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Should I continue taking Telma at 42 after my BP stabilized?

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Asked by Anonymous - Sep 20, 2024Hindi

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I am 42 years male. During some small ailments Doctor checked my BP the upper side was almost 140 or 145 that days on digital bp cuff. When I visited to Doctor he advise me to use Telma 20 daily one Tablet. Than I started the same. After 2 to 3 months use I stopped the medicine. Now after 3 weeks after stop of medicine my bp is still on 130/90. As my age is now 42, may I continue the medicine or stopped?

Ans: BP medications should be judiciously used after good evaluation. Once started it should be followed up with Physician if there is a need to reduce the dosage

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I was taking Telma 40 AM for three months as advised by my Dr. During that time my BP dropped to 90/60 during the day time also. So my Dr. reduced the dose and advised me to take Telma 40. After starting Telma 40 and daily monitoring, my BP has gone up to 130/100 in the morning time after getting up. I have done all the necessary tests and all the reports are fine. What would be the best suggestion for me to do? Kindly advise.

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