Suggest remedy for hypertension
Patient: On blood pressure medication 50 mg.. blood pressure has been overly high last couple days have not been feeling myself. 181/111 took a extra Atenolol didn t do anything keeps going higher not sure if I should be concern about this? Pulse is only like 60. Do I need to go into a urgent care or wait till tomorrow and see If it goes down?? Doctor: Hello and welcome to HCMI have read and understood your queryI hope this will helpYou are having uncontrolled hypertension.. Which is a risk factor for heart ,RENAL and cerebrovascular diseases..I think you should keep on waiting for ATENOLOL 50MG to work for you ..you should consult your GP again and there are two options:Either dose of atenolol should be increased to 100mg per day (or)A second anti hypertensive drug should be added to it..Mean while try to lose weight, do regular exercise, eat less salty and fatty foods and avoid taking stress..I hope this was useful.. You can reach me any time with an otgeru questionRegardsDr faeza