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What Do My BP Readings Indicate?

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Posted on Mon, 13 Feb 2017
Question: can i take another atenolol 50 mg right now. i took one this morning.just took 3 readings for bp a few mins apart 163/100; 160/103; 163/106.
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Answered by Dr. Dr Sameer Maheshwari (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
Take another bp medication

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
This is Dr Sameer.
Atenolol alone is not a very potent antihypertensive medication. It won't decrease the bp to much extent. Still you can take another drug as maximum dose per day is 100mg.
I will recommend you to take a antihypertensive of other class like Amlodipine which is a better antihypertensive agent & taking a antihypertensive of other class will be more potent than a maximum dose of single drug.
Thanks
Dr Sameer Maheshwari
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What Do My BP Readings Indicate?

Brief Answer: Take another bp medication Detailed Answer: Hi, This is Dr Sameer. Atenolol alone is not a very potent antihypertensive medication. It won't decrease the bp to much extent. Still you can take another drug as maximum dose per day is 100mg. I will recommend you to take a antihypertensive of other class like Amlodipine which is a better antihypertensive agent & taking a antihypertensive of other class will be more potent than a maximum dose of single drug. Thanks Dr Sameer Maheshwari