HYZAAR Reviews (HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; LOSARTAN POTASSIUM)

Average Rating: 2.4 (177 Ratings)

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HYZAAR  (HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; LOSARTAN POTASSIUM):  This drug is used to treat high blood pressure. It is also used to lower the risk of strokes in patients with high blood pressure and an enlarged heart. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. This product contains two medications: losartan and hydrochlorothiazide. Losartan is an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) and works by relaxing blood vessels so that blood can flow more easily. Hydrochlorothiazide is a "water pill" (diuretic) that causes you to make more urine, which helps your body get rid of extra salt and water.   FDA Approval Date: 1998-11-10 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 2  high blood pressure shakes, vertigo, slight nausea, increased hunger F 7 months
2/21/2008
 1  high blood pressure Weight gain, swelling in the ankles, leg pain, hair loss. I lost about 1/5th of my hair (I'm female and it doesn't run in my family). A 2nd opinion from another doctor said that hair loss occasionally happens with Hyzaar. Am now on an older drug - no side effect, and I've lost 2 lbs. in 2 weeks, as opposed to gaining 20 lbs. in 4 months. Plus, the cost is outrageous! F 51 11 months
2/21/2008
 4  high BP 145/95 I was very light-headed the first two weeks, especially during exersion or after quickly standing up. This feeling subsided to occasional and mild episodes. I also have occasional muscle spasms which I attribute to the Zocor that I take for high cholesterol. I have to contol food intake more now to avoid weight gain but that could be my age and activity level. My memory recall isn't what it used to be, maybe the Hyzaar? I normally like to work hard, physically, not now. I started on Cozaar but it didn't achieve the desired BP level. Hyzaar has my BP at 120/80. I don't want to take meds for the rest of my life but can't tell if other options are better. I had an episode when my BP spiked to 190/120 and I felt terrible. That is when I started the meds. The meds works well for controling BP and I can't make a solid case for overwhelming negative side effects. M 55 5 years
1/15/2008
 1  Blood Pressure nausea, dizziness, rining in the ears, heart palpatations, tired, backache etc. I went to the emergency right before the holidays because I was so stress. The Dr. put me on hyzaar because I had some swelling and my BP was elevated. I was okay with that because I've taken it before. Never knew thats what caused my vertigo 2 years ago when I was on it. I never contribute it to the medicine. After two days of starting having all of these symptoms. Anyway I stop taking it and decided last night to give it another shot. My ears are ringing so bad I can't stand it. It might be good for some but not for all. F 40 12 days
1/10/2008
 3  High blood pressure It keeps my blood pressure down, but have lower back pain and muscle soreness. F 60 90 days
1/9/2008
 3  hypertension recently anxiety and i have no clue why. ringing in the ears is very bad sometimes. palpitaions but i dont know if the med causes it. after reading about all the other users side affects i can see the ones i am having although they are not as bad as some. some insomnia, bad tinitis. and i have recently in the last year have had anxiety problems and 3 attacks and i havent a clue why. the doc put me on zoloft 50mg and it helped the anxiety but i had to stop taking it because of the terrible diarehha i had from it. i am going to talk to him about it the next time i see him. i have also gained wieght too about 30lbs. i am just sick of taking all meds but it has helped my bp a lot. was 160/100 is now 125/80. i need to get back to the gym and lose wt too. i just have no interest in excersizing anymore. i wonder if the hyzarr is why? i dont know. i also take metoprolol 50mg twice a day. M 53 4 days
12/6/2007
 4  High BP As far as i can tell I've had no side effects from this particular drug. However, I also take several others (Nexium, Xyzal and Nasonex, for allergies,and up until recently, zocor). I have had side effects which I have attributed to zocor, which I stopped and did have vertigo and sinus problems which, I believe, were allergy related. I do not attribute them to hyzaar. It brought my BP down from 160/100 to 140/80 so it has been beneficial in that regard. I have experienced almost none of the side effects mentioned by other posters and those that I did experience I attributed to either zocor or allergies which the xyzal seems to be controlling. M 57 3 years
11/17/2007
 4  for elevated BP I have a cough that I didn't have at age 20 when my BP was 80 over 60! Have to pay for meds myself so one side effect is thin wallet. Hyzaar has controlled my BP well. I was on Procardia for many years & wanted to stay on it. It held BP down well but I gradually developed aching all over my body that just got worse over years that I could find all kinds of reasons for. Everything hurt. Ibuprofen, Tylenol & aspirin couldn't stop it. Doctor suggested switch to Cozaar, which didn't hold BP down. Then on to Hyzaar; aching disappeared, I no longer need to get up during the night to go to bathroom, slight Knee & ankle swelling I had is gone. I am grateful to have it, despite the price. When I exercise regularly, I lose a pound or two. When I stop exercising or eat more or eat too much high-calorie stuff, I see a weight gain. Day-to-day, things go well. I have no problems I didn't have before taking Cozaar/Hyzaar. F 67 2 years
11/15/2007
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11/7/2007
 1  High BP Weight GAIN, loss os sexual drive, depression, loss of drive for things I used to love to do, not able to get excited about any thing, always sweeting, not able to sleep through the night, always a stuffy nose, neck and back aches, always foot & joint pain, 8 months after taking Hyzaar my colon blew out and I had to wear a colostomy bag for months until my colon had healed. before my colon blew out I had bad gassy side aches every time I ate. severe heart burn after eating. ringing in ears. no energy. In all this is a bad bad med that I am going to stop taking ! I wish I would of realized sooner all the bad that Hyzaar does ! None of these things started until I was taking this med. It has lowered my BP a little, but not much. It is not worth the trade off. I will take my chances with high BP. This drug has almost killed me once. And turn my life into the not happy zone. M 51 3 days
