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Taking Benazapril To Control BP. Maintains Healthy Diet. Suddenly Bp Raises, Comes Down After Medication. Why It Happened?

I was taking 40mg of benazapril twice a day for many years to control blood pressure. If I were to average my bp readings I would say around 145/90 with a pulse rate in the 80s. I maintained a healthy lifestyle, mostly vegetarian diet, 30-40 minute daily walk. Suddenly one day, I felt unwell, took my bp and it was 225/117. In ER the bp went down without any medication to 170/90, I was sent home and advised to talk to my doctor about my medication. Two medications were added 25mg chlorthaladone 1x day, 12.5mg cardvedilol 2x day. For a while my readings stayed close to the range of 120/80 and sometimes much lower with sytolics in the teen and diastolics in 60s and 70s. Now the bp range is sys 140-170 dia 95-95. My question is why has this happened?
Mon, 18 Nov 2013
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Hello, sometimes due to stress BP can suddenly rise despite taking medicines, so u need not worry if its controlled with new medication. Other thing is u havnt mentioned anything abt salt intake. U need to reduce ur salt intake and stop adding table salt to things whr u can avoid, it will certainly help along with walk.
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Taking Benazapril To Control BP. Maintains Healthy Diet. Suddenly Bp Raises, Comes Down After Medication. Why It Happened?

Hello, sometimes due to stress BP can suddenly rise despite taking medicines, so u need not worry if its controlled with new medication. Other thing is u havnt mentioned anything abt salt intake. U need to reduce ur salt intake and stop adding table salt to things whr u can avoid, it will certainly help along with walk.