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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Suggest Treatment For Hypertension

Dear Doctor,

I had hypertension of 160/115, then treated with Concor5 and BP comedown to 145/100 after two years course of medicine. Now the doctor perscribed AmolpresAT after complete blood, tyroid and abdonmal checkups. I need your suggestion. Thanks
Mon, 24 Oct 2016
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I read your question carefully and I understand your concern.

Concor5 (bisoprolol) is an appropriate medication to initiate high blood pressure treatment. The issue is that not all patients can be controlled with only one medication, often a combination of 2 or more drugs from different classes may be necessary, as having different mechanisms of action they are more effective together.
In your case Concor seems indeed to not be enough, that 145/100 blood pressure reading is still high. So it seems reasonable from your doctor to add another antihypertensive drug. Amlopres (amlodipine) is another such drug also a very widely used one. So you should continue it and periodically monitor blood pressure to check whether further treatment changes are necessary.

I hope to have been of help.
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Suggest Treatment For Hypertension

I read your question carefully and I understand your concern. Concor5 (bisoprolol) is an appropriate medication to initiate high blood pressure treatment. The issue is that not all patients can be controlled with only one medication, often a combination of 2 or more drugs from different classes may be necessary, as having different mechanisms of action they are more effective together. In your case Concor seems indeed to not be enough, that 145/100 blood pressure reading is still high. So it seems reasonable from your doctor to add another antihypertensive drug. Amlopres (amlodipine) is another such drug also a very widely used one. So you should continue it and periodically monitor blood pressure to check whether further treatment changes are necessary. I hope to have been of help.