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Suggest Ways To Control Hypertension While On Lisinopril

I have high blood pressure and its been high so what can I do to bring it down I am taking lisinopril 5 mg tice a day and atenolol 25 mg but blood pressure is getting like 170/112 or 140/100 or159/96 what can I do for short term relief its the weekend and so cant see a doctor what is the danger zone and what can I do? I am having headache and just find out I am having a sinius infection so I am taking cefdinor 300 mg . I also take liptor for high chosteral and 2mg of valium and meclizine 25mg for dizzyiness they were saying I had vertigo so that s why those two mecidine I am taking
Wed, 2 Nov 2016
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Hi,

You can increase the dose of Lisinopril from 5 mg twice daily to 10 mg twice daily until you visit your doctor.

Take care
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Suggest Ways To Control Hypertension While On Lisinopril

Hi, You can increase the dose of Lisinopril from 5 mg twice daily to 10 mg twice daily until you visit your doctor. Take care