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Is Amlovas Safe For Hypertension On A Long Term?

I am Kh Mohon Singh,Associate Professor of Geology, Imphal College,Imphal.I am a patient of hypertension.My height is 5ft.6 inches, weight 70kg,aged 54.I am taking amlovas 5+ cilakar 10 regulary.Please advise me about taking medicine for longer time.
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Hello and thank you for using HCM.I carefully read your question and I understand your concern.
I will try to explain you something and give you my opinion.

We talk about hypertension if we have mean values that exceeds 140 / 90 mmHg. When we treat hypertension our goal is to keep blood pressure values below 140 / 90 mmHg.Only whith these targets we can say that we have well treated hypertension.

Hypertension in your age is usaly an idiopathic disease.This means that it has not an identifiable couse. It is a chronic disease and it should be treated all live long.If you stop your medicine your values will rise again.
So, you can keep your blood pressure values in control only through regular medical treatment.

You descripe to type of medications.These are two different drugs but they belong to the same class of medications that we call calcium blockers.

Usaly when we treat hypertension we use different classes of medications that act in different ways helping in better control.

So my opinion is that you should discuss this whith your doctors to prescribe you the best alternative for you.

Hope I was helpfull.
Best regards.
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Is Amlovas Safe For Hypertension On A Long Term?

Hello and thank you for using HCM.I carefully read your question and I understand your concern. I will try to explain you something and give you my opinion. We talk about hypertension if we have mean values that exceeds 140 / 90 mmHg. When we treat hypertension our goal is to keep blood pressure values below 140 / 90 mmHg.Only whith these targets we can say that we have well treated hypertension. Hypertension in your age is usaly an idiopathic disease.This means that it has not an identifiable couse. It is a chronic disease and it should be treated all live long.If you stop your medicine your values will rise again. So, you can keep your blood pressure values in control only through regular medical treatment. You descripe to type of medications.These are two different drugs but they belong to the same class of medications that we call calcium blockers. Usaly when we treat hypertension we use different classes of medications that act in different ways helping in better control. So my opinion is that you should discuss this whith your doctors to prescribe you the best alternative for you. Hope I was helpfull. Best regards.