AMLODIPINE vs CHLORTHALIDONE

From 200+ BP to Controlled Levels of 100-120: My Journey as a 22-Year-Old with Severe Hypertension I’m 22 and recently discovered I had severe hypertension with blood pressure readings in the 200s. It’s possible I lived with those dangerous numbers for years without realizing it. For as long as I c

Back in April, I stopped taking my meds after 21 years (360mg of Valsartan + 5mg Amlodipine) because I was tired of taking pills every day, and I wanted to break free from our backwards "sickcare" system. I've long suspected that the bp meds cause us to become dependent on them, and since they do n

35 male with high BP my entire life Been on it for 1 year and 5 months. Started at 5 mg for like 3 or 6 months then went to 10 mg. Seems I have a barrage of symptoms I’ve never had before in my life for the last 6 months. Extreme daytime sleepiness***** The chills like 15 times a day ***** Swollen

I've been on Amlodipine and Carvedilol since June of 2025. I tried to stop Amlodipine without doctor's approval because it makes my anxiety worse. I tried to move up my next doctor's appointment to see if I can switch to something else like an Ace Inhibitor, but the closest they could slot me in was

About a month ago I was hospitalized. I was driving with my daughter and suddenly felt shortness of breath, dizziness and the feeling like I was going to pass out. I pulled over caught my breath and out of pure adrenaline was able to make it home and call an ambulance when they came my BP was 198/12

I was hungover, ate prosciutto, hands were shaking like crazy. I thought I'd measure it just for the fun of it. It wasn't fun when the numbers never in 10 measurement went lower than 210/120, going to the ER made things worse. It was all in my head. But we fixed it. Hell started. 2 months passed and

Just wanted to brag on myself a bit here. Since February I've been taking GLP-1 and I'm down 45lbs (247-202). My GW is 170 so I still have a ways to go but recently I've been having weird dizzy spells when bending down and standing back up. There are a lot of potential causes of course, but my BP ha

Been on medication for high blood pressure for about 4 years now, and finally found a cocktail of meds that seems to be working for me: Bisoprolol 2.5mg tablets Indapamide 1.5mg modified-release tablets Amlodipine 10mg tablets Ramipril 10mg tablets Spironolactone 25mg tablets Systolic still high but

I start by saying I'm an NP student, not a pharmacist. In my clinical rotations the providers I am under are all prescribing HCTZ with no good explanation why. In my acute inpatient job, everyone is on HCTZ. I can't even think of one time I have ever had one of my patients come in on Chlorthalidone

My mother in law had a knee replacement surgery and was doing well. She was mobile and doing PT. 10 days post op she collapsed and was gone before she hit the ground, they ruled it a pulmonary embolism. I just reviewed the detailed autopsy. She had multiple clots in all lobes of both lungs. "The

I've been working the past couple of days and never before realized how many patients we have on Atenolol (+ or - Chlorthalidone....). I know we are all suffering the brunt of this shortage. My question is, now that we are in such a shortage, any recommendations on how to take the edge off of the At

Guys while chlorthalidone is more potent than hydrochlorothiazide at lower doses why combinations of ACE-I + hydrochlorothiazide are more common than chlorthalidone

As the title asks. We see more lisinopril for the ACE-Is, HCTZ for the thiazide diuretics, etc...

I (43 yr, female, taking 10mg chlorthalidone daily) have begun monitoring my BP at home and am curious why they say to sit still for five minutes. I’m almost always up and about and can’t think of many times during the day I’d really be still. Are the guidelines set up in such a way that we only con

Hey, I'm an amb care pharmacist which means I've got compounding amnesia. We have a guy who really needs a lower dose of chlorthalidone than we can get by cutting a 25mg tab. Does anyone have a recipe for compounded liquid, or good refs to search for this? I swear 10 years ago of have known this.

My father (75M) is 5'8", 150 lbs, Caucasian and is experiencing unexplained fatigue and swelling in his legs. We are located in Canada. He is currently taking Metoprolol (25 mg), Atorvastatin (10 mg) and Ramipril (1.25 mg). He drinks one or two beers a week. He was a smoker for about 10 years in hi