Q. What medicine can lower blood pressure during pregnancy?

Answered by Dr. Nilange Umamaheshwari Mrutyunjaya and medically reviewed by iCliniq medical review team.
This is a premium question & answer published on Feb 03, 2018 and last reviewed on: Feb 14, 2024

Hello doctor,

I am a 30-year-old female with a height of 5 feet 3 inches and a weight of 65 pounds. This is my first pregnancy. All test reports are normal until now but my BP is 140/90. Is it very high? I am too much tensed. Please help me.

MBBS., MS OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY., TRAINING IN INFERTILITY AND IVF (ICOG
Obstetrics And Gynecology

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Fourteen weeks of pregnancy and your blood pressure is 140/90. You need to monitor your blood pressure every six hours with your gynaecologist who will judge whether it is really raised or just a chance of finding. Accordingly, he will prescribe you medicines. I suggest you take the tablet Aspirin 75 mg to maintain your blood pressure and fetal growth parameters. Consult your specialist doctor, discuss with him or her and take the medicines with their consent. You need to have diet changes such as low salt diet, no pickles and spicy food.


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