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Is Blood Pressure Value Of 182/88 A Cause For Concern?

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Posted on Wed, 22 Jul 2015
Question: Hi. My bp is elevated 182/88 and Bo meds (toprol 200 mg and losartan 100 mg). Have not done anything to bring it down. My G P suggested a cardiologist and a nephrology appt. which I have scheduled. What could be the problem?
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Answered by Dr. Divakara (26 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
You need to exercise and diet.

Detailed Answer:
HI

Greetings from Dr.Divakara.P
Thanks for posting your query.

Well there are few reasons why your BP is not coming to control .

1. Inadequate medication : Some people require only one medicine to control BP while some require 3-4 medicines.

2. Inadequate response to medicine : Some people respond to one class of medicine while some will not respond to that class. In such people using medicine of different class will bring down the blood pressure.

3. Kidney damage : If there is some damage that has occurred to kidney it may cause high BP in spite of medications.

4. High salt intake and inadequate exercise.

I would advise you to do daily aerobic exercise like Brisk walking , Jogging, running , cycling for 20-30 minutes daily. Eat low salt food, avoid pickles, chips, salt biscuits. Eat more of fruits and drink plenty of water.

I would recommend to add another BP medicine of different class. My choice would be Tab Arkamin. Kindly discuss this with your doctor.

Hope this information was useful to you.
Any clarifications feel free to ask .

Regards.
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Is Blood Pressure Value Of 182/88 A Cause For Concern?

Brief Answer: You need to exercise and diet. Detailed Answer: HI Greetings from Dr.Divakara.P Thanks for posting your query. Well there are few reasons why your BP is not coming to control . 1. Inadequate medication : Some people require only one medicine to control BP while some require 3-4 medicines. 2. Inadequate response to medicine : Some people respond to one class of medicine while some will not respond to that class. In such people using medicine of different class will bring down the blood pressure. 3. Kidney damage : If there is some damage that has occurred to kidney it may cause high BP in spite of medications. 4. High salt intake and inadequate exercise. I would advise you to do daily aerobic exercise like Brisk walking , Jogging, running , cycling for 20-30 minutes daily. Eat low salt food, avoid pickles, chips, salt biscuits. Eat more of fruits and drink plenty of water. I would recommend to add another BP medicine of different class. My choice would be Tab Arkamin. Kindly discuss this with your doctor. Hope this information was useful to you. Any clarifications feel free to ask . Regards.