Suggest remedy for hypertension
Patient: Dear Doctor, I'm from Nepal, last 4 month; I'm suffering from hypertension and taking Amlobet 5 mg and Lotan H 50 mg as per suggestion by doctor. Continue I'm checking my blood pressure day by day as well as same doctor now (from 3 month ago) my blood pressure is 120/80 regular. Recently 1 week ago (30 May, 2011) I had checked my whole body like: Diabetes, Liver Function Test (SGPT), Blood Sugar, Echo, Kidney Function Test (Blood Urea, Serum Creatinine, Serum Uric Acid, Urine R/M/E) tests these all are normal. My age is 38 years, and my weight is 68 Kg. I'm regularly walking 4 km at morning from 2 years ago. Also I'm very careful to take my regular meals. Now I need to stop medicine one by one (first Lotan H 50 mg and after some weeks Amlobet 5 mg) is this my right decision? pls suggestion.   Deepak Nepal Doctor: Hi, Bp medication has to be stopped gradually by reducing the dose. They can not be stopped all of sudden. Don't stop it yourself. Keep a record of bp & let the doctor decide about the medications.Dr Sameer Maheshwari