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 | hypertension | Id drop my BP from 190/128 to 130/85 in 30 days, but I have random joint pain all over the place. | M | 34 | 30 days | 11/23/2008 | 3 | High Blood Pressure | Loss of interest in sex. The first 30 days on the medication my sugar levels were hard to manage but that resolved after 45 days. It is more difficult to maintain weight. I noticed my hair is getting thinner, not a loss but just the hair is not as thick. I am going to discontinue the medication. | It works but I am going to look for another alternative due to the side affects. | M | 46 | 45 days | 11/20/2008 | 1 | To prevent kidney stone formation | HAIR LOSS! I was at the point that I would soon need to wear a wig (I am a female and do not want to be bald). A Urologist finally confirmed that HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE can cause hair loss. Also, I had shortness of breath and chest pains which would come on all of a sudden at different times. EKG was normal. I could still jog with no problems. Dizziness and nausea were also problems. My dose was 12.5 mg in the morning only. | With the doctor's permission I stopped taking the drug. No more shortness of breath, no chest pains, no dizziness, no nausea. All that went away within a few days of stopping the medication. Hair loss will take up to six months before it will stop falling out. | F | 57 | 14 months | 10/26/2008 | 2 | Hypertension | Stomachache/nausea, racing pulsing, higher blood pressure than before | I'm not sure how long I should take this before I see a drop in BP. I know I should give it a chance but I'm starting to feel anxiety that it's getting consistently higher and my heart races and flutters. Doesn't seem to cause any excessive urinating however which makes me wonder if a diuretic is the right meds for me. | F | 61 | 6 days | 10/23/2008 | 2 | peeing all day and night dizzy when walking too much lightheaded drinking oj, and eating bananas casue doc said could mess up your potassium did not get tested for that yet | I dont like it its cheap but dont like the way i feel on it. | F | 42 | 3 days | 10/4/2008 | 1 | mild hypertension | nausea, dizziness, loss of erection, dry mouth, palpitations and increase in BP from 140/86 to 150/100. | I will try to deal with my blood pressure by alternative pathways, as soon as I get back to normal. | M | 53 | 3 days | 9/22/2008 | 3 | Hypertension | Dizziness upon standing, thirsty, need to pee often. | HCTZ is helping my blood pressure very much, it went from about 150/90 to 120/80! And just a word of advice, don't drink alcohol!!!! It f-ed me up and made me soooo dizzy. lame. | F | 19 | 1 months | 8/25/2008 | 1 | mild high blood pressure | 40-lb weight gain, very painful bottoms of my feet, swollen feet and hands, very tired and exhausted but can't sleep well at night, hair fell out when I started taking the med. | The more I read about this medicine, the more I am shocked. I blindly followed my doctor's orders to only be blind-sided with various painful and irritating side effects. I stopped taking the medicine and am taking homeopathic and natural supplements to try to bring down my BP on my own. As soon as my feet get better, I will start walking to try to get rid of this 40-lb weight gain and to bring down the BP, too. I won't be taking this junk again! | F | 55 | 120 days | 7/15/2008 | 5 | swolen ankles | constipation but may be caused by Tenormin or Synthroid | Does a great job. | M | 80 | 10 years | 5/28/2008 | 2 | hypertension | constipation, cramps, feeling weak and having a buzzing headache, increased pulse rate | Monitored my blood pressure every day, no improvement seen. Cramps, weakness and headache were cured by taking potassium supplements. | M | 53 | 1 months | 5/9/2008 | 1 | pre-hypertension | dizzy, rapid heart beat +130 when walking more than 15 feet, impotence, constant thirst, constant urination did not lower blood pressure at all. | very cheap I believe that if I had taken this med much longer my BP would have been lowered for good. | M | 45 | 3 days | 5/9/2008 | 4 | high blood pressure | Initially I started taking it with Altace and Lipitor. After reading some reactions posted here for Altace, what I was about to attribute to Hydrochlorothiazide might actually be caused by another drug. Early on in my drug history I "fainted". Without warning, I just sank, but immediately got up, hardly a true faint. That happened twice. Was it due to a dramatic lowering of blood pressure? I don't know what caused it, but it never happened again. Taking this drug has caused no problems since. | F | 60 | 5 years | 3/21/2008 | 4 | hypertension | the poops have to take immodium ad to control diarehhea. loss of appetite so weight is coming off slowly but I am not overweight so I really do not want this to happen. Loss of libido no desire whatsoever can go days without it. But is had lower my pressure it started out at 153/93 now its about 127/83 only been on it 3 weeks | cheap | F | 42 | 20 days | 3/18/2008 | 3 | high blood pressure | I am on both hydrochlorothiazide(hctz)and metoprolol 50mg. I only take 12.5 mg hctz every day because I break the pill in half. I am not sure how many side effects are attributed to which drug. OK, side effects, increased urination, lowered potassium on blood tests (I now take supplements), always hungry, joint pain in my right knee is pretty bad now, confusion, tiredness, numbness in feet, irregular heartbeat, and decreased libido, and anxiety, difficulty sleeping. | This drug does work to keep my blood pressure lower. It still fluctuates though. Usually it is now about 136/89 (with the drug). I go to the VA and they gave me this diuretic because they are cheap, but when I go back, I am going to ask to be changed to a different diuretic. I also want to change from metoprolol to carvedilol because carvedilol is licensed for heart failure (metoprolol is not). By the way, I still have spiking blood pressure sometimes (155/107). I quit coffee and am trying to cut out all caffeine (also a mild diuretic). | M | 67 | 2 years | 2/1/2008 | 3 | HBP | skin rash on penis (resulted in severe lacerations during sexual intercourse, even rubbed raw when sleeping on stomach),dizziness when getting up from sitting and/or dizzy after bending down. | Originally thought skin rash was from Norvasc, but found it to either be related to HCT | M | 34 | 10 months | 5/11/2007 | 1 | high blood pressure | After three months, my new blood test revealed high chloresterol and high blood sugar levels. I was taking it with lisinopril. | The doctor then wanted me to go on Lipitor. I told him I'd rather try niacin and some herbs instead. I'd been on a niacin regimen for years and my chloreterol had been within bounds. So I will try that for a while and see how it goes. | M | 55 | 4 months | 4/8/2007 | 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 | 1 | Hypertension | Joint pain in shoulders and knees | At first I didn't notice any side effects. Was taking lisinopril at the same time. Due to the cough side effect of the lisinopril, changed to atenolol and hydrochlorothiazide but the joint pain became so severe that I couldn't sleep, so I stopped taking it, but continued with the atenolol. Within days the joint pain stopped. | M | 55 | 8 months | 1/1/2007 | 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 | 4 | Hypertension and headaches | For the first year, did not experience anything major- maybe a slight reduction in sex drive and an occasional irritating dry cough that lasts about three days. Other than those side effects, I felt fine and my headaches disappeared. I always took 25mg. in morning with orange juice or banana for potassium. After about 18 months, experienced sudden pain in left knee joint - this left just as suddenly after two days. Did not connect with medication. Six months later, experienced painful gout in left foot as a result of increase in uric acid -lasted a week. Doctor took me off and put me on the new drug Micardis. This made me listless/tired and slightly nauseous. Will return to Hypochlorothiazide (12 mg), no alcohol (used to drink average two wines a week), more water, more exercise, reduce sugar intake and see what happens. | Effective in reducing Blood Pressure to 120 over 80; heart and sugar are fine, but interferred with kidney function to eliminate uric acid - resulting in gout. Much better than Micardis so I will return with lifestyle changes to avoid the gout. | M | 49 | 2 years | 10/14/2006 |