Re: don't know whether to raise or lower/here's an idea

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Other side effects include headache, pounding heartbeat, nausea,

weakness, weight gain and small decreases in low-density lipoprotein

cholesterol (the " bad " cholesterol).

This is side effects of Alpha blockers. The symptoms they are describing

are low thyroid/low cortisl symptims. Is you r BO that bad you really

wnat to risk these side effects? I was SO messed upo from BP meds for

several years it is a wonder I lived through them. I would not take these.

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> Other side effects include headache, pounding heartbeat, nausea,

> weakness, weight gain and small decreases in low-density lipoprotein

> cholesterol (the " bad " cholesterol).

>

> This is side effects of Alpha blockers. The symptoms they are

describing

> are low thyroid/low cortisl symptims. Is you r BO that bad you really

> wnat to risk these side effects? I was SO messed upo from BP meds for

> several years it is a wonder I lived through them. I would not take

these.

>

No BO But the last 3 dr appointments they have come unglued about

my blood pressure and I don't think I'm going to keep getting by with

telling them I have white coat syndrome. I can feel my heart pounding

when I go to bed at night.

So, do I ignore them when they prescribe something? Is more cortisol

the answer, or am I doing the same thing Janie did in her story on

STTM where she started out low cortisol and ended up high cortisol?

I haven't had any nausea in months, I don't shake anymore and the mood

swings are almost completely gone, which is all great, but I live in

the middle of nowhere and if I have a stroke or a heart attack while

I'm home alone and everyone else is at work and school, I'm a goner.

How long can you have the elevated bp and heartrate when you're middle

aged without ending up dead?

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>>But the last 3 dr appointments they have come unglued about

my blood pressure and I don't think I'm going to keep getting by with

telling them I have white coat syndrome. I can feel my heart pounding

when I go to bed at night.<<

OK the heart pounding and BP and two SEPARATE things. The BP does NOT cause

heart pounding.. I knwo I had 248-145 BP for two years and no pounding heart.

The pounding heart absolutely is NOT harmful unless you are in A-fib which they

would have told you if you were. You stil didn;t say HOW HIGH your BP is. Mine

is stil a little high at 140/73 but has been so much worse I do not even worry

about this. I have had high BP for 15 years. Took meds for it for 2 and the side

effects were far worse than the BP dangers.

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" bigeyes1962 " wrote:

>

I can feel my heart pounding

> when I go to bed at night.

I had this when my thyroid dose was too low. It went away as I

increased from 1/2 grain to 2 grains. I realize you're already on a

lot more, so would want to see some thyroid bloodwork. Broda

says hypo is a major, unrecognized cause of high BP. Do you have

recent thyroid labs that show what your free Ts are?

Barb

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" bigeyes1962 " wrote:

>

I can feel my heart pounding

> when I go to bed at night.

I had this when my thyroid dose was too low. It went away as I

increased from 1/2 grain to 2 grains. I realize you're already on a

lot more, so would want to see some thyroid bloodwork. Broda

says hypo is a major, unrecognized cause of high BP. Do you have

recent thyroid labs that show what your free Ts are?

Barb

[Guest guest]

>

> OK the heart pounding and BP and two SEPARATE things. The BP does

NOT cause heart pounding.. I knwo I had 248-145 BP for two years and

no pounding heart. The pounding heart absolutely is NOT harmful unless

you are in A-fib which they would have told you if you were. You stil

didn;t say HOW HIGH your BP is. Mine is stil a little high at 140/73

but has been so much worse I do not even worry about this. I have had

high BP for 15 years. Took meds for it for 2 and the side effects were

far worse than the BP dangers.

>

>

Well, next time I'll ask them for numbers because I really don't

remember. My batteries just died and I don't know how accurate the

readings were.

I got 171/91 155/94 and 171/104 before I realized the batteries were

dying. I won't be able to try again until someone goes to town and

buys batteries.

I've noticed in the past few years it hurts like hell to take my bp

also. I never had that problem before and I don't know if it's

because my arm is a little softer than it used to be, or what. It's

all I can do to sit still while they take my bp, my hand goes numb and

my arm turns red, and it just plain hurts.

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>>I've noticed in the past few years it hurts like hell to take my bp

also. I never had that problem before and I don't know if it's

because my arm is a little softer than it used to be, or what. It's

all I can do to sit still while they take my bp, my hand goes numb and

my arm turns red, and it just plain hurts.<<

This tells me why you have high BP. I am beting you have fluid retention. Fluid

retention all by itself can cause high blood pressure due to increased blood

volume. That is why I have it. Diuretic BP meds wok well for this kind of BP

problems.

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