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Have Shooting High Blood Pressure, Take Avapro Daily. Suggest?
Question: yes my blood pressure went to 245/134 its down to today 200/ 89 take 1 avapro 300mg daily i just XXXXXXX nt understand whats going on
Brief Answer:
If usually normal need bloods to be done
Detailed Answer:
Hi, thanks for using healthcare magic
If your readings are usually in the normal range with the systolic less than 140 and the diastolic less than 90 then your doctor would need to determine the reason for the sharp increase.
Possible causes would be infection, severe pain, hormonal conditions such as high cortisol, thyroid disease , pheochromocytoma (increase in adrenalin hormones).This can be checked by blood tests such as a full blood count and hormonal blood tests.
Many persons with high blood pressure require more than one medication for control of blood pressure.
Blood pressure medications work in different ways. Ibesartan (also known as avapro) works by preventing a chemical called angiotensin 11 from working.
This chemical can constrict blood vessel and result in high blood pressure. By blocking this chemical from working , these medication reduce blood pressure.
To reduce your blood pressure your doctor may consider adding at least 2 additional medications to the avapro.
One of these may be a diuretic.
In many cases of high blood pressure , there is too much fluid or blood volume that is contributing to the high readings.Diuretics would get rid of this excess fluid.
Example are chlorthiazide, chlorthalidone, lasix.
There are other classes or types of medication that can be used in addition to these.
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
If usually normal need bloods to be done
Detailed Answer:
Hi, thanks for using healthcare magic
If your readings are usually in the normal range with the systolic less than 140 and the diastolic less than 90 then your doctor would need to determine the reason for the sharp increase.
Possible causes would be infection, severe pain, hormonal conditions such as high cortisol, thyroid disease , pheochromocytoma (increase in adrenalin hormones).This can be checked by blood tests such as a full blood count and hormonal blood tests.
Many persons with high blood pressure require more than one medication for control of blood pressure.
Blood pressure medications work in different ways. Ibesartan (also known as avapro) works by preventing a chemical called angiotensin 11 from working.
This chemical can constrict blood vessel and result in high blood pressure. By blocking this chemical from working , these medication reduce blood pressure.
To reduce your blood pressure your doctor may consider adding at least 2 additional medications to the avapro.
One of these may be a diuretic.
In many cases of high blood pressure , there is too much fluid or blood volume that is contributing to the high readings.Diuretics would get rid of this excess fluid.
Example are chlorthiazide, chlorthalidone, lasix.
There are other classes or types of medication that can be used in addition to these.
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
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