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What Is The Treatment For High Blood Pressure?
I ve been on 10mg of Lisinopril for a year and a half with much success. BP has averaged 118-135/78-82. Last week I had an incident of over heating and made a trip to the ER for a stint of IV. The Drs suggested I stay for a stress test,ECG, and Nuclear Images due to my family history of HBP. Ever since my hospital stay, my BP has remained elevated from 135/85-170/100. My Dr increased the Lisinopril from 10mg once a day to 10mg twice a day. My BP is still very high. Concerned!!!
Mon, 26 Dec 2016
Hi,
BP control is generally tricky most of the times. Well controlled bp can suddenly become uncontrolled.
As your doctor has already increased to tab lisinopril to twice daily, i recommend waiting for some time to add other drug as addition of many drugs suddenly can decrease your bp to a critical level. So wait & let the doctor decide about the medicine as per your bp record.
Thanks
Dr Sameer Maheshwari
Cardiologist, Fortis Hospital
BP control is generally tricky most of the times. Well controlled bp can suddenly become uncontrolled.
As your doctor has already increased to tab lisinopril to twice daily, i recommend waiting for some time to add other drug as addition of many drugs suddenly can decrease your bp to a critical level. So wait & let the doctor decide about the medicine as per your bp record.
Thanks
Dr Sameer Maheshwari
Cardiologist, Fortis Hospital
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Keep track of your blood pressure and have low salt diet.
Lisinopril will take some time to act so not to worry much just keep on monitoring blood pressure.
If still not controlled then other drugs like Amlodipine can be added.
Lisinopril will take some time to act so not to worry much just keep on monitoring blood pressure.
If still not controlled then other drugs like Amlodipine can be added.
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