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My mother has problem of high blood pressure. It used to be very high in the range of 200/120, now it has reduced to 170/90, but its not reducing any further even after increasing medicine. The medicine being taken are as per the following at present: Stamlo 10 mg - 1 per day CTD 12.5 mg - 1 per day Telma 80 mg - 1 per day Arkamin - 0.1 mg - 3 per day (since 15 days) Please advise.
That further changes are needed to your therapy. In this regard, I would suggest increasing the dose of CTD to 25mg daily and add moxonidine 0.4 one tab in the evening.
I would also recommend performing some blood lab tests in order to investigate the possible causes underlying high blood pressure values:
-complete blood count, PCR, ESR for inflammation
- thyroid hormone levels for thyroid gland dysfunction
- blood electrolytes for possible imbalance
- kidney and liver function tests.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Ilir Sharka, Cardiologist
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Hello, That further changes are needed to your therapy. In this regard, I would suggest increasing the dose of CTD to 25mg daily and add moxonidine 0.4 one tab in the evening. I would also recommend performing some blood lab tests in order to investigate the possible causes underlying high blood pressure values: -complete blood count, PCR, ESR for inflammation - thyroid hormone levels for thyroid gland dysfunction - blood electrolytes for possible imbalance - kidney and liver function tests. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr Ilir Sharka, Cardiologist