How Long Does It Take To Lower BP With Medication?

Posted on Thu, 6 Mar 2014

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Thu, 6 Mar 2014 Answered on

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Question : How long time does it take for the different blod pressure lowering tablets to begin lowering the pressure ? YYYY@YYYY

Answered by Dr. Anantharamakrishnan (33 minutes later)

Brief Answer: Hours... Detailed Answer: Dear friend, Welcome to Health Care Magic Minutes to hours / depending on the drug and its class; as also the route of administration Generally the effect starts in few hours and a steady state is reached in a few days You have excellent control Appreciate your weight loss and exercise at this age - a strong mind indeed... Take care Wishing all well God bless

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar