Damn, wife just diagnosed with High Blood Pressure

[commander bunnypants]

It really is only borderline but the poor thing does everything in her power to keep it down. Excerzises, eats well except for some chocalate binges, no salt.. Now she ios on aldomet for it
:(

DDQM

[MissMillie]

1. Genetics plays a part

my folks are active and eat healthy and they both have high blood pressure.

I have been treated for it as well, but recently lost 30 lbs. and my doc is going to see what happens if I stay off of it for a while.

[commander bunnypants]

2. yep

it is genetic with her,

DDQM

[ScreamingMeemie]

3. I'm sorry Demman. Sometimes high blood pressure doesn't care how

healthy you are. I am on Toprol (150 mg) and Diovan and it still won't stay down sometimes. Most of the time I do okay, but I forgot to take my pills this AM and I knew it by 1. :hi:

Good luck to you both!

Laura

[BigMcLargehuge]

4. there was a story on NPR a couple of weeks ago

about high blood pressure meds. The guest, a doctor who wrote a book about the developmet of alpha channel blockers, said that diuretics are vastly cheaper and work as well as alpha channel blockers. They also have a longer history with demonstrated safety.

[ScreamingMeemie]

5. The only problem with diuretics, as I found out the hard way, is that

dehydration can set in very quickly when one gets sick or has stomach issues. :hi:

[Cassandra]

6. I was borderline about two years ago.

I am trying to eat better and exercise a bit more but what really has made a difference is working on the way I see myself and my life, which is something I'm able to do with my women's group. My last checkup two weeks ago showed my pressure down to 120/80. My doctor was thrilled.

[flvegan]

7. Try vegetarianism.

I'm no doctor, so I won't try to convince you against what your doc may or may not have suggested. But Google vegetarian (or vegan) and hypertension and see what comes up.

[TrogL]

8. My doctor told me I had high blood pressure

He figured the temper tantrum I was throwing might have something to do with it.

[RaleighNCDUer]

9. Watching faux news can make for a false positive.

[commander bunnypants]

10. thanks guys

We will fiqure something elas out, but I can give up my fried pork chop. Mind you in lite olive oil but maybe I need to..

can you make pork out of tofu?

DDQM