Hydralazine User Reviews & Ratings (Page 3)

Brand names: Apresoline

Hydralazine has an average rating of 2.7 out of 10 from a total of 89 reviews on Drugs.com. 11% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 76% reported a negative experience.

Reviews for Hydralazine

Tyano
January 5, 2020

For High Blood Pressure "I was in the hospital with unexplained and uncontrollable high BP. I was given this after an additional dose of one of my BP meds did not lower my readings. It was injected. It started with burning of my face and mouth and moved on to hives, cough, and side pain. All from 1 dose. Thankfully I was in the hospital and they were able to inject me with Benadryl. Yes, it was an allergic reaction but you need to read all of them before taking this med."

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Ricco
Taken for less than 1 month
July 28, 2021

Apresoline (hydralazine) for High Blood Pressure "This medication was awful. Within one day of taking it, I experienced pain in my back, hips, and legs, along with shortness of breath when trying to go on a walk. It was awful. I took it for about 10 days, then stopped. Side effects went away after about two days. I would rather die than take that drug again."

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KGS
Taken for less than 1 month
April 28, 2023

For High Blood Pressure "I have systolic BP in the 140 -170 range, and Stage 3 chronic kidney disease, and am 95 years old. Was prescribed 25 mg hydralazine twice a day. On day four I developed severe itching and hives, plus general unease. After three days of really unpleasant itching I dropped this med, but 10 days later am still scratching all the time. My blood pressure has not improved."

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Anonymous
December 19, 2020

For High Blood Pressure "Started taking 50mg 3x a day only took two pills didn’t help with bp got joint pain and feels like the top of my foot has gout and and when I breathe smells like a light scent of cigarette smoke ( I’m not a smoker or anyone in my house) slight headache also. Bad medicine!"

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Hedge...
May 4, 2021

For High Blood Pressure "I have been on this for 3 months. Massive headaches right away. Burning in my arms/legs, sore eyeballs, sore ears/neck, small red pinpoint rash on my chest, nausea, phantom itching on one forearm, very dry mouth and bad taste. Started on 10mg 3x/day. BP did not go down. Dr wanted me to increase to 30mg 3x/day slowly. Side effects got worse. Pharmacist did not know about all the side effects. I contacted the pharmaceutical company that makes it. They had not heard of all my side effects. They will get lot # etc from pharmacy. They will issue notices to drs and pharmacies and Health Dept will update warnings. Please contact your pharmacist to report your side effects or the manufacturer"

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buddy
Taken for 6 months to 1 year
April 14, 2021

For High Blood Pressure "Stated taking hydralazine 9 months ago because catapres was no longer available. Initial problems reported to my doctor. Was told there is a levelling off period and I should "hang in there". I have Parkinson's and if I take the hydralazine to close to my levodopa I get weird feelings in my brain. I researched this and it can cause psychotic characterization in depression. You feel like you are losing it. If you have Parkinson's check with a cardiologist. My neurologist's office says blood pressure meds are tricky when using levodopa because of your brain's ups and downs. Back to hydralazine,I stopped taking it and I feel like a human being. Didn't help lower bp"

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FUNKIX
Taken for less than 1 month
August 24, 2022

For High Blood Pressure "I was given hydralazine intravenously in the hospital because the hospital failed to give me my prescribed BP med and my BP was high. Within 1 minute of this poison going into my veins, I began to feel like my head and chest was literally going to explode. I felt like I couldn't breathe. The arteries in my neck were protruding and I was certain I was going to die. I left the hospital in way worse condition than when I came in thanks to the failure of this facility and this horrible drug."

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Sanford
Taken for less than 1 month
August 1, 2022

For High Blood Pressure "Short and sweet. When this drug was prescribed for me, I believed it would be helpful because my blood pressure was all over the map, mostly high. Now after taking for approx. 3 weeks using this drug my pressure is quite low. I feel tired with no desire to do much of anything. Headaches are prevalent and I take butalbital when needed. I have pain issues and this compound only increases the severity of pain. Just feel like another person. I stopped and many of my systems began to disappear. I will talk to my primary Dr. about it. I now classify it as a dangerous drug, for me anyways."

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Pat
Taken for 1 to 2 years
November 27, 2020

For High Blood Pressure "Started on Hydralazine at two 25mg tablets 4 times a day. Had terrible headaches and constant sinus issues. Cut meds to 1 tablet am and 2 tablets pm. I still have headache and sinus issues after 1 tablet in am. I’m going to discuss with cardiologist about continuing this medication I also take hydrochlorothiazide and diltiazem. I think I’m overmedicated"

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Btano
Taken for less than 1 month
October 9, 2020

For High Blood Pressure "I was prescribed to take hydralazine 3 times a day. On the 3rd day, I woke up feeling off. After my second dose of the day, I started to feel really off. BP skyrocketed to 200 and I also had bad tremors. That was enough for me to stop taking it."

