Dr. Grim Re: [bloodpressureline] Puzzled in England

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In a message dated 1/3/08 8:02:30 AM, sylviam1232000@... writes:

>

> Hi all

>

> I'm new here. I have hypertension and have been trying to control it

> with various meds for a couple of years. How long does it generally

> take for people to find a combination of meds that makes their

> figures look good and that they find tolerable from the point of view

> of side-effects?

>

The DASH diet takes only 14 days. Get the book and give it a try. Trust

you were recommended this before drugs.

>

> My figures look good at the moment - in the region of 110 / 65 on my

> home machine. They're higher than that when taken by the

> professionals because I'm one of those people who reacts badly to

> white coats. Last autumn I was getting 190/110 both at home and at

> the doctor's surgery.

>

Be sure your and they are following our guidelines to get an accurate

pressure-see our files.

>

> The meds responsible for making the change are amlodipine, tenormin

> and ramipril.

>

Note you are not on a diuretic. This should almost always be the first drug

and if more that 1 is needed should always be the second drug. Was this not

tried?

Did your K get low?

If so go to our sister group in email addresses above

>

> It seems that there's a price to pay for the better figures though. I

> have constant gastro upsets. I'm always tired. And my ankles are so

> swollen that they look like they belong to someone else.

>

This is from the Amlodipine. DASHing will help.

>

> Is this as good as it gets?

>

Make a DASH for drug freedom its at least worth a try.

Please go to http://hyper.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/47/2/296#TBL1

for dietary guidelines for controlling high blood pressure.

PS: I would like us to link to this site and we need to send all newbies to

it. It also stresses the DASH.

>

> Sylvia

>

>

May your pressure be low!

Clarence E. Grim, BS, MS, MD

Senior Consultant to Shared Care Research and Consulting, Inc.

(sharedcareinc.com)

Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine and Epidemiology Med. Col. WI

Clinical Professor of Nursing, Univ. of WI, Milwaukee

Specializing in Difficult to Control High Blood Pressure

and the Physiology and History of Survival During

Hard Times and Heart Disease today.

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