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Dear Tunseypot,
Your questions are good ones, but need to be addressed with your doctor who has the training and knowledge of your health history to give you an expert answer. There is no 'best' blood pressure medication, because everyone has a different response and experience. A medication that might work great for me, might have too many side effects or not work well for you.
Here's a Hypertension FAQ which may answer many basic questions you have. However for specifics, remember to ask your doctor.
Yours in health,
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Tunseypot, I, too, had taken Premarin for many years. When I was taken off Premarin at age 60, my GYN had me wean myself off of it EXTREMELY slowly. In fact, it took 3 months to wean myself completely. He said that's because of adverse affects, such as hypertension, night sweats, flushing, headaches, nausea and insomnia. The Premarin (and any other hormone thereapy) affects the body's adrenal system, and it could actually be dangerous (blood clots, stroke) to go off hormone therapy too abruptly. I don't know how your doctor weaned you off it, but that COULD be the cause of the unusual hypertension. I read that if you're taking almost any kind of blood pressure medication, it should always be combined with a diuretic to be really effective. I hope this helps in some way. BonitaPaz
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Tunseypot, I, too, had taken Premarin for many years. When I was taken off Premarin at age 60, my GYN had me wean myself off of it EXTREMELY slowly. In fact, it took 3 months to wean myself completely. He said that's because of adverse affects, such as hypertension, night sweats, flushing, headaches, nausea and insomnia. The Premarin (and any other hormone thereapy) affects the body's adrenal system, and it could actually be dangerous (blood clots, stroke) to go off hormone therapy too abruptly. I don't know how your doctor weaned you off it, but that COULD be the cause of the unusual hypertension. I read that if you're taking almost any kind of blood pressure medication, it should always be combined with a diuretic to be really effective. I hope this helps in some way. BonitaPaz
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