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Can I Take Tenormin For Hypertension?

my age is 47 years.weight is 75 kg and hypertensive for last 15 years using tenormin 50 mg a day.Later for last 2 years using eziday.at the moment reduced tenormin to 25 mg nd at times using 12 mg to get rid of it slowly,bt taking 50 mg eziday regularly.
Fri, 15 Apr 2016
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Hello and thank you for using HCM.I carefully read your question and I understand your concern.

I will try to explain you and give my opinion.

You should know that when we treat hypertension our goal is to keep mean blood pressure values below 140/90 mmHg.

You can use ternormin to treat blood pressure but you should know that esencial hypertension is a chronic disease and you should treat it live long and not stop medications.

If you have to low blood pressure values, meaning below 100/70 mmhg, you can lower your dosage.
But lowering it below 25 mg doesn't make sens.It is better to exchange it with another blood pressure medication.

But my opinion is to measure your mean values whith the dosage prescribed by your doctor 50 mg and than discuss whith him how to lower it after having a full graphic of your values under 50 mg.

Hope I was helpfull.
Best regards, Dr. Ervina
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Can I Take Tenormin For Hypertension?

Hello and thank you for using HCM.I carefully read your question and I understand your concern. I will try to explain you and give my opinion. You should know that when we treat hypertension our goal is to keep mean blood pressure values below 140/90 mmHg. You can use ternormin to treat blood pressure but you should know that esencial hypertension is a chronic disease and you should treat it live long and not stop medications. If you have to low blood pressure values, meaning below 100/70 mmhg, you can lower your dosage. But lowering it below 25 mg doesn t make sens.It is better to exchange it with another blood pressure medication. But my opinion is to measure your mean values whith the dosage prescribed by your doctor 50 mg and than discuss whith him how to lower it after having a full graphic of your values under 50 mg. Hope I was helpfull. Best regards, Dr. Ervina