HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE Reviews (HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE)Average Rating: 1.8 (353 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR HYDROCHLOROTHIA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Hypertension borderline | Horrible! POISON. I could not figure out for the life of me what was making me so deathly ill because I take a couple different medications but narrowed it down to this one this is the one that created a nightmare for me. Pain in legs. Anxiety. Extreme dizziness feeling of doom. Just sick sick sick | Talk to your doctor find an alternative. this medication should be removed from being prescribed My knees are still killing me with pain from this medication it’s truly a horrible medication I hope I can find a way to flush it out of my body quickly | F | 50 | 0 days 25 | 8/8/2019 | 1 | Mild hypertension | Pulse and diastolic pressure both increased significantly, headache, muscle cramps, upset stomach. | When I went to the doctor my blood pressure was 149/82, pulse 58. Today it’s 121/94, and my pulse is 91. Any decrease in blood pressure is due to the increase in pulse rate. I’m increasing my potassium and taking magnesium daily. I have atrial fibrillation and cannot trust this increase in pulse won’t lead to an attack. | F | 55 | 8 days 25 mg | 6/26/2019 | 1 | Starting taking medication as prescribed after the 4th dose I had severe headaches, fatigue, nauseous, weak, head feels heavy, dizzy. Called Dr advised to take half of the medication. Same results. I can not take this medication | I stopped this medication. | F | 79 | 0 days 25MG | 5/18/2019 | 3 | High BP | It apparently lowers my blood pressure, but sometimes even on a no salt diet plus HCTZ daily my BP is 150 or 160 over 70. Often it's normal. Haven't tried going off it for more than 2 days. BP remained about the same. Don't have all those adverse symptoms other folks have. | F | 85 | 15 years 25 MG | 3/21/2019 | 1 | 13 years | I thought it was okay but realized I was having so many side effects. Anxiety, heart palpitations, chest tightness, headaches, tired..just to name a few. | 46 | 13 days 25mg | 10/27/2018 | 3 | High blood pressure | Headache, heartburn, tiredness, tried mouth, thingling on my left side, woke up with dizziness all the time, nausea , dry throat , i have to use the bathroom all the time and I’m lack off energy . | F | 53 | 30 months 25mg | 9/27/2018 | 3 | High blood pressure | Headache, heartburn, tiredness, tried mouth, thingling on my left side, woke up with dizziness all the time, nausea , dry throat , i have to use the bathroom all the time and I’m lack of energy . | F | 53 | 30 months 25mg | 9/26/2018 | 1 | Hypertension | Frequent urination, fatigue, thirst/dry mouth, started experiencing severe anxiety (something I had never dealt with before) | I just haven’t felt myself since I started this drug- lisinopril with hydrochlorothiazide. I feel tired all the time. The other night at 4am I had an anxiety attack feeling weakness on my left arm, chest pain, trouble breathing, rapid heart beats and cold sweat. Felt like I was dying. Going to the Dr tomorrow to demand to be taken off this. FDA is BS. | F | 23 | 1 days 10 | 8/12/2018 | 1 | High blood pressure | Severe muscle cramping, weakness, blurred vision, constipated, headaches, hair loss and worst of all, feeling very fatigued. Hands are numb with tingling and overall loss of strength. Legs feel like I have 30lb leg irons on each leg. | I do not recommend this drug to anyone. Stay away! I'm 59 years old and have strength trained consistently 3 times a week with cardio the last 2 years. Since I started taking this drug I have lost time at work and at the gym. I'm getting off this drug immediately and concentrate on weight loss, yoga and meditation. | M | 59 | 2 months 25MG 1X day | 7/23/2018 | 1 | Bp | It makes me feel like when your glucose level (sugar) drop. Weak,and faint. I am not taking this medicine no more.Also sharp pain on side of my head. | Bad drug | F | 46 | 1 times 12.5 | 6/5/2018 | 1 | High blood pressure | I was prescribed this medicine 12.5 mg in the morning and night with lisinopril 2.5 mg.I suffered fast heartbeat and palpitations. Made me so tired and could not function.ended up in the hospital and wearing a heart monitor for 3 weeks. I was diagnosed with pvcs and tachycardia. I stopped this medication after my hospital visit. MY BP stayed high the entire time i was taking it and now its 2 months later and my bp is normal and my pvcs are occurring maybe 2 times a day. I do not reccomend this medicine. | F | 37 | 2 months 25mg | 4/6/2018 | 3 | Swelling in my ankles,feet & legs. | Muscle aches in my whole body. Dry throat.Blurred vision.my legs were stiff and hurting. My hands stiff and hurting.my feet still swollen. | It did not help keep the swelling down all the time,just most of the time and blood pressure lowered. | F | 19 days 12.5 mg. | 2/26/2018 | 3 | High BP | Hair loss, titinus heartburn Brain fog memory loss. | helped w/swelling in legs ankles | F | 65 | 0 days 12.5 | 1/18/2018 | 1 | High Blood pressure | Fatigue, lightheaded , chills, eye dryness, fast paced heart beat, weakness, joint pains, tingling feeling in feet | I honestly don't know how I made it home from work. I had to leave early because all these symptoms hit at once and I thought I would pass out trying to get home to my bed! Few times contemplating on dialing 911. I'm not taking this anymore. I joined a gym! | F | 41 | 3 days | 1/10/2018 | 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 | 1 | Hypertension | Fatigue, joint pain, muscle pain, leg cramps, irregular heartbeat and heart palpitations. | I have been taking this med for over 2 years on and off and everytime i get back on i feel sluggish and had minor heart palpitations. recently got prescribed lisinpril/hctz and it made my heart palpitations 10x worse. i am going to stop taking them and let my DR know i rather diet and excercise to lower my BP | M | 25 | 2 years 25MG | 12/20/2017 | 1 | Elevated blood pressure | Anxiety went through the roof was under control. Lower leg cramps, knee joints hurt, extreme heartburn nausea, bloating. Stopped the pull on day 21 feeling better daily. | 34 | 20 days 12.5mg | 12/10/2017 | 2 | High blood pressure | Anxiety, headaches, and dizziness. | I check my pressure regularly at home and the medication doesn't appear to have an effect. My pressure is still high while taking this medicine. Averaging 140/100. | F | 35 | 5 days 25mg | 12/8/2017 | 2 | high blood pressure and ankle swell | I cannot recommend or Not recommend this drug. If you need it, you need it, but I cannot deal with the INCONTINENCE it causes. Others may not have this problem, but I need to find a better way to lower BP. | F | 73 | 7 years 25mg 2X W | 11/22/2017 | 4 | Hypertenseion | Almost constant need to urinate for the first several hours after taking it, occasional diarrhea, random bouts of dizziness, "electric" feeling in my face & fingers | This medication does what it is intended to do. It takes me blood pressure down to a normal level quickly, probably within 30 minutes or so of taking it. The only downside is the VERY frequent urination. | F | 33 | 1 years 50 mg 1X day | 11/21/2017 |