Micardis
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Q: Micardis 20 to 40mg? How long it builds up?
So when you take 20 mg, and then you start taking 40 because the doctor wants you to. How long does it take for the amount to increase in your blood?
A few days? right away? a week?
A: Your question is rooted in pharmacokinetics. The drug “builds up” in your body as soon as you start taking it, but your body also tries to eliminate the drug as soon as you start taking it. Think of it like a bucket of water with a small hole in the bottom. If you slowly poor in water, the hole can keep the bucket empty. If you increase how fast you pour in the water, however, the hole in the bottom can’t keep up, and the bucket begins to fill. Eventually you can reach a point at which the pressure from the weight of the water in the bucket causes the water to shoot out the hole in the bottom at the same rate at which you are pouring in water from the top. At this time, the level of water in the bucket will not change. In pharmacy, we call this “steady state.” Taking medicine has the same effect as pouring water in the bucket, and your body has various ways of getting rid of the drug, similar to the hole in the bottom of the bucket.
Since the body gets rid of 1/2 a dose of Micardis in 24 hours, you’ll reach a new steady state concentration in about 4-5 days.
Q: Is Micardis a beta blocker or an ace inhibitor?
A: Neither. While it is used for the same kinds of conditions as beta blockers and ACE inhibitors (for hypertension), it is a different category. It is known as an angiotensin II receptor antagonist. This makes the principle of action similar to an ACE inhibitor, but the location of action is different. It ends up preventing constriction of the blood vessels, thus lowering blood pressure by giving them a wider diameter.
Q: Micardis 40, Micardis 40 plus?
What is the difference between micardis 40, 80, and 40 plus? and 80 plus?
A: what ya mean
Q: How do i stop my norvasc?
Hi, im on micardis 40, and norvasc 2.5 (half of a 5 tablet)
Ive been asked to stop the norvasc, but im very anxious about doing it, as i take it at night time to control my bp while i sleep!
Will my body go through a re balancing act? what should i look out for?
What is a easy way to come off it, should i brake it into quarters? or half every second day?
A: Gradually increase your water intake (adding a little salt) and your blood pressure should eventually drop enough to get completely off the medications.
The links below explain better what causes high blood pressure and the best way for increasing your water and salt intake.
Q: Why is my blood pressure so high?
Why is my diastolic blood pressure so high, while my systolic is normal? I watch my sodium intake…I’m active and practically stress-free. My blood tests came back normal. Also, my dr. has put me on 2 BP meds: Toprol and Micardis. It’s helped my systolic but not my diastolic BP.
A: Avoid caffein, spicy, fat/cholesterols, and maintain optimal weight. Try grape juice, potassium or magnesium supplements before deciding to change to other pills or extra ace blocker until you find the best fit, because there are numerous causes of BP.
Q: Why would my husbands triglycerides be 5568?
Why would my husbands triglycerides be 5568? He does take a zocor for cholesterol and micardis for blood pressure.
Thanks
Wendy
A: Normal range of triglyceride is <150 mg/dL or ,1.69 mmol/L
Causes of Hypertriglyceridemia include:
* Idiopathic (constitutional)
* Obesity
* High sugar diet
* Diabetes mellitus and insulin resistance
* Excess alcohol intake
* Nephrotic syndrome
* Genetic predisposition
* Certain medications (e.g. isotretinoin)
Changes in lifestyle habits are the main therapy for hypertriglyceridemia. These are the changes you need to make:
•If you’re overweight, cut down on calories to reach your ideal body weight. This includes all sources of calories, from fats, proteins, carbohydrates and alcohol.
•Reduce the saturated fat, trans fat and cholesterol content of your diet.
•Reduce your intake of alcohol considerably. Even small amounts of alcohol can lead to large changes in plasma triglyceride levels.
•Be physically active for at least 30 minutes on most or all days each week.
•People with high triglycerides may need to substitute monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats — such as those found in canola oil, olive oil or liquid margarine — for saturated fats. Substituting carbohydrates for fats may raise triglyceride levels and may decrease HDL (“good”) cholesterol in some people.
