Triamterene User Reviews & Ratings

• empir...
• May 11, 2010

For Edema "If you take triamterene and have leg pain consider it could be the medicine. My mother took it and had severe leg pain, shooting down from the hip. As she has arthritis doctors said it was arthritis and it got so bad she considered having hip replacement surgery. I saw that it got worse when she took the medicine. She asked the doctor to give her another medicine for the blood pressure and after a week the pain was gone completely - no need for surgery. The medicine helped the blood pressure but the pain in her leg was too much, as she could hardly walk. If you are taking the medicine and have leg pain shooting down the leg talk to your doctor about getting another medicine. "

• racyred
• March 26, 2014

Dyrenium (triamterene) for Edema "I've been suffering from extreme edema since 2009. I've been on a different diuretics since then and have used in a combination Lasix & potassium and it has to help regulate the fluid retention. without the Dyrenium, my potassium levels drop to almost lethal level. Obviously this is an improvement! Side effects are not overtly noticeable due to the use of them with Lasix: Usual dry mouth, cramping of back & legs, weakness. I would rate it higher but it is very expensive."

• Blue
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 4, 2023

Dyrenium (triamterene) "After three years of mistreatment by my ENT doctor for ear pain, hearing loss, and a deafening tone without resolution, I saw a new ENT doctor who immediately diagnosed Meniere's disease and prescribed Dyrenium, generic Triamterene 37.5mg/HCTZ 25mg, to reduce the fluid buildup in the ear. The first dose I took surprised me with a quiet night's sleep for the first time in years, and the painful condition continued to improve. I am glad that this is a potassium-sparing water pill because I had been having potassium/sodium balance issues, and so far, this issue has been avoided. I am a bit more lethargic, but this can be attributed to lower than normal blood pressure, a side effect, since I do not have high blood pressure to begin with. I just need to be careful with the other medications I take, especially pain relievers and anxiety medications. Overall, this medication is performing very well for the reason it was prescribed, and without the deafening tone in my ear, my hearing has improved."

• Ms Lady
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• August 3, 2022

For Edema "Was prescribed this for edema. Took it for several years until I finally figured out it was causing insomnia and fatigue, also itching all over my body. Stopped it immediately as of yesterday. Will not recommend or use again. My doctor knew I was struggling with lack of sleep and even prescribed xanax, so to put me on this was stupid and lack of concern for side effects on his end."

• Ela
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• September 9, 2020

For Edema "I've been taking Triamterene 37.5mg for 3 years for treatment of edema which is so bad my leg breaks open. It's been so bad that I had a huge wound on the back of my left leg that wouldn't heal for nearly a year. The triamterene has elevated my liver enzymes slightly above normal, but other than that, I have had no side effects. In the time I've taken it, I've gone as many as 3 days without taking it, and my body sure does feel it, because my ankles and feet will swell up huge, but as soon as I'm back on it for a couple days, the swelling disappears."

• Bill
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 16, 2022

For Edema "My BP was high and Lisinopril worked only enough to not be outrageous. My doctor gave me a beta blocker and a calcium inhibiter and it improved some but the side effects were unacceptable (swollen feet). So doc prescribed triamterene/HCZ at only 20 MG one time per day and my blood pressure dropped immediately to an unacceptably low range (40s and 50s). So I cut my Lisinopril in half and now it is pretty much textbook, for which I'm delighted. However, it has the side effect of making me itchy all over, so I'm going to look for an alternative."

• Vetta
• April 23, 2008

For Edema "This medication is really good. It lowers my blood pressure and prevents fluid retention. It has helped tremendously with those two areas. "

• Anonymous
• July 26, 2008

For Edema "Within the first 30 minutes this medicine starts working and rids the body of excess fluids. Can tell the days when I have forgotten to take as my ankles swell up and I feel bloated."

• Sandy...
• June 19, 2015

For Edema "It works well for my swollen legs, but since I've started taking it, I have extreme itching all over my body! Unbearable! Also, have very painful leg cramps, occasionally, at night."

• malon
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• March 26, 2015

For Edema "I believe it work and control my fluid, and keep swelling around ankle .I do have leg pain."