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My Bp was 140/80, 72 bpm, taking Telmistran 40mg twice a day, went to clinic for diabetic checkup sugar is under control, doctor prescribed Tigatel H (Telmistran 40mg hydrochlorothiazide 12.5mg) and told me take only once a day, after 10 days i again went to check up bp was 160/100, doctor again changed the drug met XL trio(Cilnidipine 10mg + Metoprolol Succinate 50mg + Telmisartan 50mg), should i follow according to doctor or follow Telmistran 40mg twice a day... for 72years aged person 140/80 was normal why doctor is changing medicine???
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Dr. Dineshvarma
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Dr. Komal Bhandari Totla
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9 yrs exp
Solapur
U take Telma AM in morning
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and Telma at night
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ideally we try for 130/80
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