What medicines to take for severe hypertension ? Lisinopril Posted: 08-07-07 14:12pm
Hi there,
Im writing this for my grandmother, she's
67 yo, she has high blood pressure
190/110, went to the doctor did the test.
The test resulted with normal cholesterol
and the doctor gave her these medicines to
take Lisinopril and Atenolol. She is under
therapy with these medicines for two weeks
but no result the blood pressure is still
the same! She's stopped taking salt and
saturated fat.
According to the blood pressure values you
report, it seems that your grandmother
belongs to the Category III degree of
hypertension. Such severe hypertension
requires medical therapy. The type and
dose of the medicine(s) required are
usually individual. Hypertension therapy
usually begins with one medicine. Then,
you usually wait for the first medicine to
take effect for up to 2 months. If the
first medicine with maximum dosage
doesn’t help, a second antihypertensive
drug is added. If the side effects from
the first medicine are not tolerable then
that medicine will be excluded. Several
months are usually necessary to choose the
right medicines with right doses in order
to establish normal blood pressure.
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