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| caviartaste | | posted 9-Feb-2005 11:37pm |
No - my blood pressure has only been high a couple of times...not enough to take medication for it. It's almost always low, in fact. |
| Amanda | | posted 9-Feb-2005 11:39pm |
Other. I took medication for high blood pressure for about a month, not too long ago. I'd gone to the doctor several times about my migraines. Each time I went, while having a horrible migraine, my blood pressure was elevated. So, the doctor thought that my migraines were being caused from high blood pressure. I didn't think this was the case, as I've had migraines since I was 9 years old. But, at that point, I was willing to try anything. Anyhow, I went back to the doctor and my blood pressure was normal. He kept me on the medication, but then the next visit my blood pressure was normal. He then decided that the high blood pressure was caused from the migraines. But, he kept me on the same medication because it can also be used to prevent migraines. So, yes, I have taken medication for high blood pressure, but no, I've never needed medication for high blood pressure, and I'm on a medication that was intended to be used to treat high blood pressure, but it's being used to prevent migraines. Understand all that, because I sure don't! |
SueBee  | | posted 10-Feb-2005 12:54am |
I just started taking pills to control my blood pressure a couple days ago. I was afraid they'd make me feel weird, but they actually make me feel pretty good. Kind of like a sugar or caffeine buzz, but without getting all shaky. And I think I may be able to break my caffeine habit. I had no coffee today, and only half a can of Diet Pepsi, and I don't have a headache!
Considering the average age of SC users, I suppose there won't be many here who have high blood pressure, but I'm curious to see... |
| SueBee | | (reply to Amanda) posted 10-Feb-2005 12:58am |
That's very interesting since my medication seems to be preventing a nasty caffeine withdrawal headache. I guess this medication relaxes your blood vessels, so it stands to reason that it could prevent certain types of headaches. |
LindaH   | | posted 10-Feb-2005 2:02am |
No. Sometimes my blood pressure gets really low. |
bill    | | posted 10-Feb-2005 7:45am |
I always have low/normal pressure... except for the last time I was at the doctor... but, at the time, my ear was waxed in and I had a ringing in my ear, so I think I was a bit stressed about that. The nurse who got the high reading wanted to make a big fuss about it, but I managed to talk them out of that. Hopefully, it will be back to being low the next time I go in. My dad has taken high blood pressure medication for decades. I think my mom might be taking it now too. |
| ASexyBabe | | posted 10-Feb-2005 10:21am |
My anxiety causes my BP to be high when I am anxious only. At all other times it is very good. I would not take medication as I would be too low most of the time if I did. |
| Enheduanna | | posted 10-Feb-2005 12:35pm |
No; I've never had high blood pressure. |
| Amanda | | (reply to SueBee) posted 10-Feb-2005 1:17pm |
That could be it. I have no idea why it works. I didn't question it, because I was so glad it helped with my migraines. I used to get a migraine about once a week. Now, I only get them once every 3-4 weeks, and then they aren't nearly as bad.
Which medication did they put you on? I take 80 mg Inderal LA every morning.
Have you noticed any side effects? I haven't had any major side effects. Just dry mouth, which I can deal with. |
| Updown | | posted 10-Feb-2005 3:05pm |
I am currently on Norvasc for hypertension, but it's not going to help until I can find it within myself to not salt everything I come into contact with. |
| Updown | | (reply to SueBee) posted 10-Feb-2005 3:07pm |
I felt pretty good after starting on my medication last September. I can't explain how it felt...it just felt better. |
| pandora | | posted 10-Feb-2005 3:15pm |
My gynecologist tried to tell me I had high blood pressure during my first visit. I knew better, and as it turns out (after a *#$&@! follow up visit) I was just a little tense about getting naked in front of a stranger for the first time. Imagine that.  |
jettles  | | posted 10-Feb-2005 8:11pm |
nope |
| jettles | | (reply to SueBee) posted 10-Feb-2005 8:13pm |
what medication did they prescribe you? |
Zang  | | posted 10-Feb-2005 9:35pm |
No. I have had my blood pressure taken but I only remember ever being told that it was high once and the doctor tried again a few minutes later and it was fine. If I recall, I had smoked a reefer before that visit, so that may have had something to do with it. That would mean it was over 15 years ago, because I don't smoke reefers anymore.
