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Can I take medicine after getting a single high BP reading?
Query: Hi doctor, I have a digital BP monitor, and it always shows my BP normal. When I visited two RMP doctors, they also said my BP was fine. But, an MBBS doctor of 30 years experience says that my BP is 160/100 mmHg. I am very confused. Shall I take medicine to control BP? Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through your query. I suggest rechecking your blood pressure before starting medicines. Before checking your blood pressure (BP), please relax for at least 15 minutes. It will be better to check with a conventional mercury sphygmomanometer instead of a digi... Read Full »
Can I take the missed morning dose of Teleact now?
Query: Hi doctor, I am hypertensive from the past 2 years. I forgot to take the morning dose of my antihypertensive pill, tablet Teleact. Can I take it now? Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Take the dose immediately whenever you remember that you forgot to take the morning dose. This approach is better than not taking the dose at all. Read Full »
I have high blood pressure. Please suggest.
Query: Hello Doctor, My blood pressure is up to 197/100 mmHg. My doctor keeps giving me tablet Bystolic and asked to take it for 10 days. Is that safe? I am a 53 year old male, usually great health. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your blood pressure is very high. Given your age, you are very susceptible to paralytic attacks and heart attacks and you should not ignore it at all. Tablet Nebivolol (Bystolic) is not enough to control your blood pressure. You need to get some basic tests... Read Full »
Why is my blood pressure high, and I am not able to sustain an erection?
Query: Hi doctor, My penis gets soft very quickly and I cannot sustain erection for a long time. Moreover, after one session, it is very difficult to cope up with the next session. Sometimes, when I use a condom it is very difficult for me to enjoy my sex. Please help. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Before we can make any conclusions, I request you to provide the following details, so an impression can be made about the cause of the problem. How long you are facing this problem of erection? How the problem started, whether it was sudden in onset or build up slowly ov... Read Full »
I have side effects from BP medications. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor, I am a cardiac patient since 16 years after a massive MI followed by an angioplasty. Thereafter, I was taking medication to control high BP along with Aspirin as well as for cholesterol. Recently, I have another mild attack and did my second angioplasty. My BP is fluctuating between 150/9... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Nebistar - Nebivolol is a beta blocker and is associated with dizziness and erectile dysfunction. I would suggest you shift from Nebistar 5 mg to Carvedilol 6.25 mg twice daily for two weeks and thereafter increasing the dosage to 12.5 mg twice daily optimum for heart ... Read Full »
Can BP, cholesterol, and uric acid tablets be taken together?
Query: Hi doctor, I am suffering from high BP, high cholesterol and elevated uric acid. My doctor prescribed Corvadil-A, Rosuvas-F and Febuxostat 40 mg. Is it fine to take all tablets together? Please suggest. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Yes, you can take them together. They do not interact with each other. Read Full »
Why are my blood pressure readings consistently high?
Query: Hello doctor, Yesterday my blood pressure reading was 180/120 mm Hg without any known cause. After checking again two hours later, my blood pressure reading was 170/120 mm Hg. After another four hours, the reading was 160/110 mm Hg. Today my blood pressure reading was 160/110 mm Hg. After checking ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. If blood pressure is raised for the first time, I would advise taking short-acting antihypertensive for few days. Monitor blood pressure, and if stable, then long-acting medicine will be started. Take Tablet Captopril 25 mg three times a day. Before starting, have se... Read Full »
I have fluctuating blood pressure. Can I continue steroids?
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 76-year-old woman, and my blood pressure fluctuates to 160/70 mm Hg, 167/67 mm Hg, and 179/59 mm Hg. My doctor advised me to take the Floricot tablet. Is it fine to continue taking this tablet? Read Full »
Dr. Mahmoud Ahmed Abdelrahman Abouibrahim
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. You have high blood pressure, which requires medication to be controlled, and the target is to achieve blood pressure below 130/80 mm Hg. High blood pressure and uncontrolled diabetes cause many complications that affect the kidneys, eyes, he... Read Full »
Why does my blood pressure remain high even after taking medicines for 10 years?
Query: Hello doctor,I have been suffering from high blood pressure for the last 10 years. I take medicine every day twice but my BP remains the same at 150/100 mmHg. I take Starpress XL 0 (at night), and CTDT-0.25 (during the day). I am a 48-year-old female and my cholesterol is a little bit high. So I tak... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your BP (blood pressure) is not controlled with beta-blocker (Starpress) and a diuretic (CTD). I advice you to do a renal function test and a renal doppler. The cause of your high BP can be from renal pathology. It should be ruled out. The second thing is that if both a... Read Full »
Why is there recurrent nocturnal high blood pressure in a patient on anti-hypertensives?
Query: Hello doctor, I am writing on behalf of my mother and she is currently facing the severe recurrent nocturnal high blood pressure problem. She has been constantly relying on anti-hypertensive drugs from the past five years and the situation is aggravating day by day. Moreover, she claims of facing h... Read Full »
Answer: HelIo, Welcome to icliniq.com. Nocturnal nighttime hypertension is a complication of primary secondary hypertension. It can lead to some cardiovascular complications. I usually treat my patients in this situation with Potassium supplements and advice that they avoid any sodium diet. Drugs like Los... Read Full »