I am diabetic on insugen 30/70 refill injection, glycomet gp2, ppg 0.3 mg and other drugs. I am also hypertensive on ramipril 5 mg and amlodipine 5 mg. My query is related to hypertension and not on diabetic problem. I am taking the above medicines for last 5 years on hypertension but my hypertension is more than 160/75. It shoots to 175 frequently. I began treadmill jogging exercise for 1 hour every day and then hypertension reduces to about 150/72. If I do not jog for 1 day, hypertension goes back to 160/170. I am consuming ramipril 5 mg + amlodipine 5 mg everyday, once before lunch. The hypertension is not at all reduced with these drugs but only by jogging. I am 60 years old and jogging for 1 hour is very strenuous, leading to knee pain frequently. Suggest replacement drugs for hypertension.
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Well do not worry Mr. lybrate-user. Before going for drug replacement you need to undergo some investigations to rule out any secondary cause for hypertension. Once the investigations are reviewed by a qualified physician or cardiologist you can go for drug replacement. Hope this helps you.
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You are very much aware and concerned about your health and doing fine as evident from your description. First thing you should do is to increase the dose amlodipine to 10 mg and regular check of your bp. If if is still not coming down then it would be better to add and/or replace another medicines.
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Ask your Dr. whether it will help to replace ramipril with ramipril-h tablet.
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