My Doctor Told Me To Stop Taking Hydrochorothiazide (Top voted first)

I take 12.5 mg she said to stop since my blood pressure is very low, and I am dehydrated all the time. I drink a lot of water everyday. Is this dangerous? She said to take my blood pressure every day and if it goes up to call her. She said to try this for 3 months.

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It is always best to follow your doctor's instructions, so if they told you to stop taking it, that would be the best thing to do, and just monitor your blood pressure, afterwards.

Along with dehydration, the FDA lists other typical side effects as possibly including nausea, dizziness, headache, and increased urination.

How are you doing? Has there been any change?

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Your doctor probably wanted you to stop taking this because it can cause low blood pressure. It's a diuretic which allows your body to get rid of fluid but it also works as a blood pressure medication. I take it for my kidneys stage 4 and she also likes me to take it even when I don't have much or no fluid cause it also help bring my blood pressure down. Cause I have lupus which cause kidney failure, heart failure, and now cancer so my blood pressure is always really high in the 180/118. But low blood pressure can be just as dangerous so yes it's safe and your doctor is right for taking you off to because it lowers your blood pressure. Well I hope this helped good luck and I hope you get better soon as possible an won't have to worry about taking any meds anymore. Take care of yourself, your friend Ella-Marie.

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