Indapamide and Sick: What Users Say

• Car...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 23, 2021

For High Blood Pressure "I was put onto Indapamide 2.5 mg to lower my BP. The first day was fine, the second day I noticed my mouth and throat were drying out, and I felt very giddy. The third day I could not put the glass of water down, I drank and drank, but the dehydration was immense. I was suffering severe giddiness and a feeling of fainting, with a headache that was causing migraine auras. I felt confused, and with usually a very good memory, could not remember any of my PIN numbers, generally totally muddled with a hangover-type headache. The thirst continued, unbelievable thirst, I drank so much water I spoke to my doctor, and he reduced the amount to 1.25 mg prolonged release. This I reacted to in exactly the same way, and by this time, day 6, I was feeling very ill indeed as nausea and sickness had added to my symptoms. By day 7, I spoke to my doctor and stopped taking it. It took me a couple of days to not feel thirsty, and the confusion subsided too in the same amount of time."

• Che...
• February 6, 2023

For High Blood Pressure "I was taking amlodipine for a few years, but my blood pressure was still too high and was getting badly swollen ankles, but I had no other side effects. My doctor put me on Indapamide 2.5 mg in December 2022, and it has lowered my blood pressure, but by too much now. It's early February 2023, and my blood pressure got to 100/50. I also have headaches every day (I don't usually get headaches at all), flushed cheeks, feeling edgy and wound up, dizzy, tired, and just generally unwell. My doctor reduced my dosage and gave me a slower-release version of Indapamide 1.5 mg instead, and I have to take blood pressure readings 4 times a day. My blood pressure readings are better, but I feel so unwell on these tablets, the headaches are the worst. It's 5 a.m., and I still have not slept. If I still feel ill on this lower dose after a week, I am coming off them."

• Pau...
• August 18, 2019

For High Blood Pressure "I used this indapamide tablet for 10 days for high blood pressure, and it made me feel sick, disoriented, dizzy, lost my energy, so I have come off it. Now drinking beetroot juice and berries, already feeling better."