Micardis effective over 80mg?

ChuckMSRD said:

Im a bit confused on this topic. My GP says he has read
studies showing that Micardis has no further efficacy
beyond 80mg. Cardiologist says you can go up to 160 with
improved control. Sales rep told me to try Mic plus Hct
but that gave me side effects. Any experience with this?

Chuck

The maximum recommended dose approved by the FDA is 80 mg.

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Quoted message said:

Im a bit confused on this topic. My GP says he has read
studies showing that Micardis has no further efficacy
beyond 80mg. Cardiologist says you can go up to 160 with
improved control. Sales rep told me to try Mic plus Hct
but that gave me side effects. Any experience with this?

Chuck

I just upped my doae of Micardis HCT from 80mg/12.5mg once
per day to 80mg/12.5mg plus 300 mg of labetalol every 6
hours. BP is now about
128/80 on average. I was at 140/80 with brusts occuring to
170/100. The extra Micardis seems to have gotten rid of
the bursts. It takes Micardis about 30 days to build up
full effect, so I expect to pull back on the labetalol.
t went through the wringer of tests at the Cleveland
Clinic and they found no renal hypertension or
pheochromocytoma.

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Quoted message said:

Im a bit confused on this topic. My GP says he has read
studies showing that Micardis has no further efficacy
beyond 80mg. Cardiologist says you can go up to 160 with
improved control. Sales rep told me to try Mic plus Hct
but that gave me side effects. Any experience with this?

Chuck

I just upped my doae of Micardis HCT from 80mg/12.5mg once
per day to 80mg/12.5mg plus 300 mg of labetalol every 6
hours. BP is now about
128/80 on average. I was at 140/80 with brusts occuring to
170/100. The extra Micardis seems to have gotten rid
of the bursts. It takes Micardis about 30 days to
build up full effect, so I expect to pull back on the
labetalol. t went through the wringer of tests at the
Cleveland Clinic and they found no renal hypertension
or pheochromocytoma.

I meant to say Micardis HCT 80mg/12.5mg twice per day with
300 mg labetalol every 6 hr.