Is It Safe To Have Tazloc CT Along With Tazloc AM For High BP?

Posted on Mon, 20 Apr 2015

Question: Dr has prescribed my mother Tazloc CT 40mg and Tazloc AM morning and evening OD for the treatment of Hypertension. My mother in taking high BP medicine since last 20 yrs or so. She is 74 yrs old and have no other problem. XXXXXXX is taking above two medicines since last two weeks. I am observing some abnormal behavior of my mother's mental status. i want to ask if these medicines have role to play ??

Answered by Dr. Prabhakar C Koregol (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Not directly

Detailed Answer:
Hi

Directly these drugs are not shown to be causing behavioral abnormality but they occasionally cause change in electrolytes, such as low sodium or high potassium. Which in turn cause behavioral abnormality especially low sodium. Please check sodium and potassium If normal you need to look for other causes.

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Follow up: Dr. Prabhakar C Koregol (40 hours later)

Next question: sodium has come down to 104 and mother is behaving abnormally. She has been hospitalised and diagnosed for low sodium. She is given saline and normal diet to improve the sodium levels. The current level of sodium is 119 and BP is 100/60 and since yesterday she has not given any medicine for high BP which she is taking regularly since last 29 yrs or so.

My question is why BP is low in spite of extra salt given during last 24 hrs and that too without any medication for high BP and also what is the reason for sodium levels coming down to such levels but with BP levels at 150/ 90.

Warm wishes,

Answered by Dr. Prabhakar C Koregol (2 days later)

Brief Answer:
Hi,

Detailed Answer:
Sorry for the delay in my response.

Any effect on BP due to imbalance in the sodium is seen few hours or days late.

BP does pick up as she is on extra sodium but only after some time.

Wish you good health..

Regards,

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