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Having Constant Headaches, High BP, Light Headed. Need Medication
Hi My name is Lilian from Tanzania.I have been havin constant headaches for about three weeks now so i went saw a doctor who diognosed me with high blood pressure 136/95 125/93 and he prescribed AmloDenk10mg which i am to take half a pill every night at bedtime for 20 days.. That was 3 days ago. My pressure has gone down to 115/72 110/65 by this morning.. This morning i woke up feeling very light headed like i was walkin on air. Am not familiar with blood pressure medicine. I just want to know if what am taking is right and for that amount of time or if i should be on something else..
Mon, 8 Jul 2013
Hi Lilian. It looks as though you may be on too high a dose of the AmloDenk and it's causing your blood pressure to drop too low. You need to call your doctor and you probably need a different blood pressure medication, perhaps atenolol at a dose of 25mg per day
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