I learned of it from
@Ghoul and grateful for that knowledge. Like other doctors in USA, I didn’t even know it existed.
ARB helped my pre-existing diastolic hypertension and hypertensive response to supraphysiologic androgens (trestolone and RAD140 in particular).
But I have a sympathetic nervous system that overreacts to work stress (and my wife when she’s hormonal) and even on 80mg azilsartan my BP would spike during the day > 150/90.
Cilnidipine fixed that, and I get a nice calming effect from it too. I’ve accumulated a nice stash in case shipping problems recur.
I was taking nebivolol previously, 5-10mg per day, and it made very little difference. Beta blockers in general are no longer prescribed for high blood pressure; only useful one in healthy adults is propranolol as it’s non-selective and lipid soluble, enabling it to readily cross the blood-brain barrier, so it has potentially useful CNS effects (anti-anxiety mostly) works in the brain unlike the newer/cardioselective others.
Hypertension is rarely controlled well with a single drug. Basically this is the way to combine them:
First line: ARB (telmisartan or azilsartan are best in class, 40-80mg/day)
Second line: CCB (Cilnidipine only, 10-20mg/day)
Third line: Diuretic (potassium-losing ie chlorthalidone or indapamide if using ARB with elevated K+, otherwise potassium-sparing eplererone, finererone, spironolactone)
Spironolactone is less selective than eplereone or finereronex, and binds to androgen receptors acting as an anti-androgen. Most men avoid it but may not be of much significance for those with supraphysiologic levels. My wife uses it and with daily microdoses of 2mg pharma winstrol or 2.5mg anavar.
Some recent studies have linked beta blocker use with bad outcomes. Mostly these were in MI patients, but another reason to avoid for blood pressure management. For RHR ivabradine is designed for and specific for that; works very well typically collateral effects.