Hydrochlorothiazide, abbreviated HCTZ, HCT, or HZT, is a first-line diuretic drug of the thiazide class that acts by inhibiting the kidneys' ability to retain water. This reduces the volume of the blood, decreasing blood return to the heart and thus cardiac output and, by ot...
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Hydrochlorothiazide15,877 posts
Fewer patient posts reported that Hydrochlorothiazide helped them when used for High Blood Pressure (16% lower than average of other High Blood Pressure treatments)
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...diabetes since 1994. In 2002 I was prescribed HCTZ for high BP. ...article about HCTZ affecting glucose levels. I talked to my doctor and he changed my prescription to Lisinopril. In...
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...that it's almost intolerable. The heartburn is so bad i ...i'm going to vomit fire, and chest pain. I am also on hydrochlorothiazide for high blood pressure and effexor 150 mg for depr...
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...taking hydrochlorothiazide for high blood pressure for
I have been taking hydrochlorothiazide for high ...days. Could the leg weakness be caused by the HCTZ drug, or is it a withdrawal effect...
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I've been taking Hydrochlorothiazide ( HCTZ ) for many years for high blood pressure, it's a water pill. ...taking it long before my tinnitus, so I really can't...
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I recently started on Hydrochlorothiazide for pulsatile tinnitus. My symptoms
I recently started on Hydrochlorothiazide for pulsatile tinnitus. My symptoms since starting on the...
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...I am 37 @ 61 , 143lbs. I currently take hydrochlorothiazide for hypertension . I had a menstrual cycle on 04June2011 ...of June. I currently take hydrochlorothiazide at 1100 each day. Could...
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...my mother in law had an irregular heartbeat and was put on warfarin. she also takes bisop/hctz /mg and she doesnt...
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I was prescribed Lisino Hctz 10-12.5 in the USA for High Blood Pressure. I bought Lisionopril 10mg and Hidroclorotiazida 25 mg in mexico where i was told to cut...
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I take 25 mg Hydrochlorothiazide and 25 mg Atenolol for my elevated blood pressure. Because I was taking the Hydrochlorothiazide first and that is a diuretic, I was taking it first thing in...
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I take HCTZ, my last visit to my ...my bp up in the pre hypertention range so my doc ...like a racehorse from the diuretic effect of...
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