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Suggest Dosage For Lisinopril
How long does it take lisinopril to effect BP. My dose was increased 6 days ago from 5bid to 20 hs. I run high in am. I continues to run high until today I tried to work out and felt pretty whoosey. It was 143/84 when 1st got home, feeling weak all day and it was 93/65 a while ago, lower than I ve ever seen I think since?? Childhood. I m 62 F
Mon, 18 Jan 2016
Hello and welcome
I appreciate your concern
First of all in non diabetics of your age my 1st choice of antihypertensives is calcium channel blockers like amplodipine. But if have been started with lisinopril its dosage is once a day usually. It has got a slower onset of action. If you can switch your dosage to 10 mg at morning and 5 mg at night it might work.
Wishing you best of health
Thanks
I appreciate your concern
First of all in non diabetics of your age my 1st choice of antihypertensives is calcium channel blockers like amplodipine. But if have been started with lisinopril its dosage is once a day usually. It has got a slower onset of action. If you can switch your dosage to 10 mg at morning and 5 mg at night it might work.
Wishing you best of health
Thanks
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