Losartan for Blood Pressure After MI

[mooseman109]

After i had a MI in April i have been on BP meds, likely forever. Been on a beta blocker from day one, no issues at all with it. The cardiologist added losartan to the mix says it will help remodel heart. Who knows. But I run high hct and I have seen lasartan mention in lowering hct. Anybody have any experience with this

 

[HealthMan]

After i had a MI in April i have been on BP meds, likely forever. Been on a beta blocker from day one, no issues at all with it. The cardiologist added losartan to the mix says it will help remodel heart. Who knows. But I run high hct and I have seen lasartan mention in lowering hct. Anybody have any experience with this

I have used losartan and it did nothing to my HCT. I switched to telmisartan because losartan made me very tired. I use a very low dosage of telmisartan (20mg) and metoprolol (20mg). My BP is normal but gets a bit elevated when i am stressed (my job is very stressful so me and my doctor decided to use some medication to control the BP spikes during moments of stress). I feel great but again it did nothing for my HCT

 

[Nelson Vergel]

I recommend that you read several posts from the past:

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[Tommy Wall]

My GP said that Telmisartan doesn´t do much for me and changed to Copalia 5mg/160mg.
Anyone using this medication for BP?

 

[Nelson Vergel]

I agree. The combo you are taking is a calcium channel blocker plus an ARB. Better for people after a heart attack than just using ARB monotherapy, especially if you have high blood pressure.

 

[mooseman109]

Have been on losartan now for almost four months and if there is any change in HCT, it is not noticeable. Was a nice hope though.
i did not have high blood pressure before the heart attack and certainly do not now that I am on these meds. First thing in morning is typically 105/62 with pulse in low 60’s.

 

[charile12]

For those of you that had a heart attack, was that while on trt?

 

[mooseman109]

My heart attack was likely a genetic thing. My dad had several in his 50’s thru 60’s. I had been on T for almost 6 years prior to heart attack. Good lipid panel and not overweight. No cigarettes and workin out 3-4 times a week, resistance and cardio. Just bad genes. My cardiologist allowed me to continue T