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Suggest Treatment For High Blood Pressure Despite Taking Amlodipine
My sister is using Amlodipine Besylate along with many other drugs for high blood pressure. I m just beginning to look into each of them. This particular drug says to see your Pharmacist. What can you tell me about it? Many of the reveiws were negative and Coleen does complain of being dizzy and has fallen over on occasion. She seems to lose her balance. The list of drugs is long (unfortunately) and I have just gotten involved and hope to get to the bottom of some of her health care issues. She is 67 and on Lantus and Metformine for her diabetes as well. Do you want a complete list of drugs?
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Sat, 18 Mar 2017
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Hello,
The complete list of drugs is helpful. Anyway, apparently your sister's blood pressure is uncontrollable with those drugs. She needs a new evaluation of her medicines and her lifestyle.Cause first treatment of high blood pressure is a healthy lifestyle followed by medicines.
The loss of balance might be caused by her drugs; one of the side effects of blood pressure drugs is the vertigo. But we shouldn't forget the other causes like ear inflammation or neurological causes, so we should keep them in mind.
Hope I have answered your query.
Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Noor Farid,
General & Family Physician
The complete list of drugs is helpful. Anyway, apparently your sister's blood pressure is uncontrollable with those drugs. She needs a new evaluation of her medicines and her lifestyle.Cause first treatment of high blood pressure is a healthy lifestyle followed by medicines.
The loss of balance might be caused by her drugs; one of the side effects of blood pressure drugs is the vertigo. But we shouldn't forget the other causes like ear inflammation or neurological causes, so we should keep them in mind.
Hope I have answered your query.
Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Noor Farid,
General & Family Physician
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