11/5/2007
 2  high blood pressure dizziness, heart palpitations, throat irritation, diareah, gained 8-10 in 2 weeks time since taking Hyaar. Although it brought my pressure down from 170/92 to 130/80. Is there anything else a person can take that is as effective but without the side effects? I need to drive a truck all day for a living. I can't deal with the nausea and dizziness etc., Would I be better off taking it at night or just getting my doctor to switch the medication to something else? M 45 14 days
10/8/2007
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 4  hypertension None so far. I have only been taking it for a few weeks. F 55 2 weeks
9/12/2007
 3  High BP Dry Mouth, Wight Gain - Cannot loose weight. Till reading other symptoms. Panic Attacks. Tired all the Time. Lots of water on my ankles. I didnt realize all the problems i had was from hyzaar. I first stared just taking cozaar. my BP was starting to go up after a while then my dr put me on hyzaar because i was retaining water. heck i still have allot of water on my ankles. Just about three months ago i started having panic attacks. I wonder why because i have neever had them before. I found this site and couldnt belive my eyes. I had also tried loosing weight and never shed a pound. As of four days ago i just quit taking Hyzaar and started to take herbs over the counter. Hopefully they will keep my blood pressure down. F 38 4 years
8/6/2007
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 1  High Blood Pressure Blurry vision, excessive weight gain,back pains, extreme dehydration, cotton mouth, joint pains, swelling of chin, glossy eyes, dizziness, short term memory loss, panic attacks, just stay in bed all day. Went to doctor today and he says Hyzaar isn't causing all these problems. I never had them before! I was 6'5" 195 when I started this in 6/1/06 and went up to 235 lbs!~ Always hungry and finally forced myself to realize it was the medicine doing it! I'm down to 215 lbs but can't seem to lose any more weight dispite jogging 3 miles a day and only eating 2000 calories daily. The worst of it all is the diarrea and the constant confusion I have. DON'T TAKE THIS DRUG!!! I asked my doctor for something from the 80's or 70's and he said they don't have anything because they were all banned from being bad! I told him if I was going to be on the planet for another 20 years this drug would kill me, then they would ban it too! I started off with bp of 160/85 hyzaar took it down to 130/78 over a years time. But the side effects now aren't worth it. M 36 1 years
6/18/2007
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 2  control blood pressure headaches, backache, neckache and arm ache spoke to doctor about concern, stated she was not taking me off of it. I took myself off for two weeks and felt better and pressure was in the normal range. put myself on the remaining pills and now experiencing the same side effects F 56 1 years
6/15/2007
 4  hypertension Tiredness, nausea, 35+ pound weight gain, loose bowels, depression, lethargy, sleepiness then waking up for a minimum of two hours each night, night sweats and coughing. Started out with bp of 200/100 nearly two years ago and Hyzaar DS 100/25 has lowered it to around 130/75 but I am starting to realize that the side effects are just not worth it. I started jogging and in the past three weeks have gained another pound!!!! F 54 1 years
5/28/2007
 1  High Blood Pressure Apparently caused depression after taking for only a few days. I have been slighty prone to depression. However, once taking Hyzaar, depression was triggered. This potential side effect should be presented prior to prescribing the medicine. F 50 4 days
5/28/2007
 2  High Blood Pressure Mild, daily depression that left as soon as I stopped taking it. Also weight gain, general apathy and lethargy, headaches and backache. I cut back to 1/2 dose, but my B.P. went up some, and I was still having some side effects. As soon as I took the pill in the evening, I could feel the lethargy set in. I felt extremely hungry all the time, and gained weight probably due to extra eatting, but not wanting to exercise. Not a "happy camper" ! After reading all of the feedback about Hyzaar, I went to my Dr. and she switched me to BenicarHCT. (The first B.P. med a doctor gave me was TOPROL and it made me feel crazy and tired... I only took it 2 days because I felt so bad!!! Then I took HCT for a year, which worked for awhile.) I teach middleschool, so the stress is what must be raising my B.P. It's o.k. when I'm off work. I am a healthy weight, so I'm glad to get off the Hyzaar that was causing me to gain... I felt starved between meals with blood sugar all messed up (and I DO I was taking HyzaarHCT at night, 25 mgs., and had to cut them in half because of the depression. I'm now taking 1/2 of 20 mgs. of BENICAR Hct, for a week now, and no depression or tiredness. Sometimes some headaches and backache, but better than being depressed and tired! It has lowered my bloodpressure to a good range, too. My advice with any of the blood pressure medications: Take as little as your Doctor will allow, and THEN increase to a higher dosage if needed. Exercise and eat healthy ! You may be able to be weaned off the meds! F 54 2 months
5/21/2007
 3  High Blood Pressure Dizziness, weight gain and unable to lose weight with exercise and diet controls, loss of sex drive. Depression which may or may not be related. I have been experiencing these side effects for months, but thought it was just me, moody beast that I am. After looking at all the comments here I'm now concerned and will go to my doctor for another medication. Blood pressure had been at its highest 170/85 or so. Now it ranges around 130/75. If I wasn't carrying an extra 40 pounds it might be less! M 58 8 months
5/10/2007
 5  Hypertension sweating Take with Atenolol. The combination is very effective for me. F 48 5 years
5/6/2007

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