hi ..my question is for my husband.he was being diagnosed 2days ago of having hypertension stage 2. he is 34..he weighs 220lbs. aside from that he has Gout for almost 5 yrs now.his last attack of gout was 2yrs ago.now that he is being monitored of his BP.. his latest bp was 140/110 he is taking AMVASC once a day for maintenance..but unfortunately his Gout surprised him right now..he usually takes colchicine during attacks.now my question is ...is it ok for him to take colchicine knowing that he is having high blood pressure?
Hello, Colchicine will not specifically affect blood pressure and safe to have it. It also doesn't have a known interaction with amass.  He should have a healthy lifestyle like avoiding fatty, oily and high calorie diet. Have low salt diet and monitor blood pressure regularly. Regular exercises like brisk walking, jogging according your capacity at least 30 min a day and 5 days a week. Lots of green leafy vegetables, fruits, fish once or twice a week, avoid meat. Avoid smoking and alcohol if any. There shouldn't abdominal fat deposition or obesity. Get your lipid profile and sugars tested once.