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Suggest Treatment For High BP Despite Taking Losartan

My husband had been taking Losartan (50MG) but blood pressure was still too high. Was to his med. Dr. On Thurs. he now prescribed Metopolol (25Mg) & today his bp has been 137/80 & tonight it was 160/91. The reason he is concerned is he has an aneurysm in stomach & concerned about bp affecting it. Wondered if he should take a 2nd pill or another half tonight.
Mon, 23 Jul 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

I passed carefully through your question and would explain that Metoprolol does not have a high anti-hypertensive effect. For this reason, I would recommend increase the dose of Losartan to 50mg twice daily and see if your blood pressure values drop. If this does not help, I would recommend adding a calcium channel blocker (amlodipine, lercanidipine, etc.) to your current therapy.

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Suggest Treatment For High BP Despite Taking Losartan

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. I passed carefully through your question and would explain that Metoprolol does not have a high anti-hypertensive effect. For this reason, I would recommend increase the dose of Losartan to 50mg twice daily and see if your blood pressure values drop. If this does not help, I would recommend adding a calcium channel blocker (amlodipine, lercanidipine, etc.) to your current therapy. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.