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Q: I have been taking Diovan 80 for two years. I have tolerated it well with the exception of ringing in my ears. I now am having a nervous feeling and have rapid pounding in my ears. This happened when I was...
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Q: Three weeks ago, I changed my diet to reduce sodium intake. In retrospect, I probably reduced from over 30 grams to around 10 grams. How long will it take for me to see results on my blood pressure?
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Q: My wife age 61 has Systolic 130 and Diastolic 90. Diastolic BP is always high. What is the solution to lowering diastolic BP?
A: The treatment to lower diastolic pressure is the same as lowering systolic pressure. Your wife should talk to her doctor...
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Q: My blood pressure is usually 140/70. But when I am anxious, it can rise to 170-180/85. How often does an anxiety-produced high blood pressure have to occur to be considered a problem requiring medication?
A: Even when you are anxious, your blood...
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Q: Why do you not recommend supplements? Not even a good multivitamin/mineral supplement?
A: I don’t recommend supplements because there is a very real possibility of harm outweighing any benefit. Why waste your money on something not proven to be beneficial and possibly harmful?...
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Q: I am 73, trim, a vegan and exercise. My blood pressure is extremely variable – in one day going from 190/92 to 167/83 to 135/65. I am taking 5 different pills that don’t seem to help. I have been told that...
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Q: I recently came off Effexor, an antidepressant which I had been on for 3yrs. I have had some bad withdrawal symptoms and it appears it has affected my blood pressure, which is jumping between 161/92 to 146/80. Have not had blood pressure problems in...
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Q: In the past three months there has been a drastic reduction in the volume of ejaculated semen. I would estimate about 90%. My medications include: Coreg, Lipitor, Spironolact,Diovan, Lamictal, Klonipin and recently Wellbutrin which was discontinued two weeks ago. I am sexually active even...
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Q: What sort of exercise is best for reducing blood pressure, weight lifting or aerobic? I get plenty of aerobic exercise rowing, but I sometimes think it raises my blood pressure.
A: Aerobic exercise is the best type of exercise for lowering blood...
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Q: What is the physiology behind the deep breathing biofeedback exercises? Is it the breathing stimulates the corotid chemorecetors registering an increase in O2 levels kicking in the parasympathetics to relax the smooth muscles in the arterial walls?
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