Question 1

What is Hydralazine Hydrochloride used for?

Accepted Answer

High blood pressure (hypertension), severe high blood pressure emergencies, high blood pressure during pregnancy (pre-eclampsia and eclampsia), heart failure

Question 2

How do you take Hydralazine Hydrochloride?

Accepted Answer

For tablets, the usual starting dose for adults is 25 mg taken two to three times daily. Your doctor may gradually increase your dose up to 50-100 mg two to three times daily depending on how your blood pressure responds. You can take it with or without food, but taking it with food helps your body absorb it better. Always follow your doctor's specific instructions.

Question 3

What are the side effects of Hydralazine Hydrochloride?

Accepted Answer

Headache, fast heartbeat or heart pounding, feeling dizzy or lightheaded especially when standing up quickly, loss of appetite, nausea or stomach upset

Question 4

Who should not take Hydralazine Hydrochloride?

Accepted Answer

People allergic to hydralazine, people with lupus (a condition where the body attacks itself), people with very fast heartbeat or certain heart valve problems, people with severe kidney disease, and people with a condition called aortic aneurysm (weakened blood vessel wall).

Question 5

Is Hydralazine Hydrochloride safe during pregnancy?

Accepted Answer

Hydralazine is actually one of the preferred medicines used to treat dangerously high blood pressure during pregnancy, but it must only be used under a doctor's close supervision — never take it on your own during pregnancy or breastfeeding.

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