Mad MD Maintains HCTZ is SAFE! Ignores Low Sodium or Potassium! Diuretics like hydrochlorothiazide are considered super safe. But they can lead to low sodium, potassium and magnesium. Beware hot weather!

Mad MD Maintains HCTZ is SAFE! Ignores Low Sodium or Potassium! www.peoplespharmacy.com/articles/mad... via @peoplespharmacy

#HCTZ #hydrochlorothiazide #diuretics #sodium #potassium #health

some people but not all know know this
but HCTZ in itself is not performance enhancing

however since it's a powerful diuretic
#HCTZ can be abused to clear out banned PEDs quickly before testing

unlikely world-class athletes using it for any other reason
except fast weight loss (still not allowed)

#ruth-chepngetich #chelsea-chepngetich #athletics-integrity-unit #aiu #world-record-holder #marathon #women-s-marathon #provisional-suspension #doping #performance-enhancing-drug #hydrochlorothiazide #hctz #athletics-kenya #sports-doping #anti-doping

Marathon world record-holder Chepngetich suspended for positive doping test Women’s marathon world record-holder Ruth Chepngetich has been provisionally suspended for a positive doping test.

Sad day for marathon running world
as women's record of 2:09:56
will now be struck down

Ruth Chepngetich busted for HCTZ

note #HCTZ is not performance enhancing

however #HCTZ is a powerful diuretic
which allows other drugs to be quickly excised from the body
hiding PEDs

cc @fastwomen.bsky.social

note that HCTZ in itself is not performance enhancing

however #HCTZ is a powerful diuretic which allows other drugs to be quickly excised from the body, hiding PEDs

but I've read of athletes like wrestlers where weight is critical
use HCTZ before a weigh-in to drop weight fast (still not allowed)

note that HCTZ in itself is not performance enhancing

however #HCTZ is a powerful diuretic which allows other drugs to be quickly excised from the body, hiding PEDs

but I've read of athletes like wrestlers where weight is critical
use HCTZ before a weigh-in to drop weight fast (still not allowed)

@regedahmad.bsky.social , @alyxg.bsky.social
partner. I think that I can perform okay, but 16 years removed
from my last sexual contact, morbid obesity, and being on #losartan with #hctz for hypertension, the elements
for performance anxiety have been well established.

I value loyalty and

to help me sleep. If that doesn't work, occasional "self-care"
has proven quite helpful.
I also take #losartan #HCTZ (which I have deem affectionately
as "The Water-Pill From HELL!") B.I.D. and #avorstatin (generic
Lipitor) once a day with the evening round of meds.
This was one of my 2 or 3