Hydralazine is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension).
Hydralazine may also be used for other purposes not listed in this medication guide.
You should not use this medication if you are allergic to hydralazine, or if you have coronary artery disease, or rheumatic heart disease affecting the mitral valve.
Before taking hydralazine, tell your doctor if you have kidney disease, lupus, angina pectoris (chest pain), or if you have ever had a stroke.
While taking hydralazine, avoid getting up too fast from a sitting or lying position, or you may feel dizzy. Get up slowly and steady yourself to prevent a fall.
Call your doctor at once if you have a serious side effect such as fast or pounding heartbeats, swelling, numbness or tingling, dark-colored urine, joint pain or swelling with fever, chest pain, weakness or tired feeling, and urinating less than usual or not at all.
To be sure this medication is helping your condition and is not causing harmful effects, your blood pressure will need to be checked often. You may also need occasional blood tests. Do not miss any scheduled appointments.
Keep using hydralazine as directed, even if you feel well. High blood pressure often has no symptoms, so you may not know when your blood pressure is high. You may need to use blood pressure medication for the rest of your life.
You should not use this medication if you are allergic to hydralazine, or if you have:
- coronary artery disease; or
- rheumatic heart disease affecting the mitral valve.
- kidney disease,
- lupus;
- angina pectoris (chest pain); or
- if you have ever had stroke.
FDA pregnancy category C. This medication may be harmful to an unborn baby. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant during treatment.
Hydralazine can pass into breast milk and may harm a nursing baby. Do not use this medication without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
Hydr Alazine Side Effects
Call your doctor at once if you have a serious side effect such as:
- fast or pounding heartbeats;
- swelling in your face, stomach, hands, or feet;
- numbness, burning, pain, or tingly feeling;
- feeling like you might pass out;
- confusion, unusual thoughts or behavior;
- pale skin, easy bruising;
- painful or difficult urination;
- dark-colored urine;
- urinating less than usual or not at all; or
- joint pain or swelling with fever, chest pain, weakness or tired feeling.
- nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite;
- diarrhea, constipation;
- headache;
- dizziness;
- anxiety;
- muscle or joint pain;
- runny or stuffy nose; or
- mild itching or skin rash.
Hydr Alazine Interactions
Before taking hydralazine, tell your doctor if you are taking any of the following medicines:
- diazoxide (Hyperstat, Proglycem); or
- an MAO inhibitor such as isocarboxazid (Marplan), phenelzine (Nardil), rasagiline (Azilect), selegiline (Eldepryl, Emsam), or tranylcypromine (Parnate).
Hydr Alazine Dosage
Take this medication exactly as prescribed by your doctor.
Do not take it in larger amounts or for longer than recommended. Follow
the directions on your prescription label.
To be sure this medication is helping your condition and is not causing harmful effects, your blood pressure will need to be checked often. You may also need occasional blood tests. Do not miss any scheduled appointments.
Keep using hydralazine as directed, even if you feel well. High blood pressure often has no symptoms, so you may not know when your blood pressure is high. You may need to use blood pressure medication for the rest of your life.
Store hydralazine at room temperature away from moisture and heat.
Seek emergency medical attention if you think you have used too much of this medicine.
Overdose symptoms may include headache, dizziness, fast heart rate, warmth or tingling under your skin, chest pain, or fainting.
Take the missed dose as soon as you remember. If it is almost time for your next dose, wait until then to take the medicine and skip the missed dose. Do not take extra medicine to make up the missed dose.
To be sure this medication is helping your condition and is not causing harmful effects, your blood pressure will need to be checked often. You may also need occasional blood tests. Do not miss any scheduled appointments.
Keep using hydralazine as directed, even if you feel well. High blood pressure often has no symptoms, so you may not know when your blood pressure is high. You may need to use blood pressure medication for the rest of your life.
Store hydralazine at room temperature away from moisture and heat.
Seek emergency medical attention if you think you have used too much of this medicine.
Overdose symptoms may include headache, dizziness, fast heart rate, warmth or tingling under your skin, chest pain, or fainting.
Take the missed dose as soon as you remember. If it is almost time for your next dose, wait until then to take the medicine and skip the missed dose. Do not take extra medicine to make up the missed dose.
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