First question: Am I going to give a calcium channel blocker (Nifedipine) to my aunt whose BP is 170/90? She doesn't know her usual BP. I got her BP for three times, and it's still 170/90. She is not taking any maintenance medications for her chronic hypertension. She usually eats garlic and usually excuses herself for not taking maintenance medication for hypertension. She always claim that she is healthy even though it is very obvious that it is not. She has many varicose veins. Btw, She has type 2 diabetes mellitus. She is now 65 years old. Second question: My sister (16y/o) suffered from a severe abdominal pain a while ago. PR:89 bpm, RR: 18 cpm, BP: 90/60. Her pain scale ranges from 6-10. She applied liniment to somehow relieve the pain on her abdomen. Afterwards, she took Buscopan (Hyoscine Butylbromide). Is it right to self-medicate herself? Thank you so much!
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Wait -- you say she's not taking any antihypertension meds, but you're going to give her Nifedipine? Is this HER Nifedipine that her doctor prescribed for HER? She should see a doctor to determine what medication she should be taking (and not what someone on Yahoo Answers tells her to take). Garlic is found to have some cholesterol lowering properties, but not much to do with blood pressure. As far as your sister's abdominal pain - if it hurts that much, she should probably see a doctor. Is it more of a muscle-like pain or does it seem more internal?
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