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Hello, I currently take losartan 50mg for my blood pressure, but whenever I have a very stressful day or binge drink my bloodpressure is higher even with the medication, other days pressure is under control, I know stress and alcohol don't mix well with high blood pressure, would it be ok to take a higher only on those days?
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Tee19 will2390
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When you were diagnosed with hypertension what are the numbers that lead to your doctor placing you on these blood pressure pills I personally don’t like any medication that deals with blood pressure but I had a very bad experience
However you should never cold turkey or medication and you should never increase it without going through your doctor first. It is a very dangerous thing to do or play hit or miss and taking your doses
I’m sure others will have more to add but I am very concerned for you and I do hope you will call your doctor very soon
sally_15252 will2390
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Hi Will, my doctor told me what to do if my blood pressure gets too high. My daughter was diagnosed with lung cancer and I am going to fly to VA to be with her. When she told me I was going to be on the plane in a day or two my blood pressure is very high. I would appreciate any prayers for her. (Kim) You need to call your doctor and ask what you should do. You don't want to have a stroke. I take Losartan, Labetalol and Verapamil.
derek76 will2390
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mike92384 derek76
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derek76...I totally agree with Tee..in fact, I've mentioned this very thing previously. Nobody should ever adjust their medication without consulting their Dr. Unless a person is a Dr., they are not qualified to make such judgements. Alcohol & medications do not mix. The odd drink is fine..perhaps 1 or 2 in the evening, but not any more than that.
I'm not sure...but I think I've mentioned this to you previously. Just because a person is stressed, or anxious, doesn't mean they should be taking more of a medication (the decision made by themselves). This is not sensible..it could be careless.
derek76 mike92384
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mike92384 derek76
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derek76...I agree that an extra half losartan 25mg will not be an overdose, but bp medications aren't like Paracetamol, Tylenol or the like. It's not intended to be used like a headache pill. If the Dr. prescribes the bp medication to be taken daily, then it's taken daily. If the dosage needs increasing, the Dr. will prescribe it as such, or lower it. One should never decide how much or how little to take without consulting their Dr. Remember...a person who doctors themselves has a fool for a patient.
derek76 mike92384
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Are you being treated for your hypertension by a doctor or a cardiologist ?
I see a specialist at a Hypertension Centre. He says, " Cardiologists are very clever people and do things that I cannot do but they don't understand hypertension as I do " He is in favour of increasing dosage slightly if BP goes outside a patients usual high.
Re GP's and hypertension, two at different practices have said to me that they don't really treat hypertension as if they did they would not have time to see other patients. One said if we sent every one with 'high' reading to a BP specialist there would be a queue from here to the hospital.
In theory the UK level for referring a patient to one is if the systolic reading is constantly over 168.
mike92384 derek76
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derek76...Hello!!!...
I agree, that if a Dr. were to send a patient with one "high" reading to a specialist, the lineups would be horrendous,but just to take an extra tablet because a reading is high...that makes no sense at all.
Fluctuations are to be monitored. One high reading means nothing.BP fluctuates from moment to moment,but I do not agree with a patient deciding to up their dose or decrease their dose without consulting their doctor.
derek76 mike92384
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jx41870 will2390
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Looks to me like that would be OK. While I'm not a doctor nor a pharmacist, your 50mg is a low/average dose, and it seems a higher dose is also available so 100mg is common enough, and the writeup even says effects are "linear".
Might also discuss with the doctor keeping a second medicine on hand for use as needed, have you ever tried HCTZ diuretic? In the US combination therapies are very common, more common than just depending on one drug.
alibalibea will2390
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Dave94501 will2390
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Will,
My experience was that increasing my Losartan dosage from 50-100 did very little for me.
Adding a small amount of diuretic (12.5 of HCTZ) made a HUGE difference. A small amount of diuretic "turbo charges" Ace inhibitors and ARB for many people. My top number dropped 40 points additional with the addition of the small amount of diuretic. Losartan/HCTZ is a cheap readily available combo that your doctor can prescribe.
Good luck,
Dave
jx41870 Dave94501
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Tee19 jx41870
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Are you taking 12.5 or 25?