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Suggest Dosage For Cartia XT

My husband was on Cartia XT 120 mg daily. His doctor increased that to 2 per day then gave him a new Rx for Cartia XT 240 mg....one pill daily. My husband was confused and took 2 per day...total dose of 480 mg. He has done this for 2 weeks! How concerned should he be?
Tue, 27 Feb 2018
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The only down side is a lower bp. If someone does not feel faint, the actual blood pressure reading is NOT a good indicator of the pressure being too low. Frankly, there is also a possibility that this (quite safe) BP medicine might not be good enough to lower the medicine regardless of the dose. So, it should be non-urgently checked (like at a grocery or pharmacy) but for whether the bp is too high. The effect of the double dose peaks about 1-2 hrs after taking it and does NOT require missing the next dose.
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Suggest Dosage For Cartia XT

The only down side is a lower bp. If someone does not feel faint, the actual blood pressure reading is NOT a good indicator of the pressure being too low. Frankly, there is also a possibility that this (quite safe) BP medicine might not be good enough to lower the medicine regardless of the dose. So, it should be non-urgently checked (like at a grocery or pharmacy) but for whether the bp is too high. The effect of the double dose peaks about 1-2 hrs after taking it and does NOT require missing the next dose.