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Should A Water Pill Be Taken With Blood Pressure Medicine?

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Posted on Fri, 13 Jun 2014
Question: do you have to take a water pill with blood pressure medicine? If you have a retention of water will it hurt you?
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Answered by Dr. Anantharamakrishnan (16 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
You can / it hurts not

Detailed Answer:
Dear friend,
Welcome to Health Care Magic

It is not a must – to take water pills with blood pressure medicines…

The pill itself is a blood pressure medicine! / There are several classes of drugs and several drugs in each class… Water pills (Diuretics) are a class. They are usually given as an add on drug, heart failure, water retention…

It will not hurt, when one has retention of water…. / as a matter of fact, it helps – by reducing / eliminating the excess water

Take care     
God bless
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Should A Water Pill Be Taken With Blood Pressure Medicine?

Brief Answer: You can / it hurts not Detailed Answer: Dear friend, Welcome to Health Care Magic It is not a must – to take water pills with blood pressure medicines… The pill itself is a blood pressure medicine! / There are several classes of drugs and several drugs in each class… Water pills (Diuretics) are a class. They are usually given as an add on drug, heart failure, water retention… It will not hurt, when one has retention of water…. / as a matter of fact, it helps – by reducing / eliminating the excess water Take care God bless