I get very chilly and my pressure seems to go very low at various times and I have to regular it as a full tablet one day to a half the next under DR's orders

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Have been taking for over 20 years.

some light headed feelings after taking, feel the dosage can be reduced from 100mg to 50mg now that blocks have been corrected with stents

After trying number of drugs for last 10 years, for the first time my BP came down from 150/100 to 120/80 with losartan 50mg. I feel much better with losrtan 50mg than Indral or other drugs.

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am using this drug for protection of my kidneys,per Doctor, as I am type II diabetic and on Fetformin. Take in a.m. with protonix. Have early a.m. blurred vision for about an hour. Am 65,6 ft. 190lbs. and smoker.