Heart Problems & Remedies

Dear Doctor, I am taking Chlorthalidone 25 mg tablet once daily for hypertension. 25 mg tablets are not available in India. Can I take 12.5 mg x 2 tablets instead of 25 mg x 1 tablet? I am also taking Metoprolol Tartrate 50 mg twice daily. Can I take Metoprolol 50 gm, extended release, twice daily if Metoprolol Tartrate is not available? I understand that Metoprolol Tartrate is immediate release tablet.

I was diagnosed with high blood pressure 4 years ago at 23 years and doctor said I should try loge style changes to control it sometimes my blood pressure gets high if I work hard or stay hungry or get stressed my weight is 6 kg more then normal bmi should I get checked and start medication or exercise will be enough

My father,66years Had angioplasty in 2014 he is on heart medicine ever since He is considering to take covid vaccine but he got his HS-Crp checked and it was 5 which is high risk I guess I want your advise whether he can still consider vaccine or first get HS CRP within normal range? Thanks in advance Juhi parashar Psychologist

Chest pain from last 3-4 months. I was smoking so I quit it from last one month but still pain is there

Can anyone stop bp tablet under supervision of doctr. Last three days i hav not taken my tablets and monitoring my bp which is 130/85. Even my physician supported me only with conditions that if bp remains normal for few days then he can advise to  stop bp tablet permanently. Pl give me suggestion

During day time my heartbeat is usually between 80-95 even during lying down. Sometimes it even goes as high as 100. But in the late evening (7:30 or after ) the resting heart rate reduces to something between 65-75 . Is it normal ? Cholesterol , bp all normal.

My brother had a stomach infection a few days back. He got tested for Corona and CRP. The corona came out to he negative. But CRP levels is 18. He is a smoker. Is it an issue?

I am 20 years old I was measuring my BP in left hand It was 109 / 69 while in the right hand It was 119 / 80 the difference in BP is much something around 10 points please suggest me if it is due to some disease or something else

My Dad stays alone & is not is the position to travel, the nearby hospital is 16 km from the place where he stays, he is priscribed with the medicines (attached)  , we would like to share the latest PT INR report , could you recommend whether he needs to make any changes in dosage chart. * Leg below the ankle are swollen since yesterday

Hello Doctor, I was taking lipirose 5 mg since my cholesterol was high for almost 3 months now. In these 3 months I also followed strict diet and walking at least 45 mins a day. I also reduce some weight and feel healthy now. At this instance can I stop taking statin and focus on diet and exercise instead and keep tracking my cholesterol levels once a month? I'm little worried of the side effects of statin drugs. I also read somewhere that statin usage can one day make you diabetic. Is it so? My dad had a open heart surgery when he was 63. He was diabetic for almost 25 years. I'm 33 now and as of now. I'm not diabetic nor I have BP issues. And for cholesterol also now it's under control with all diet and exercise plus 5mg of statin daily. Is it safe to stop statin, since it's already small dosage and focus on diet and exercise? Kindly advice.