I'm not particularly concerned about my blood pressure. My doctor usually checks it one those rare occasions that I see him. I guess it must be normal, or he would have made an issue out of it. |
| SueBee | | (reply to Amanda) posted 11-Feb-2005 10:52am |
Wow, migraines must be a major bummer. That's something I really wish could be cured. Nobody should have to suffer that kind of pain. I'm glad the medication at least helps. I'm taking Lisinopril 10 mg. I haven't noticed any side-effects at all, just the pleasant feeling I mentioned earlier. My doctor said the most common side-effect is a mild dry cough, which really bothers some people, but I have an annoying little occasional cough from my allergies anyway, and I haven't noticed a change. |
| SueBee | | (reply to Updown) posted 11-Feb-2005 10:54am |
Well, that's good! Maybe it's the same thing I'm feeling.
I'm not too bad with the salt shaker, and I can live without salty potato chips and such, but I've noticed there's an awful lot of sodium in the foods I eat. I recently started eating a lot of soup because I thought it was a healthier alternative than some of the other convenience foods I tend to eat, but it is loaded with sodium. My doctor didn't say anything about that though. |
| SueBee | | (reply to jettles) posted 11-Feb-2005 10:57am |
Lisinopril 10 mg which I was told is a fairly small dose. I have to go in for blood work in three weeks to make sure it's not doing any damage to my liver. That's a little scary, but apparently it's a rare problem. Any thoughts on that? |
| SueBee | | (reply to bill) posted 11-Feb-2005 11:01am |
Did she just take one reading? I've found that mine usually goes down if I sit still and calm down a bit, but lately it doesn't go down as much as it used to! |
| SueBee | | (reply to pandora) posted 11-Feb-2005 11:15am |
It was a nurse practitioner I went to for a pap smear that first told me sometimes people get a high reading in the doctor's office because of being nervous. We talked for awhile, and she took it again and it was fine. My problem is that when I started to get higher readings all the time I was in denial and tried to attribute it to nerves.  |
| bill | | (reply to SueBee) posted 11-Feb-2005 11:50am |
I think I talked her out of it. I'm going in again in early March, so we'll see. I do that calm down thing too. Though, I'm not really sure if that's cheating or something. |
| Updown | | (reply to SueBee) posted 11-Feb-2005 11:51am |
I have discovered that almost all foods that are convenient (canned goods and frozen dinners) are loaded with sodium as a preservative. I'm also a chinese food junkie, and the concept of low/no MSG has not occurred to people in my part of the country. |
| SueBee | | (reply to bill) posted 11-Feb-2005 12:35pm |
I don't think that's cheating. Our blood pressure varies quite a bit throughout the day, and I don't think a person needs medication for it unless it's continuously high. |
| SueBee | | (reply to Updown) posted 11-Feb-2005 12:39pm |
I love Chinese food, too. I'm learning to make some of it at home. I make a really tasty fried rice, and a pretty good chow mein, but there are so many more favorites that are a bit trickier to make at home. I'm hoping my new Chinese sister-in-law will teach me how to make some more dishes! |
| Updown | | (reply to SueBee) posted 11-Feb-2005 12:49pm |
I have never made chinese food at home (other than frozen dinners), but I am trying to learn how to prepare Sushi. If I can only get past the steamed rice phase I'll be good to go. |
| pandora | | (reply to SueBee) posted 11-Feb-2005 1:04pm |
