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High cholesterol and chest pain
I went through full body checkup in which my ecg, echo, tmt, sugar, thyroid, lipid everything is normal. My bp is high 140/90 from last 2 weeks. Weight 110. I am having mild chest pain sometimes. Cholesterol is high. Doctor gave me rosuvas for cholesterol control and myospaz for pain if needed and suggested me diet n weight reduction with excercise. Do i need any other medications like for bp? Please advise.
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BP monitoring by checking it at least once a day daily, if it stays on the higher side(>140/90) u should consult
U should control fats, sugar and salt in your diet to start and start some physical exercise like walking for 20-30min daily
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Plenty to water and no added saltor sugar
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Yoga will help
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Dr. Ameet Thakkar
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Mumbai
Monitor your BP regularly and if it stays higher than 135/85 then you may need medication
Weight reduction and Diet are a must for you.
Set your first target of weight loss at 8% of you current weight.
Weight reduction reduces your BP
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