Losartan Health Feed

You can start with 2.5 mg at bed time initially (Max effect of the drug should be present in Early morning hours) and check your Blood pressure at several times .If it reaches 130/80 you can continue that. Otherwise You have to take 5.0 mg at Bed time and Check your BP. You have not mentioned your Age. If you are a person with lot of psychological tension Your BP will Vary depending on Your Tension. So You have to control your Tension by Meditation/Physical exercise. If you tension does not subs...more

Hi Mariam one tablet will not trouble you . Take a rest for a day. If you feel vertigo or weekend drink some lemonade.

Hello, thanks for the query.
I have seen the details mentioned. As regards your blood glucose control, it is excellent. In such a situation I do not see the need for any additional medication like pioglitazone half tablet twice a day. As regards bp and changing to benidipine it may be in your doctors judgment that drug could be more suitable to you. I really have no say on that. However, I do not see any reason for adding pioglitazone with metformin when you have such a good control. Thanks.

Oslo effect starts after 3-4 days. Full effect takes about one month.

BP can fluctuate widely with situation. High during pain, discomfort stress etc. For deciding about bp medicines It should be measured when person is comfortable and resting for few minutes.

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high b.p is one of the major cause for erectile dysfunction.
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take care

Please It's ok Take plenty of water daily Take salads and fruits more Take coconut water once in a week.

Stop taking Losartan and change to a safer drug by consulting your doctor. muscle cramps may be because of dehydration. So drink plenty of water and salts like common salt. Losartan has side effects on cardio vascular system. So changing the drug is more prudent.

Yes. Losartan can cause dey cough similar to ace inhibitors. This cough is more likely to occur in patients who had cough with ace inhibitor. For any advice to change medicine, full record needs review.

Coversyl Plus HD Tablet is a combination of two medicines: Perindopril and indapamide which lower blood pressure effectively. Perindopril is an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor. It works by reducing stress on the heart and relaxing blood vessels so that blood flows more smoothly and the heart can pump blood more efficiently. Indapamide is a diuretic that removes extra water and certain electrolytes from the body. Over time it also relaxes blood vessels and improves blood flow. We ca...more