Compare Diovan HCT vs. Lopressor HCT
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Lowers blood pressure.
Diovan Hct (Valsartan / Hydrochlorothiazide) is a good 2-in-1 blood pressure-lowering medicine that protects kidney function like an ACE inhibitor, but with fewer side effects.
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3.7/ 5 average rating with 412 reviewsforDiovan HCT
Lowers blood pressure.
Lopressor Hct (Metoprolol Tartrate / Hydrochlorothiazide) is a good combination blood pressure-lowering medicine. It's used once other medicines haven't worked as well.
Upsides
- Combination medicine for people with high blood pressure. Doctors might prescribe it when you need more than one medicine to control your blood pressure.
- The two drugs in Diovan HCT work together to lower blood pressure and remove extra water from your body.
- Lowers the risk of heart attack and stroke.
- Protects kidney function, which is especially useful for people with diabetes or mild-to-moderate kidney disease.
- Recommended for anyone with heart failure since it lowers the risk of death and further damage to your heart.
- Lowers the risk of heart attack and stroke.
- Combines the benefits of two blood pressure lowering medicines in a single pill.
- Helpful in getting rid of extra fluids in your body.
Downsides
- Comes in fixed dosage strengths, so it's harder for your doctor to adjust your dose.
- Makes you urinate more often.
- Doesn't work as well in people with severe kidney problems.
- Requires a yearly blood test to see how the medicine is affecting your body.
- Not safe to use if you're pregnant.
- Since it has two medications in one, it's not the first choice to lower blood pressure.
- It comes as a brand only medication, so it can be more expensive.
- Can make you urinate more often and feel out of breath during physical activities.
- Can hide symptoms of low blood sugar if you're a diabetic.
- Forgetting to take the medicine or stopping it suddenly can cause serious heart problems.
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Reviews
412 reviews so far
63%
saidit'sworth it
52%
saiditworked well
19%
saidit'sa big hassle
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Side effects
The Lopressor Hct (Metoprolol Tartrate / Hydrochlorothiazide) FDA package insert doesn’t have numbers about how common side effects are.
Risks and risk factors
- Harm to fetus
- Women of childbearing age
- Unusual tongue swelling
- African descent
- Acute kidney failure
- History of kidney disease
- Worsening lupus
- History of lupus
- Increased lithium in the body
- Taking lithium
- Acute nearsightedness or glaucoma
- Allergies to penicillin or sulfonamides
- Gout
- History of gout
- Current kidney problems
- Liver damage
- History of liver disease
- Heart problems
- Sudden discontinuation of medicine
- Trouble breathing (bronchospastic disease)
- History of asthma
- Low blood sugar unawareness
- History of diabetes
- Low heart rate (bradycardia)
- Age 65 years or older
- Using other medicine(s) that slows the heart
- Dehydration and electrolyte imbalance
- Current electrolyte imbalance
- Severe allergic reactions
- History of sulfa allergies
- Gout
- History of gout
- Current kidney problems