Does the high blood pressure medicine Lisinopril is a good treatment for high blood pressure?
My blood pressure is been going up really bad. My last measurement was 170/112. It does not go down. My blood pressure was good until i began taking Lisinopril from Norvasc. Can anyone tell me was is the best option on treating blood pressure.
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It sounds like your current BP medicine is not working for you. The best drug option for treating high BP is the drug or drug combo that works best for you. This might mean taking one medicine or three or more. Whatever you need to do to keep from having a heart attack or stroke is the best because after a heart attack or stroke your life is changed for the worse permanently. There are lots of choices of BP medicines and lots of drug combos. My advice is to stay on top of things and keep seeing your internist until your BP is under control because a BP of 172/112 is asking for problems. good luck
Benicar give me good BP control.
Consult with a doctor. This is a not an issue to mess around with.
The best thing about lisinopril is that you can buy it for $4.00 at Walmart and Target. However, some of the much more expensive meds for high blood pressure do work better, such as Altasce.
Most likely there is something wrong with the medication you are taking… Best thing to do is go to the hospital and talk with a doctor.. or go to your regular doctor and let them know what is happening.. My mom was taking medication that skyrocketed her high blood pressure and she almost passed out. Turned out that the doctor prescribed a medication meant to lower high blood pressure actually increased the pressure… and they took her off of it.. now she is doing way better…
You should alert your doctor. Lisinopril and Norvasc work in very different ways to lower blood pressure. Lisinopril (an ACE inhibitor) works by stopping the body from creating a vasoconstrictor angiotensin II. Norvasc (a DHP Calcium Antagonist) works by stopping the calcium ions from flowing through the channels that cause arterial constriction. If your arterial constriction problem does not have to do with Angiotensin II (for instance if you are over 60 or happen to be African American) then the ACE inhibitor would be less effective than Norvasc.
Something that may help the lisinopril work more effectively is the addition of Hydrochlorothiazide (no more than 25mg). Also if you eat many processed foods containing high amounts of sodium you should consider cutting back on these. Salt will interfere with the blood pressure lowering effect of the ACE but not the Calcium antagonist.
Hope that helps.
Did your provider change you from Norvasc to Lisinopril completely are are you still taking the Norvasc?? Were you having problems with the Norvasc? (i.e. lower extremity swelling)
Unless you were having problems with the Norvasc, I would have kkept you on the Norvasc and added Lisinopril.
The standard of practice in treating BP now is combination therapy (several different medications) as opposed to monotherapy (one medication). The body regulates blood pressure in different ways via different mechanisms. It is not uncommon for a patient to be on several different types of medications; each type of medication works on a different blood pressure mechanism.
Lisinopril is a great medication….it is a member of a family of medications called ACE inhibitors (angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor) which affects how the kidney controls blood pressure. Research has shown that the use of ACE inhibitors leads to positive outcomes, decreases the incidence/severity of heart failure and overall decreases mortality (death).
It is likely that you need to be on a higher dose of Lisinopril or have another medication added to your regimen. Also, lifestyle changes can increase your blood pressure…increased salt intake, stress, weight gain can also increase your blood pressure readings.
Blood pressure fluctuates second by second…I never treat a pateints blood pressure based on one reading…you need to look at the trends of the readings…if you had just the one high reading of 170/112, dont get too stressed out….what you need to do is write down your blood pressures in a notebook and take them with you to EVERY appointment you have, so your provider can see the overall trends of the readings.
I also recommend that if your provider hasnt done recent blood work on you to request it be done…you need to know what your baseline kidney function is and then have it rechecked 6-8 weeks after starting the Lisinopril. Because ACE inhibitors work on the kidneys, it can cause stress on them leading to impaired kidney function.
You need to follow up soon with your provider and figure out the best regimen that works for you.
Good luck!!
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