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How Can Elevated Blood Pressure Levels Be Treated?
My husband is a stroke victim since 3 years ago...was put on verapamil in September. His BP a few minutes ago was 194/99. Can t get ahold of his doctor...am waiting for the reply. We have some Amlodipine in the house. Should I give him some of that?
Tue, 30 Jan 2018
Hello, my name is Dr.Dorina Gurabardhi. I understand your concern.
I suggest you to use a nifedipine 20 mg sublingual.
Some advices that I can give to you are :
-Loose weight if you are overweight or obese. -Quitting smoking.
-Eating a healthy diet, including the DASH diet (eating more fruits, vegetables, and low fat dairy products, less saturated and total fat)
See a cardiologist for a continuous treatment.
Hope my answer was helpful, if you have any other questions I'll be glad to help.
Kindly regards,
Dr.Dorina Gurabardhi
I suggest you to use a nifedipine 20 mg sublingual.
Some advices that I can give to you are :
-Loose weight if you are overweight or obese. -Quitting smoking.
-Eating a healthy diet, including the DASH diet (eating more fruits, vegetables, and low fat dairy products, less saturated and total fat)
See a cardiologist for a continuous treatment.
Hope my answer was helpful, if you have any other questions I'll be glad to help.
Kindly regards,
Dr.Dorina Gurabardhi
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