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Why Does Blood Pressure Remain Uncontrollably High In Spite Of Medications?
hello my name is theresa my problem is i have had high blood pressure for a few years controlled my medicine but for the five months it has not been controlled i have been on several different meds at the same time now i am on clonidine .3 mg 2x a day losartan 1xday metoprolol 1xday it is still almost 200 have any idea why meds r not taking it down thank you.
Tue, 6 Sep 2016
Hello. There are several causes of uncontrollable hypertension--
Renal artery stenosis (narrowing)
Cushing's syndrome and hyperaldosteronism (adrenal gland tumors)
Pheochromocytoma (another kind of adrenal gland tumor)
Kidney diseases like nephritis
You need a thorough workup to check for all of these possibilities
Renal artery stenosis (narrowing)
Cushing's syndrome and hyperaldosteronism (adrenal gland tumors)
Pheochromocytoma (another kind of adrenal gland tumor)
Kidney diseases like nephritis
You need a thorough workup to check for all of these possibilities
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