Please give me a hand, brother. I will discuss your advice/suggestion with my doctor here in China.
Currently my bp regimen is composed of 10mg of Zestril, 2.5 mg of Plendil and 25 mg of beta-locker
soc. I believe the last one is long acting, as i was told.
The bp has been maintained at roughly 121-140/75-90. What distresses me is beta-blocker does hinder
erection. I experienced this many times before and thus i never used it. Now, i have no choice, as
without beta-blocker the upper pressure is way too high 175-180. What is the remedy here? Should I
increase the amount of Zestril and Plendil and leave out beta-blocker? Should I introduced some
diurectics into the regimen? i know it would work with Zestril but i feel a bit hesitant, as i am
not sure whether it was because of diurectics OR the department 'away from' calcium channel blocker
a few months ago that led to my tinnitus. My T came out in the process of my changing medication
from calcium channel blocker to diurectis and ACE inhibitor. Now, with Plendil on, my T has been
much improved. I think the reason why it has improved is because of blood dilating effect from
Plendil. Could I give a tablet of FLUNARIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE into the regimen? It was given to me by
my doc for my migrane. It works well with Zestril and solves my constipation problem!!! I could
still leaves that 2.5 Plendil there in the morning. Currently, i am taking 5mg of FLUNARIZINE
HYDROCHLORIDE only before going to bed as a life saver for migraine that may pop up with a loud buzz
at the middle of the night. By the way, is FLUNARIZINE hydrochloride a calcium channel blocker? Can
it be used like any other BP medication? I like that medicine. Is it a long acting one?
Thank you in advance for your reply.
FP
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"Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD" <
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> francispoon wrote:
>
> > Any good medication to recommend to treat both migraine and high blood pressure. Plendil at 5mg
> > seems to do the job. Any others? How about the combination between a calcium channel blocker and
> > a beta-blocker.
> >
>
> Betablockers can worsen migraines.
>
> >
> > THX
> >
>
> You are welcome, Francis.
>
>
> Servant to the humblest person in the universe,
>
> Andrew
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> Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD Board-Certified Cardiologist
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