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What Does This BP Value Of 117/68 Indicate?

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Posted on Thu, 18 Dec 2014
Question: I am a 63 year old male with hypertension, also some arrhythmia.I take coveram 5/5 and 25mg of ATTENolol.I also take asprin,This morning my readings at rest where 117/68 and a pulse of 41.
should I cut back on the meds
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Answered by Dr. Ivo Ditah (8 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Control these readings and report to me. Do you have any symptoms?

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.

This blood pressure is ideal. The pulse is on the lower side. I will like to compare these values to previous regular readings. Do you have an idea of what the previous readings have been? I will also like that you repeat this measurement so that we can be very sure that it is at this level before taking on any measures to correct this. Finally, do you have symptoms suggestive of low blood pressure like dizziness vertigo, fatigue and difficulties standing for long?

For now, I will not recommend you cut back on drugs. If further control values still report very low values with symptoms of hypotension, then I will recommend that. Please, provide responses to the above question so that I can make more interpretations and provide more helpful information.

I hope this helps. I wish you well. Thank you so much for using our services and do feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be.

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What Does This BP Value Of 117/68 Indicate?

Brief Answer: Control these readings and report to me. Do you have any symptoms? Detailed Answer: Hi and thank you so much for this query. This blood pressure is ideal. The pulse is on the lower side. I will like to compare these values to previous regular readings. Do you have an idea of what the previous readings have been? I will also like that you repeat this measurement so that we can be very sure that it is at this level before taking on any measures to correct this. Finally, do you have symptoms suggestive of low blood pressure like dizziness vertigo, fatigue and difficulties standing for long? For now, I will not recommend you cut back on drugs. If further control values still report very low values with symptoms of hypotension, then I will recommend that. Please, provide responses to the above question so that I can make more interpretations and provide more helpful information. I hope this helps. I wish you well. Thank you so much for using our services and do feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be.