7th February 2004
Redfish,
Unless you are taking a "potassium-sparing" diuretic like Dyazide, be careful to keep your potassium up. With HCTZ, eat the equivalent of a banana AND a glass of orange juice every day.
Be very careful about salt restriction and diuretics...hyponatremia can be VERY serious- far more dangerous than hypokalemia..
With a low dose like 25 mg. HCTZ, you shouldn't run into much trouble.
Unless you are taking a "potassium-sparing" diuretic like Dyazide, be careful to keep your potassium up. With HCTZ, eat the equivalent of a banana AND a glass of orange juice every day.
Be very careful about salt restriction and diuretics...hyponatremia can be VERY serious- far more dangerous than hypokalemia..
With a low dose like 25 mg. HCTZ, you shouldn't run into much trouble.