My BP medication and me.

Glenn50 · **Joined:** Sun Oct 23, 2011 4:02 pm **Posts:** 162

I have lost 30 pounds (with 55 to go) and am far fitter than I have been for years since I became a McDougaller.

The one moan I have is that my BP won't reduce and therefore I can't reduce any of the 4 different BP medications especially one that is making life a misery.
Norvasc which was the last one added 2 years ago and appears to be the "straw that broke the camels back"by messing up much of my sex life. Before that I was ok.

I measure my blood pressure daily and it sits just at the 140/85. When I try to cut back even a quarter of the Norvasc dosage after 2 days my BP takes a leap to 150.
MY doctor agrees I should keep trying to reduce my meds but only if the BP doesn't increase.

I guess I will have to lose the next 50 pounds before I get any drop in BP but it does get discouraging.
Also losing weight while on maximum doses of a betablocker, candesarten, an alphablocker and a calcium channel blocker is a battle in itself. All those tablets make the body slow down.

I have numerous health issues but beating the Norvasc is my priority at the moment.
I don't know what to do..
Risk cutting the Norvasc in half and hope for the best or wait until I see some definite reduction in the future whem more weight goes.
My weight is 252 pounds at the moment.

f1jim · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2012 3:30 pm

Are you near your ideal weight? Some people have to get near that number to see their BP fall into good numbers.
f1jim

Quinda · **Joined:** Thu Oct 19, 2006 4:33 pm **Posts:** 287

Take heart. With total committment my husband is now 13 pounds from his goal weight and is off all meds -- 2 BP pills, gout pills, triglyceride pills, and well out of danger of his former status of borderline diabetic. Hang in there and watch it happen. It will. I promise.

ETeSelle · **Joined:** Tue Jan 02, 2007 11:09 am **Posts:** 5010

Do you drink coffee or tea? Or Cokes/soft drinks?

Glenn50 · **Joined:** Sun Oct 23, 2011 4:02 pm **Posts:** 162

Stopped caffeine early February.

I am on permanent steroid replacement as I have had my adrenal glands removed 8 years ago because of tumors and I know one of the steroids fludrocortisone keeps salt from being expelled too fast therefore keeping BP regulated. I wonder if the very small dose I have is still just too high for me and needs trimming.

I must ask my doctor next time I see him....not that he knows much about some of these rarer conditions.

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