What are PHYSIOTENS tablets used for?
What are PHYSIOTENS tablets used for?
PHYSIOTENS is used to lower high blood pressure, which is sometimes called hypertension. Everyone has blood pressure. This pressure helps to move your blood around your body. Your blood pressure may change at different times of the day.
What type of medication is PHYSIOTENS?
About moxonidine for high blood pressure
| Type of medicine | A centrally acting antihypertensive medicine |
|---|---|
| Used for | High blood pressure (hypertension) |
| Also called | Physiotens® |
| Available as | Tablets |
When should I take PHYSIOTENS?
Treatment should be started with 200 microgram Physiotens in the morning. The dose may be titrated after two weeks to 400 microgram given as one dose or as divided doses (morning and evening) until a satisfactory response is achieved.
Is PHYSIOTENS a beta blocker?
The beta blocker should be stopped first, then moxonidine withdrawn (as above) a few days later, monitoring blood pressure regularly. The manufacturer has not provided clinical data to support this recommendation. Incidence of adverse effects is low, with dry mouth, headache, dizziness and tiredness most common.
Does Physiotens cause fluid retention?
Nervousness. Fluid retention (oedema). Neck pain. Swelling of the lips, throat and tongue (angioedema).
Does moxonidine cause weightloss?
After 8 weeks of treatment, patients achieved a mean weight loss of 1.4 kg, which was particularly pronounced in obese patients. The rate of patients receiving antihypertensive combination therapy was 81.1% for those with metabolic syndrome, and 63.3% for all other patients.
What happens if I stop taking moxonidine?
So far, no rebound-effect has been observed on the blood pressure after discontinuing the treatment with moxonidine. However, an abrupt discontinuance of the moxonidine treatment is not advisable; instead the dose should be reduced gradually over a period of two weeks.