•Substitute fish high in omega-3 fatty acids instead of meats high in saturated fat like hamburger. Fatty fish like mackerel, lake trout, herring, sardines, albacore tuna and salmon are high in omega-3 fatty acids.
Consult your doctor.
Q: Does anyone know if psilocybin (magic mushrooms) has any bad drug interactions with other medications?
such as Metoprolol XL or Micardis (telimisartan) ? please answer if you truly know the answer. otherwise, you need not answer. thanks!
and with it being said that the mushrooms will raise BP, doesnt that mean the Metoprolol and Micardis will help bring down the blood pressure since they are used in lowering high blood pressure?
A: Drug interactions are done through controlled studies or doctors reports. There are very few reports on psilocybin because it has no legal uses. There is no information available about drug-drug interactions.
However, psilocybin can cause anxiety and increased heart rate and BP which is very counter- productive for someone on metoprolol and micardis.
Q: Good BP med for someone with Asthma and Diabetes?
I have Asthma, Diabetes and Hypertension I was taking Altace to control my Hypertension which caused an awful cough… doc recently changed me to Micardis and I’m still coughing. This is the 5th go round with medicine to control my Hypertension.. It has been very costly!! Anyone know of a medicine that REALLY works for someone in my situation?
A: There’s no easy answer. Drug reactions are individualized.
When trying a new med, ask for samples to save money. If it works, then get an Rx. If not, you’re not out any money.
Contrary to a prior answer, beta blockers can, with care, be used in your case. Ask your doctor.
Q: Side effects from bp medicine?
Does anyone have side effects from their BP medicine, and if so what are they?
I’ve been on the minimum dosage on micardis and its doing all sorts of strange things to me! not to mention dis balancing my rennin and aldosterone level, so if i ever try to get off the medication itll be allot harder unless im going straight onto another one.
Id like to know anyone else experience, and what drugs are you guys taking?
thanks!
A: Hypertension is caused by dehydration and can be cured.
People don’t realize that they’re dehydrated. Symptoms such as heartburn, runny nose, headache and many more are passed off as everyday nuisances. They may take an over-the-counter medication to suppress the ailment, but the root cause is still there.
The human body is composed of a 75% water and salt solution that needs to stay critically balanced to maintain proper health. When we don’t drink enough water, one of the places the body will get its water is from the blood, which is composed of 90% water.
Taking the water from the blood will cause the arteries to shrink slightly, and the blood to thicken, making the heart work harder to pump blood to the various parts of the body. This is what we see as high blood pressure (hypertension).
To treat this, you’ll need to increase your water intake, which will require you to increase your salt intake as well, since salt retains and regulates the water.
The salt that doctors warn you against is the normal table salt that you find in the corner grocery store. This salt has been “processed” by heating it to 1200 degrees to extract the mineral content to sell for other applications. What remains is sodium and chloride that are void of any nutrients. There is also an anti-caking agent added to make it free-flowing. This anti-caking agent is toxic in large quantities, and it’s because of this that it is so dangerous.
“Unprocessed” sea salt, on the other hand is taken straight from the sea and contains over 80 trace minerals that the body needs.
To learn the technique for treating your hypertension, click on the link at the bottom. It’s completely free.
NOTE: At no time should you reduce or discontinue your medication without a doctor’s supervision.
Q: what happens if i stop taking my hypertension pills? please advise.?
i’m taking micardis since two months ago to control my blood pressure 130/90. i stopped a week ago and i am much alert and less drowsy. is it wise to stop as my doc said not to miss taking it daily. please advise.
A: All I can offer are the personal observations I made of a friend of mine who had hypertension.
Hypertension is an increase in blood pressure claused by a constriction of the muscles in the walls of the arteries. My friend’s doctor decided to use a diarretic approach. This decreased the amount of body fluid, and like deflating a tire, it did in fact decrease blood pressure. Unfortunately, it also made my friend desperately thirsty. He would drink at least a quart of water during lunch and then complain the next day he couldn’t sleep at night because he was always going to the bathroom. This went on about two years until his kidneys began to fail. I’m no doctor, but it seems to me my friend’s kidneys were simply being worked to death. My friend is now on dialysis.
