User Reviews for hydrochlorothiazide oral

I believe I was on it way to long ended up with Lichen Planus an autoimmune of the mouth, extremely painful and is cronic. It worked for High blood pressure but can cause this autoimmune in some people .

I have to pee about every 2 hours or so during the day. This may be because I take it every morning. I usually get 4 hours sleep at a time at night. It helps some and also lowered my blood pressure about 10 points.

This drug made me totally impotent at age 52. My normal erections returned very soon after changing to a different b/p medication.

Made me severely dehydrated, dizzy, weak and flushed for several months. Misdiagnosed by several doctors who claimed this drug could not be the problem since I had been taking it for several years. Took myself off of it and was back to normal almost immediately. Beware of dehydration from this drug.

i am 38m,i start take this medicine before 4 years,because i have high blood pressure. now i have block it my heart. it make thick blood and make block it heart.

Instantly brought my blood pressure to normal...INSTANTLY...I am amazed.

I was in the pool and I am so itchy, I couldn't sleep last night. I am not taking this drug anymore. Just feel very uncomfortable. I am not sure how long it takes to get out of my system.

Itching all over, my face feels like it is on fire and itches. did yard work yesterday and did not sleep at all last night as felt like I was on fire.

i take this drug for many years but my trick to taken this is drug is, i only take it off and on, i do not take any drug everyday, when my blood pressure is out of wack then i go and take one of either 25mg or less.

Three weeks I have been taking this drug. I have severe itching feet, swelling in my feet, bad circulation almost like symptoms from frost bite.Bad headaches, face and neck crawling sensations.I am also allergic to penicillin. Stopped today! Not taking this awful pill anymore.

I have been taking this prescription for about 2 1/2 months now 25mg, and now have started experiencing bad itching problem all over my body. My back - legs- stomach- head

seems like now I'm constipated just started this one day ago. can this be the resson ????

Army doctors put me on HCTZ. Worked well at first (2 yrs). Then it gave me Gout(one of the little talked about side effects). The pain from Gout is indescribable. DON'T TAKE HCTZ.

Made me sick sick sick thought i was going to die.

this drug is amazing for lowering your bp,but you cant take it every day just as needed,,i get cramps in my fingers and feet,it makes you so tired and lazy,cause it gets your bl so low after a few days,pee a lot up all night,i only take it when I fall off the wagon and it gets me back in a few days then I don't take it any more ,

Horrible medication. Did not work. Do not think this should ever be rx'ed as a long term treatment. I had been taking this as part of a combo pill with lisinopril (lisinopril 20 mg-hctz 12.5mg) for >4 years for my essential hypertension. It took me that long to figure out what was the culprit of all of my side effects: ringing in ears/slight hearing loss, dry mouth, get up to urinate 5x a night, increased hunger...never felt full, increased thirst, fatigue, increased weight gain (from 123lbs to 132lbs, I'm 5"7 and 30 yrs old) that I could not drop for the life of me with intense exercise 6-7 days/week and eating healthy/counting calories. Have been off of it for only 3 1/2 weeks, all of my side effects have started to subside, I actually feel full after eating/have decreased appetite, down -5 lbs, and my BP is controlled with lisinopril alone. Drs. RX these meds like it is candy without fully informing patients about all the negatives. Through my own research I have found HCTZ has been criticized for being overprescribed as there are no studies that show it actually helps prevent stroke/heart attack Read More Read Less

After taking Effexor/venlafaxine for over 10 years for my anxiety and depression, the medication made me go from borderline low blood pressure my entire life to extremely high blood pressure consistently for five months. At first, we, my doctor and I figured it was anxiety related but I started monitoring at home as well. He was reluctant to go right into bp meds so started with the hydro first, right away I was back to great numbers. I'm not sure how a water pill can cause so many side effects as being reported in the reviews, some allergic reactions I of course get. I just made sure to intake appropriate fluids, not coffee and or soda all day, lots of water and juices. I of course used the bathroom more often and also made the clearly stated necessary adjusts to my diet as well to accommodate the vitamin K and potassium. So I personally did not experience much of any issues, a couple leg cramps while sleeping, when my potassium intake went low. But for the most part this did great and added bonus, I take thyroid meds that make my ankles swell and it took care of that issue as well. I feel bad that there are doctors out there who are not thorough and do not do their dodillagence, however I'm quite lucky my doctor enjoys to learn, research and educate. Me having an anxiety disorder I'm on top of my health care and make sure to ask for what I need. Read More Read Less

Since starting this med (12.5mg) along with Amlodipine, my BP has lowered. However, I am experiencing cramping in my leg muscles, dry mouth and occasional headache. I have only been taking it for 2 weeks. So, I am giving it some time.

I was taking this med for about 4 years. At first I started having anxiety attacks. Still have them now but not as bad. For the last couple of years I've had tingling in my arms, feet