Here is a collection of user reviews for the medication Tekturna HCT sorted by most helpful. 
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My doctor switched me from Lisinopril to Tekturna.What a disaster!BP went up instead of down.In just a few days it shot up to 180/120.Also messed up my heartrate.This junk is dangerous & should be taken off the market.If anyone should try Tekturna, be very careful, check your BP EVERDAY!After 8 days of this crap I went back on Lisinopril & BP is normal again. Published: July 25, 2008 ::
Does the Job. Excellent drug, not one side effect. On it for more than a year no problems. Published: July 04, 2008 ::
Seems to have lowered BP, but losing a few pounds would probably also work. Main difficulty is that for about 8 hours after I take this drug, if I crouch down and then stand up, I am so dizzy, I can barely keep my balance. this lasts 30-60 seconds and then goes away. It is annoying, but manageable. That is the only time I experience a difficulty. Getting up from a lying down or sitting down position does not produce the same effect....only getting up from a crouch. Published: December 14, 2008 ::
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was om 300 12.5 after three days fainted and had to have a iv to get bp back up be careful on this one Published: October 06, 2008 ::
I had a severe reaction! I started itching all over...thought it was nerves. Then I started turning yellow. I had to be hospitalized twice. This stuff is very, very dangerous! My liver stopped functioning. It took a while off of this drug for my liver to go back to normal. Please do not try this drug!! I wish only to save anyone from going through what I went through. I missed more than a month of work and don't know if there is any long term damage to my liver or other organs. Please tell your doctor that you don't want this drug....there are plenty of other medications that control blood pressure...you don't need to take this one. Published: March 07, 2009 ::
A REAL diuretic!!! Especially the first 24 hrs. BP dropped dramatically and edema from feet and ankles lessened noticably. Published: September 05, 2008 ::
I have been having very dibilitating muscle cramps in legs at night with this medicine. Been on it about a year now blood pressure is still a little high, I take 300 mg and norvasc 10mg but the leg cramps are getting sevier, also had sevier pain in my left side has anyone else expierenced this? can't take it anymore, I am going to try and get my Dr to change medicine. Published: February 12, 2009 ::
I have been on Tekturna for almost one year. No major side effects, and my blood pressure is back to normal ranges. Published: February 10, 2009 ::
Female 59 Been taking this drug for 3 weeks, my bp has gone way UP!. I was really hoping for this drug to work.:( Published: October 06, 2008 ::
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Tough start for about two weeks; did not sleep soundly and some skin eruptions. However, after two weeks everything settled down. BP down from 196 to 142. Been on it three months. Be patient; it takes a while. Published: August 07, 2008 ::