CHLORTHALIDONE Reviews (CHLORTHALIDONE)Average Rating: 1.9 (36 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare CHLORTHALIDONE with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CHLORTHALIDONE | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | High blood pressure | Lightheaded dizziness and diarrhea | BP is very good from 175/85 to 125/76 | M | 70 | 63 days 1/2 of 25m 1X day | 10/15/2020 | 2 | High blood pressure | Headache tinnitus pressure in head | M | 64 | 2 years 25mg 1X day | 7/8/2020 | 1 | Hypertension | Pinprick skin rash, peripheral pitting edema, low blood sugar, slow wound healing, high blood sugar, extreme fatigue, weight gain, grey hair that disappeared after discontinuing medicine | I didn't notice any major side effects at first but within the first year I started noticing my skin was not healing well anymore and cuts or scratches would take months to heal. My energy levels were insanely low and it was all I could do just to get up and function. At one point my entire body started to break out in tiny painful pinprick rashes that would not go away. No doctor mentioned any possible connection. Suddenly I realized grown a large amount of grey hair incredibly prematurely for my family's genetics. I worried that I was getting old before my time. At about the same time I began to experience painful peripheral edema in both feet and lower legs and all fingers on both hands. I also gained weight, 25 pounds, and I wondered, do I have diabetes suddenly? I got a blood sugar testing kit and discovered my blood sugar was consistently above high average and also I began to suffer random low blood sugar crashes where I would practically collapse and sweat buckets and feel awful. Then I happened to run out of my prescription for a week. I still had no idea, but my edema stopped and my blood sugar stabilized and my rash suddenly seemed to stop advancing. I thought, let's just see if it's this medicine. I took it and almost immediately I was crushed with exhaustion and I had the worst swelling in my feet to where it was pitting. The rash immediately flared back up. I feel like I had a kind of in | F | 43 | 1 years 25 | 6/6/2020 | 1 | Hypertension | Extreme fatigue and dizziness | M | 44 | 4 days 25mg | 3/17/2020 | 1 | Hypertension | Experienced heart palpitations, SOB, anxiety and dry mouth with just a week of taking this medication. | Would not recommend taking | F | 33 | 1 weeks 25mg | 3/4/2020 | 1 | Been suffering from fatigue, rapid heartbeat, cold sweats, rashes, lymph node swelling, pin pricks on stomach, joint pain, crawling under my skin, pain in side and vision issues. I thought I had the flu, I did not. I have had to have an MRI, sonogram and been to the eye Drs all this week. Blood work came back that I tested positive for ANA for binary membrane chirosis however liver and kidney function work up came out fine. My EOS was high and my sodium was low. Again all signs of using this medication.This medication is the only medication i take and I have come to my own resolution that this most certainly is what is causing me to feel like I do. I have stopped taking this medication and would highly advise anyone to please talk your dr and have them prescribe something else. I have found this website www.drugs.com/sfx/chlorthalidone-side-effects.html and most of the symptoms on there are all something I have or have had since being on this medication. Please don’t take it I wouldn’t wish the way I feel on ANYONE!!! I only pray that these symptoms disappear and that when I retest in a few months the lab work is better! | This medication should be completely banned it is already on a list of medications that are highly advised NOT to take. Seems like the pharmaceutical companies want to find a way to make more money because with this medication you will surely have a lot more issues then high blood pressure! I wish they would ban this product! | F | 40 | 6 months 12.5 mg | 2/5/2020 | 3 | To lower my BP | I have been experiencing major joint pain. I have issues with bending down and in my arms very noticeable when taking a shower and using the back scrubber. I no longer have any flexibility in my joints. This is very concerning its as if its stripping my body of minerals and calcium. This is the only med i take beside the prescribed Calcium pill to go along with my BP med. | I strongly do not recommend long term use of this medication!!!!! | M | 50 | 4 years 25mg | 1/5/2020 | 2 | high blood pressure | fatigue, headache, lightheadedness | F | 49 | 6 days 25 | 10/28/2019 | 3 | High blood pressure | Memory loss | M | 61 | 10 months 25 mg | 10/24/2019 | 5 | High blood pressure | No major side effects for me. It made me pee a lot more often but didn't notice anything other than that | Worked well and I was on the lowest dose they offer | M | 45 | 60 days 30 mg | 6/15/2019 | 1 | High blood pressure | Pounding heartbeat,tightness in the chest, can't breath along with irregular heartbeat and feeling nauseous. This drug is horrible!!!!! | F | 39 | 2 months 25mg | 4/3/2019 | 5 | high blood pressure | Maybe a dry mouth at night | Keeps blood pressure in normal range and I like it | F | 46 | 3 months 50mg | 8/16/2015 | 2 | Hypertension | Pounding and fast heartbeat. Severe muscle pains | I am very sensitive to medications and chlorthalidone is one the meds I've tried that is good in lowering bp but causes strong heartbeat and traveling muscle pains | F | 57 | 30 days I/4 of 25 1X day | 1/7/2013 | 1 | For kidney stones | Dry mouth. Fast and Irregular heart beat. | F | 36 | 3 months 10 1X day | 9/13/2011 | 2 | Hypertension | Dizziness and disorientation, severe muscle cramp in the calf for 24 hours after taking 1 pill (25mg); very frequent urge to urinate; stopped taking the drug after 1 day | F | 37 | 1 days | 11/22/2009 | 3 | good at first but now getting rash and sweats and tiredness all day. Only taking half of the 25 mgm tablet.... | 68 | 40 days | 5/15/2009 |