Suggest Treatment For High BP And Heart Rate Of 56

Posted on Wed, 11 Feb 2015

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Question : Non smoking 60 yr old white male...25mg atenelol and regular aspirin daily. Asthma well controlled, chronic sinus and depression/anxiety. Night time bp of 155/65 w/ 56 pulse. Really upsetting. Just upped atenelol to 50 after Dr visit today. Daytime bp of 150/88. Dizzy/light headed and some neck pain w/ mild headaches last 2 months. Neck xray today shows some age related disc problems. Scheduled for brain mri to rule out anything weird. This bp thing is making me crazy....had 120/80 for 30 + yrs...ps 6' and 150 lbs...your thoughts

Answered by Dr. Lilit Baghdasaryan (24 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
I would add another BP medication

Detailed Answer:
Dear Sir,

In your case with high blood pressure and heart rate of 56 bpm I would rather add another medication like Amlodipin or Losartan, that increase Atenolol dose.
Have low told to your doctor that your heart rate is below 60?

Regards,

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