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Hydralazine hydrochloride is a blood pressure agent which is a kind of cardiovascular drug.

Dr. Jeffrey Pollard reviewed this

23 year experience in ENT and Head and Neck Surgery

Drug Class

Blood pressure medicine

Brands

Apresoline • Hyperphen

Side Effects

Common

Headache
Chest pain
Dizziness
Vomiting
Nausea
Loss of strength
Paresthesia
Numbness or tingling
Low blood pressure
Heart palpitations
Chest pain or discomfort

Treats

Congestive heart failure
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Heart failure
Condition

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What is hydralazine used for?

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When is the drug hydralazine used?

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Please help! what is the drug hydralazine used for?

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Hydralazine side effects?

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What is the normal frequency for using hydralazine hcl?

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What would happen if I took hydroxyzine instead of hydralazine?

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Asprin to replace hydralazine, what to do?

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Can asprin be used to replace hydralazine?

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How does hydralazine block the vagus nerve?

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Does hydralazine work by blocking the vagus nerve?

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A 36-year old asked:

I take Diovan (valsartan) hct, can I subsitute this medication with hydralazine hcl?

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A 32-year old asked:

If I was prescribed Diovan (valsartan) hct, can I subsitute it with hydralazine HCl for cost purposes?

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A 33-year old male asked:

Can i substitute Norvasc (amlodipine) 10mg for hydralazine HCl 75mg and if so, at what dosage level?

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A 39-year old asked:

Does hydralazine cause hair loss?

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A 43-year old asked:

Why does hydralazine work in treating congestive heart failure in african americans?

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A 69-year old male asked:

I have high blood pressure and Im on medication for it mainly Hydralazine 25 MG is Zicam cold remedy safe to take for a cold I feel coming on?

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A 24-year old female asked:

I'm on 200mg hydralazine 750mg metadopa and 90mg procardia (nifedipine) and my blood pressure is still out of control. What meds are going to work?

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A 26-year old female asked about a 60-year old male:

Can i take Hydralazine 10mg PRN for high blood pressure if it spikes over 150/90 as a PRN medication? I currently take 5mg of Benicar (olmesartan) 2x daily.

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A 23-year old male asked:

I have ptsd and take seroquel (quetiapine) I have nightmares is it alright to take prazosin if i take hydralazine ?

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A 59-year old female asked:

Im taking Norvasc (amlodipine) 10mg and hydralazine 25mg, my face got swollen is this due toy medication and how can I make it go away?

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A female asked:

Which blood pressure meds are least likely to cause redness and a rash on the face? I am currently on Hydralazine 25 mg, 1/2 the dose same reactions

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A 23-year old male asked:

What medication is good to take to stop nightmares? I have ptsd and take seroquel (quetiapine) i've been told about prazosin but i already take hydralazine

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A 60-year old male asked:

I take 25mg of Hydralazine 1 tab by mouth 3 times a day and Hydrochlorothiazide 25mg 1 tab by mouth every day, i also have gout, what i take if i have got and african american?

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A 65-year old female asked:

I would like to take macastack can I take it if I take carvedilol25mgtwice daily isosorbide20mg 3 times a day,hydralazine 50mg 3 times a day,spironolactone 25mg ,Losartan 100 mg,Atorvastatin 80 mg plus aspirin 81a daily?

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A 35-year old asked:

How does isosorbide dinitrate and hydralazine work in treating congestive heart failure?

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A 27-year old male asked:

What are the most potent vasodilators? Hydralazine? Sildenafil? Imdur? What are the systemic dilators, veins, arteries, capillaries?

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A 24-year old female asked about a 34-year old female:

27 weeks pregnant with pre-eclampsia. Blood pressure is averaging 140/100. On lebetalol 600mg 2x a day. Ob just added hydralazine. How long to work?

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A 67-year old female asked:

I am unable to function on my medications, easily exhausted when walking very short distance, extreme weekness, fatigue, sleepy, unable to drive, I am on hydrochloriothiazide, flecainide,pantoprazole, metoprolol hydralazine, eliquis?

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A 68-year old male asked:

Non-diabetic:ace inhibitors:nephrotoxic or protective.?Nephrectomy 87.Hptn.On toprol, (metoprolol) zestril, hctz, hydralazine;which to dc?/ckd 3a/age 69.

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A 47-year old male asked:

If you are feeling these side affect numbness tingling of hands legs and feet from taken carvedilol isosorbide dinitrate and hydralazine?

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