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What Causes Low BP While On Atenolol?
Posted on
Wed, 16 Nov 2016
Wed, 16 Nov 2016
Answered on
Wed, 7 Dec 2016
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Question : My 95 yr old mom takes amlipoine , atenolol; enalapril , levothyroxizine and has been experiencing occasional low blood pressure readings . Vna sent her to er for low blood pressure and they found her to be dehydrated. I skipped a day with no pills and pressure was 125/70
Brief Answer:
I would recommend as follows:
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
I carefully passed through your question and would recommend not taking blood pressure medicine in the next days in order to avoid the recurrence of low blood pressure episodes.
It is necessary taking plenty of fluids to remain well hydrated.
If the problem persists, I would recommend consulting with her attending physician and performing some tests:
- thyroid hormone levels in order to make possible arrangements to her current thyroid therapy
- blood electrolytes for possible dysfunction
- complete blood count for anemia
- a cardiac ultrasound to examine her heart function and structure.
Hope to have been helpful!
Kind regards,
Dr. Iliri
I would recommend as follows:
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
I carefully passed through your question and would recommend not taking blood pressure medicine in the next days in order to avoid the recurrence of low blood pressure episodes.
It is necessary taking plenty of fluids to remain well hydrated.
If the problem persists, I would recommend consulting with her attending physician and performing some tests:
- thyroid hormone levels in order to make possible arrangements to her current thyroid therapy
- blood electrolytes for possible dysfunction
- complete blood count for anemia
- a cardiac ultrasound to examine her heart function and structure.
Hope to have been helpful!
Kind regards,
Dr. Iliri
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
She had blood test at er and everything was normal except a bit low on protien and calcium . She has dementia and i want to try aricept but not if it won't mix well with these drugs or cause vomiting
Brief Answer:
I would recommend as follows:
Detailed Answer:
Hello again!
Thank you for the additional information.
Coming to this point, I would recommend to follow my advice and avoid blood pressure medicine in the next days. A close monitoring of blood pressure is also necessary to exclude possible blood pressure fluctuations.
Regarding aricept, I would explain that nausea and vomiting are a common adverse effect of this drug. It can also cause insomnia, hallucination and confusion, which can exacerbate her situation.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Wishing all the best,
Dr. Iliri
I would recommend as follows:
Detailed Answer:
Hello again!
Thank you for the additional information.
Coming to this point, I would recommend to follow my advice and avoid blood pressure medicine in the next days. A close monitoring of blood pressure is also necessary to exclude possible blood pressure fluctuations.
Regarding aricept, I would explain that nausea and vomiting are a common adverse effect of this drug. It can also cause insomnia, hallucination and confusion, which can exacerbate her situation.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Wishing all the best,
Dr. Iliri
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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