Losartar H Tablet Health Feed

It is generally not used as first line of treatment.
Hypertension at 22 years also needs detailed investigations to find out secondary etiologies
if not done you should have creatinine, electrolytes, usg abdomen with renal doppler done. Also get bp checked in both arms and legs.
You can start taking telmisaratan with chlorthalidone 40/6.25 once a day and increase to 80 mg if necessary.

They are 2 different categories but they act in almost same way except telmisartan can cause dry cough. Dosage depends on the bp reading.

Losartan is a ace inhibitor, hydrochlorothiazide is a diuretic. Losar h mai 2 medicines hote hai jo bp kam karthe hai.

Do not substitute or change any medications without the consent of the doctor who is treating the patient. If needed you can discuss about your doubts to the doctor who can help you understand the situation. The doctor tries to give what suits the individual patient and asks you to come for review regularly ( personal examniantion ) so that the present prescription is based on clinical and other findings.

If a normal person ate 20 losartan potassium 50 mg tablets his BP will go down dangerously and he may lose consciousness

Losartan is anti hypertensive so if given will reduce the bp which can be risky in person with normal bp.

Hello, Thanks for the query.
Losartan is used to treat high blood pressure. It is possible that doctor must have prescribed it for controlling the high BP. Since there is no mention of any BP readings, it is difficult for me to know exactly. Thanks.

If bp is 200 it is dangerous.
It is less then 140.
So consult your physician and adjust years doses and drugs.

Normally losartan works for 24 hrs but in some cases we increase the dose to twice a day. Get one a b p ie ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (24 hrs) done.

I would suggest you get your blood sugars tested in the first instance to make sure you are not Diabetic.