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How to lower blood pressure

I have hbp, was diagnosed couple of weeks ago its always been over 190-218. They started me on losartan 50 mg and amlodipine 5mg. And for some reason it seams like it is not going down, so I went to the ER and they increased my amlodipine to 10mg and adv me to contact my primary dr that following week. Called the dr that next week and he increased my losartan to 100 mg and amlodipine to 10 mg, 1 each per day. However it seems like my bp is still hanging out around the upper 180's. I take Vyvanse and also duloxetine 1 time daily also, could those be helping my bp stay high?
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Hi.  Your current medications would not be causing your high BP.  It may be that  these medications are not the right ones for you.  Are you tracking your BP on a home meter?  If so then you need to make sure it's working correctly.  If it is then insist that your GP see you for a thorough check-up and  go from there.  Take care...
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Thank you sure will do....
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