In my day job I write about Blood Pressure Treatment and treat those who suffer from blood pressure problems. Low blood pressure is a particular interest and I'm often asked about how to lower cholesterol levels. A healthy heart is becoming a huge focus for many of us nowadays. Improving your blood pressure control and thus the health of your heart and circulation system is really important. My most recent online "adventure" is to start a facility for people to ask me my opinion and to provide high quality health information by answering medical questions online.
I also have a special interest in the problem of feeling Tired All the Time and in those who suffer from chronic fatigue or lethargy. This seems to tie in also to skin care issues or skin treatment problems and suggestions. Tiredness and fatigue can lead to major problems for many individuals in modern society and the way that this can affect all areas of general health can be quite invasive in terms of daily life and coping skills.
My work with footballers and athletes leads to a focus on Painful Shoulder conditions and on the problems associated with frozen shoulder or whiplash injury. Rotator cuff injury causes problems for many of my patients.
When not working I daydream about my next amazing european vacation trip My favorite European cities include Paris and Barcelona and my next blog project will be to write about the best way to spend a night in Paris and how to find an apartment in Barcelona. I just love European travel in all its forms.
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I'm a doctor with a special interest in high blood pressure. I hear lots of reports of blood pressure medicine side effects.
Are you taking medicine for blood pressure? Does it cause you to have side effects. Let me know and I'll share your experiences with others
"They would not find me changed from him they knew - only more sure of all I thought was true."
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gc4321
My interests are genetics and infectious disease -- there have been times that a patient will present with hypertension and a predisposing family history and the related complications.
Cozaar, as an angiotensin II receptor antagonist, has the added benefit of keeping the blood vessels from narrowing. It is well tolorated and effective for me.
In rare cases, Cozaar can cause a condition that results in the breakdown of skeletal muscle tissue, leading to kidney failure. XX patients considering pregancy need to be aware of the effects. As always, one's physician is best able to access any concerns IF the patient understands what to ASK.
Thank you for asking a question that can encourage others to be more responsible for their medical care.
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I take Disothyazide and Amlow in the morning and Enaladex in the evening. I have no noticeable side effects.
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"I'm a doctor with a special interest in high blood pressure. I hear lots of reports of blood pressure medicine side effects.
Are you taking medicine for blood pressure? Does it cause you to have side effects. Let me know and I'll share your experiences with others"
I don't see that you have responded to any these, gc5321! You think you should 'follow up" with the information.
This has been an open question for two years but there are those with recent answers, too. Donna aka Maya answered one a year ago: "What's the best blood pressure monitor?"
My suggestion is that it is always best to refer questions such as this to the physician that prescribed the medication. Don't you think that would be a better choice?
KKPB asked 23 days ago and I answered the same question on page 1 and there are answers after my post.
What would you suggest, Yadgy?
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KKBP
This is my first answer to a question!
The question indicates that gc5321 is supposed to be following the responses but has not taken the time to offer suggestions.
A simple answer would be to ask you: How do you feel? To answer other than I am would violate the first precept of medicine. "First of all do no Harm."
When one begins treatment for hypertension, there can what is called a 'rebound phenomenon' that lowers the values below what is expected. The values given are considered 'within normal limits.' Without any other information or with other information: please notify the physician that prescribed the medication!
Read this again: please notify the physician that prescribed the medication!
Hi Yadgy I am sorry I misspelled your name -- it was a typographical error and I think it is a cute name. When I answered your post, your profile wasn't available and I see that it is now. You are correct about a part of my answer because I thought you must be 18 or younger and I didn't know that you were a new member of the Yedda Community and might not know about all that was involved in the Harassment Petition that PB began because there were so many problems and what we once called The War of Thumbs -- Yaniv, the co-founder of Yedda, was very helpful. A lot of the posts are missing but I still have most of them. Here is a link for you: http://yedda.com/questions/Yeddai_petition_end_harassment_2737317423179/ You are correct about my email address, too. I need to edit that because I even entered that incorrectly! I did tell you thank you for your answer to the meaning of friendship and I hope that you never have to walk alone . . . Cyber Space can be a very lonely place without friends! I did not mean for my answer to sound disrespectful to you or your name. I just wanted to know what you would suggest as an answer for the people that still ask questions when there is no-one to answer them. Davida thought it was wrong not to close the question and she asked Sugar to help answer KKPB's question. Davida has another year of medical school at UNC, Chapel Hill. Sugar graduated from there and she is a family practice physician. All three of us are from North Carolina but now I live in Texas. I think Sugar will enjoy Yedda and I hope you will too. Would you like for me to send an email to Sugar and ask that she answer your question? I know she has clinic until noon on Saturdays. Yadgy, I always try to apologize if I know that what I have written is hurtful so I do understand about not commenting to you.
Yes I have tried Norvasc which made the skin on my hands and feet peel very substantially.
I have just increased dose of Hydorchlorazide to 50 from 25 and am experiencing nasea, loss of appetite, general malaise, headache, stomach cramps but hope these side effects will soon wear off
I was tried on Altace and had a severe allergic reaction whereby I pumped excess adrenaline for about 30 hours. It was very scary. Due to a past post partum depression I have a high suscepibility for anxious/depression/chemical imbalance and the above situation set off an episode that I am currrently being treated for but as I am only into it for 5 weeks I have some ways to go before it is resolved. It is a struggle especially as I was in a very good space in my life and fully enjoying it before I had this reaction.
I am getting kidney tests to see if that may be part of the reason I reacted to Altace so severely.
My father is on Divan (blood Pressure) and Coreg (heart). He is also taking Coumadin (blood thinner), plavix and simvastatin (cholesterol). He has a bad heart, is on a defibilator and had a Cathiter Ablation procedure in January which seemed to work out good. He got emotionally upset about four days ago and has been an emotional wreck since. He has been going through crying spells, acts like he's having an emotional breakdown, unable to sleep and his blood pressure remains high all day until late at night. Sometimes it never comes down and takes hours for him to get it down. What do I do???
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