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How Much Would My BP Rise If I Stopped Taking Toprol And Lisinopril For A Few Days?
Question: My blood pressure is now 114/61 HR 53 I take 25 mg Toprol SR and 2.5 lisiniprol. How much would my blood pressure likely rise if I stopped taking those meds for a few days.?
Brief Answer:
There is no way to tell!
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.
From this information, your blood pressure seems well controlled. I will not encourage you to try stopping your medications for a few days as what maintains it normal are the drugs and not that your blood pressure has returned to normal. Rarely do patients get off their high blood drugs especially when the diagnosis was correctly made.
It is impossible to tell how high the blood pressure will rise if drugs are stopped. However, it is always a high risk stoping these medications abruptly as they can cause rebound effect with skyrocketing blood pressure numbers.
In all, no one can tell for sure but it is a risk I strongly discourage.
I hope this helps. I wish you well. Thanks for using our services and feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be.
There is no way to tell!
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.
From this information, your blood pressure seems well controlled. I will not encourage you to try stopping your medications for a few days as what maintains it normal are the drugs and not that your blood pressure has returned to normal. Rarely do patients get off their high blood drugs especially when the diagnosis was correctly made.
It is impossible to tell how high the blood pressure will rise if drugs are stopped. However, it is always a high risk stoping these medications abruptly as they can cause rebound effect with skyrocketing blood pressure numbers.
In all, no one can tell for sure but it is a risk I strongly discourage.
I hope this helps. I wish you well. Thanks for using our services and feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be.
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