hi My mother is 64 and her blood preasure is 186/111 she is allready on medication for her blood preasure.and her doctor increased one of her medications and told me to call him tommorow. should she consider going to the doctor or should we wait until tommorow. she said she feels alot of preassure in her head but so far thats it .what should we do?she weigh 213.and is 54
Hello! Welcome on Chat Doctor! Regarding your concern, I would explain that her blood pressure values are high, which means that her current antihypertensive therapy is not very effective in controlling blood pressure. I agree with you her doctor on the decision of increasing the doses of her current antihypertensive Chat Doctor.  But, if her blood pressure values do now lower with these changes to her current medication, considering the fact that she has a lot of pressure in her head, I would recommend bringing her to the ER, in order to lower her blood pressure values. You should know that if her blood pressure values continue to be high, she may be at increased risk for stroke or intracranial bleeding. Hope you will find this answer helpful! Kind regards,