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Suggest Ways To Control Hypertension While On Losartan

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Posted on Fri, 7 Apr 2017
Question: Good evening, I am taking 2.5 mg of losartin for high BP. I Just checked my BP (I have a WelchAllyn OSZ5 BP monitor) it was 154/100 with a pulse of 76. I took my BP meds at 0630 this morning. I feel fine otherwise. Should I take another pill? I have an appointment with my provider this month and plan to discuss my BP again. I have been on meds for high BP since August 2016. Thank you
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Answered by Dr. Bhanu Partap (43 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
You can increase the dose of LOSARTAN

Detailed Answer:
Hi There
I have read the details provided by you I would like to suggest you that if I would have been your treating doctor I would like the increase the dose of LOSARTAN first as you are taking a minimal dose.
So its advisable to increase the dose to 5 mg first for a week and keep monitoring your blood pressure till then.
If this doesn't bring down the evening BP reading then we can add another drug.
And also please do maintain healthy lifestyle habits along with dietary control for more holistic Blood pressure control.

I hope this information will be helpful. If you have any more queries you can ask me or else please close the discussion and rate the answer.

I wish you good health
Dr Bhanu partap
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Suggest Ways To Control Hypertension While On Losartan

Brief Answer: You can increase the dose of LOSARTAN Detailed Answer: Hi There I have read the details provided by you I would like to suggest you that if I would have been your treating doctor I would like the increase the dose of LOSARTAN first as you are taking a minimal dose. So its advisable to increase the dose to 5 mg first for a week and keep monitoring your blood pressure till then. If this doesn't bring down the evening BP reading then we can add another drug. And also please do maintain healthy lifestyle habits along with dietary control for more holistic Blood pressure control. I hope this information will be helpful. If you have any more queries you can ask me or else please close the discussion and rate the answer. I wish you good health Dr Bhanu partap