My husband takes Benicar HCT for high bp-he's recently lost 28 lbs and his bp has gone down drastically 106/61
Monday, June 7th, 2010 at
12:49 AM
He has experienced light-headedness and dizziness, should he continue to take Benicar? We will call the Dr. next week, but would just stopping him cold today be harmeful?
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The best advice I can give is to NEVER stop a medication prescribed by a physician without first speaking with the doctor or his/her nurse. They might want him to continue with the medication in lower doses or can prescribe him something else. His BP has lowered b/c of his diet but also b/c of the medication. If he stops the medication too quickly there could be harmful side effects. I would call your doctor first thing tomorrow and address your concerns with him/her before doing anything else. My dad got dizzy on his first BP meds and the doctor simply switched him to a lower dose and he has been doing great. Good luck!
My husband has been on the same meds for a week and has experienced similar symptoms. The headaches, dizziness, light headed. He was on 80 mg. I took it down to 40mg myself. Sounds like your husband, according to his blood pressure now, is taken too many mg’s. Try taking him down about 20 mg and see if that will help. His blood pressure is very low now.
Call your doctor who is on call or talk to your pharmacist. They will be able to tell you what to do.