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Blood pressure...requires medication
Today randomly I got my BP checked which turned out to be 160/90
Do I need to get on medication?
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Better to monitor a bit more over the next 2 days and be in touch with a physician.
meanwhile reduce salt in diet.
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Can help you, kindly consult and provide detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management
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Sir if u check at bp at home . Take reading 3 time see what level are coming .
If it still showing around 160 /90 or above 140/ 80 but not having any symptoms u can lower down with short term medication but more focus on lifestyle and eating habits... also try to reduce weight as u mention 98 kg .
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Need to monitor bp for few days and that will decide whether medications required or not
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Single value is not enough to make diagnosis
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needs bp charting
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control underlying issues like pain or stress if any
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Connect please
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According to your query and sign and symptom you want to know about the disease and cause and it's best Treatment of high blood pressure.
Please take consultation for better evaluation and best Treatment as it need complete history of patient as personal and family history.
Please follow good life style as
• take plenty of fluid and
• take less spicy and fatty foods and
• take home made food only and
do exercise regularly with yoga and meditation and
• keep positive attitude to fight any disease and any problem of your life .
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Blood pressure= 150 or more than it require medicine so please take consultation for the best treatment.
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Yes. You do need medicine
Both the readings are high and need treatment in their own right.
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Dr. Ashok Dudi
General Physician
4 yrs exp
Jodhpur
Kindly recheck and connect
Have you done any blood reports
Which medication you taking already
Need more history before came to any conclusion
Kindly consult for further guidance
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Dr. Manoj Kumar
General Physician
7 yrs exp
Dehradun
Need few more details
Kindly consult
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Dr. Shaista Fatma
General Physician
2 yrs exp
Lucknow
Proper monitoring advised every 6 hourly with low salt diet.
Consult immediately on practo or eight three one eight four six nine eight eight six
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