Q. Can Hydralazine cause sinus congestion, headache, chills and dizziness?
Hello doctor,
I just started taking Hydralazine 25 mg three times a day yesterday. Today, I started feeling jittery with a very bad sinus pressure and a headache. My blood pressure is down to 115/75 after being at 145/93. My heart rate has increased to 90. I feel very cold like I have a fever, and a little dizzy as well. Could this be due to my medication or do I have a virus? I am also on Quinapril 40 mg twice a day and Amlodipine besylate 10 mg once a day.
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- Yes, these are the side effects of Hydralazine. In my opinion, 25 mg thrice a day is a high dose. The tachycardia and dizziness are also because of excess diuresis by Hydralazine. Discuss with your doctor regarding changing the dose to 25 mg once a day.
- Take plenty of water with a little salt, or take an oral rehydrating solution (ORS) containing electrolytes. You will get relieved within 48 hours after stopping Hydralazine.
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Thank you doctor,
I have some Xanax 0.5 mg that I do not take regularly. Can I take it to help with jitters or will that lower my BP too much? The headache and nasal congestion are really bad. Is there anything I can take until this wears off? I took Hydralazine this morning. So, I will not take it again until I talk to my doctor tomorrow.
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- You can take tablet Xanax 0.5 mg. It will not lower your blood pressure but will decrease your heart rate.
- For the headache and nasal congestion, you can take, tablet Sumo cold (a combination of Cetirizine, Paracetamol, and Phenylephrine) or tablet Sinarest (a combination of Paracetamol, Caffeine, and Phenylephrine).
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Thank you doctor,
Are the sinus congestion and headache also due to the medicine? Do you have any suggestions for lowering my BP? The Quinapril and Amlodipine seem to have no impact. I have been exercising more, but that does not seem to help either. My BP was about the same before and after increasing the Quinapril and Amlodipine.
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- The headache is due to Hydralazine, but the sinus congestion may not be due to that. I think you should wait until the effect of the tablet wears off.
- Regarding your blood pressure, you should take tablet Metoprolol 50 mg extended release tablet in the morning, if there are no contraindications and you can continue taking Quinalapril in the evening.
- Exercise is definitely key to reduce your blood pressure. Also, take a low salt diet. Your goal should be to maintain your BP below 140/90, rather than expecting it to reach 120/80.
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Thank you doctor,
Are chills a side effect of the medicine? The reason I ask is I may have two things going on. Chills are really bad, but I was not sure if that is part of the sinus issue or medicine. My daughter had a cold with a sinus problems earlier in the week. Sinus discharge is clear. So, it does not seem like an infection. She had some chills, but it did not seem to be as bad as what I am experiencing.
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- The chills may be less likely due to a sinus infection, and more likely because of an excess diuresis due to Hydralazine.
- Clear discharge can be present in a viral infection. So, you can start above mentioned tablets. If you still get the chills and sinus discharge 24 hours after starting the tablets, then you may need to take antibiotics.
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