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Blood Pressure and HRT
Old Frumpy:
Thank you both...CLKD the salt thing really came home to me when I was on the second med...2 week blood test and phone call from GP to stop taking them and I must introduce salt....also must phone 111 and explain blood test finding if ill during night (cramps and stomach pain)hubby sent of to Asda for salted crisps. Blood test and appt 4 days later all back to normal. These BP meds are a nightmare first cut back on salt and don't take Brufen on Losartan....then with the Indapamide salt was needed!!!
I do have BP machine and took BP twice daily for 2 weeks. Bombshell....no I was off Vag estrogen and had been for several years - the Arb brought on the UTI/bad thrush like episodes that I told GP was like intial period before VA and irrated bladder was suggested by Gynie. Because of my post cancer history she was reluctant to give it me - then next time I saw her she had looked into it and said there was no problem. She is middle aged and she really does get everything you say unlike some. But only with surgery part time sadly.
Beetroot...what can I say - but yes it has sits in the fridge and have daily - love it, I all so got hibiscus tea but it really burns my mouth. I have started having fresh chopped parsley and adding it on top of my food and salads as that is said to be good.
So keep on doing what I can to stay off the stuff.
CLKD:
Morning. In the 1980s/90s/ GPs got 'low with the salt' idea to the determent of many patients, instead of finding out what the real problem might be. Salt and sugar are important parts of our diet.
A varied diet can help enormously as well as keeping hydrated. I never had any problems when on propranolol and it has never been suggested that I alter my intake/diet. I also take Ibuprofen when necessary, my Pharmacist friend told me it becomes a problem with some meds if 1 is using 'too much', i.e. every day - without seeking advice. Paracetamol doesn't touch pain for me.
Letting the body settle is often the way to approach issues, or we may never know exactly what might be causing X, Y, Z . As for having had treatment for breast disease, these days I never think about what I should/not take. Quality of Life ;-)
Old Frumpy:
You know the thing that threw me was this general knowledge that BP good levels were normal at 120/80 and on the threshold if 140/90. Americans seems to aim for the good levels even when older.....but when I was working certainly up to 2015 I would have thought great BP but I wouldn't have judge me at late 60's as having high BP at 140/90 ( although I might have said the 90 was a bit high)
So in my old money mind I would have done the old thing of adding the age bit on. Discussing this with my friend a nurse who till she retired worked as a company health care nurse agreed with me. I even had a discussion with my former colleague who works for health charity and glad to say she cleared it up for me.....apparently new and lower guide lines came out around 2017 which advised levels which were lower for better management in the US and later brought out here.
Just sipping my beetroot juice - love it but have to watch the sugar rush :)
bombsh3ll:
I think tighter BP control has to be balanced against quality of life and side effects of multiple medications, and should always be individualised rather than rigidly applying a blanket cut off for everyone.
Lifestyle measures and stress are also often overlooked, particularly in the US as they are time consuming and don't make any money, whereas getting large numbers of people on lifelong medication is both easy and lucrative.
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