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What Does BP Of 155/75 And A Slight Pedal Edema Suggest?

I am taking stilnoct 6,25 for sleep;Nextoforte for keeping anger under control;Sompraz 40 for acidity, obimet SR 1gm for sugar, Rosuvas 5 for cholesterol; Febutaz 40 for uric acid, Thyronorm 50mcg for thyroid. Ato Z vitamin. For HTN, lot of HTN molecules have been tried; Amlopidine works wonder even s-amplopidine but severe pedal edema and pain, higly intoleralable. So now I have been prescribed multiple HTN drugs ---Prolomet XL 50, Telsartan 80, CTD 12.5, Minipress XL 10; still BP 145 to 155/75-80.. Still slight pedal edema with pain which is manageable. since I could not reduce further BP, shall I feel happy with this picture of BP
Mon, 12 Jun 2017
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Hello,

First of all Amlodipine is a good drug to control raised BP. But the long duration of treatment with Amlodipine can cause pedal edema. All you need to do is to discontinue Amlodipine. Few queries regarding your symptom are:
• Your age?
• Can you see veins bulging out in the legs?
• Drugs frequency?
• Kindly describe your pain aching or sharp or throbbing pain?
• Have you done any investigation like ECG, ECHO?
• Age of onset of hypertension?
• Have your doctor ruled out secondary causes of hypertension? The reason that I am asking you is that your BP seems to be controlled on only on multiple drugs.
• Have you checked plasma aldosterone concentration/plasma rennin?
• Your serum albumin value and latest TSH value?

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards
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What Does BP Of 155/75 And A Slight Pedal Edema Suggest?

Hello, First of all Amlodipine is a good drug to control raised BP. But the long duration of treatment with Amlodipine can cause pedal edema. All you need to do is to discontinue Amlodipine. Few queries regarding your symptom are: • Your age? • Can you see veins bulging out in the legs? • Drugs frequency? • Kindly describe your pain aching or sharp or throbbing pain? • Have you done any investigation like ECG, ECHO? • Age of onset of hypertension? • Have your doctor ruled out secondary causes of hypertension? The reason that I am asking you is that your BP seems to be controlled on only on multiple drugs. • Have you checked plasma aldosterone concentration/plasma rennin? • Your serum albumin value and latest TSH value? Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards