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My daughter, who is 9, was diagnosed with kidney stones and is taking Chlorthalidone and Potassium Citrate. She takes 25MG. of the Chlorthalidone and 5400MG. of the Potassium Citrate. She is also on a diet for kidney stones which includes low salt and pepper (oxalates).

Our Nephrologist said that the Chlorthalidone prevents kidney stones from forming but dehydrates you while the Potassium Citrate helps the body fight off kidney stone while hydrating you at the same time. I think that is the way he put it.

The medication has worked well, she has not had one kidney stone in almost a year. She used to have a stone every 3 months before the medication. She does 24 hour urinalyses evey 4 months and the doctors say that she is the perfect example of how the medication should work. I just hate that she has to continually take medication, and so much. She also has to drink at least 60oz. of water a day which is a fight with her.

My daughter had no side affects whatsoever from the medication.

The only problem I have found with this medication is when my daughter has gotten the flu. Because she could not keep anything down (she was throwing up, or had diarreah) she became severly dehydrated within a day and was put in the hospital on fluids. What would take someone a week of no fluids only took 10 hours for my daughter. Be careful to keep hydrated. With this medication you can become very ill in a very short period of time from lack of fluids.