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Valsartan
Identifier
020342
Type of Spiritual Experience
Background
A description of the experience
Valsartan (trade name Diovan) is an angiotensin II receptor antagonist (commonly called an ARB, or angiotensin receptor blocker), that is selective for the type I (AT1) angiotensin receptor. Valsartan is mainly used for treatment of high blood pressure, congestive heart failure, and to increase the chances of living longer after a heart attack.
Side effects
Rates of side effects depends on the reason the medication is used.
Heart failure
Rates of adverse effects are based on a comparison versus placebo in people with heart failure. Most common side effects include dizziness (17% vs 9% ), low blood pressure (7% vs 2%), and diarrhea (5% vs 4%) Less common side effects include joint pain, fatigue, and back pain (all 3% vs 2%)
Hypertension
Clinical trials for valsartan treatment for hypertension versus placebo demonstrate side effects like viral infection (3% vs 2%), fatigue (2% vs 1%) and abdominal pain (2% vs 1%). Minor side effects that occurred at >1% but were similar to rates from the placebo group include
- headache
- dizziness
- upper respiratory infection
- cough
- diarrhea
- rhinitis/sinusitis
- nausea
- pharyngitis
- edema
- arthralgia
On Dec, 28, 2016 17,001 people reported to have side effects when taking Valsartan.
Among them, 65 people (0.38%) have Hallucination
Time on Valsartan when people have Hallucination :
| < 1 month | 1 - 6 months | 6 - 12 months | 1 - 2 years | 2 - 5 years | 5 - 10 years | 10+ years | |
| Hallucination | 66.67% | 33.33% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Gender of people who have Hallucination when taking Valsartan :
| Female | Male | |
| Hallucination | 59.57% | 40.43% |
Age of people who have Hallucination when taking Valsartan :
| 0-1 | 2-9 | 10-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-59 | 60+ | |
| Hallucination | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 6.52% | 0.00% | 2.17% | 6.52% | 84.78% |
On Feb, 13, 2016: 9,732 people reported to have side effects when taking Valsartan. Among them, 182 people (1.87%) have Death.
Time on Valsartan when people have Death :
| < 1 month | 1 - 6 months | 6 - 12 months | 1 - 2 years | 2 - 5 years | 5 - 10 years | 10+ years | |
| Death | 20.83% | 20.83% | 16.67% | 37.50% | 0.00% | 4.17% | 0.00% |
Gender of people who have Death when taking Valsartan :
| Female | Male | |
| Death | 44.33% | 55.67% |
Age of people who have Death when taking Valsartan :
| 0-1 | 2-9 | 10-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-59 | 60+ | |
| Death | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.16% | 7.56% | 9.88% | 81.40% |
Top conditions involved for these people :
- Hypertension (63 people, 34.62%)