Is it ok to have two doctor to treat your health ? I have high blood pressure?

Question

and i went first time to see the doctor to check my blood everything is normal i just have hbp the doctor told me to see him in two month so i can lose weight so my bp get down i was 250 now i am 200 ! i make another apointmet with another doctor he check my heart and my blood and urine everything is very good but it still my bp high so the doctor told me to take hydrochlerothiazide 12.5 mg for one month then to see him and he told me we will use this medicine first time then we will chose another and better so i make another apointment with him which next month ! my question is it ok to tell my first doctor about that or i have just to chose one i really need help

Answer 1

Make sure both doctors know what the other is doing - especially the drugs you're taking.

Answer 2

3 years ago, I was diagnosed - hypertension with a reading of 160/100. I used to feel dizzy a lot, my legs had awful cramps, and levels were very low in my potassium, causing my fingers and toes to always cramp together. One day I started to feel really faint while I was driving with my daughter in the back seat and I passed out, hitting 3 cars and ending up in a ditch. That moment,I knew I had to do something because my meds weren't working. I heard about this diet from a friend and thought I'd give it a shot. The results have been remarkable. In just 21 days, I honestly can't remember feeling this good, my blood pressure went from 175/110 to 125/70.

Answer 3

Well, not usually, unless the first doctor referred you to the second doctor. If not, choose the one you have the most confidence in and stick with him/her. Congrats on the weight loss--that's great. Eat a couple of bananas a day, and if you are not already, start walking for about 1/2 hours three times a week or more. Drink a lot of water. Check out the amount of caffeine you consume and maybe cut back.

Answer 4

Doctors have opinions too. I see a lot of doctors for various conditions and I find it helpful when they overlap to give me a choice of treatments. I do tell them when I receive different advise so they can tell me if they think the other is wrong or it just another way to do the same thing. The biggest difference I find in doctor is that some are very pill oriented and others emphasize lifestyle changes. You should also be alert that some doctors order different tests on your blood so they have different reason for their advise.

Answer 5

You need to keep any Doctor that you go to aware of all the medications that you are taking.Congratulations on the weight loss. With high blood pressure if the first medicine works they will usually keep you on that one. If it doesn't then they will usually try another . but you can go to whichever Doctor you choose (Providing your health insurance covers it)You can have many Doctors other than your basic M.D as there are so many specialists in the field. However they usually keep in touch with your regular M.D. I hope this helps you. good luck.

Answer 6

Doctors don't usually like this arrangement, as it shows a lack of faith in them.
You obviously know that you need to lose weight and walk, so stick to a weight reduction plan, after all ,the websites are full of them, and choose the doctor that has patience with you, and ask his advise on blood tests for cholesterol and sugar, for starters.
Move away from dairy foods and sweets, and don't think of food all the time, but busy yourself with activities or whatever you do to fill in your days.
Good Luck

Answer 7

Keep in mind that Blood Pressure, as measured, is not the pressure of your blood, but the amount of pressure it takes to stop it in your arm. It really is a gimmick. Different aspects of a person control what the number are. For instance, a lot of fat in the arm will distribute the pressure of the cuff so that the numbers go up. Ever wonder why every fat person has High Blood Pressure.

Answer 8

Why would you see two doctors for the same problem? Choose the one you like the most and stick with him/her for awhile. Of course you should tell all your doctors what kinds of medicines you are taking. They can't help you properly if they don't know what kinds of drugs you are taking.

Answer 9

no it is not unless both belong to different fields of speciality and both know what the other is doing. It may even be acceptable if you are going for second opinion .Best is to find one doctor whom you can trust and then blindly follow him and leave rest to luck

Answer 10

You can check with as many doctors as you feel like until you are convinced that the answers they give are right.