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Blood pressure lowered below normal
My father had hypertension(BP 160/110-Measured by analog) and he was given medicine as 1. Metocard XL 25 2. Triolmesar 20. But after taking almost 1 month of the medication, now his BP is 87/72-measured by digital Omron monitor. Should he continue his medicine? Or lower his dose? He is a diabetic patient and under two medicine Glyciphage SR 500 and Tenlimac 20. He is also under treatment of prostrate with Maxvoid 8. Please help.
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First of all 87/72 is wrong reading. Measure BP by manometer(Mercury).
If BP is in lower side ,then take the Triolmesar in half dose.
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Dr. Ajeya N. Ukadgaonkar
Interventional Cardiologist
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87 by 72 is theoretically no possible. Get it checked manually by a doctor before changing any medicine
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