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What Is The Best Medicine For High Blood Pressure?
Is there a better medication for high blood pressure than Benicar HCT 40mg/12.5mg that does not cause skin sensitivity to the sun? My husband is on this medication and he works out in the sun all day and uses sun screen, but his face, ears and neck are always red when he comes home each day from work.
Thu, 23 Jul 2015
Hello, both component s of benicar hct can cause photosensitivity. However in 70-80 of cases hct is the cause, so just supplementing hct with another Hct like diuretic with chlorthalidone would do the trick. If still persistent you can change the drug and use any from calcium channel inhibitor group.
*note. Respected mam, as your husband works through the day in the heat, he would be loosing a lot of electrolytes and water on sweat, so a diuretic like Hct is not the best anti hypertensive to be given to him, as it will cause undue weakness and may lead to electrolyte imbalance.
Do discuss it with your doctor
Regards Dr Priyank Mody, Cardiologist, Mumbai
*note. Respected mam, as your husband works through the day in the heat, he would be loosing a lot of electrolytes and water on sweat, so a diuretic like Hct is not the best anti hypertensive to be given to him, as it will cause undue weakness and may lead to electrolyte imbalance.
Do discuss it with your doctor
Regards Dr Priyank Mody, Cardiologist, Mumbai
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