Hydrochlorothiazide vs Indapamide
 | Hydrochlorothiazide |  | Indapamide |  |
| Hydrochlorothiazide is used to treat high blood pressure. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. Hydrochlorothiazide is a "water pill" (diuretic) that causes you to make more urine. This helps your body get rid of extra salt and water. | This medication is used to treat high blood pressure. Indapamide is also used to reduce extra salt and fluid in the body (edema) caused by a certain heart problem (congestive heart failure). Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. Decreasing extra salt and fluid in the body helps to decrease swelling and breathing problems from congestive heart failure and increases your ability to exercise. Indapamide is a "water pill" (diuretic) that increases the amount of urine you make. Getting rid of extra water and salt may help to relax the blood vessels so that blood can flow more easily. These effects help to lower blood pressure and decrease the amount of work the heart must do to pump blood. | |||
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| Add Hydrochlorothiazide review i have found my hair has thinned remarkably with use of this drug, 1 week on this med and it has helped immensely with how I am feeling and I assume it is due to lower bp. However I am having stomach cramps, diarrhea, feeling of burning/prickling in my ankles and wrists. Going to discontinue and take somethng else severe constipation. painful stomache cramps | Add Indapamide review With having a sulfa allergy, i wasn't initially even started on any diuretics. This one was added when my bp was remaining high despite maxing out on other meds. With only 10 pound weight loss and adding this med, i've eliminated and reduced other meds. i am very pleased with the addition of this drug. it has helped me reduce/eliminate others. its been a week since i have taken this tablet , so far its been excellent my blood pressure reading has not been this good for the last 10 years, i wish i had done this 2 years earlier 55YR OLD IVE BEEN TAKING INDAPAMIDE 2.5MGS FOR ABOUT 3-4 MONTHS NOW THE DROP IN MY BLOOD PRESSURE WAS DRAMATIC NO PROBLEMS TAKING IT IE SIDE EFFECTS.VERY PLEASED WISH I,D BEEN PRESCRIBED INDAPAMIDE MUCH EARLIER.(MALE) | |||
