I would like to try and get off Dyazide-Hydrochlorothiazide /Triamterene. I started taking this because I retain fluid, I eat way to much salt. I’m not overweight and I have low blood pressure so it wasn’t for that reason. I am 40 and have taken this for around a year or better. I have heard bad things about what it can do to you so I really think I should be off it. I hear if you stop cold turkey I will balloon up with fluid. Does anyone know how to taper off this drug or how to avoid problems going off this drug.
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First, why did your doctor prescribe this medicine for you? If you retain fluid, there are lots and lots of other diuretics available. Every drug has side effects. I don’t know what you’ve heard about it, but I do know that you need to talk to your doc before going off it. Talk about your concerns and work out a tapering off schedule with them, or talk about switching.