Suggest Medication For High BP

Posted on Mon, 13 Apr 2015

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Mon, 13 Apr 2015 Answered on

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Question : I have high BP and need to know if there's a medication that would bring it back to normal within 5 days. my bp is 165/90 and I take 3 different meds, is there a temporary quick fix? this is for a DOT phyical.

Answered by Dr. Ralf Von Seckendorff (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Nitrendipin 5mg effective in bp management, depending on your other meds

Detailed Answer:
Dear patient,

Effective would be for example. a combination of 3: a sartan like telmisartan/ losartan plus a calcium channel blocker like nitrendipin plus a diuretic like HCT (Hydrochlorothiazide). Please let me know the meds you are taking already, so I can be more specific in your case.

Hope this is helping you , if you have any clarifications you can get back to me, if this was helpful please kindly rate my answer. Best regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Yogesh D

Follow up: Dr. Ralf Von Seckendorff (2 hours later)

I'm still taking those 3 meds that I described the carvedilol and benzerpril and amplodipine..

Answered by Dr. Ralf Von Seckendorff (54 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Benazepril dosage to be set on 40 mg

Detailed Answer:
Dear patient,

thank you for specifying the medication you are taking. Sinse carvedilol and amlodipine are already on maximum dose it i advisable to double the benazepril dosage to 40 mg. Please discuss this with your local doc. This will very likely get your bp below 140/90 as desired.

Hope this is helping you , if you have any clarificatons you can get back to me, if this was helpful please kindly rate my answer. Best regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Yogesh D