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High Blood Pressure, Headache. Changed From Amlopin To Tulip. How Best To Manage It?

Posted on Wed, 4 Jul 2012

Question: blood pressure my bp is really getting me worried. my reading as at yesterday was 185/111. it has however reduced today to 138/81. my paulse is now 85. I still have a serious head ache. I just changed drug from Amdolopin to Tulip 10mg. please advice on how best to manage it or even treat it. what could be yhe root cause? what drug do you advice?

Answered by Dr. Prabhakar C Koregol (14 hours later)

Yesterdays reading is quite abnormal and todays is fine. Today it is normal. I would like to understand what led to this. Did you change your medicine yesterday. If that is so than there is no need to be concerned and continue new medicine. But if your BP was this different on same set of medicines you need to change medicines and also work up. Before I advice you any further I need to know few things. How old are you? How long have yo been having high blood pressure? Do you have any other health problems and any investigations reports if you have undergone? Please get back to me with details

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Prabhakar C Koregol (10 hours later)

Thank you for your reply. my reading today is 140/91 and my paulse is 86. I am 38 years old. I noticed this problem over 7 years ago. my dad is over 60 year but realised his bp condition 10 years ago. he is fine and his bp is now within acceptable level. I just ran some test yesterday and the resulg revealed that my kidneys and liver are fine. he said my collestorol is very high. I do not have any other health problems. please advice further.

Answered by Dr. Prabhakar C Koregol (20 hours later)

You just need to continue your current medicines and nothing else for BP. Did your doctor prescribe any medicines for cholesterol?

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Prabhakar C Koregol (6 hours later)

My doctor only changed my drugs from Amdolipin to Tulip 10 mg. My other problem is erectile disorder. Getting an erection snd maintaining it is gradually becoming a problem. I used to be very very active. I can attribute it to my bp and my medication. can you prescribe a good drug or suppliment to help this situation. I don't want to be tempted to use viagra. pls help. I have discussed this with my wife and she understands.

Follow up: Dr. Prabhakar C Koregol (3 minutes later)

I don't have any drug for cholesterol. can you advice on any? Am currently taking Resvinatrol. my wife got it for me.

Answered by Dr. Prabhakar C Koregol (4 hours later)

But what are taking for your BP? Tulip is for cholesterol. Amlodepine is not likely to cause for your ED (errectile dysfunction). Yes long standing BP can cause ED but most of the time it is most likely to be related stress and functional than organic. Please consult pschychiatrist and XXXXXXX and they should be able to help you.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Prabhakar C Koregol (19 hours later)

I have a second set of drugs called NIFEDINE 20mg given to me by my doctor. she is out of town now. I thought Tulip is the BP drug. Is the second set of drugs for BP? my doctor adviced I take the NIFEDINE 20mg 1tab twice a day. that is 1X2 daily. Do I still continue there's drugs alongside side my Amdolopine? please advice further.

Answered by Dr. Prabhakar C Koregol (5 hours later)

Thats right Nifidepine is BP drug. No you should not combine them, as they both belong to same class of drugs. Just take nifedepin only

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar