HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE Reviews (HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE)

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HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE  (HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE):  This medication is used to treat high blood pressure. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. Hydrochlorothiazide belongs to a class of drugs known as diuretics/"water pills." It works by causing you to make more urine. This helps your body get rid of extra salt and water. This medication also reduces extra fluid in the body (edema) caused by conditions such as heart failure, liver disease, or kidney disease. This can lessen symptoms such as shortness of breath or swelling in your ankles or feet.   FDA Approval Date: 2000-01-28 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 5  High blood pressure, H2O retention Some body aches, especially in legs that were previously swollen (water retention). Since I take Lisinopril (20 MG) daily, I monitor my blood pressure several times a day. I have maintained normal blood pressure (average of 120 over 70) since early November 2021. M 60 45 days
25 MG 2X day
12/22/2021
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 5  High Blood Pressure I have been to the ER a total of five times taking this. Each time afraid for my life thinking I was have a heart attack. Was on a family vacation and had to miss out on an activity and go to the hospital. No telling what damage it's done to my system as I've been taking it for a year. I just now thought to check reviews and have come to realize other people were experiencing the same thing. Heart palpitations, dizziness, light-headed, body pain, insomnia etc... don't take this sh*t! M 38 100 days
25 1X day
8/6/2021
 5  High diastolic blood pressure Absolutely nothing that I've noticed. I know there are a lot of negative comments here, but it really is trial and error for some people. This drug has brought my diastolic blood pressure down within one week from 107 to 80 as of this morning. F 44 7 days
25
3/4/2020
 5  Ankle swelling/bp Had been sick nausea faint felt like I was not in my own mind and weak.called 911 as I could not function nor get controll of surroundings.found out potassium level low. My punks cardiologist that I went to would not listen to me he kept asking me if I would talk to a physiologist.afther going to this guy with my symptoms be fore in ended up in the ambulance.fire your low life Drs whom want to chalk you up and make it look like it's in your head ....I have been getting very bad stabbing pains in my head and neck,I was told maybe it's Nuerological, ha ha these Drs get a cut from these drug companies.... I will file a complaint with the fda and I will pass on to any and everyone to do the same...we can stop this medicine... F 60 1 years
1X day
12/31/2017
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 5  high bp No side effects whatsoever. blood pressure remains fairly normal. F 58 2 years
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5/1/2017
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 5  Hypertension Along with losartan it did nothing for my blood pressure and the side effects were considerable. F 61 2 months
25mg
10/26/2015
 5  hipertenison Weak and dizzy and my feet and legs ache and my feet throb F 55 4 years
12.5
6/7/2015
 5  my blood pressure was above normal loss of fluid It's got to be another medicine that can help,although am thankful. F 55 1 days
10
12/11/2014
 5  Acute renal failure I am sweating so much, I'm embarrassed to go out. My hair and head used to get soaked now my whole body is sweating. Is this why? F 60 1 days
12.5
8/26/2014
 5  EdemA I take this medication and do just fine with it and it takes away all the swelling. No side effects... F 28 1 years
5/22/2014
 5  high blood pressure Severe muscle cramps in feet, legs, back, and caves, mostly while sleeping F 54 6 years
25mg
12/11/2013
 5  water retainage None. By taking this drug my blood pressure is stable. I urinate at least 6 times a day. Without the drug I seldom urinate. However, I do not have to go to the bathroom at night. F 75 10 years
20
8/20/2012
 5  To lose weight Muscle cramps I did get muscle cramps but that just means your potassium is depleting, which is caused from dehydration, which is caused by taking a diuretic as this. So I started taking a potassium supplement, one a day, and the cramps went away. F 44 30 days
25mg 1X day
1/23/2012
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 5   No side effects (frequent urination doesn't count!). I have been on 3 other types of medicine for high blood pressure and this is the one that I can't even tell I'm on. The others were Toprol (made me a zombie), Triamterene (made me very confused and ultra-talkative), and Amlodipine (insomnia, ravenous appetite, nausea, tired in the day, didn't want to do anything, headaches). Called my doctor today and she put me back on the HCTZ. So thankful. F 57 1 days
25 MG 1X day
5/23/2011
 5  menstrual migraines dizzy if I stand up too quickly They say diuretics don't work for menstrual migraines, but it worked for me. I was getting migraines every day for the first two weeks of every cycle. My life was shutting down. I haven't had a single migraine since I started taking this drug five months ago. F 42 5 months
3/15/2009
 5  swolen ankles constipation but may be caused by Tenormin or Synthroid Does a great job. M 80 10 years
5/28/2008
 5  high blood pressure none had gall bladder removed, bp gradually increased. 2 years later it was regularly in the 180's. eek. walking & garlic didn't help.. tried ace inhibitors.. 2 kinds but got migraines each time. EEK asked doc to try me on simplest med.. diuretic. small dose. I take half of a 25 mg pill daily and IT WORKS. bp now ranging in the 140's most days and at my age I feel ok with that. feel free to email me but put askapatient on the subject line. F 63 5 weeks
2/2/2007
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 5  High Blood Pressure Some dizziness at first, but this has subsided. Having to urinate more often, but this doesn't seem as frequent as at first, either. I drink lots of water anyway, so don't feel dehydrated. It has done a great job lowering my blood pressure! Inexpensive. F 61 2.5 years
10/18/2006
 5  High Blood Pressure Muscle cramps. This med worked much better, with fewer side effects than lisinopril or gemfibrozil. However I have found that exercise and diet works just as well. F 62 3 years
7/18/2006
 5  Meniere's disease Can keep up potassium with OJ and bananas. F 65 20 years
8/27/2005
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HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE  (HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE):  This medication is used to treat high blood pressure. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. Hydrochlorothiazide belongs to a class of drugs known as diuretics/"water pills." It works by causing you to make more urine. This helps your body get rid of extra salt and water. This medication also reduces extra fluid in the body (edema) caused by conditions such as heart failure, liver disease, or kidney disease. This can lessen symptoms such as shortness of breath or swelling in your ankles or feet.   FDA Approval Date: 2000-01-28 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

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