What is the best way to know if a medication will work?
Written by: Dr. Rowena | Posted: Dec 03 2007
Q: My meds work for a few years and then for some reason they quit working. Is there any way to know which meds will work?
A: Our lives and our bodies change as we get older. I suspect your blood pressure medication stopped working because of a change. Perhaps you aren’t exercising as much, have gained weight, or have developed an illness such as diabetes. The only way to know for sure if a drug will work is to try it and get regular follow-up.
Tags: Diabetes, drug, medication, Medication Interactions, pressure, reasonWhat is the initial therapy for someone who has been diagnosed with high blood pressure?
Written by: Dr. Rowena | Posted: Sep 26 2007
Q: When prescribing BP meds to patients for the first time, is there a particular drug that a doctor should start out with first and then work up to other categories if the medications are not working?
A: To quote the Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaulation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure, “Thiazide-type diuretics should be used as initial therapy for most patients with hypertension, either alone or in combination.”
Tags: bp, drug, hypertension, initial therapy, joint national committee, Medication Interactions, medications, meds, patients with hypertension, prevention, treatment of high blood pressureAre there any homeopathic remedies for hypertension?
Written by: Dr. Rowena | Posted: May 17 2007
Q: I have hypertension, colitis and liver disease. What med(s) have the least side effects in patients with these conditions? Also, are there other homeopathic remedies for hypertension?
A: With diseases that affect different parts of the body, it is a balancing act to find medications to adequately treat all the conditions. A drug with the least side-effects for one condition may be the worst possible drug for the other disease. Both your doctor and your pharmacist work together to figure out best combinations of medications for treatment. Homeopathy is based on treating symptoms, so available remedies for any disease are individualized.
Tags: diseases, drug, hypertension, Medication Interactions, symptoms
