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High BP After Knee Replacement Surgery. Taking Losartan And Heart Pills. How To Stop Medications?
HOW CAN i STOP TAKING LOSARTAN AND OTHER HEART PILL LIKE DILTIAZEM? THIS PILLS WERE GIVEN AFTER A KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERY I WAS GIVEN VARIOUS PAIN PILLS AND BLOOD THINER THEN THE BLOOD PRESSURE WENT UP. THAT NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE I BELIEVE THIS WAS CAUSE BY ALL THE MED DURING SURGERY. ALSO, AT SURGERY A BLOCK NERVE MEDICATION WAS GIVEN EXCEPT ONE THE FORGOT TO GIVE ME SO PAIN INCREASED AND OF COURSE BLOOD PRESSURE INCREASED.
Thu, 19 Jul 2012
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I am a jr. to Cardiologist and read your mail in detail. It seems to be a complication of the surgery or it was present earlier but aggravated after surgery. Needs to be investigated, so consult your cardiologist and get your EKG and Echocardiography done.
To stop the medication you have strictly follow some advises:
1. Reduce your weight and maintain it according to your height.
2. Exercise daily for about one hour.
3. Salt restricted diet or use Lona salt or TATA lite.
4. Avoid Fatty and oily food.
5. Reduce stress as much as you can.
6. Get your Lipid Profile done and try to get it to normal range.
But before stopping any medication you have to consult your cardiologist first. Losartan is anti-hypertensive drug and by precautions its dose can be reduced first than if possible can be stopped. Dilitazem is Calcium channel blocker and is used to control the arrhythmia of the heart, stopping this medication without any indication can cause serious damage.
Consult your Cardiologist before altering your medication.
Best Wishes
Dr. Dinesh Kumar Bhatia
Health Care Magic
I am a jr. to Cardiologist and read your mail in detail. It seems to be a complication of the surgery or it was present earlier but aggravated after surgery. Needs to be investigated, so consult your cardiologist and get your EKG and Echocardiography done.
To stop the medication you have strictly follow some advises:
1. Reduce your weight and maintain it according to your height.
2. Exercise daily for about one hour.
3. Salt restricted diet or use Lona salt or TATA lite.
4. Avoid Fatty and oily food.
5. Reduce stress as much as you can.
6. Get your Lipid Profile done and try to get it to normal range.
But before stopping any medication you have to consult your cardiologist first. Losartan is anti-hypertensive drug and by precautions its dose can be reduced first than if possible can be stopped. Dilitazem is Calcium channel blocker and is used to control the arrhythmia of the heart, stopping this medication without any indication can cause serious damage.
Consult your Cardiologist before altering your medication.
Best Wishes
Dr. Dinesh Kumar Bhatia
Health Care Magic
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