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What Is The Medication For High Blood Pressure?
I have high blood pressure and was placed on a second medication called metoprolol. I smoke marijuana daily can it cause problems with medication? Iam a 31yr old female with one child 11yrs. I have no other health problems and currently take HCTZ 25mg. It is hard for me to stop my marijuana use any suggestions
Thu, 2 Feb 2017
hello,
Marijuana is certainly not good for health, it also increases your bp. So as usual advice it should be stopped.
If you are not able to stop it or even otherwise, then you should have a healthy lifestyle like avoiding fatty, oily and high calorie diet. Have low salt diet and monitor blood pressure regularly thrice a day for one week then once or twice a week. If bp is persistently more than 140/90 mmhg , then bp medicine should be increased, and potent medicine should be started like telmisartan.
Regular exercises like brisk walking, jogging according your capacity atleast 30 min a day and 5 days a week. Lots of green leafy vegetables, fruits, fish once or twice a week, avoid meat. Avoid smoking and alcohol if any. There shouldn't abdominal fat deposition or obesity. Get your lipid profile and sugars tested once..
Marijuana is certainly not good for health, it also increases your bp. So as usual advice it should be stopped.
If you are not able to stop it or even otherwise, then you should have a healthy lifestyle like avoiding fatty, oily and high calorie diet. Have low salt diet and monitor blood pressure regularly thrice a day for one week then once or twice a week. If bp is persistently more than 140/90 mmhg , then bp medicine should be increased, and potent medicine should be started like telmisartan.
Regular exercises like brisk walking, jogging according your capacity atleast 30 min a day and 5 days a week. Lots of green leafy vegetables, fruits, fish once or twice a week, avoid meat. Avoid smoking and alcohol if any. There shouldn't abdominal fat deposition or obesity. Get your lipid profile and sugars tested once..
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