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A 34-year old asked:
How do arb drugs work?
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A 62-year old male asked:
Microalbuminuria which is better for eliminating or stabilizing condition ACEOr ARB meds?
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A 61-year old female asked:
My specialist changed my hypertensive script from an ACE to an arb. How do I safely switch to the new one - do I just stop one and start the other?
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A 38-year old asked:
Which is better, ACE inhibitor vs. Arb in layman terms please?
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A 24-year old male asked:
COVID19 and ARB/ACE medications - should we stop taking these medications if we're relatively young and healthy? I am concerned about recent reports that these meds can increase risk of infection and severe complications. Your thoughts?
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A 30-year old asked:
Which are better ACE inhibitors or arb's?
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A 57-year old female asked:
Which class of hypertension drugs are more likely to cause fatigue -- arb or ace?
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A 66-year old female asked:
A friend was taking Losartan, but that didn't work. Switched to Valsartan. It worked. Both in ARB, why would the latter work instead?
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A 38-year old male asked:
What's the most popular Angiotensin Receptor Blocker and why is it the most prescribed? How do doctors decide which ARB to prescribe?
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A 36-year old male asked:
Is Benicar a more potent ARB than generic Cozaar? Losartan 100 seems much weaker than 40mg of Benicar, There is obviously a large cost difference.
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A 36-year old male asked:
Tried Losartan 100mg as an alternative to Benicar 40mg due to $. Benicar works great,Losartan does not.Is cozaar the the weakest among ARB medications?
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A 54-year old male asked:
Which is the most safest, effective, popular, and least side effect class BP medicine used long terms: ccb, bb, diuretics, arb, ACE or other. Thanks.?
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A 38-year old male asked:
I'm currently on blood pressure medication (ARB) and my bp at rest is 110/70. The other day I got really excited and my bp climbed to 180/90... after 30 minutes it was 150/80 and when I got home it was 118/76. Do I need to add more meds?
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A 54-year old male asked:
Is coreg a beta blocker and is cozaar an ARB and what is each function?
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A 31-year old male asked:
Taking a beta blocker for hbp for about 6 months but have side effects Dr told me to take losartan and stop beta safe to just stop beta and start arb?
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A 49-year old male asked:
Curious as to why i still get elevated BP readings due to white coat htn even while on a low dose arb. What good is a med that works part of the time.
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A 62-year old male asked:
Cough upon Altace trial 10 yrs ago. Possible I might not have same reaction now, esp w/diff brand of Ace Inhibitor? ACE studies look better than ARB.
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A 54-year old male asked:
Could 10 mg isosorbide mono causes dependency.Made my other bb& arb/hct BP med not work.Noticed spikes until itake the iso mon again then BP goes down?
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A 39-year old male asked:
Is the risk of hyperkalemia the same for all angiotensin receptor blockers? If I have normal kidney function prior to ARB usage, how likely am I to develop hyperkalemia?
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A 82-year old asked:
Why might an arb be more effective in stabilizing blood pressure than an ACE inhibitor?
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A 51-year old male asked:
ARB (Losartan) won't stop my stress induced hypertension. What is a better option without lots of side effects?
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A 27-year old male asked:
Do ARB medications for hypertension help patients with elevated catechlomines and no pheo? Do they calm sympathetic nervous system activation ?
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A 34-year old male asked about a 72-year old male:
If an ARB is sufficient in controlling HTN, is there any benefit for an advanced CKD patient with proteinuria to use combinations of ACE & ARB?
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A 49-year old male asked:
I take an arb (losartan) for hypertension but still notice occasional spikes due to anxiety. Hr rate increases also. Is a beta blocker better for this?
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A 65-year old female asked:
Morning hp 120/80 but goes up to 185/85 just after taking bystolic (nebivolol) or isosorbide and stays for an hour. On 5 mg pred/arb in pm/no issues. Adh issue?
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A 24-year old male asked:
COVID19 and ARB/ACE medications - I am concerned about reports that these meds can increase risk of infection and severe complications by uptake of ACE2, which the virus uses to enter body. Your thoughts?
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A 27-year old male asked:
How long does an arb (avapro) take to settle in? Specifically, I am feeling very weak and tired after about a week on 150mg of avapro, (irbesartan) will that start to subside after awhile? If so, how long?
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A 21-year old male asked:
Which (arb) is more safe for hypertension in young adults Losartan or olmesartan What is diffence between them and why preferred over other Please give a detailed explanation, on (arb) between these or any other arb and why you preferred this arb?
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A 58-year old male asked:
Urine protein to creatinine of 206/1.8 or 2. Do i need ACE or arb inhibitor for protein problem? I'm conerned about side effects.
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A 39-year old male asked:
Is it healthy to take an ARB at bedtime if you have sleep apnea? For some reason I feel a hangover every morning and experiencing cognitive issues since I started the bp med?
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