Chlorthalidone for High Blood Pressure User Reviews (Page 2)

• 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."

• Lil...
• 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 doctor 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!!!"

• Jew...
• 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 to 150 just standing. For the last 2 nights, when I get up to go pee, 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."

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

"This drug is amazing. Using it for about 8 years and 25 mg 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."

• 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 Holter 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 palpitations. 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."

• san...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 4, 2021

"I was prescribed 25 mg 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 the 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."

• Pis...
• 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 an hour if 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!"

• Dak...
• 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."

• ano...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• May 13, 2024

"43-year-old female prescribed 25 mg chlorthalidone for management of high blood pressure. I have a love-hate for chlorthalidone. It lowered my blood pressure and I lost weight due to its diuretic effects, and it corrected my irregular menstrual cycle pattern as a happy bonus. Now for the bad news. Thiazide diuretics are known to increase cholesterol in some people. After 1 year of being on this medication, my cholesterol skyrocketed to 300. My doctor wanted to put me on cholesterol meds, and I said, hold on, this is not normal, and we switched me to amlodipine instead to control my BP. Within one month of switching, we re-checked my cholesterol, and it went back to normal. So be aware of this side effect. I am still on the hunt for a BP medication as amlodipine caused feet and leg swelling, lisinopril gave me a nasty cough, and amlodipine is giving me abdominal cramping, bloating, weight gain, and general fatigue. I give it a 7 out of 10 due to side effects."

• Phi...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 21, 2024

"I began taking this medication about 5 months ago because the hypertension medication I'd been taking for years was causing a slow heart rate. The 50 mg dosage was prescribed, once daily. I had no problems until 2 months ago when my pressure began to rise. My physician advised me to take my other medication (hydralazine) 3 times daily instead of 2. This worked for a month, then the pressure rose again. I didn't connect side effects I was having, like dry mouth, tinnitus, dry eyes, and ankle pain, with chlorthalidone because I had been taking it for months with no problems. I was already taking potassium supplements because I take other medicine to help prevent kidney stones. After reading user comments here, I am going to check to see if the inconsistent effectiveness of this drug could be from the pharmacy supplier. It may explain why it works for a while, then doesn't."

• Eve...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• October 29, 2024

"After battling high blood pressure for years and switching to different medications that didn’t work, my new Dr suggested this medication with losartan. It was a life changer for me. It’s been 1 year since taking this medication, and I can finally eat food without my blood pressure spiking."

• Jta...
• 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."

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

"Caused fatigue, leg cramps, nausea."

• RCa...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 23, 2020

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

• Jta...
• 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."

• Nie...
• 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."