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Suffering From High Blood Pressure And Cholesterol. Taking Losacar, Minipress And Orvstatin. Should I Change Medicine?

I am Mala Perera from SriLanka .I am 82 years old. I have high blood pressure and cholesterol for the last nineteen years .and under treatment. My doctor changed the prescriptions many times.At the moment I take in the morning 1 losarca 50 and one prolocmet x l50 .At night .i take losacar 50 and i Minipress tablet . For cholesterol I take 20 mg At orvstatin. I am worried because my pressure is not controlled as my pressure is high in the morning 180/90. In the evening the pressure 160/ 85. In between the pressure is normal. please let me know whether i should change the medicine.Doctor please reply .Thank You.
Sat, 23 Feb 2013
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Hello,
Thanks for writing your query.

Any sort of tension, stress or worry is going to increase your blood pressure. So relax. Usually the morning blood pressure is lower as your body has rested for the night, but in your case it is high. Lack of proper night sleep can also increase your Blood pressure. Take good night sleep.
Check your blood pressure before having tea or coffee, because they increase the blood pressure.
Dont skip any dose of medicines. Keep fixed timing & strictly follow it.
Do some breathing exercise that will help you to relax.
Reduce your weight if you are overweight.
Be happy. Dont take stress. Be calm & relaxed.
Follow diet restriction as advised by your doctor.
If inspite of all this if your blood pressure is high than you need to change the medicines.
Take care.
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Suffering From High Blood Pressure And Cholesterol. Taking Losacar, Minipress And Orvstatin. Should I Change Medicine?

Hello, Thanks for writing your query. Any sort of tension, stress or worry is going to increase your blood pressure. So relax. Usually the morning blood pressure is lower as your body has rested for the night, but in your case it is high. Lack of proper night sleep can also increase your Blood pressure. Take good night sleep. Check your blood pressure before having tea or coffee, because they increase the blood pressure. Dont skip any dose of medicines. Keep fixed timing & strictly follow it. Do some breathing exercise that will help you to relax. Reduce your weight if you are overweight. Be happy. Dont take stress. Be calm & relaxed. Follow diet restriction as advised by your doctor. If inspite of all this if your blood pressure is high than you need to change the medicines. Take care.