37 patient evaluations for Hydrochlorothiazide HCTZ

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Jul 2, 2010 (Started Nov 18, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for elevated blood pressure)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (kidney stones)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 25 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: developed kidney stones. Have stopped in case this was the cause.
Side effects: kidney stones

Nov 18, 2008 (Started Nov 18, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for elevated blood pressure)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 25 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: watch potassium levels and remember to drink water
Side effects: kidney stones
  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 16, 2010 (Started Apr 01, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for elevated blood pressure)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 25 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 1, 2010 (Started Feb 01, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for elevated blood pressure)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Advice & Tips: My blood pressure dropped below normal, probably caused by the Parkinsonian drugs. I had previously decreased treatment to 4 per week. Since I stopped treatment, my BP has averaged 125-130 / 177-185.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 30, 2010 (Started Jul 15, 2003)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for elevated blood pressure)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 12.5 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: frequent urination
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 14, 2000 (Started Jul 16, 1983)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Other)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for elevated blood pressure)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 12.5 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I hadn't paid much attention to my elimination--urine and feces--they had always been o.k. so I didn't get very excited about it. Eventually I realized I had better keep track of my urine output and notice more about my body systems.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 1, 2010 (Started Dec 31, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for elevated blood pressure)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 25 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: HCTZ is cheap, but works mainly for mild to moderate high PB. I returned to it to see if it would work for me, but no longer strong enough, so back to Hyzaar
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: low potassium (hypokalemia)

Jan 12, 2010 (Started Dec 31, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for elevated blood pressure)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (low potassium (hypokalemia))
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 25 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Family history of hypertension, of began treatment prior to FMS symptoms. Take it in morning during wash and brush. Easy habit. Does require supplement potassium taken with dinner. Keep bottle by dinner place and easy to add.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: low potassium (hypokalemia)
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 1, 2009 (Started Nov 08, 2005)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for elevated blood pressure)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 50 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 12, 2011 (Started Jun 13, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for high blood pressure (hypertension))
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 25 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

May 11, 2011 (Started Oct 05, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for elevated blood pressure)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 25 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: If you live in a place that requires you to have no choice but to tolerate the heat, you know who you are, then I do not recommend this drug.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 7, 2012 (Started May 15, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for swelling in legs, feet and ankles)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: this medication was really helpful. I stopped because my prescription ran out and the doctor who authorized it retired. I will talk with my GP and see if he will fill it for me.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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