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Suggest Alternate Over The Counter Medication For Benicar HCT

My dr prescribed a new blood pressure medication today. Benicar HCT...he said a lot of places don t have it but there may be another one like it....can you tell me if you know if there is one that I can check on? I have tried many different blood pressure meds and always have some side effect..so I had to take lasix. It is harder on my system, but it is the only thing that helped... I would like to try the new med he gave me to try, but if I cant get it or if it is too expensive for me with my insurance, I am going to have to take that into account also.
Thu, 13 Sep 2018
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Hi,

All the anti-hypertensive medicines may have more or less same side effects, now as long as the Lasix is concern it is diuretic it can reduce the blood pressure but it can not be taken for long time as it effect the potassium concentration in body, the same group of drug can be discussed with your physician called Chlorothiazide.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Akhtarhusain, General & Family Physician
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Suggest Alternate Over The Counter Medication For Benicar HCT

Hi, All the anti-hypertensive medicines may have more or less same side effects, now as long as the Lasix is concern it is diuretic it can reduce the blood pressure but it can not be taken for long time as it effect the potassium concentration in body, the same group of drug can be discussed with your physician called Chlorothiazide. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Akhtarhusain, General & Family Physician