I am a 45 year old male. I used to take aten 25 since last 20 years. A month ago my bp shot up to 180/100. A cardiologist prescribed me met xl 50 and telma h.after my second visit the cardiologist prescribed ivabrad 5 along with the other two medicines and I was asked to undergo a thyroid test. My current bp is 130/80 while my heart rate is 121/min. The side effects of the drugs are a major concern as I am feeling light headed specially while walking. I am also concerned about the electrolyte imbalance that telma h is associated with. Is there any medicine with no/minimum side effect available in my case?

Dr. Prabhakar Laxman JatharEndocrinologist48yrs exp

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Mr. lybrate-user, thanks for the query. I have seen the details given. Since your bp was not responding to one single drug, doctor had to give you multiple drugs for controlling it. Most of the drugs used are quite safe and are very well tolerated. Your concern about "electrolytes" is probably based on google search. Please do not depend on that kind of information. Without knowing proper background of medications (pharmacology, kinetics, dynamics etc) it is difficult interprete what information is made available. Thanks.  

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Dr. Pramod Kumar SharmaEndocrinologist39yrs exp

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Yes there are many medicines for hypertension but please dont correlate your problems with side effects mentioned anywhere.Consult your doctor who will do the needful. 

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