Your drowsyness leads me to believe that some sort of seditive is being used to treat your hypertension. Again, I’m no doctor, but my advise is you are probably better off taking the medication if all it causes is drowsiness. Hypertension is very serious and can lead to heart attacks and strokes with no warning signs at all. This is also why lung cancer is so deadly because it gives no indication there is any problem untill it is too late.
Frankly, I distrust American medicine. It’s so hard to tell where the medicine ends and the marketing begins. It also disturbs me that Americans want to solve all their problems with the proper pill. A good deal of the things treated in this country are what might be called psycomatic illnesses. For example, my hypertensive friend was quite paranoid and I’m sure his insecurities contributed to his medical problems. Migraines, acid reflux and hemorehoids also fall under this category as far as I’m concerned. Sure, I need a doctor if I break a leg, but if it’s something I can fix myself, I’m better off on my own.
Hyperetension sits right on the boundry of something you can cure yourself and something your doctor needs to be involved with. My suggestion is to work with your physician on this one. The things you can do yourself is trying to eliminate excess stress in your life and also be aware that salty things can cause you to drink more fluids than you ought to. Being overweight also adds to the problem (my friend was also very overweight). Smoking is obviously bad for your health and nicotine even raises blood pressure.
In short, a lot of routine medical problems are things people can solve themselves. American’s aren’t naturally lazy or stupid – unfortunatly their culture encourages them to be so.
Q: My blood pressure has always been high at 170/105 despite my medications. I am also diabetic.?
cardvedilol, micardis, plavix, metformin , crestor. BP is high in the morning and goes down in the afternoon. What is wrong with me?
A: most people with high BP are higher in the morning. it’s important to take your BP meds so
that they peak in the morning when your BP is highest. also, Carvedilol should be taken with food since this increases the amount of absorbed drug that reaches the heart and arteries. without
knowing the dose of the cardvedilol or micardis , i can’t make any suggestions. higher doses
may be called for if you’re not already maxed out. if you are maxed out, you may want to
swap the beta blocker for a calcium channel blocker or ACE inhibitor. your BP needs to under
140/90. by the way, 85% of people with high BP have what is called essential hypertension
with no known cause.
Q: Pls., can anybody help me? … green, soft stool– why?
Events:
Sept. 15-20– menstruation with dysmenorrhea plus high blood pressure; well-formed big, brown stool
I took Buscopan once for the stomach cramps.
After a couple of days, felt nauseous, so I took domperidone
Then I had a loose stool– yellow
Ate green vegies (broccoli, etc.)
My stool turned to green. Since it is a bit loose, I took immodium once.
Question: My stool has been green for three days now. What is causing it? Is it the grape jelo? Is it blood pressure medication which I started taking (Micardis) that’s also causing diarrhea?
Another thing, I’ve not gone back to my regular solid meals. I’m into soft diet…
This is the third day, why is my stool still green?
I noticed also that due to not eating my regular meals, I became suddenly acidic and been taking Nexium, twice already. What’s with the green stool? How can I change it back to brown? I’m also feeling tired and sleepy and feels full since the dysmenorrhea and the high blood pressure.
A BIG THANKS
A: It’s the grape jello. Anything that purple color will cause green stool. Lay off the grape jello and don’t do red either. Good luck!
Q: Taking hypertension meds without hypertension?
What happens to a individual that takes micardis hypertension drug for a month but he has no hypertension?
A: The would probably end up with mild hypotension, the condition would correct within a week or so after they stopped taking the medication.
Q: Phentermine and High Blood Pressure Medicaton?
I am currently taking Micardis for borderline high blood pressure. If I take Phentermine are there any drug interactions that I have to be concerned about? Can I take both at the same time or should I wait between dosages?
A: For better information, you might want to post this in the health section. Also, talk to a doctor or pharmacist.
Q: Hypertension meds too strong?
Hey im currently on a full tablet of micardis 40 and i recently went on half a tablet of norvasc 5. My BP is a bit low on rest…
95/55….
Is it bringing my bp a bit too low?
A: thats alright, not too low. in fact ideally (but really who can??) your bp should be as low as possible without fainting . if you feel dizzy ask your doctor to reduce the medications.
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