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Suggest Treatment For Drowsy Driving And Low BP

Posted on Sat, 4 Oct 2014

Question: My BP has continued to be low x3-4 days. Difficult to stay awake while driving. Have increased caffeine intake. Have been off Co-reg 12.5 BID for 5 days. Am continuing Diovan/HTZ 160/?? Other meds: Synthroid, Omeprazole, zyrtec, vitamin E 2000u, Elavil 10 mg hs, turmeric alternative for muscle pain (fibromyalgia dx'd greater than 20 years ago). Approximately 2 months ago dc'd Wellbutrin XR, Celexa 20 mgs, and Cymbalta.

Answered by Dr. Benard Shehu (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Stop caffeine,restart therapy,diet&lifestyle changes...

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX,

My advise is as following:
- reduce caffeine intake
- re-start the anti-hypertensive treatment
- implement healthy diet and lifestyle regimen

If bp will continue to be high within a month, then, should discuss with your cardiologist to :
- increase the dose of the actual medications
- add new anti-hypertensive drug

Hope it helped!
Dr.Benard

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj