my blood pressure was 150 over 100 yesterday and i took two cozaar pills of 25 mg each. today its at 149 over 96 should i go to emergency room? i am prescribed to take one 25mg pill daily and this was working until a couple days ago when they switched me from losartan to generic. now i am vomiting and my stomach s upset.
Your blood pressure is definitely not an indication for the emergency room. The change to generic is a very unlikely source for vomiting. Blood pressure recording should be done routinely and not sporadically. Single measures should not prompt concern. Decisions are best made from an average value from a two-week span. Record your blood pressure on a schedule every day. It should be taken seated after a 10-15 min period of relaxation. Your goal depends on any other problems you may have. In general, it is an average systolic value <150 and diastolic <85. When you meet with your doctor again, bring the record to help determine the need for adjustment.