My wife took ENAM 2.5, once daily, for a fortnight [prescribed after her blood pressure reading was 150/100 on 5th Oct] but the reading today is 161/95.

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Hypertension is lifestyle diseases which require a lifestyle solution and not a chemical cocktail of medicines. What the drs are treating you is the symptoms and not the root cause. They are disease focused and not whole patient focused. They are just putting a band aid fix which is a temporary and making you take medicines lifelong which is not required. You can fix this issue with diet and lifestyle changes alone. Stop eating from outside reduce salt intake cut down dairy eat a plant based diet Add a high fibre diet sleep for 8 hrs I am a lifestyle and wellness physician. I can help you. It involves taking a detailed history which includes your diet, occupation, social and family history to name a few to sort out the cause. Take a consult or send a feedback.

Ambadi Kumar · Accepted Answer

Hypertension is lifestyle diseases which require a lifestyle solution and not a chemical cocktail of medicines. What the drs are treating you is the symptoms and not the root cause. They are disease focused and not whole patient focused. They are just putting a band aid fix which is a temporary and making you take medicines lifelong which is not required. You can fix this issue with diet and lifestyle changes alone. Stop eating from outside reduce salt intake cut down dairy eat a plant based diet Add a high fibre diet sleep for 8 hrs I am a lifestyle and wellness physician. I can help you. It involves taking a detailed history which includes your diet, occupation, social and family history to name a few to sort out the cause. Take a consult or send a feedback.

Sameer Mehrotra · Answer

The current dose is not enough. You can first try and increase the dose to 5 mg once a day, if after 3 days BP still remains high then you should consult your treating physician for make it twice daily or seeking an alternative medication. Also ensure lifestyle changes like daily exercise for 30 mins like risk walking, healthy and low salt diet.