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Suggest Treatment For Weakness While On Medication For Blood Pressure
my father is 94. he has always been a very active person but the past few days has been very weak i.e. can't get up out of chair without assistance; now today cannot get out of bed and doesn't want to eat. called dr. and he said cut his bp med in half. what to do?
Wed, 2 Nov 2016
Hi,
Mist probably your father has developed low blood pressure which caused the symptoms af extreme weakness. Follow the advice of your doctor and cut the doses of his blood pressure medications, meanwhile monitor his blood pressure. If blood pressure is normal, but he still has the complaints, then check his blood electrolytes and have complete blood count done.
Take care
Come back if you have any further questions
Mist probably your father has developed low blood pressure which caused the symptoms af extreme weakness. Follow the advice of your doctor and cut the doses of his blood pressure medications, meanwhile monitor his blood pressure. If blood pressure is normal, but he still has the complaints, then check his blood electrolytes and have complete blood count done.
Take care
Come back if you have any further questions
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