instruction: hi doctor for controlling my hypertension I was prescribed benicar 40 12 my once in the morning amlodipine my twice a day and clonidine once in the evening these were prescribed after egg and blood work even after taking the medication my be is usually 160 85 mhg what to do further please advise
output: hello I want to highlight a few important points here amlodipine should be used once daily instead of taking my twice daily you should take 10 my once daily which is the maximum dose clonidine on the other side can actually cause rebound hypertension which can explain your high blood pressure it should be the last resort of the treatment of hypertension it would be nice to know the dose that you are taking these days I would like to know when did you take your blood pressure and if you follow a low salt diet benicar olmesartan is a good medication please consult your specialist doctor and discuss my opinion I would like to know if you have any other medical conditions like diabetes stroke high cholesterol or a heart attack to determine your blood pressure goal according to the latest guidelines revert back with the answers to the above questions to an internal medicine physician online