My husband has been taking flomax cr for 4 days and his blood pressure has risen (162/82) since taking this medication, is this normal?

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Flomax was prescribed for a kidney stone. He is taking: lipitor, cozaar, norvasc, allopurinol

Alexandre Chagnon · Accepted Answer

Hello, Flomax™ is not known to cause blood pressure increases. An increase in blood pressure can be due to many reasons such as taking over-the-counter medications (Ex: Advil™, decongestants, etc), taking certain natural health products, forgetting to take anti-hypertensive medication, smoking or even stress. Kidney stones can also be a cause of high blood pressure, so I recommend that you consult your doctor. In the meantime, I recommend that you take several measurements and record them in a notebook. To get a better idea of blood pressure and allow the pharmacist or doctor to be able to better intervene you can take four measurements a day for a week: Two times in the morning, before breakfast and taking your medication. Two times in the evening, before bathing and taking your medications. To ensure that the values are as accurate as possible, please take the following precautions before taking blood pressure: Wait 2 hours after a meal; Avoid stimulant medications (e.g., decongestants, antidepressants, and other drugs). e.g., decongestants); Avoid smoking, caffeine, or exercise 60 minutes prior to blood pressure measurement; Go to the bathroom as needed; Don't wear tight clothes; Stay quiet for at least 5 minutes before starting. I would also like to take this opportunity to remind you of some non-pharmacological measures to improve blood pressure control: Promote a diverse diet: emphasize fruits/vegetables, grains, milk, fish, poultry. Limit salt, alcohol, refined sugar and restaurants (Consult a nutritionist if needed) Eat less salt: limit to 2300 mg per day, avoid a food if it contains more than 10% of the daily dose (read food labels) Maintain a healthy weight Limit alcohol consumption: Do not exceed 2 drinks per day for men Quit smoking Practice regular physical activity Ayoub Bouchama, pharmacy student Supervised by Alexandre Chagnon, pharmacist