What was your experience with hypertension meds?

[truckinbutch]

I had the same effects with Benicar . Both positive and negative . The negative effects went away in a short time .
It is very expensive and my health plan insisted I switch to Diovan . So far doing well with it .

Sure makin ole El Toro nervious

Along with Flo-Max it is 'just Ferdinand'.

 

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[mrs.oroblanco]

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Beth

 

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[mikeofaustin]

From my experience I'd say approx. 85% of the people who need to take blood pressure meds wouldn't need them if they lost weight and/or exercised more. All meds do bad things that will eventually cause trouble. There are no free rides.

I agree, but I'm the anomaly to your experience. I'm not overweight. But, I do drink alot and I also do not eat anything near 'healthy'. I was also in the best shape of my life not 5 years ago... So, for me, it's really just bad eating and drinking too much.

 

[mrs.oroblanco]

I'd say you are still not an anomaly, because you could just be genetically predisposed to hypertension.

Sorry to say, it is not, nor ever will be, just diet and exercise. (though it can help alot of folks) Sometimes it has to do with the elasticity of your vessels - sometimes it genetics, sometimes ---- it just is.

The key is to do all the things you can to control it naturally, and failing that - to take the minimum amount of meds that you can safely take.

From the Mayo Clinic:

What are the foods that lower blood pressure? A wide variety of vegetables, fruits, garlic, oils, dairy products and even dark chocolate have been shown by science to reduce blood pressure.

Plus there are some extra-special foods that have a big impact for lots of folks. Like olive oil, of course fish oils, etc. Here is a link to a site that lists
a lot of the foods that help lower bp up to 20 and 30 points, not to mention lowering cholesterol. (the bad one).

Most everyone can find stuff they like - nobody really likes diets, so, finding stuff that you like is a big help.

http://www.foods-that-heal.com/foods-that-lower-blood-pressure.html



Beth

 

[Tuberale]

Hypertension can be caused by a build-up of plaque in your arteries.

Shiitake mushrooms (Lentinula edodes, formerly Lentinus edodes) can reduce cholesterol from the inside out. In a Japanese study, pre-pubescent girls were given equal amounts of butter (known to raise cholesterol faster than almost anything else) and shiitake. At the end of the study the girls all had lower blood cholesterol levels. At about $5/ounce dried, dried shiitake is one of the cheapest and most beneficial foods to add to your diet. Since most mushrooms are 80-95% water by weight, a dried ounce of shiitake should rehydrate to 16-19 ounces after rehydrating.

Some people don't like mushrooms. But the taste of mushrooms is largely disliked because of the texture. By powdering dried mushrooms, the texture is largely removed, but the flavor remains. I add powdered shiitake like pepper to many foods, like meats, vegetables, and soups.

Shiitake is also known to be an immuno-activating mushrooms, meaning it activates your body's immune system. Diabetics, such as I am, by definition have impaired immune systems.