Can hydrochlorothiazide cause swelling of the finger joints?
• Q: Could hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 cause swelling of the finger joints? I have been on this medication for three months now. My doctor thought it was the blood pressure medication and changed it twice, to no avail. When I skip a day of this med the joint swelling is down significantly. This is enough swelling that I cannot put on my rings at all. (I have been wearing these rings for over 40 years.) • A: Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) is a thiazide diuretic (water pill) that is used to treat edema (fluid retention) from various causes such as congestive heart failure, cirrhosis of the liver, kidney disorders, or medication-induced (from estrogen or steroids). Hydrochlorothiazide is also used as a first-step treatment of high blood pressure. The most common side effects with Hydrochlorothiazide are dizziness, headache, fatigue, and muscle cramps. A search of the prescribing information for hydrochlorothiazide did not specifically list swelling of the finger joint as a side effect. This is n
