Does anyone here take medication to reduce blood pressure, while also taking asthma meds? Are there counter-indications, and can you control both at the same time?
I am on montelucast, 2mg pred, Trimbow and Xolair. My BP is 155/100 at all times, sometimes higher; it only drops after exercise. I wonder if some of symptoms I percieve as asthma/inflammation-related -- shortness of breath, chest tightnessm, blurred vision -- can be explained by high BP as well. Most of the time, these symptoms respond to the rescue inhaler and prednisolone, but in some cases they do not, and I wonder if it's due to BP. I am also a caffeine fiend.
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Hi, good question I shall await your replies runcyclexcski, . Recently it came up that Atvorstatin shouldn't be taken with a BP med (amlodipine I think). I do take Atvorstatin but fortunately my amlodipine was changed to Ramiplril a few months ago - I take those two at bed time with Fostair and Carbocysteine but montelukast after supper.
I'm thinking my bedtime reading will be the Ramiplril & montelukast leaflets 😬
And a very happy new year to you too! Let me know what she says won't you. Would it help if you took the montelukast at a different time of day so it has less effect on your nights? I'm glad it helps with your breathing though. I would have to choose the BP med (fairly recently px) over Montelukast, as a history of of stroke in the family. Take care, P
Yes symptoms could be due to BP.i would keep record of BP+ Symptoms and take to gp .I'd get an appointment soon if u can.i take indapamide for bp+ bisoprolol for arrythmias, with no probs with asthma meds x
My GP first treated my hypertension with amlodipine, but that gave me water retention, so was switched to ramipril. My asthma consultant advised against ramipril as it's a calcium channel blocker, as is amlodipine, and can aggravate asthma symptoms. Both kept my BP under control but gave me an asthma cough.
Asthma consultant recommended losartan potassium, which isn't as affective, but doesn't affect my asthma.
I have to be super careful with most things in the LAMA inhaler family (Spiriva, Trimbow, Trelegy) and Prednisolone as they send my BP soaring. I did find Eklira Genuair, which didn't affect my BP, but it gave me glaucoma.
Weight control and exercise have proven to be the best treatment for my high BP.
Good morning! Just wondering if you'd experimented with coming if the caffeinated coffee for a while and using decaf instead to see if there's an effect on your BP?
Cause I'm on prednisolone long term I have high blood pressure. I'm on Amlopodine and Ramipril. I'm on a lot of medication including Montelukast, Uniphyllum, Spiriva Respimat, Fostair and Salamol and Salbutamol nebules when required.
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