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What Might I Do To Bring My Elevated BP To Normal?
Question: I am an 81 yr, old male. My BP is from 140 to 150 over80. I take 5 mg of Lisinopril daily. I eat healthy and exercise What might I do to lower my bp to 120 /80 Thank you very much for your help. XXXXXXX Eckhardt
Brief Answer:
I would explain as follows:
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
I understand your concern and would like to explain that considering your actual clinical conditions; your active daily profile and healthy life-style what could be beneficial regarding a better blood pressure control seems just optimizing your current medical therapy.
Increasing your daily Lisinopril dose from 5 mg to 10 mg/day would be rational for a better BP lowering.
But considering your age and the supposed overall tolerance, I would advise you not to be too stringent in this regard.
The recommended BP levels in your case would be a systolic BP value around 130 mmHg.
Nevertheless, if lower BP values appear well-tolerated, a further dose escalation may be sought.
You should know that Lisinopril has a daily dose range up to 20 -40 mg.
You just need to frequently monitor your BP values (several times daily for a couple of days) after a dose increase and refer them to your prescribing doctor for the most appropriate decision on the ongoing anti-hypertensive regimen.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Kind regards,
Dr. Ilir Sharka, Cardiologist
I would explain as follows:
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
I understand your concern and would like to explain that considering your actual clinical conditions; your active daily profile and healthy life-style what could be beneficial regarding a better blood pressure control seems just optimizing your current medical therapy.
Increasing your daily Lisinopril dose from 5 mg to 10 mg/day would be rational for a better BP lowering.
But considering your age and the supposed overall tolerance, I would advise you not to be too stringent in this regard.
The recommended BP levels in your case would be a systolic BP value around 130 mmHg.
Nevertheless, if lower BP values appear well-tolerated, a further dose escalation may be sought.
You should know that Lisinopril has a daily dose range up to 20 -40 mg.
You just need to frequently monitor your BP values (several times daily for a couple of days) after a dose increase and refer them to your prescribing doctor for the most appropriate decision on the ongoing anti-hypertensive regimen.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Kind regards,
Dr. Ilir Sharka, Cardiologist
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