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Is Immediate Medical Attention Required For Elevated Blood Pressure Levels?
For the last month I have had consistent bp readings between 139/94 to 149/96 as of 10 minutes ago. I have asked the doctor to add clonidine with my lisinopril as it lowered my bp significantly when I was hospitalized. But the md ingnored me and i am only taking lisinopril 10mg once a day. With these readings should I get immediate medical attention.
Tue, 17 Jul 2018
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If you are >60 years old this is an acceptable blood pressure. if not you can wait 2 weeks until drugs start to work and re evaluate.
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If you are >60 years old this is an acceptable blood pressure. if not you can wait 2 weeks until drugs start to work and re evaluate.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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