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 |
| 3 | Blood Pressure | Dry hacking cough, constipation, dry hair, rash on stomach, severe fatigue, heart palpitations. | F | 37 | 7 months 20 mg | 4/11/2012 | 4 | High blood pressure | I am new too this medicine along with lisinopril. I have not had any hair loss yet concern with the uncomfortable feeling I have at times. I do know being a first time medicine user my body has too adjust too the changes. I have my next appointment this week so hoping they see something | F | 37 | 4 days 25mg | 3/20/2012 | 1 | For High Blood Pressure | The side effect that I experienced was significant hair loss that started 2 years after I started taking the drug at the 25MG dosage level. I have a friend that is taking 12.5 dosage and is also experiencing the same hair loss issue. | I switched from HCTZ to ZIAC, which is a combination drug that only has a 6.25 HCTZ dosage. After a month, my hair loss is almost negligible. | F | 59 | 3 years 25 MG 1X day | 3/10/2012 | 1 | HBP | After a year I had intense facial numbness, hot feeling cheeks (I had to put ice packs on my face it was so hot), jaw pain. I went to ER and they said ear infection, I went to ENT he said sinus infection, MRI of my sinuses were clear, neurologist wanted to put me on anti-seizure medicine to trigenal neuralga (sp?) and mri of my brain came back normal. I stopped taking HTZ after reading so many comments. I have been off of it for about 1 and half weeks and everything is clearing up. My face has went from intense pain to mild discomfort (some itching) and extremely dry skin in the affected areas (cheeks, in front of ears, and around nose). My BP actually shot to 133/90 while suffering this allergy reaction. Off of the meds BP has dropped to normal at 115/78. Don't take this med for long amounts of time. | M | 45 | 1.5 years 1X day | 2/2/2012 | 3 | HBP | Extreme thirst, severe leg/muscle pain and cramps. Back ache and painful knots. Itchy skin, sore throat, constipation like I've never experienced before. Joint pain, (knees, shoulders, feet, hands) and weakness. | I was taking a lower dose of HCTZ with little to no side effects, which helped keep my bp in check. Then my bp began to creep back up 170s+/100+ so they upped my dose. Ever since, I have been miserable. I'm only 33 and feel like I should be in my 80s. I try to hydrate often, but because I am a teacher, I don't get a lot of time to stop and take a drink, not to mention run to the bathroom. I am starting a potassium supplement and will try to increase my fluids to see if that will help. Otherwise, I'm going t request being taken off this med.It is very much adversely affecting my lifestyle as a mom of two little ones and as a runner (who hasn't had the energy or well-being to do so as much lately with all the pain) | F | 33 | 7 months 25mg 1X day | 1/28/2012 | 2 | Hypertension | After two weeks, am still on it hoping better therapeutic effects will emerge. The side effects have subsided somewhat - less of a foggy head feeling but still somewhat fatigued and still getting strange sensations in my chest/heart. | M | 43 | 25 mg 1X day | 1/27/2012 Patient History | 1 | moderate high blood pressure | Heart palpitations,extreme joint pains, hair loss, rash, dizziness, low libido | F | 66 | 2 years 12.5 | 1/26/2012 | 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 | 1 | edema | Significant loss of appetite; turned off by odor/sight of food. Gastro-intestinal upheaval (had a totally normal digestive "system" before starting HCTZ); soft, discolored (yellow) stools (sometimes three per day); much gas. Aching stomach, overall "delicate" feeling in abdomen; distended gut. VERY tired feeling constantly; don't want to do ANY of my normal activities or even move out of a position (perhaps depressed?). Relative shortness of breath when I move about the house. Unilaterally took myself off the drug this AM; already feel change for the good just twelve hours later. I am a longtime (27 years)cardiac patient (bypasses, stents, the whole shootin' match) who recently had a pacemaker installed and an A-V node ablation. My BP was decent before I ever started HCTZ, and the pacemaker does a good job of keeping my heartrate between 70-130. The only improvement I have seen is a lessening of the edema in my ankles and a twenty-pound loss of weight in two weeks ( | For me, the unpleasant side effects of HCTZ far outweigh the diuretic benefits. My very experienced senior cardiologist (with whom I've been for 27 years) didn't seem to think my side effects are/were a big deal when I related them to him last week, but I am not going to accept this quality of life. | M | 73 | 10 days 12.5 1X day | 1/23/2012 | 4 | High blood pressure | no side effect whats so ever... | So I started taking this medication about 5 month ago.. My high blood pressure was very over the top high... 2 digit number mess up as we speak.. The doctor prescribe me 12.5 mg of Hydochlorothiazide... and this med is the Best thing that has ever happen to me.. It took me 4 month since I started the meds to kick in.. I have my HBP at this moment well control... I thank My Heavenly Father for that... and the doc of course for finally giving me something that my body was able to stick in with..I will mention that in the first 2 month I was urinating a lot but then it slow down afterwards..So til this day I have no side effect what's so ever.. Sorry for those who has been taking this meds and it's not working for you.. What works for someone doesn't mean it will work for you.. Always listen to your body... and don't give up continue to search for the right medication. Be bless :) | F | 30 | 5 months 12.5 mg 1X day | 1/12/2012 | 2 | High blood pressure | I am an active middle aged woman who was recently diagnosed with HBP. I guess it runs in my family. I was prescribed HCT. Within two days of taking it, I almost passed out and wnt to the emergency room. Doctors tested me and I am apparently fine, but low in potassium. I seemed okay after that for a few weeks. Then my stomach began hurting and I thought I was getting a stomach virus, however there was no fe er and