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Really frustrated with my blood pressure. Im on Amlodipine and Losartan(max dosage) and today my bp was 146/95 at the doctors office.
Doctor suggested wearing a 24 hr blood pressure monitor but I’ve already been taking it a ton at home and don’t want the continued anxiety. (Full disclosure my family doc is a real loon, my cardiologist is much more calm than he is about my bp)
It’s important for me to keep my bp down cause of my BAV and diolated aorta(3.6 root, 4.0 arch). Without meds my bp is usually 130s-140s / 70s-80s. It is sometimes in the 120s too. But the max dose of these two meds doesn’t seem to be lowering it much. Is that normal? Is the ineffectiveness a bad sign?
We tried beta blockers and they immediately dropped my bp into 120s/60s, but it lowered my heart rate into the 40s and gave me ectopic beats(PAC, PVC)
anyone have have similar issues or insight to share?
Doctor suggested wearing a 24 hr blood pressure monitor but I’ve already been taking it a ton at home and don’t want the continued anxiety. (Full disclosure my family doc is a real loon, my cardiologist is much more calm than he is about my bp)
It’s important for me to keep my bp down cause of my BAV and diolated aorta(3.6 root, 4.0 arch). Without meds my bp is usually 130s-140s / 70s-80s. It is sometimes in the 120s too. But the max dose of these two meds doesn’t seem to be lowering it much. Is that normal? Is the ineffectiveness a bad sign?
We tried beta blockers and they immediately dropped my bp into 120s/60s, but it lowered my heart rate into the 40s and gave me ectopic beats(PAC, PVC)
anyone have have similar issues or insight to share?
