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High Blood Pressure
My father has been suffering from High Blood Pressure from last 5 years and he takes CILACAR - 5 MG Daily , But last two days his BP is 100/50 . Now he should take medicine or not ?
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BP is under control with the medication. If not having symptoms and persistently showing same range of values. Can be considered for dose reduction. Maintain BP chart of 1 week and review.
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Dr. Nagaraj Desai
Cardiologist
46 yrs exp
Bangalore
One should check the BP lying and standing. And make sure it’s accurately recorded.
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It’s reasonable to make sure that we measure BP.
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Dr. Lokanath M
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5 yrs exp
Kottayam
BP is normal not low.. It is normal if it due to the drug... If this is causing any symptoms then you need to stop..
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any doubt consult..
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Dr. Abhishek Agrawal
Cardiologist
9 yrs exp
Mumbai
Stop the medicine and monitor blood pressure.
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Dr. Sivabal V
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11 yrs exp
Thiruvananthapuram
He can stop the medicine for now. Just recheck his BP after stopping for 3-4 days .
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Please consult for detailed history and evaluation
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