bribri75 asked:
I am a 33 yr old guy. My doctor just put me on 25mg of Hydrochlorothiazide. One pill a day. I started taking yesterday. I have been monitoring my blood pressure constantly since. Its still way too high. Should I be concerned and call my physician or wait a few days for the medication to take effect.
I am a 33 yr old guy. My doctor just put me on 25mg of Hydrochlorothiazide. One pill a day. I started taking yesterday. I have been monitoring my blood pressure constantly since. Its still way too high. Should I be concerned and call my physician or wait a few days for the medication to take effect.
you ought to ask your doc.about that, don’t beleave i’d trust qa, good luck
That is a low dose. You really need to do other things to lower your blood pressure like diet and exercise. If the pill doesnt lower your BP in 5 days you should contact your doctor. If you BP is getting higher call him now.
Generally Hydrochlorothiazide should be taken with something else such as Benicar. If your blood pressure is still high in a couple of days calls your doctor. Good Luck!
you have to ask a nurse or rather the doctor who gave you that med.,
HZT acts as a diuretic to reduce the volume of the blood. The Kidney is the one doing this work, therefore you might need to wait for a few days to normalize your blood pressure.
While taking this med, you need to eat potassium-rich foods such as banana, raisins, orange juice to prevent hypokalemia (low potassium level on the blood) which is an occasional side-effect.
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