Hydralazine User Reviews & Ratings (Page 3)

Brand names: Apresoline

Hydralazine has an average rating of 2.9 out of 10 from a total of 90 reviews on Drugs.com. 12% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 73% reported a negative experience.

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Tya...
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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Bil...
Taken for less than 1 month
July 7, 2019

For High Blood Pressure "First four days up and down, now leveling off. Sleepy first three days, now that's lessening. Fast heart rate first two days. Now all side effects leveling. Two weeks on, now great. Body needs time to adjust to any medicine. Give it a 10++. Love it, great."

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Ric...
Taken for less than 1 month
July 28, 2021

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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bud...
Taken for 6 months to 1 year
April 14, 2021

For High Blood Pressure "Started taking hydralazine 9 months ago because catapres was no longer available. Initial problems reported to my doctor. Was told there is a leveling off period, and I should 'hang in there.' I have Parkinson's, and if I take the hydralazine too 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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Hed...
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 10 mg 3x/day. BP did not go down. Dr. wanted me to increase to 30 mg 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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Har...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
March 3, 2022

For High Blood Pressure "Since taking this medication (taking for 3 months now 25 mg 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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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, I 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 50 mg 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. When I breathe, it smells like a light scent of cigarette smoke (I’m not a smoker, nor is anyone in my house). Slight headache also. Bad medicine!"

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Don...
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 loss of appetite. This is bad medicine. I was taking a 25 mg tablet three times a day."

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She...
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 an 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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Pat...
Taken for 1 to 2 years
November 27, 2020

For High Blood Pressure "Started on hydralazine at two 25 mg tablets four times a day. Had terrible headaches and constant sinus issues. Cut meds to one tablet AM and two tablets PM. I still have headaches and sinus issues after one tablet in the AM. I’m going to discuss with the cardiologist about continuing this medication. I also take hydrochlorothiazide and diltiazem. I think I’m overmedicated."

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San...
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 it for approximately 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 symptoms began to disappear. I will talk to my primary doctor about it. I now classify it as a dangerous drug, for me anyway."

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Hel...
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 the 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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Ohh...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
February 19, 2022

For Hypertensive Emergency "Second time on this drug. Had a hypertension crisis. They gave it to me at the hospital. Called the 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 flatulence."

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Anonymous
June 30, 2022

For High Blood Pressure "After taking this medication, I got extremely sick. I started having chest pains, stuffy nose so bad I could barely 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, these symptoms didn’t start until I started 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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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 hydralazine. Well, I have gout as well, and since I’ve been on this medication, I’ve been having attacks on the regular with no slowdown, it 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 in my head before taking hydralazine. It is awful."

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Bta...
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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DEE...
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 25 mg 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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Rdu...
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 10 mg and increased to 50 mg 3 times 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 extreme shortness of breath, throat swelling, heart rate in the low 100s at rest in a recliner, chest pain, and feet and ankle swelling. Of course, anxiety considering what was happening. Stopped the medication, and in 24 hours was better. Took about 10 days to get back to baseline. Was put on irbesartan and no more side effects, and blood pressure is under control."

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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 midday. 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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Anonymous
May 6, 2012

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

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pig...
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
Taken for 6 months to 1 year
June 7, 2012

For Hypertensive Emergency "Used this after an aortic dissection, this is a very serious medicine. I use it for blood pressure of 160 and over. It is very effective within 15 min. Will drop the blood pressure by 20-40 points."

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