BP is 180/90 taking olmat H 40 in morning and prolomet xl 50 in the evening. No control suggest alternative medicine.

Question

Hi, You are on 3 medicines and still has uncontrolled BP. This calls for cause analysis rather than just changing medicines. Please discuss with your cardiologist who can advise you further investigations based on his/her interview with you. Here are few causes of uncontrolled BP while being on 3 medicines: 1. Salt intake more than recommended 2. Excessive weight/obesity 3. Obstructive sleep apnea (related to snoring) 4. Poor quality medicine 5. Faulty BP machine giving wrong reading 6. Issues related to other organs like kidney, thyroid, adrenal gland etc. 7. Significant psychological stress 8. Taking lots of pain killers .and many others Take care.

Anoop Agrawal · Accepted Answer

Hi, You are on 3 medicines and still has uncontrolled BP. This calls for cause analysis rather than just changing medicines. Please discuss with your cardiologist who can advise you further investigations based on his/her interview with you. Here are few causes of uncontrolled BP while being on 3 medicines: 1. Salt intake more than recommended 2. Excessive weight/obesity 3. Obstructive sleep apnea (related to snoring) 4. Poor quality medicine 5. Faulty BP machine giving wrong reading 6. Issues related to other organs like kidney, thyroid, adrenal gland etc. 7. Significant psychological stress 8. Taking lots of pain killers .and many others Take care.