I never threw up. This pain nausea has been with me for a week and a half now. I am unable to eat, am having heart palpitations, I feel weak and anxious and can't function at work. I had not thought that the drug could be causing this until I read this board. The tightness in my stomach is intense and debilitating. I am hoping this is a reaction to the drug and that stopin gigs use will help. | F | 38 | 1 months 1X day | 12/8/2011 | 1 | Mild Hypertension | feeling off balance when walking or standing, shortness of breath, very fatigued, heart racing | This medication should be taken off the market and Drs should be aware of side effects and take them seriously when a patient tells you they are experiencing the exact symptoms that are listed as side effect instead of making you feel like a hypochondriac. my dr went so far as wanting to treat me with meds for anxiety. I have been in the emergency room, with these symptoms...extreme lightheadness, off balance , feelimng like I could faint, feeling like I can't breath, being woken out of a deep sleep feeling like I can't catch my breath, heart racing and extreme fatigue. I felt like there was something seriously wrong with me. I looked up the side effects 2 days ago and called my dr and asked him why if I was describing all these symptoms to him did he fail to mention that it could be the hydrochlorthiazide and his answer was that the side effects are rare. I told him I wasn't taking it anymore and within 2 days I feel so much better already. TAKE THIS DRUG OFF THE MARKET. I have felt like something was wrong for more than a year. I am thankful to feel better but angry that I could have felt better so much sooner if my dr would have done his job!!! | F | 44 | 1.5 years 25 mg 1X day | 12/8/2011 | 2 | High Blood Pursue | I was just treating my HBP with Lisinopril 10mg along with diet & exercise. I started seeing that my blood pressure was creeping up a little so doctor had me add HCTZ to see if it could drop it down. Wasn't experiencing before, but now I'm noticing abominable pain, fluttering heartbeat, anxiety, loss of appetite, & a little constipation. Do far I haven't noticed a tremendous drop in BP & I'm not liking these side effects so I think I'm gonna stop taking it to see if these feelings leave. | M | 34 | 10 days 12.5 mg | 11/24/2011 | 4 | Kidney stones | Frequent urination (but that's what it's supposed to do), dizziness, especially on standing, mild nausea. | The nausea went away after a few days. Unfortunately, the dizziness persisted, after discussing it with my doctor it turned out that since my blood pressure was pretty low to begin with, this was lowering it even further. I'm still on it while we try to work something else out, because being dizzy like this is still better than the side effects of the meds I have to take if I get kidney stones, let alone the pain. So far, an ultrasound of my kidneys has confirmed that it seems effective at preventing any new stones from developing (and yes, I get them that frequently). Doctor also cautioned me that it could cover up symptoms of hyperparathyroidism, or cause calcium or potassium deficiencies, and that I needed to get tested for those. Fortunately, neither issue came up. | F | 21 | 1 months 25 mg 1X day | 11/16/2011 | 1 | for blood pressure | Within a few days, hair loss started again. | F | 65 | 30 days 12.5 mg cp 1X day | 10/19/2011 | 2 | HBP/ swelling | The first couple of months on this med were fine, but when I hit month three, I got this horrible non-itchy rash that started on my stomach and then spread slowly to my back, legs and arms. It took several weeks but it was determined just through trial and error of the meds I was taking it was the hctz. So even though it worked for swelling, I ended up having adverse reactions | F | 39 | 3 months 12.5 1X day | 10/14/2011 | 2 | HBP | migraines, and severe leg and foot cramps | I took this for the first time yesterday and I noticed nothing different. I woke up this am and took it and I have had terrible lower leg and foot cramps all day. Also I normally have migranes so I take depacote daily to treat that and a mild seizure disorder. Well the migraine I have had today is nothing like I have ever experienced in my life. Very dull.. not the normal shooting pain with light sensitivity.. Not to mention the frequent urination. Shew I think i should have just stayed in the bathroom all day it was soo bad. I also think it is messing with my eyes.. I have glasses that normally I can see perfect out of and today they seemed cloudy so I have not worn them. While typing this I noticed that everything seems a little cloudy | F | 28 | 2 days 25 MG 1X day | 9/14/2011 | 2 | HPB | I have been feeling tired and sluggish when doing my daily hour long exercise routine. I have sometimes stopped doing it and lay down to take a nap on the floor. I also feel depressed and have lost my desire to do things (even going to see my 3 year old Granddaughter!). I also had fever like blisters on my lower lip (same as a previous poster) from being in the sun and had to postpone a dentist appointment. My blood pressure has gone from 148/ 96 to 121/86 which is the good part, but the side effects are not worth the results. I have read not to stop taking the drug without checking with the doctor, but I don't feel like going through the hassel of seeing him about it. I have been reading on this forum that some of you say you are going to stop taking this drug immediately without checking with the doctor. Has anyone had severe results from doing that? I want to get off this stuff and get back to normal (HPB and all!). | M | 64 | 3 months 25 MG 1X day | 9/14/2011 | 1 | HBP | Very itchy rash in individual spots and larger red patches. Started on arms, now on upper legs and moving to trunk. Dermatologist prescribed steroid cream but antihistamines give me the most relief. | F | 49 | 35 days 12.5 mg 1X day | 8/22/2011 | 1 | It was in hyzaar 100/25 | Ended up with hyperparathyroidism | This drug is hurting people and should be taken off the market and not allowed over the counter as it just has been | M | 79 | 7 years 25 1X day | 8/19/2011 |