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How long does it take blood pressure medication to take effect?

March 26th, 2009 | blood pressure medication

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.

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.

For further readings, check this site: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/medmaster/a682571.html

For further discussion on any medication go to pharmacy reviewer forum website.

5 comments ↓

#1 Wanda S on 03.27.09 at 3:38 am

you ought to ask your doc.about that, don't beleave i'd trust q&a, good luck
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#2 manda3887 on 03.27.09 at 4:12 am

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.
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#3 benjamin j on 03.27.09 at 4:41 am

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!
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#4 findingananswer on 03.27.09 at 5:27 am

you have to ask a nurse or rather the doctor who gave you that med.,
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#5 SZO on 03.27.09 at 5:32 am

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.

For further readings, check this site: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/medmaster/a682571.html

For further discussion on any medication go to pharmacy reviewer forum website.
References :