The first medication before anything else to take is hydrochlorothiazide, which is a water pill that gets rid of the water in the body.
The most commonly used ACE inhibitors are Captopril and Lisinopril. The side effects include coughing(most common), renal artery stenosis, or angioedema. If your mother started to cough after the medication, she needs to switch to a different med; she shouldn't take ACE inhibitors if she has kidney problems. Angioedema, although rare, can cause breathing problem, which can be life-threatening. If she starts coughing, switch to Losartan. With all that said, ACE inhibitors is generally the best drug for high blood pressure, especially for diabetic patients.
The most commonly prescribed Beta blocker is metoprolol. Beta blockers not only lower blood pressure, but also considered to be protective to heart. You might not want to take Beta blocker if you have some kind of lung problem.
Ask the doctors in China with those medications. They should know the Chinese names of those drugs.
I am more worried about the diastolic pressure of your mother. If possible, do a 2-D echo to check the working condition of her heart just to have a baseline for comparison.
Good luck!
The most commonly used ACE inhibitors are Captopril and Lisinopril. The side effects include coughing(most common), renal artery stenosis, or angioedema. If your mother started to cough after the medication, she needs to switch to a different med; she shouldn't take ACE inhibitors if she has kidney problems. Angioedema, although rare, can cause breathing problem, which can be life-threatening. If she starts coughing, switch to Losartan. With all that said, ACE inhibitors is generally the best drug for high blood pressure, especially for diabetic patients.
The most commonly prescribed Beta blocker is metoprolol. Beta blockers not only lower blood pressure, but also considered to be protective to heart. You might not want to take Beta blocker if you have some kind of lung problem.
Ask the doctors in China with those medications. They should know the Chinese names of those drugs.
I am more worried about the diastolic pressure of your mother. If possible, do a 2-D echo to check the working condition of her heart just to have a baseline for comparison.
Good luck!
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