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Suggest Treatment To Control Blood Pressure

I blood pressure has been running high all yesterday and this morning 164/104 last night this morning 146/104. I just check it again 136/92 so it goin down but my head is killing me. I took my blood pressure medicine but it s a beta blocker time released.
Tue, 11 Aug 2015
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Hello. Thank you for your questıon and welcome to HCM. I read your query.

As I can understand you are already diagnosed with hıgh blood pressure or hypertension and you are treating it with a beta-blocker. In a patient. without any other risk factors or co-morbidities, target blood pressure figures are under 140/90 mmHg. Once it is diagnosed, hypertension should be fought and kept within the above mentioned range, so it cannot produce further end-organ damages. However, these blood pressure fluctuations are normal, sınce it is a constant ''target'' of various hormonal, physıological and psychological changes that happen in the span of one single day. I am not worried about fluctuations. I am worried more about the high figures, even though you are already on hypertension treatment. Therefore, I would be recommend you to be put on a second drug for controlling your blood pressure. I would prefer a drug from the angiotensinogen converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE-I) class. You can further discuss this option with your cardiologist.

I hope I was helpful. Wish you a good health.

Take care,
Dr. Meriton
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Suggest Treatment To Control Blood Pressure

Hello. Thank you for your questıon and welcome to HCM. I read your query. As I can understand you are already diagnosed with hıgh blood pressure or hypertension and you are treating it with a beta-blocker. In a patient. without any other risk factors or co-morbidities, target blood pressure figures are under 140/90 mmHg. Once it is diagnosed, hypertension should be fought and kept within the above mentioned range, so it cannot produce further end-organ damages. However, these blood pressure fluctuations are normal, sınce it is a constant target of various hormonal, physıological and psychological changes that happen in the span of one single day. I am not worried about fluctuations. I am worried more about the high figures, even though you are already on hypertension treatment. Therefore, I would be recommend you to be put on a second drug for controlling your blood pressure. I would prefer a drug from the angiotensinogen converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE-I) class. You can further discuss this option with your cardiologist. I hope I was helpful. Wish you a good health. Take care, Dr. Meriton