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Have High BP. Taken Revalol. Why Has Dosage Been Increased?

i am 31 year old. i dont know why but High BP detected few months back....when it was detected, i was working abroad.. pressure was observed 90 - 95 to 140 - 150. Local MD has suggested Revalol - AM /Day.. and asked to continue for 30 Days. after that dosage was decreased to Revalol XL 25 MG. for 2 months. 2 days back i went for check up. again dosage was increased to 50 MG. i am not able to understand this. as day by day problem is resolving...
Tue, 9 Jul 2013
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Hi,

Thanks for writing to HCM

Initially when you were detected with high BP the physician had prescribed Revalol-AM which is a combination of 2 drugs i.e. Metoprolol 25 mg + Amlodipine 5 mg.

During your second visit doctor felt that you don’t require 2 medications and hence he/she had removed Amlodipine and prescribed you only Metoprolol 25 mg.

During you third visit doctor has evaluated that Metoprolol 25 mg is not able to keep your BP under control and instead of exposing you to a new drug or adding an addition drug to Metoprolol 25 mg he/she preferred to increase the dose of Metoprolol from 25 mg to 50 mg.

It is better that your BP is controlled with one drug, let your physician evaluated your condition and help you control your BP.

Hope that answers your query

Take Care :)
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Have High BP. Taken Revalol. Why Has Dosage Been Increased?

Hi, Thanks for writing to HCM Initially when you were detected with high BP the physician had prescribed Revalol-AM which is a combination of 2 drugs i.e. Metoprolol 25 mg + Amlodipine 5 mg. During your second visit doctor felt that you don’t require 2 medications and hence he/she had removed Amlodipine and prescribed you only Metoprolol 25 mg. During you third visit doctor has evaluated that Metoprolol 25 mg is not able to keep your BP under control and instead of exposing you to a new drug or adding an addition drug to Metoprolol 25 mg he/she preferred to increase the dose of Metoprolol from 25 mg to 50 mg. It is better that your BP is controlled with one drug, let your physician evaluated your condition and help you control your BP. Hope that answers your query Take Care :)