Q: I am taking Diovan 320 but I still get high blood pressure at various times, particularly in the morning or late in the afternoon. My doctor wanted to add a diuretic but I didn’t fill the prescription bacause they cause a loss of sodium and magnesium and it’s difficult to work knowing you need a bathroom close by. Is there any other solution? When I protested about the diuretics and suggested a new medication, I got the cold shoulder, no cooperation.
A: Try the Resperate. It has been clinically proven to lower blood pressure without side effects. Proximity to a restroom is not needed. Regular use of the Resperate may keep you from having to add another drug to lower your blood pressure. You should let your doctor know that you are not going to take the diuretic. If your doctor still fails to listen to your concerns, consider changing to another provider. There is no point agreeing with a treatment plan you have no intention of following. You are only hurting yourself.
Further Reading:
What is RESPeRATE? – resperate.com
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Diuretics are powerful, when my doctor and main nurse prescribed them (hctz) I was waking up every 30 to 40 minutes having to go. Of which they told me that wasn’t possible. A substitute doctor at the clinic said to cut them in half… even half kept waking me up every 45 minutes. So I wasn’t getting sleep at night.
I love my resperate. That being said, I was in a similar situation where my doctor wanted to add a diuretic to my lisinopril because I was getting increasing high blood pressure. I didn’t take it for the same reasons you don’t want to, and I started taking vitamin C instead, and I have had really, really good results with it. Vitamin C can function as a diuretic. Search “Diuretic action of vitamin C” on Pubmed. Good luck!
How long does it take to see results with Resperate? I’ve been using for 2 weeks and see no difference in my numbers.
A new doctor put me on 12.5 mg of HCTZ twice a day to try to reduce the swelling in my feet and legs from Norvasc. Following a cold virus that had me in bed for two days and not eating, my blood pressure dropped to 100/70 and my heart started beating irratically. I called two doctors who told me to go to the E.R. Luckily, I am in the medical field, thought this was due to electrolyte imbalance, called a doctor friend who said to eat a banana and sent me for blood test which showed low magnesium and high creatinine. A cardiologist told me I have kidney damage from long standing hypertension. A follow-up blood test showed everything as normal. There is a lot more to the story. But, if you take a diuretic, you should take supplements. With the increased diuretic, my back started burning like it was on fire. I won’t say more. But the medical field is in a big mess. Hypertension is huge. The fact that doctors cannot or have not figured out how to control is in almost half of our population is shocking and baffling. Shame on us for not finding a way to safely and comfortably control hypertension.
I’m disappointed in traditonal medicines approach to treating symptoms with drugs when that essentially does nothing to treat underlying cause. In most cases, doctors simply don’t have a clue what is causing someone’s hypertension, they just blame it on genes and should be stressing a whole foods diet to their patients. It provides all of the right minerals to counteract hypertension.
My doctor recommends Magnesium supplements as it provides additional mineral balance and also provides more regular heartbeats. It sounds like the HCTZ depleted your electrolyte balance causing the irregular heartbeats. Magnesium will resolve that.
I agree that HBP is a huge business and pharmaceutical companies are not interested in natural remedies that do not produce large profits. After having said that, I must admit that even with all the changes I have made in my lifestyle, I still need medication. I have been able to lower the dosage of Ramipril to 2.5 mg and take half a diuretic (half of 12.5) three times a week. I find that a diuretic, with all of the bad side effects, is the most effective way to control my BP, and it does so immediately. What causes HBP? In my case, it is my A+ personality, my worrying and my natural anxiety about everything. How do I change that in a permanent way? I don’t think it is possible. No matter what the cause is, HBP damages my body, therefore, I have almost resigned myself to having to take medication for the rest of my life. Feel free to comment my be a can learn something I don’t know.
I took Diovan 320 for about 9 months. My numbers were OK but it made me fatigued all the time. My doctor put me on Norvasc 10 about 8 months ago and I don’t have the same side effects and my numbers are better. I have not had the swelling that seems to be common with Norvasc but I have had a few episodes of irregular heart beats. Is Magnesium proven to help? I have taken supplements for 30 years but never Magnesium.
Magnesium has been recommended by Cardiologists for blood pressure and irregular heartbeats. I took Norvasc and had a similar experience in addtion to headaches and dizziness. I take 400mg per day.
A plant based diet should greatly reduce an/or eliminate the need for medication. HBP is a result of the blood vessel lining being injured over time by the ravages of the western diet (meat, dairy and oils) This prevents the arteries from dilating thereby increasing BP. Elminate the foods that cause insult to injury, exercise vigorously and watch BP come down. also practice stress management and engage in yoga meditation, etc.
I was on three meds for HBP, Diovan, a beta blocker and a diuretic all at minimum doses. The doctor then doubled the diuretic (HCTZ)to 25 mg. Three days later, I went to the bathroom a lot, I mean really a lot. My blood pressure drop into the normal range the following day. After a few months, my doctor had me cut the Diovan in half, and six months later, stop it completely. It has been two years and my readings are excellent. I think diuretics are fine, but you do have to eat a balanced diet. HCTZ is a generic and about $10 for 90 supply. BTW, now I use the bathroom as frequently as before taking the diuretic. So for me, it worked, and other than an initial increase in bathroom visits, I have had no problems or side effects.