Do I need to taper off hydrochlorothiazide/spironolactone 25mg-25mg or can I just stop it?
- Posted:
- 11 Feb 2011 by NatalieE
- Topics:
- high blood pressure, hydrochlorothiazide, hydrochlorothiazide/spironolactone, spironolactone
Responses (3)
15 Feb 2011
You can just stop taking hydrochlorothiazide and spironolactone... you don't need to taper off. However, before stopping please discuss this with your doctor. Your blood pressure will need to be monitored when you come off this, and perhaps your doctor may wish to put you on some other medicine.
Thanks for the answer. I have stopped the Spirono/Hctz. I am monitoring my blood pressure at home. I am losing weight from being on the Nutrisystem. Hopefully, if all goes as planned, I won't have to restart the HBP med.
15 Feb 2011
Hey NatalieE,
I have to reiterate and add to what has been said. You can stop these medications without tapering but you run the risks of electrolyte and hormonal imbalance. You need to be under a doctor's care so to avoid complicaitons like high blood pressure, hyperkalemia, and hypokalemia, to name just a few.
The signs of imbalance are as follows:
Warning signs or symptoms of fluid and electrolyte imbalance include dryness of mouth, thirst, weakness, lethargy, drowsiness, restlessness, muscle pains or cramps, muscular fatigue, hypotension, oliguria, tachycardia, and gastrointestinal disturbances such as nausea and vomiting.
High blood pressure can be symptomless, but life threatening if gone untreated.
Please consult your doctor before discontinuing these medications.
Laurie
Thanks for the answer. I have stopped the Spirono/Hctz. I am monitoring my blood pressure at home. Also, I am on a diet and losing weight. Hopefully, if all goes as planned, I won't have to restart the HBP med. However, I will keep the warning signs and/or symptoms in mind.
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Thanks for the answer. I have stopped Spirono/Hctz. However, I am monitoring my blood pressure at home. I am on a Nutrisystem diet and losing weight. So far, my blood pressure is normal.
If my blood pressure should rise abnormally, I will start back on the HBP med. Hopefully, all will go as planned!
Thank goodness because I feel like if I take the hydro... one more day I won't be able to walk across the room. I have been telling my Dr. my symptoms but he just says it's my knees and a touch of arthritis... but I never had anything like this until I started taking this pill and Crestor. I monitor my pressure at home and it is fine... until I get to the Dr. office and that's when it elevates. I am a very active person in my community and I want to get back to business. I hope I can get some good advice to help me through this. thanks!