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What Should I Do About My High Blood Pressure?
Question: I m having high bp issue with BP of 152 /101
Brief Answer:
Blood pressure in this range should normally be treated with medications
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Depending on whether you have a reason for your blood pressure being temporarily elevated this much or not, usually if your blood pressure is often in this range, it would be recommended that you be treated with blood pressure medications.
The medication that should be given first would depend on whether you have any other medical conditions such as diabetes, but in general a calcium channel blocker such as amlodipine, or an ACE inhibitor such as lisinopril would be good choices for treating your blood pressure at first.
So I would recommend that you see a doctor who can confirm your blood pressure, examine you for any other medical conditions that can be associated with high blood pressure, such as heart disease, or kidney problems, and can start you on treatment and monitor you.
I hope that helps, please let me know if you have any other questions about that, and I would be glad to discuss it with you further.
Regards
Blood pressure in this range should normally be treated with medications
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Depending on whether you have a reason for your blood pressure being temporarily elevated this much or not, usually if your blood pressure is often in this range, it would be recommended that you be treated with blood pressure medications.
The medication that should be given first would depend on whether you have any other medical conditions such as diabetes, but in general a calcium channel blocker such as amlodipine, or an ACE inhibitor such as lisinopril would be good choices for treating your blood pressure at first.
So I would recommend that you see a doctor who can confirm your blood pressure, examine you for any other medical conditions that can be associated with high blood pressure, such as heart disease, or kidney problems, and can start you on treatment and monitor you.
I hope that helps, please let me know if you have any other questions about that, and I would be glad to discuss it with you further.
Regards
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