I "got the idea" from my vet. On her advice I can vary the dose but must take it at consistent intervals. In fact I'm due right now for my evening pill, since it is 11pm.

@Petter "vet"...you mean doctor, right?

@AnneWimsey I'm an an animal - I know 'cause my wife told me so! Doctors treat people. Ergo, she's a vet!!

It's weird. I have been up to 227/180. I'm technically on a 50mg tablet morning and evening (100mg total) but my vet advises me to adjust downwards if it drops lower than 120.

@Petter Yea. I've set the alarm off on the BP machine at those highs. Scary huh?

That's why my tablets are breakable into 25mg pieces. My prescribed dose is 100mg per day.

@Petter So you took 50 mg when your reading was 140? Does that mean you'll try 25 mg next time for a similar reading?

@LovinLarge I took 25mg. (Half of a 50mg tablet) it remained low all day.but climbed slowly up. By 11pm (pill time) it had reached 125/68 so I took my usual 50mg dose which should hold it there until tomorrow morning. (I tend to stay up late, then sleep until 10am.

It's neat Losartan. I never take salt substitute but keep my salt consumption low. I drink no "ades", preferring water, milk and decafeinated tea or coffee. I take no supplements.

@Petter do you eat lots of bananas, potatoes, strawberries, foods that have high potassium content? You also may not consume enough salt. You should have your doctor monitor your meds

I'm prescribed one Losartan 50mg tablet to be taken morning and evening. ie. 100mg per day. the tablets are designed to be broken in half, which I do when my blood pressure goes like this.
However, sometimes I can go for a month, taking the prescribed dose and maintaining a pressure between 120 and 130. Let's face it - I'm abnormal!

@Petter OR your pills are. I took valsartan (before they were found to be contaminated with NDMA, a carcinogen) and could not use any generic as their potency was all over the place. My bp and subsequent migraines would almost always go out of whack whenever I started a new bottle.

@Zster Mine are supplied, very cheaply, by the government, via approved pharmacies. That's the way it is in Spain. I pay less than half a dollar for a fortnight's supply.