DYAZIDE Reviews (HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; TRIAMTERENE)Average Rating: 3.0 (50 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare DYAZIDE with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR DYAZIDE | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | Borderline HTN | I started having dizziness after 1 year on the dyazide. I has kept my B/P down marvelously, however if I skip any doses I can feel my hands and feet swelling. Not sure but have started having tinnitis, it's aggravating. I have feet, and leg cramps, so far my potassium level is o.k., but the cramps come 6 hours after dosing if I do not hydrate myself well. | I am wondering has anyone else experienced tinnitis with dyazide, along with uncomfortable itching. My itching may be due to the bath & body work products I use every day. I notice a decrease in itching a week after I stop using bath & body works but it has not completely stopped yet. | F | 47 | 1 years | 9/16/2008 | 2 | hbp | Nausea. I only take this every other day, not only doesn't it seem to work but I am nauseous every once in a while | F | 62 | 2 years | 1/6/2008 | 4 | Hypertension and edema | I have chronic hypertension and idiopathic edema, and after an 80 lb weight loss, my Dr. took me off Norvasc and HCTZ and put me on Dyazide because my BP was much more normal, but I still needed a mild antihypertensive. Dr. told me to take it every day. On day #4 I experienced sudden vertigo and passed out in my kitchen floor. When I "woke up" I was sweating profusely and very weak. My BP wouldn't even register on my BP machine, it was so low. I now take a Dyazide every third day. It is just enough to keep my BP normal. I urinate very frequently of course after I take for around 12 hours, and always experience some muscle twitching and muscle cramps (mainly feet & legs) the day after taking it. My electrolytes are always normal when they are checked.I no longer have chronic edema like I did. It's great having normal sized feet and ankles! I don't feel like a water balloon anymore. | Dyazide literally decreases my Systolic BP and Diastolic BP by about 20+ points each when I take one, and taking one every 3 days or so works great for me. I feel like the antihypertensive effects peak at about 24 hours for me. BP will run around 130/80 and then when I take one, it will decrease to around 100-110/60. I do experience occasional orthostatic hypotension and dizziness. My BP will gradually creep back up over the next 3 days or so, until I take another one. Dyazide has a potent effect on my BP personally. It seems to decrease my BP more than Diovan HCT or Norvasc ever did. Of course, it could just be that I lost down to a normal weight and it's just mild HTN now. I like the fact that I am only taking one pill every 3 days, it totally takes care of my chronic edema, and generally keeps my BP normal. I do have to watch out for hypotensive episodes sometimes though and make sure I drink 2 liters/day when I take it for hydration. | F | 36 | 1 years | 8/21/2007 | 5 | Elevated blood pressure | Extreme craving for salt initially, none now...was eating a jar of pickles plus drinking pickle juice initially to relieve craving. | Has worked very well in decreasing my BP | F | 45 | 6 months | 8/19/2007 | 4 | Borderline Hypertension | Having cramping and spasms in feet, legs, thighs, buttocks, and hands. Moderate dry mouth. | My doc prescirbed for bordeline htn, b/p 140-150's/90-100, down 2nd day to 115/74-80. No more mild feet swelling | F | 46 | 3 days | 8/19/2007 | 2 | For my blood pressure and edema | My doctor Prescribed Dyazide and Norvasc to control my blood pressure and the swelling in my legs and feet.According to the medical dictionary Norvasc causes swelling in the legs.I haven't question my doctor about this but I intend to.I have also become sexually disfunctional.My Urologist prescribe Cialis,but it has no get effect on me | I think that the drug would work better if the doctor would suggest a proper diet for the patient or a list of meals that you can choose from that will not increase you sodium intake and lower your blood pressure. | M | 62 | 3 years | 6/10/2007 | 4 | Hypertension, edema | I take this in AM and haven't noticed excessive urination. The heachache is chronic, though, a nagging 2-3 on a 1-5 scale. I disregarded the sunlight warning one day and my face and neck have a rash that is still irritated and itchy four days later... yow! | Pretty tame Rx, considering I'm taking it along with Metformin, Effexor, Lipitor, Levothyroxine, and an antibiotic as well right now. | F | 53 | 28 days | 6/6/2007 | 1 | hypertension | Heart flutters; unable to do yard work without feeling weak and exhausted; tightness and aching on the left side of my chest. | I started taking Dyazide at the same time I reduced my Toprol XL dose from 75mg to 50mg so the side effects might be related to taking less Toprol. Side effects began after 4 days and on the fifth day I went back to taking 75mg of Toprol but symptoms continued. Quit taking Dyazide after 7 days and the symptoms disappeared. | M | 60 | 7 days | 5/23/2007 | 3 | severe edema/feet and calves | seems like i'm the only one but when i take the dyazide the inside of my nose dries out so bad that the nostrils swell inside. impossible to move out any mucus since it becomes thick or completely dried out. and i cough as if i have a chest infection. this