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Questions for your doctor
Together, you and your doctor will build an action plan to help you lower your high blood pressure and maintain control over time.
Prepare for your doctor visits in advance, and don't be afraid to ask questions. Take an active role by learning more about your condition. Find out what your treatment goals are and what you can do to help reach them.
To help you with your conversation, here is a list of 15 questions you may want to ask your doctor.
- What is high blood pressure?
- What health problems are associated with high blood pressure?
- What causes high blood pressure?
- What is my blood pressure goal?
- Why is this number my goal?
- What lifestyle changes do you recommend I make?
- Are my current blood pressure readings meeting my goal?
- What can I do to improve my high blood pressure control?
- What are my treatment options?
- Why do different people require different treatments plans?
- Do different high blood pressure medications work differently?
- What are the side effects of high blood pressure medications?
- If I’m taking medication for high blood pressure and still not at goal, will you increase my dose, switch me to another medicine, or add on another medication?
- (If you are self-monitoring your blood pressure.) When is a good time to take my blood pressure reading?
- What is MICARDIS and could it help me?
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