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Q: I have high blood pressure and take 100mg of Losartan Potassium per day. About 3 weeks ago I started experiencing vertigo. I went to the emergency room and they ruled out a stroke or heart via a head CAT scan and chest x-ray. What...
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Q: Can you simplify for me what is the effect of long term hypertension on my kidneys. I am now being referred to a nephrologist as a result of my hypertension. Thank you
A: Long term high blood pressure can cause your kidneys stop working. High...
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Q: Ok, I really need advice as to what I should do; I used to have high blood pressure when I was in my late twenties-mid thirties. However, now I seem to have the opposite, when I avoid salts (which I was instructed to do...
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Q: Sugar also elevates my blood pressure. Can you tell me why this would be?
A: There is some evidence that consuming a lot (more than 2.6 ounces or 74 grams per day) of the common sugar known as fructose will increase your risk of high...
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Q: Ever since I started taking blood pressure medicine I noticed my penis getting smaller and smaller and sexually weaker and weaker everyday. I tried Viagra, Cialis, Revitral and others but still see no improvement in my BP and ED. What am I to do?...
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Q: I’m taking Diovan 160 1xday, Coreg 25mg 1/2 am 1/2 pm, Amlodipine 5mg 1xday, Klor Con 10eq 1 time per day. My BP may stay regulated for 3 or 4 weeks then all of a sudden a big drop! My BP, recently, and very...
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Q: I am managing to control my blood pressure by using RESPeRATE and taking supplements. One supplement I take is COQ10. I also take a low dose aspirin daily as a blood thinner to protect against stroke. I recently learned that COQ10 also has the...
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Q: I was given medication to lower my blood pressure, which is not high at home readings are 120/80 or 109/78 but if I get too stressed out it may go to 120/90 most of all its low but my heart rate is high like...
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Q: Which is the correct way of monitoring my blood pressure – while breathing normally or while inhaling deeply and exhaling lengthily? Just a while ago, the former resulted in 140/67 (pulse rate 63) as the average of 3 takes; with the latter, it was...
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Q: My doctor has recently switched me to Lisinopril and Hydrochlorozide and I am experiencing an annoying, persistent cough. I read the printout and spoke with a pharmacist and understand this is a known side effect. Does this diminish in time? It is very disruptive.
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