goes away when i d/c the pill. but swollen feet return right away. i'm afraid to try the lasix rx that i have, it's such a more serious water pill. | M | 44 | 2 weeks | 5/4/2007 | 4 | high blood pressure | nothing that I'm bothered by anymore (been on it for years) except needing to pee a lot in the morning (take medication when I get up in the moring) and for about 2-3 hours after taking the medication I have difficulty getting and maintaining an erection. I sometimes take the Dyazide a few hours later if I run in the morning (so don't have to pee so bad on run) or my wife and I have sex in the moring. | M | 50 | 10 years | 4/24/2007 | 4 | BP and water retention | sentivity to sunlight, headache, palpitation. | I am taking it 1x a day and in combination with Altace (10mg. I Noticed that when I stop taking Dyazide, my BP goes up after the third day. I don't get bothered much by frequent urination when I work or play sports (lots of running). this med works. | M | 50 | 1 years | 4/14/2007 | 3 | Hypertension | Excessive urination all day long. Dry mouth. Sometimes blurred vision. Recently experiencing dry eyes. | May wash out good minerals as well as sodium. Frequent potassium checks via blood tests should be done, as Dyazide is a potassium-sparing diuretic. | M | 65 | 4 years | 3/2/2007 | 5 | HBP & Fluid Retention | Only on the first day.....so far just a mild feeling of vertigo after I took it this morning, but I expect that with any new drug. Frequent urination....so I assume that it has begun doing what it is suppose to since I do have fluid retention as a result of HBP. Blood pressure has been at 186/98. Very high indeed. Took a reading this evening and it was 129/88. | I am hoping that this will help with my HBP issues. Will come back to post progress on this drug in about a week. | F | 30 | 1 days | 10/21/2006 | 2 | blood pressure reduction | flushed face, dizziness and irregular heart beat (missing beat every 5-10 beats - never had this before - really scary). Took myself off. Was taking cardizem cd as well, and dyazide did not lower my blood pressure. I once had a reaction to a sulfide drug and that might also be part of this - there's a warning about sulfa algery - my doctor didn't seem to know this. | M | 8 days | 10/4/2006 | 4 | High Blood Pressure | Dizzyness at times, but also side effect of Effexor. Change in bowels, sort of constipation. Some people described dry mouth, I have "Burning Tongue Syndrome". It is getting worse and occurred after increase in diazide to 25mg every other day. Could it be a side effect? | With Norvasc, it helps controlling my blood pressure. I was taking it 1X weekly and increased it to every other day.Previously I'd been taking Hydrochlorathyazide with the Norvasc. | F | 73 | 3 months | 3/12/2006 | 2 | borderline high blood pressure | Dr. put me on a beta blocker (atenol) I believe, first and experienced a total soaking of prespiration all over. I took it for 4 days, and took myself off, I control it on my own. When I went back in and told him what was happening, he told me that wasn't a side effect. BUT, the sweating quit. SO he puts me on dyazide, I have taken it three times, the slight swelling in my hand have decreased but the sweating has started back.. | I don't think I'm going to take it anymore and try to bring it down on my own. | F | 42 | 3 days | 10/1/2005 | 4 | Very satisfied with the effect on my blood pressure. After being mildly hypertensive I went to normal after about three weeks on this medication. Psyllium husks helped with constipation. However, my skin was becoming progressively more wrinkled, and after my physician noticed my sodium level declining, he agreed to take me off the medication. | F | 71 | 7 months | 3/18/2005 | 5 | Meniere's disease | In the first few days I felt a little weak, and also felt numbness and tingling in my face, tongue, hands etc. But these went away and I no longer feel any side effects. | This drug has been very effective in reducing the incidence of vertigo attacks. In the two months before I started taking it, I was having 3 or 4 disabling attacks a week. Since I have been taking it I have had only one serious attack in two months. I think my initial side effects were due to the drug lowering my blood pressure, which was not high to begin with; but since I have gotten used to it I am fine and would highly recommend it. | F | 53 | 2 months | 12/31/2004 | 5 | borderline high hypertension | Cleared up irritable bowel syndrome by helping kidneys function better (a good side effect). It is hard to tell whether periodic chronic fatigue and nerve tingling is a side effect since I had them before. They may be genetic or due to high blood pressure. | M | 53 | 1 years | 11/8/2004 | 2 | hypertension | severe leg muscle cramping, arrythmia, apparently from loss of potassium from excessive urination,and exhaustion, but this was more likely the beta blocker I was also taking. This caused fatigue and weight gain. When I developed severe arrythmia (taken to ER) I took myself off the diuretic and the beta blocker. | I read Dr. Julian Whitaker's book 'Reversing Hypertension' re getting off meds and the adverse effects of long term diuretics and other BP meds. There I found out about potassium. My doc. though sceptical, prescribed it for me and also changed me to Norvasc. Weight came down, arrythmia, cramps, fatigue stopped. | F | 66 | 2 years | 10/8/2004 |