Oh, that's tricky! I'm glad you're taking such good care of yourself though. You can be my role model since doctors and I often don't get along too well.  |
| SueBee | | (reply to Updown) posted 11-Feb-2005 3:00pm |
Yeah, getting the rice to turn out the way you want it is probably the trickiest part. I've never made it, but wanted to at one point so I was learning everything I could about it. Never got around to it though... |
| SueBee | | (reply to pandora) posted 11-Feb-2005 3:05pm |
Well, I'm trying to take better care of myself. I still have some bad habits to break. Don't you like doing what doctors tell you to do? I'm a pretty good patient, I guess, as long as my doctor understands that I prefer not to take medicine unless it's REALLY necessary. Or unless I'm in a lot of pain, and then I think it's really necessary!  |
| Updown | | (reply to SueBee) posted 11-Feb-2005 3:06pm |
I eat rice all the time, but I've never steamed it. Any suggestions? |
| Jemmy | | posted 11-Feb-2005 3:17pm |
No, I don't think I have it. |
| SueBee | | (reply to Updown) posted 11-Feb-2005 3:30pm |
I actually have a rice cooker, and I love it! (I got it before I decided it was silly to have a bunch if different gadgets floating around the kitchen.) Mine is a Rival steamer/rice cooker and I can actually use it to steam vegetables or fish as well. The ones I've seen around lately look more like a crock pot, and I'm not sure how they compare, but with this one I just measure the water and rice and plug it in. It shuts off automatically and makes perfect rice every time. I HATED trying to cook rice on the stovetop. |
| Updown | | (reply to SueBee) posted 11-Feb-2005 3:50pm |
I'll have to look into it. I cook rice all the time, but I have never steamed it. |
| pandora | | (reply to SueBee) posted 11-Feb-2005 4:49pm |
I think I've just had a few too many bad experiences with the medical profession. Of course I'm glad doctors are around, and they have to be brilliant people, but I want to stay as far away as I can! Strange how I never felt this way when I was younger. |
| SueBee | | (reply to pandora) posted 11-Feb-2005 5:14pm |
Well, I can understand you feeling that way if you've had bad experiences. I had the same family doctor for about the first 30 years of my life, and he was a wonderful man, so I've had good experiences, except for some of the military doctors I encountered when I was married to an army man. I just happen to believe that doctors should be there for major illnesses or things like broken bones, not for every time we feel a little under the weather. What I'm disgusted by are the pharmaceutical companies. It seems to be about the almighty dollar with them, rather then the well-being of people. |
| Dino | | posted 11-Feb-2005 5:55pm |
No, not yet. I don't really have high blood pressure. |
| Amanda | | (reply to SueBee) posted 11-Feb-2005 6:04pm |
Migraines are a major bummer. I can deal with them every so often, but it was awful when I was having 1-3 a week. It really disrupts your daily life. It's also hard for Caleb to understand why Mom can't play or why Mom can't take him somewhere and stuff like that. I'm so glad the medication is working. It's made life much better. Like I said in an earlier post, I only get them every 3-4 weeks and they aren't nearly as bad. I can still function with them, if I have to.
It's great you've noticed no side effects. Hopefully, the medication will work great for you! |
| SueBee | | (reply to Amanda) posted 11-Feb-2005 7:59pm |
Thanks! And I hope your migraines become less and less frequent until they go away altogether. |
| jettles | | (reply to SueBee) posted 11-Feb-2005 11:29pm |
i think that is fine. and the lowest dose will probably work well for you.
