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Suggest Treatment For High BP And Flashing Lights In Vision

Due to a possibleTIA (I had temporary curtains going down on my right eye with flashing lights) I was put on Amlodipine Besylate 5 mg & Clopidogrel 75 mg. Both to be taken at night. That just started Thursday evening. I had the eye thing going on a week ago. Before that, about 3 weeks ago I was admitted overnite into the hospital because at that time my bp was high and I wasn t on any bp meds. Leaving the hospital, they placed me on Lisinopril 20 mg. A week later, seeing my gp, she upped it to 40 mg. I ve only been on this additional bp meds for 2 days now. What kind of readings can I expect now? What is normal? When I was over 200 over 6 hrs, I felt fine and didn t seek help like several nurses were advising me to. I don t want to lose my eye vision or anything else. Right now my bp is between 99/59 to 178/86.
Fri, 21 Sep 2018
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Hi,

BP 178/86 is on the higher range and your vision problem is due to that only. Still you are on tablet Amlodipine, I think that dosage is insufficient and kindly consult with physician urgently. Along with that reduce salt intake in your diet. Kindly take ophthalmologist opinion for flashing lights.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Shyam B. Kale,
General & Family Physician
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Suggest Treatment For High BP And Flashing Lights In Vision

Hi, BP 178/86 is on the higher range and your vision problem is due to that only. Still you are on tablet Amlodipine, I think that dosage is insufficient and kindly consult with physician urgently. Along with that reduce salt intake in your diet. Kindly take ophthalmologist opinion for flashing lights. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Shyam B. Kale, General & Family Physician