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Bp - telmisartan 40mg
My mother has bp and she has been adviced to take amlophine 5mg morning and telmisartan 40 mg. Now she is having leg swelling so doctor prescribed to take telmisartan 40mg morning and evening. Is it ok to take morning and evening ? Even after 40mg she is having 160 when in hospital (125 or 130 in home) . Her age is 67 . Has knee pain and difficult to walk. No other issues than this. Pls advice
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Side effects of Amlodipine is pedal edema
That's why it's Stop
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May take telmisartan two time per day
nothing to worry
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regularly check BP
and s.cret
and s.pota
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Leg swelling due to Amlodipine. Continue with Telmisartan. Kindly consult with me on 94 two six 86 seven eight 96.
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Avoid fried and spicy food
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Dr. Tejasree
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According to her age having 125-130 systolic BP under maintenance with Telmisartan seems to be fine
But can u please let me how much is diastolic
If it is also normal then it is perfect to take Telmisartan 40mg twice a day
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Keep Monitoring BP, If swelling of legs persists please go for RFT once
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One of the common side effect of Amlodipine is Pedal Edema / swelling of feet and ankle
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Yes , you can give her Tab Telmisartan 40mg twice as advised by your physician
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- Keep track of Blood pressure by continuous Monitoring at home
- Regularly do the following test - Sr creatine [ RFT ] and serum potassium levels
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Yes it is ok to take it twice daily. But if she still has high BP, she needs further changes in medicines. Kindly take an instant consult our contact me at miracle health centre, Shalimar bagh
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Dr. Anuj Mothsra
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Can help you, kindly consult and provide detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management
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