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Q: Question for women taking Micardis HCT?
Just wondering if it has affected your sex drive?

A: I don’t take Micardis but I do know that it may affect your sex drive unfortunately towards the negative… along with other blood pressure meds. It may be a temporary problem as your body adjusts to your dosage if you just started your medicine recently 3-6wks. ( I know that seems like a long time). However if it is ongoing & untolerable you may need to see your physician,, this is a real problem affecting your quality of life & you need to tell your physician exactly that! You may need to consider an alternative medication. If your Dr does not see a problem,, see a different Dr.
Best of luck to you.

Pharmacy Tech.

Q: is it better to take micardis or micardis hct?

A: The only difference between Micardis and Micardis HCT is that the latter is a combination drug, comtaining both Micardis and Hydrochlorothiazide (otherwise known as HCT or HCTZ). HCT is a diuretic.

The only reason you would need to take Micardis HCT would be if you are already taking HCTZ, and it just cuts taking two pills down into one.

Q: what is micardis HCT?
telmisartan hydroclorothiazide

A: I have read your question very carefully and I felt the frustration of not being able to ask you a few probing questions before answering. However, I would at the very least like to email you a few things to consider that will at least offer a few things to consider and may offer additional aspect for your consideration…with your permission first!

MD., 21 years
F.A.C.C.

Q: if i am taking micardis hct. could i have alcohol? ty if you know.?

A: theoretically no and practically no in short run but for long this will increase your LDL cholesterol the bad one and will disturb renal function and more drugs will be needed it is you who decide

Q: What is a heart murmur and what dose it mean to have a leaking value in the heart should I be worried?
I have high blood pressure and my doctors having a hard time trying to controll it with blood presure med. I am currently taking Lisinopril/hctz 20/12.5mg, Toprol XL 50mg, Micardis hct 80mg/12.5mg,and diltiazem er 180mg. I am 23 years old.

A: A heart murmur is what is heard through the stethoscope when there is an abnormal turbulance in the normal smooth flow of the blood through the heart and blood vessels. It may be congenital (inborn) or acquired (through diseases).

Your murmur ,obviously ,is coming from the leaking valve . It is possible that it is arising from a dilatation of the valve ring as a result of your intractable high blood pressure.

If this is the case, you should take your antihypertensive medication very regularly. I will not hesitate to tell you that you may not be very regular ,as has been my experience with young patients like you.

Your hypertension gives a completely different perspective to your murmur and you must follow your doctor’s orders almost religiously,

Good Luck.

Q: I passed out on the toilet?
I just used the bathroom had diarrhea, afterword I started getting dizzy went for toilet paper and fell off toilet got back up and happened again. i am on Micardis HCT could the medication done this. It is for high blood pressure.
if it makes a difference I’m 30 years old.

A: talk to your doctor!!! most likely it was the medication mabe it is too high of a dose or something! then again your blood pressure could have been low or mabe you skipped a dose and your body reacted to that.

Q: Question about blood pressure medicine?
i am taking micardis hct for high blood pressure (40 mg). I took one pill about an hour ago, but can’t remember if I had taken one earlier and now i’m wondering about the effects of taking 2 in one day.

A: How in the world can someone give advice like that, generically saying that blood pressure meds are safe to 100mg? That’s crazy.

As for the blood pressure med in question, it can be prescribed to 80mg a day. But the one in question also has HCTZ, which is a diuretic. Taking twice that will greatly increase not only the effects of the main bp med, but also the water excretion of the HCTZ.

Overall, I imagine you’ll be okay. But, it’s far easier if you take the pill at a set time every day, maybe even write it down when you take it so that you don’t have to worry any more.

Q: Is chest pain, headache and red eyes a symptom to expect with a new blood pressure med. ?
Currently I am taking Micardis 80mg,Dilitiazem er 180mg,lisinopril hct 20/12.5mg and I was taking Toprol xl 200mg and just three days ago my doc took me of the toprol and started me on a new med. by the name of Coreg 12.5mg to take two times a day. With the change in med I have had bad headaches and chest pain along with red eyes and I dont know if this is somthing to be expected until the med get into my system or if it could be somekind of reaction.

A: I don’t think that is right and I would call him right away. Sometimes you have to try 5 different meds before you find what works for you. Headaches are a sign of high blood pressure. My husband takes Hyzar and I think he needs something else. He has been having frequent nose bleeds. Call your doctor right away or go to an ER. Chest pain should never be a side effect, if those were normal your doctor should have told you that.

Q: seeing spots?
I started to see black spots about a month ago.At first only at night around lights but now I see them during the day too.I am taking Micardis HCT for blood pressure.I have not found any side effect information about seeing spots while taking this medicine.Just wondering if any one has any idea what is going on?

A: Could be “floaters” in your eyes. Get them checked. I have been on Micardis for a long time with no side effects, but that doesn’t mean that you don’t have some. Best to get it checked. Good luck.

Q: At what point is High Blood Pressure too high?
I have essential hypertension, and I just checked my BP. It’s pretty high…at what point (diastolic/systolic) should I contact a doctor? I’m on Micardis HCT, but it doesn’t seem to be working right now. Thanks.
Just re-checked my BP, it’s 175/115.
Well, it is being treated. I see my Doctor regularly, but tonight it seems to be too high for whatever reason. I’m just wondering if there’s anything I should do right now, or if it’ll be fine until tomorrow.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b138/jgarrey/p_00363.jpg
Systolic is down by almost 20 points, but diastolic isn’t moving?? WTF does that mean?? :/

A: I don’t know anything about this Jacqui, but here’s a chart I found that it pretty helpful. It looks like you are in the moderate stage 2 headed for severe at the BP you gave. :(

http://www.vaughns-1-pagers.com/medicine/blood-pressure.htm

The diastolic is the measurement of your blood pressure when the heart is resting (between heart beats)…I don’t think they go up and down in sink. I think you’re okay for tonight, but might want to visit the doctor tomorrow if it doesn’t go back down to your normal. Here’s some more info:

http://blood-pressure.emedtv.com/diastolic-blood-pressure/diastolic-blood-pressure-p2.html

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