Suggest Ways To Manage BP

Posted on Sat, 15 Nov 2014

Question: I have been adviced to take tablet for High BP,now how to avoid tablet as I am also doing Yoga and morning walk on daily basis.

Answered by Dr. Divakara (6 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Depends on the level of blood pressure.

Detailed Answer:
Hi

Greetings from Dr.Divakara.P
Thanks for choosing HealthcareMagic.

The management of high Blood pressure involves 3 components.

1. Diet.
2. Exercise.
3. Medication.

But diet and exercise will take months to show some effect and the reduction in blood pressure is only modest.

So whether you can be allowed to be only on diet and exercise depends on how high your Blood pressure is and whether that high blood pressure has caused or causing any damage to your body.

So let me know your recent blood pressure , since how long you have been doing and the test reports done once you were diagnosed as Hypertensive.

Will be looking forward from your side.

Regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T

Follow up: Dr. Divakara (12 hours later)

With continuaton: I have diagnosed for BP since one year and Dr. adviced tablet named EIRTEL AM( 10mg) one / per day( before bed).We have BP monitor box in our house and checked regularly once/twice in a month and found to be normal ( i,e 124/83 , 115/75,128/87 etc) not more than 128/90.
My recent blood pressure is 115/75.
I have been checked for blood test and found to normal ( Normal sugar,normal cholesterol ).
If I avoid tablet for single day I feel discomfort, I dont know why?

Kindly advice.

Thanks ,

Answered by Dr. Divakara (53 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Start reducing the dosage.

Detailed Answer:
HI XXXXXXX

Welcome back .

See your Blood Pressure is very good, well controlled , but that is because of the medication you are taking and once you stop medication your Blood Pressure will go high . So don't stop medication.

Presently you are taking Eritel Am which is a combination of 2 Blood pressure medicine. What you can to is you can ask your doctor to reduce the dosage to half tablet every night and keep monitoring Blood pressure .

Even after 2 weeks of reduction of medication if your Blood pressure remains in the normal range then plan for further reduction can be made . Or better you consult me again and I shall advise you what to do .

Continue your exercise and yoga and if possible increase the intensity or duration of exercise with every week.

Any clarifications kindly revert back .

Regards.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad