Tekturna - High & Low Blood Pressure Message Board

brownie2 · 09-24-2007, 09:06 AM

I have gotten around to starting tecturna. Has anyone been on this? How long before I notice a change in readings? It is day 2 and my readings are the same as when I was taking Tarka. I would have thought 2 days without tarka something would change, higher or lower ,it is still 133/72.

brownie2 · 09-25-2007, 06:49 PM

Update Day 3 BP is now 153/85 at home. Has not been this high in 3 years. I guess the Tarka is wearing off. How long before the tecturna starts working? I don't want my BP to go into the 200's as it did in the begining.
This is really bugging me.

stars13 · 09-26-2007, 11:10 AM

browinie, i was put on tekturna 150 in march i think, along with diovan160. bp went up instead of down. it stayed like yours, in that same area till june. it skyrocketed into the 200s with chest pain. my dr told me to go to er. i did, it took them a day to get it down. kept me in hosp for 2 days doing tons of tests and upping my meds. they put me on 300 mg tekturna and divan and 10mg metoprolol 2xday when i left.

bp still did not get much better and i felt awful on the beta blocker. after a month or 6 wks i told him i couldn't take bb, he put me on exforge and still 300 tek. still didn't work.

now i'm on 300 tek.....320 diovan.....half of xanax... and a water pill . bp is still erratic, some days great some days 155/96. i'm so disgusted. made an appointment with a hypertension specialist. go next fri. don't know waht to expect. i don't see anything great in this tekturna. plus my health ins. won't cover it.

i writing this in a hurry , but will check back later. wish i could help you more. good luck, hope you have better luck.

stars

brownie2 · 09-26-2007, 02:02 PM

Day 4 - BP is now 184/94 It's like I am not on any meds. I don't think Tecturna works. They better do more research on it. If I don't see my BP drop, or it goes higher, I am going back on tarka.
P.S. I am on 300 mg.

stars13 · 09-27-2007, 07:38 AM

Can you go back on tarka? if so , i would too. like i said , i don't see any advantage to tekturna. before i started it, i was on benicar, hct, and cardizem. my bp stayed low til i started getting sick from the cardizem and i also believe the hct. bp has not been near as good since being on tekt. i agree with you, more research is needed i think.

when i was in hospital in june, one of the drs who was brought in to look for possible kidney problems, which were not there, told me that just because they have this new med to lower renin doesn' t mean it's absolutly meant for me. this is why i decided to visit his medical group, hopefully they can help find the right med. i have such a problem with side effects.

let me know how things go for you.

peace.......stars