I am 25 years old and have had high blood pressure for 3 years. I take xartan, lokren and tertensif. If I got pregnant now, changing to safer medications wouldn't hurt my baby?
Hello, The use of drugs lowering blood pressure in a woman who intends to become pregnant should be under close supervision, ideally if it is a specialist hypertensiologist. The specialist hypertension clinic closest to your place of trouble is at the Medical Academy in Wrocław. Drugs from the group of converting enzyme inhibitors are absolutely contraindicated (their chemical name ends with "-pril", for example, captopril, enalaprili, quinapril) and sartans (in this case, xartan belongs to this group) - these drugs should be discontinued before pregnancy . Other drugs such as lokren or tertensif - the decision is up to the doctor, it would probably be better to discontinue them also before becoming pregnant. Dopegyt is a blood pressure-lowering drug used in pregnant women. It is also important to follow a proper diet and avoid stress - it is optimal when a woman spends her pregnancy at home, taking care of herself and her baby. It is very important for a successful pregnancy to have an appropriate, positive mental attitude. Regards, Dr. n.med. Krystyna Knypl
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Krystyna KnyplInternist, hypertensiologist, editor-in-chief of "Gazeta dla Lekarzy".
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