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How To Control Elevated Blood Pressure While Having Vascular Dementia?

hi, my mother has high blood pressure it has been fairly under control for the last few months around 160/70-75. in the last few days it has risen to 180/90 - it can go down to 160 again with a short time. For most of this afternoon it has risen to 203/100 down a little bit to 165/79 and then back up again to 190 and now 203/93 again. Mum is taking 50gm minax a day as well as aspirin & crestor. She also has vascular dementia with underlying alz and is 82 years old. Should i be taking her to the hospital?
Tue, 29 Nov 2016
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Hello , the blood pressure reading you have mentioned are considered high . The vascular dementia can be explained by her not so well controlled blood pressure in the past. A visit to her doctor , so that he can essentially adjust his blood pressure medication and if needed maybe increase it would surely help in preventing any future major complication, by all means it would be better if hr blood pressure is kept below 140 / 90 . Regards Dr. Mody
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How To Control Elevated Blood Pressure While Having Vascular Dementia?

Hello , the blood pressure reading you have mentioned are considered high . The vascular dementia can be explained by her not so well controlled blood pressure in the past. A visit to her doctor , so that he can essentially adjust his blood pressure medication and if needed maybe increase it would surely help in preventing any future major complication, by all means it would be better if hr blood pressure is kept below 140 / 90 . Regards Dr. Mody