Dear CCF Physicians,
In order to control blood pressue can a calcium channel blocker such as Norvasc also be added to the following daily medications:
Altace(10mg), Atenolol(50mg), Hydrochlorothiazide(25mg), Imdur(30mg), Lipitor(20mg), and Aspirin(81mg)? Or, is the calcium channel blocker taken instead of one of the above medications? Would changing the time of day a person takes their medication have any effect on blood pressure control? For example would it be better to take the altace(10mg), atenolol(50mg), and hydrochlorothiazide(25mg) all in the morning or would it better to take only the beta blocker and diuretic in the morning then take the ace inhibitor at bed time? I am just looking for different ways to better control my blood pressure. It seems I am at the target dose of the initially mentioned medications: beta blocker, ace inhibitor, and diuretic and still are somewhat hypertensive at times. Thus wondering what effect adding a calcium channel blocker, such as Norvasc, may accomplish. The rise in blood pressure, the systolic, is of concern. What typically used to be 120-125/70-72 has started to creep up to systolic pressures in the 145-155 range with little or no change of the diastolic pressure. It seems as I age, presently 64, isolated systolic hypertension is beginning to appear as it did with my parents.
Thanks,
Cody