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How Can Elevated Blood Pressure Levels Be Treated?
Have high blood pressure. Increased dosage to 30mg Lisinopril. Pressure has stayed high. 146 thru 170 over 80-107 during day. When measure at night it is always 150-190 over 90-110. If get on treadmill and walk, it goes down to 130 to 141 over 85-91. Have cut caffeine out of diet and switched to Mediterranean foods.
Fri, 6 Apr 2018
Hello,
If you were my patient, I would add a diuretic (hydrochlorothiazide), and a calcium channel blockers (Amlodipine).
But before these, I would like to do an ECG and a cardiac sonography because I do not think it is a good sign if the blood pressure lowers during exercise. So, I recommend you to go to a cardiologist.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Anila Skenderi
If you were my patient, I would add a diuretic (hydrochlorothiazide), and a calcium channel blockers (Amlodipine).
But before these, I would like to do an ECG and a cardiac sonography because I do not think it is a good sign if the blood pressure lowers during exercise. So, I recommend you to go to a cardiologist.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Anila Skenderi
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