Chlorthalidone for High Blood Pressure User Reviews (Page 2)

• Fair...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• May 12, 2020

Hygroton (chlorthalidone) "My average HP 125 to 145 by 65 to 90. After taking these 50mg and 25mg hygroton tablets under doctor's advice. my body become very itchy, rash and hives especially around my neck and back and ears, also pin and needles on my ankles and tiredness during the days."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 3, 2023

"While the medication seems to work, the side effects are unacceptable. My dose is 25 mg. It leaves me very lightheaded all day and with absolutely no energy at all. I spend most of the day in bed. My muscles become very fatigued with minimal exertion and I develop rapid heartbeat and respirations."

• EDS
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• March 11, 2020

"This drug is amazing. Using it for about 8 years and 25mg is all I need to keep my pressure under control. The best part is it's inexpensive and has virtually no side effects (potassium is an issue as with all diuretics and sometimes I get a rash). I tried hydrochlorothiazide and it was useless. This is the only one for me."

• Jewelee
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 16, 2022

"Been on this for 5 days and my heart races very high just standing and I am out of breath just standing at the kitchen sink. Heartbeat would jump up 150 just standing. For the last 2 nights when I get up to go pees, I feel my body being way off. Not like dizziness but falling. I almost fell in the tub last night. Now today I can’t eat or it makes me really sick to my stomach."

• Lilmiss
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• February 19, 2022

"I started Chlorthalidone for newly diagnosed HBP and it worked immediately. At first no side effects AT ALL. THEN I realized I always had muscle aches and I found myself sleeping more and more. I'd go to sleep at night take my son to school and come back home to sleep another 5 hours. I now always have chest pressure AND THE WORST. I had 4 cavities within months of starting it. My dentist was shocked. I was in my 40s and had NEVER had a single cavity. He immediately expressed his concern, asked about what I'm doing that might cause dry mouth and told me to talk to my Dr about my new medication but when I mentioned it as a side note on my visit he didn't think anything of it. NOW my gums have receded to nearly NOTHING. This can't be reversed! I'm so afraid I'm losing ALL OF MY TEETH and have only been on this a year!!!"

• Anonymous
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• April 7, 2023

"I was started on chlorthalidone because losartan didn't lower my blood pressure and I was having too many side effects with lisinopril. It lowered my blood pressure well for a few months and then seemed to stop working. During these three months, I was also dealing with heart palpitations. I completely stopped caffeine and alcohol. I had a halter monitor test and was told I was experiencing harmless PVCs and PACs. My doctor doubled my chlorthalidone to try to get my BP back under control and then I started to feel really terrible. Headaches, muscle cramping all over my body, weakness, fatigue, frequent heart palpations. I thought it was just a little bit of dehydration since this medication is a diuretic but my labs showed that my potassium dropped to severely low. I was taken off the medication and had my potassium replaced. Once my potassium was back to normal I started to feel better and after a few weeks, I also noticed that my heart palpitations had completely stopped."

• Dakota...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 4, 2023

Hygroton (chlorthalidone) "Just started taking this a week ago. Has not yet effectively lowered BP 150/90. I have had side effects of cold sweats, weakness, nausea, and erectile disfunction, in order of severity. Planning to contact my doctor if symptoms do not lessen within another week."

• sanann
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 4, 2021

"I was prescribed 25mg to add to another B/P Med I was taking, as my B/P was always over 136 - 155 systolic. I myself reduced it to 1/2 tab after 6 weeks as so lightheaded + up to toilet 3 -4 times a night! Have just stopped it today after 8.5 weeks as even though I'm fit, (73 years) I'm finding I now cannot get up steep hills without constantly stopping. I'm in training to do a 2 day tramp/hike in a week and got so scared yesterday when at my very large local library and walking up four flights of stairs, I had to stop halfway up second staircase - got the lift! so my B/P now always 114/74 to 126/86 and I drink lots of water, don't drink alcohol. Just not worth the weak feeling in my legs and the fainting feeling throughout my body."

• Pisse...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• February 17, 2022

"Horrid ! I can’t get off the damn pills ! Didn’t help with bp at all, but my kidneys now will not work without this stuff I literally gain a pound and hour of I stop taking it! Worst decision ever! Side effects are the ones making my life dependent on a drug that I didn’t need in the first place!"

• Jtano
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 4, 2020

"Chlorthalidone gave me horrible migraines, ear pressure and intermittent episodes of confusion and loss of balance. It did significantly lower my BP but, the side effects weren’t worth it."

• semin...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 6, 2013

"Caused fatigue, leg cramps, nausea."

• Jtano
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 22, 2019

"It worked well at decreasing my systolic BP but, gave me horrible migraines. I also had pins and needles in my feet and some days I felt really weak and out of it like I had an electrolyte problem."

• RCano
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 23, 2020

"Hoarse, dizzy, joint pain, acne, depression, no energy, no thanks."

• Niecy
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 15, 2021

"Makes my legs feel like wet noodles ; very weak and tired. Is this medicine or poison ?"

• Anonymous
• October 29, 2022

"Side effects of chlorthalidone were brain fog, dizziness, upset stomach, it is a horrible med. Had to stop after third dose."