Re:high blood pressure, high pulse, and meds

[Guest guest]

Hello everyone

I need some help. I am trying to wade through the meds for high blood

pressure. In general, there are many choices, with many side effects,

fatigue and muscle weakness being among them. People seem to need to

try different combinations until they find the right med/s.

My questions

- do a lot of us have hypertension?

- do a lot of us have a high pulse?

- what meds seem to agree/disagree with us as (possible) mito patients?

Some meds are used for other heart problems as well as high blood

pressure or high pulse. Any experience/knowledge that you are willing

to share would be greatly appreciated.

My blood pressure has been high since I was in my late 30's, and my

pulse has been on the high side ever since I can remember. I have had

chest pain/pressure for at least 15 years. I have been checked out

with a rapid catscan (just can't remember the exact name) echos and

stress tests,. Findings are not very satisfying. A little bit of this

and a little bit of that. I can't find a cardiologist to really look

at it and explain things to my satisfaction, so I have been playing

ostrich about it. Bottom line is they say I am not at high risk

presently of having a heart attack, but I do have atherosclerosis, and

a few other irregularities, and the BP needs to me controlled. I have

been on different meds for BP. I am NEVER sure if some of my symptoms

are related to the meds. I was very unhappy yesterday, though, when I

learned that one of the current meds (Norvasc) might have as a side

effect of a rapid pulse. Mine is around 100 at rest very frequently

these days. Also, my " pulse pressure " , defined as the difference

between the top (systolic) value and the bottom (diastolic) value is

higher than normal, even with BP control. In other words, my systolic

is less controlled than my diastolic at this time. Some experts feel

that this condition is a very strong predictor of future coronary

problems, maybe even stronger than an elevated BP with a lower " pulse

pressure "

Sooooo - again, any help/knowledge shared experience will be much

appreciated!

Regards

Sunny

[Guest guest]

Have you tried control of high BP by changing your diet (reducing

salt would be a first thought)?

They should be able to determine whether the high BP is directly due

to the high pulse rate or not - that would guide which med to use.

Only med I ever was on for HBP was Calan, and it sent my pulse rate

and BP way down (BP 70/40) and I couldn't get out of bed.

But various HBP pills work differently, so they need to determine

what the cause of your HBP is to find the best treatment. IMHO,

spending some time to find a decent cardiologist to give you a

picture of why you're having HBP is better than starting the " which

drug? " wheel with a GP.

Take care,

RH

>

> Hello everyone

>

> I need some help. I am trying to wade through the meds for high

blood

> pressure. In general, there are many choices, with many side

effects,

> fatigue and muscle weakness being among them. People seem to need

to

> try different combinations until they find the right med/s.

>

> My questions

> - do a lot of us have hypertension?

> - do a lot of us have a high pulse?

> - what meds seem to agree/disagree with us as (possible) mito

patients?

>

> Some meds are used for other heart problems as well as high blood

> pressure or high pulse. Any experience/knowledge that you are

willing

> to share would be greatly appreciated.

>

> My blood pressure has been high since I was in my late 30's, and my

> pulse has been on the high side ever since I can remember. I have

had

> chest pain/pressure for at least 15 years. I have been checked out

> with a rapid catscan (just can't remember the exact name) echos and

> stress tests,. Findings are not very satisfying. A little bit of

this

> and a little bit of that. I can't find a cardiologist to really

look

> at it and explain things to my satisfaction, so I have been playing

> ostrich about it. Bottom line is they say I am not at high risk

> presently of having a heart attack, but I do have atherosclerosis,

and

> a few other irregularities, and the BP needs to me controlled. I

have

> been on different meds for BP. I am NEVER sure if some of my

symptoms

> are related to the meds. I was very unhappy yesterday, though,

when I

> learned that one of the current meds (Norvasc) might have as a

side

> effect of a rapid pulse. Mine is around 100 at rest very

frequently

> these days. Also, my " pulse pressure " , defined as the difference

> between the top (systolic) value and the bottom (diastolic) value

is

> higher than normal, even with BP control. In other words, my

systolic

> is less controlled than my diastolic at this time. Some experts

feel

> that this condition is a very strong predictor of future coronary

> problems, maybe even stronger than an elevated BP with a

lower " pulse

> pressure "

>

> Sooooo - again, any help/knowledge shared experience will be much

> appreciated!

>

> Regards

>

> Sunny

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Sorry, forgot to mention I had HBP when I was 18 and 19, and it

resolved through dietary changes. I now (almost 20 years later) have

HBP once in a while (150/100), but usually have a low pulse rate (60

or less), so have LBP once in a while too.

Take care,

RH

>

> Hello everyone

>

> I need some help. I am trying to wade through the meds for high

blood

> pressure. In general, there are many choices, with many side

effects,

> fatigue and muscle weakness being among them. People seem to need

to

> try different combinations until they find the right med/s.

>

> My questions

> - do a lot of us have hypertension?

> - do a lot of us have a high pulse?

> - what meds seem to agree/disagree with us as (possible) mito

patients?

>

> Some meds are used for other heart problems as well as high blood

> pressure or high pulse. Any experience/knowledge that you are

willing

> to share would be greatly appreciated.

>

> My blood pressure has been high since I was in my late 30's, and my

> pulse has been on the high side ever since I can remember. I have

had

> chest pain/pressure for at least 15 years. I have been checked out

> with a rapid catscan (just can't remember the exact name) echos and

> stress tests,. Findings are not very satisfying. A little bit of

this

> and a little bit of that. I can't find a cardiologist to really

look

> at it and explain things to my satisfaction, so I have been playing

> ostrich about it. Bottom line is they say I am not at high risk

> presently of having a heart attack, but I do have atherosclerosis,

and

> a few other irregularities, and the BP needs to me controlled. I

have

> been on different meds for BP. I am NEVER sure if some of my

symptoms

> are related to the meds. I was very unhappy yesterday, though,

when I

> learned that one of the current meds (Norvasc) might have as a

side

> effect of a rapid pulse. Mine is around 100 at rest very

frequently

> these days. Also, my " pulse pressure " , defined as the difference

> between the top (systolic) value and the bottom (diastolic) value

is

> higher than normal, even with BP control. In other words, my

systolic

> is less controlled than my diastolic at this time. Some experts

feel

> that this condition is a very strong predictor of future coronary

> problems, maybe even stronger than an elevated BP with a

lower " pulse

> pressure "

>

> Sooooo - again, any help/knowledge shared experience will be much

> appreciated!

>

> Regards

>

> Sunny

>

>

>