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Suggest Temporary Relief To Get Relief From High Blood Pressure
hi My mother is 64 and her blood preasure is 186/111 she is allready on medication for her blood preasure.and her doctor increased one of her medications and told me to call him tommorow. should she consider going to the doctor or should we wait until tommorow. she said she feels alot of preassure in her head but so far thats it .what should we do?she weigh 213.and is 5'4
Tue, 22 Nov 2016
Hello!
Welcome on HCM!
Regarding your concern, I would explain that her blood pressure values are high, which means that her current anti-hypertensive therapy is not very effective in controlling blood pressure.
I agree with your her doctor on the decision of increasing the doses of her current anti-hypertensive drugs.
But, if her blood pressure values do now lower with this changes to her current medication, considering the fact that she has a lot of pressure in her head, I would recommend bringing her to the ER, in order to lower her blood pressure values. You should know that if her blood pressure values continue to be high, she may be at increased risk for stroke or intracranial bleeding.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Kind regards,
Dr. Iliri
Welcome on HCM!
Regarding your concern, I would explain that her blood pressure values are high, which means that her current anti-hypertensive therapy is not very effective in controlling blood pressure.
I agree with your her doctor on the decision of increasing the doses of her current anti-hypertensive drugs.
But, if her blood pressure values do now lower with this changes to her current medication, considering the fact that she has a lot of pressure in her head, I would recommend bringing her to the ER, in order to lower her blood pressure values. You should know that if her blood pressure values continue to be high, she may be at increased risk for stroke or intracranial bleeding.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Kind regards,
Dr. Iliri
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