it is good that they are going to check your liver enzymes, it is unlikely that you will be affected but they are good to follow it so that if you were affected they would have you stop the med. |
| pandora | | (reply to SueBee) posted 12-Feb-2005 2:25am |
I should work on getting a primary care physician. If I can develop some kind of relationship with a doctor, it makes things much easier for me. Then again, hopefully I won't be needing to visit a doctor too often in the first place! |
| SueBee | | (reply to jettles) posted 13-Feb-2005 1:40pm |
Yeah, it kind of makes me wonder about possible long-term affects, but the alternative is probably no better, especially since my brother had a heart attack at the age of 50. I don't think heredity is on my side in this department. |
| SueBee | | (reply to pandora) posted 13-Feb-2005 1:47pm |
That's probably a good idea. I hadn't been to a doctor for a couple years because my doctor moved away, and I liked her so much I dreaded trying to find another. I was sure I'd be disappointed. But I happened upon another really nice doctor who doesn't mind taking the time to explain things, and she happens to be a lesbian (I'm assuming, but it seems pretty obvious to me) so it's kinda cool to have that in common. Finding a doctor you like can make all the difference in the world. You need to trust your doctor and feel like he/she really cares about you and your health. |
| pandora | | (reply to SueBee) posted 14-Feb-2005 3:49am |
That sounds like a good dr./patient relationship. Maybe now that I'm a little older, things will be different. Oh my nerves! |
| jettles | | (reply to SueBee) posted 14-Feb-2005 9:09am |
the strange part is is that people worry when given a prescription and asked to follow up because of possible side effects but the medications that we take over the counter everyday have just as many possible side effects, maybe even more and no one is following up on that. tylenol can cause liver failure......... but in controlled/recommended doses it is just fine.
and the long term price of hypertension on your organs can be devastating.
you will be fine!! follow up and take your meds!!
how are you otherwise? i keep meaning to get back to you via email. i am a baaaaaaad friend! |
| SueBee | | (reply to pandora) posted 14-Feb-2005 11:25pm |
I hope you find a doctor that you really like so you can feel comfortable. |
| SueBee | | (reply to jettles) posted 14-Feb-2005 11:57pm |
That's a really good point about OTC drugs. I hadn't thought of it that way before. I do realize that the risks that go along with hypertension far outweigh the slim possibility of serious side-effects from the medication, which is why I agreed to take it. I'm not worried! I still plan to live to be 100!
You are not a bad friend just because you haven't gotten around to writing an e-mail... no worries! And I'm doing great! Anxious to get started with this new job so I'll get an idea what my schedule is going to be like. Everything is kind of up in the air right now, but I'm handling it well and actually being pretty patient about it. I must be finally growing up a little. How have you been? |
| icurok | | posted 15-Feb-2005 11:19am |
No. I actually have the opposite problem. When I strenuously exercise, my blood pressure goes down instead of up. Like you didn't think I was weird already. |
| ElvisFan67 | | posted 17-Feb-2005 10:15pm |
Never had high blood pressure. |
| Wolfgang | | (reply to SueBee) posted 14-Mar-2005 12:05pm |
I thought this was the easiest way to search for you.
9 inch baked pie shell
1 (16 oz.) can pitted red tart cherries
1 c. powdered sugar
6 tbsp. cornstarch
1 tbsp. butter
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. almond extract
4 med. bananas
Bake pie shell. Mix cherries with liquid, sugar, and cornstarch. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir 1 minute. Stir in butter; cool. Stir in cinnamon and almond extract. Slice bananas in layers into baked shell. Pour filling over banana slices; chill until set.
*If you wish, you may mix the bananas and cherrys into a whip with whip cream...then chil;l, whichever you prefer.
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| SueBee | | (reply to Wolfgang) posted 18-Mar-2005 9:49pm |
Thank you! I hope I will have time to try that soon! It sounds like a yummy combination. |
| Wolfgang | | (reply to SueBee) posted 21-Mar-2005 11:08am |
it's like a smoothie, only tastier |
| patarnone | | posted 11-Apr-2005 4:57am |
I have low blood pressure, 101/65 two weeks ago. |
| SueBee | | (reply to patarnone) posted 12-Apr-2005 2:43am |
What causes that, and what do you do for it? Do you suffer any symptoms? |
| patarnone | | (reply to SueBee) posted 12-Apr-2005 6:24am |
I am SO lucky it's low... less stress on heart and blood vessels, I don't have to be so concerned about salt, and I won't get the high blood pressure problems associated with age (I'll be 60 in May) so, it's all good, I have zero ill effects and many benefits. |
| blondie20 | | posted 18-Mar-2006 12:50am |
No, I've never had high blood pressure. |