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MTA
October 15, 2020

For High Blood Pressure "Man,I’ve been taking this medication for about 2 and a half months and recently I noticed my pressure was not doing as well as when I first began taking it with amlodipine.I was stopped from taking lisinopril by the NP and started taking hydralizine. Well I have gout as well and since I’ve been on this medication I’ve been having attacks on the regular with no slow down seems to be getting worse. The worst part is I’ve been experiencing dull pain in the back of my head with a lack of being able to turn my head side to side I’ve never experienced any pain to my head before taking hydralizine. Is is awful"

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Harold
Taken for 1 to 6 months
March 3, 2022

For High Blood Pressure "Since taking this medication (taking for 3 months now 25mg x 3), I have felt much better with a reduction of my systolic bp of about six points. The surprising thing is that I have more energy and increased capacity to work on my treadmill to lose weight. No negative side effects."

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Done
Taken for less than 1 month
October 8, 2021

For High Blood Pressure "I used Hydralazine for five days. I had trouble breathing, started coughing badly, severe headaches, and a runny nose like a faucet. This medicine did not lower my blood pressure like it should have. I stopped using it so I could breathe better. I still have a hacking cough but I am not coughing all night. My nose still runs but not as much. I also have a lost of appetite. This is bad medicine. I was taking 25 MG tablet three times a day."

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Help
Taken for less than 1 month
November 22, 2020

For High Blood Pressure "I have taken only one 25 mg hydrALazine and blood pressure is going up not down. Have vomited 3 times. Just feel funny and off. There seems to be a lot of anxiety with this drug. Very anxious 8 hours after taking first dose. Just praying it stops soon. I can't handle it. Cold then hot. Chills. This is miserable. Not going to take it anymore."

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Sherri
Taken for less than 1 month
June 7, 2023

For Hypertensive Emergency "Hydralazine was given by a nurse to reduce very high blood pressure. But it nearly killed me, with immediate extreme drop in blood pressure and spinning into unconsciousness. An ICU Doctor rushed in to administer an IV antidote and oxygen, bringing me back to normalcy within an hour."

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DEEJ
Taken for 1 to 6 months
October 13, 2020

For High Blood Pressure "I have been taking hydralazine for over a year and it has worked to reduce my blood pressure. I take 25mg three times a day. My prescription was renewed by CVS pharmacy and I was given a brand name APRESOLINE. I took it for approximately 45 days and my blood pressure went haywire. Highest I've ever had(185/88). I stopped taking this batch and used pills from another batch. My takeaway from this event is ,sometimes a batch of medicine is inert and will not work. Call your pharmacy and get a refill from another batch at present my blood pressure numbers have corrected."

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Ohheck
Taken for 1 to 6 months
February 19, 2022

For Hypertensive Emergency "Second time on this drug. Had a hypertension crisis. They gave to me at hospital. Called cardiologist the following morning and guess what, he put me on this AGAIN, three times a day along with losartan and carvedilol. OMG. I have horrible headaches that get worse the more I take. It took me a month to level out enough to sleep, still have bad nights. Clumsy, chest pain, swollen painful joints in hands, feel like I have a sinus infection and sore throat all the time, horrible sensitivity to sunlight, face feels like I do nothing but squint. Constantly gassy stomach and flatuence"

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Anonymous
June 30, 2022

For High Blood Pressure "After taking this medication I got extremely sick. I start having chest pains, stuffy noise so bad I could barley breathe, constant headaches, swollen eyes, horrible cough. Couldn’t climb the stairs from my basement without lying down. Couldn’t sleep. At first I thought I had Covid so I took a test, it came back negative. When I stopped taking this medication because these symptoms didn’t start until I start taking this medication. All the symptoms started to fade away immediately. This medication will lower your blood pressure if you can tolerate the above."

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Rdurr...
Taken for less than 1 month
June 15, 2021

For High Blood Pressure "I was on Hydralazine for just less than a month. Started at 10mg and increased to 50mg 3 X per day. The side effects were mild to start so because I had had a mastectomy a month prior I blew the side effects off. Finally with the increase in the dose I couldn’t discount the became extreme shortness of breath, throat swelling, heart rate in the low 100s at rest in recliner, chest pain and feet and ankle swelling. Of course anxiety considering what was happening. Stopped the med and in 24 hours was better. Took about 10 days to get back to baseline. Was put on Irbesartan and no more side effects an BP is under control."

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Jane
Taken for 2 to 5 years
May 11, 2022

For High Blood Pressure "Hydralazine is one of 4 drugs I take for high BP (lisinopril , carvedilol, and amlodipine). Despite all this I continue to have spikes in the mid day. Right now it measures 170/90, so I took an extra dose of hydralazine as my cardiologist has instructed me to do."

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Anonymous
Taken for less than 1 month
September 3, 2012

For High Blood Pressure "I was hospitalized after taking the first dose (25mg). I had severe chest pain, left arm pain, and dizziness. After all testing, the cardiologist determined the medication caused the above effects."

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D12
Taken for 1 to 6 months
March 7, 2013

For High Blood Pressure "I have noticed extreme weight gain since being on this medication! Almost 40 lbs in 3 months! Blood Pressure is good but the weight is not!"

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pigmeat
August 20, 2011

For High Blood Pressure "I've been taking 10mg for about two years. I noticed hair loss."

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Anonymous
May 6, 2012

For High Blood Pressure "I have had hair loss since taking this medicine."

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Dee
Taken for 1 to 6 months
July 30, 2023

For High Blood Pressure "Developed a terrible headache and a choking cough from a low dose of this med. Called Doctor - he did not believe any of these were side effects. I went off of it - feeling better."

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