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Have Been Taking Losartan. Want To Stop. Can I Just Stop Or Is It A Gradual Process?

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Posted on Tue, 21 May 2013
Question: I have been taking losartan and would like to stop. Can I just stop or is it a gradual process? I will be seeing my md at the end of the week.
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Answered by Dr. Om Lakhani (34 minutes later)
Hi. I would not advice you to stop Losartan without seeing your doctor first. Losartan is an antihypertensive agent and stopping it would cause your blood pressure to raise. If you are not comfortable with it you can discuss with your doctor to change it to another anti hypertensive agent.

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Dr om lakhani. MD
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Have Been Taking Losartan. Want To Stop. Can I Just Stop Or Is It A Gradual Process?

Hi. I would not advice you to stop Losartan without seeing your doctor first. Losartan is an antihypertensive agent and stopping it would cause your blood pressure to raise. If you are not comfortable with it you can discuss with your doctor to change it to another anti hypertensive agent.

Regards
Dr om lakhani. MD