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How Can Blood Pressure Level Be Kept Under Control?
My blood pressure is at 175 over 122 presurre is staying up. I am taking 100 mg of losartan daily but pressure is not going down. Went to emergency room and doctor said not to be concerened unless it went to 200, say what. Am I in danger? Can I increase dose by 25 mg?
Tue, 13 Nov 2018
Hello,
I suggest you not to increase the dose of anti-hypertensive without a doctors prescription.
You may consult another doctor since systolic blood pressure up to 175 mm Hg is alarming and needs to be lowered.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Shailja Puri , Pathologist and Microbiologist
I suggest you not to increase the dose of anti-hypertensive without a doctors prescription.
You may consult another doctor since systolic blood pressure up to 175 mm Hg is alarming and needs to be lowered.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Shailja Puri , Pathologist and Microbiologist
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