Q: I have been on a few BP meds for many years (acebutolol-400×2), (lisinopril-20×2), (Hydrochlorthiazide-25), (amlodipine besylate-10)… my readings are now typically running 125-135/62-72 p51-59 (my sugars are also normal with 4.5 before dinner)…. My question is can I start thinking about a reduction in meds and get my life back!?
A: Have you made any change in your life style that would warrant consideration of decreasing your medications? Usually when it takes three drugs to control your blood pressure, you are in a difficult to control group. Most doctors would be reluctant to change a program that is working unless significant changes have occurred. An example of a significant change would be getting weight into a normal range.
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I was on Lisinopril for several years and it controled my blood presure to the normal range. I took my Blood presure every Morning and kept a written record of it. If it got up to 135/70 I took a 5mg Pill and it would go down to normal. After two years it stayed in the normal range. With help of eating less and eating more fruit,oats, nuts,and less meat with mild exersize.
I had exactly the same experience. Lisinopril worked well for me also. It dropped my BP to normal reliably better than the two others I tried. Eventually I was weaned off of it by my doctor since I made so many changes in my diet. I switched to Vegan, no meat, oil, dairy, low sodium and it works wonders. Also vigorous exercise every day.
People are kidding them selves when they think if they eat exersise don”t smoke will cure BPH It”s a built in defect that deals with enzmes in your kidneys you are lacking .Keep taking your MEDS
If one changes diet and lifestyle and BP drops lower than 90/60 then logic indicates it is producing results. If BP spikes after discontinuing meds, then lifestyle obviously isn’t working. Everyone is different, but in my case my dosage keeps getting reduced every few weeks because I am aggressively changing my diet and it is working. The people that say nothing works are the ones that don’t try anything else, they just keep living the same lifestyle and poor diet habits.
To put it mildly, as you express: eat, exercise, don’t smoke, etc. will cure “BPH”. These are only positive things you can do to help reduce the need of the “MEDS”. There are other things that can be incorporated into your lifestyle as well. For example, the use of RESPERATE and a host of many supplements that their use don’t have negative effects on your system. Once you take the MEDS you’re not condemned to taking them for life.
I took Lisiopril for a long time & was able to get off it totally for three years. Last year I was working a difficult job and put on weight. Now, I’ve slowed down and am losing weight and using Resperate. I’m having good readings without meds.
I agree halfway with Terry. I’m barely 40 and have never been overweight, I run , breathe, don’t smoke, don’t drink, don’t do druds. Yet, here I am taking 2 Bp meds. I guess I’m in the hard to control group and something is just fundamentally wrong with me. If I hadn’t been such a goody two shoes, I bet I’d be on 4 or 5 Bp meds.
People………….you have to remember as you “age” , no matter how ‘good’ you are at controlling BP…….it will rise with the decomposition of your body………that’s a FACT
Iam 49 years old and i never had blood pressure issues i have always excise,ate right and i watch what i ate.well last year around thanksgiving time i check my pressure and it was 140/90 and it continue to be high until i went to the doctor and he put me on medicine i took two pills they made me cough and i couldnt stop coughing i discover i was eating right but i was useing to much sodium i took the sodium completely out my diet and got on a 1000 mg of garlic pills from GNC and i promise you my blood pressure is back to norman,people please kick the sodium out your diet and do want i did.garlic helps the body