Low fat diet symptoms and conditions

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I am 57 years old and my BP has been trying to rise for the last 2 or 3 years. Without meds it is about 145/93. I started taking lisinopril 20mg, and it helped but didn't remedy the problem. My doctor added doxazosin mesylate 4mg and raised my lisinopril to 40mg. It was better but he also added hydrochlorothiazide 12.5mg. My pressure is down to 118/68 most of the time now., but my hair has really started to fall out in the last month or so. It was thinning due to age anyway, but this has really kicked it into high gear. I jog and try to eat low fat diet, otherwise healthy. Any suggestions as to what the culprit is? and what to do about it?
Thanks

In response to dtrzaski post Im am sending out this question to everyone. We know there have been stool/stomach/weight issues. Are there any other children that it has been discovered to have high cholesterol. My son was discovered to have high cholesterol at around 3yrs old, apprx 6 months after starting Singulair (regardless of a very healthy diet lots of fruit and veggies!) Any thoughts out there?

Thanks everyone for posting on this site. I am a 22 year old mother of two. I had the mirena put in a couple months after my son was born in august of '07. My mother has been telling me she felt like the mirena was the cause of all my "issues" for the past few months. I thought the mirena would be perfect for me seeing as how I didn't remember to take the pill like I was suppose to. The only con I had heard from other women was that it hurt when the mirena was inserted. I felt no pain when the doc inserted it; cramping was minimal the following weeks so I thought I had it made. However.....
Slowly but surely most of the side effects you ladies have complained of began. I've had arthritis and back problems for years but NEVER the kind of scrutinizing pain I have felt since I got the mirena. My hands hurt me so badly I have a hard time feeding my son his baby food and fixing my little girls hair. My back gives out often, especially when I'm picking up or holding one of my children. I lost weight really well after my son was born but since the mirena I have gained 30lbs and am still gaining. I, like so many others, exercise and am a very active mom as well. I don't eat a whole lot but thought my eating must have been the problem so I tried dieting (a low fat diet, the same one I always used to get down to whatever weight I wanted to reach). Unfortunately nothing I do seems to work. The weight won't come off. Talk about repulsion. I don't even want to think about sex; and I have always been one who wanted my husband both emotionally and physically, but not lately. I have a lot of fluid which adds to the number I see on the scale. I stay bloated. My hair is falling out so bad the drains in our showers stay clogged. I have had more migraines the last few months than I have had in my life. My mind is so fuzzy, I can't seem to think a lot of the time. I stay sooooo tired. My moods are all over the place. The nausea I have had the last couple of months makes me feel pregnant again. All of our side effects are listed in the mirena info pamphlet we get from the doc when it's inserted. It's ludicrous that any doc would say that the mirena ISN'T the cause of these symptoms. The next time a doc tells you mirena can't cause these side effects PUT THAT PAMPHLET IN HIS FACE AND ASK HIM IF HE CAN READ!!!! The pamphlet does say that only 5% of women have these side effects, but, HELLO, someones in that 5%. I told my mother for the longest time the mirena was doing me no harm and that her concerns were nothing. Then I found this site and now owe my mother an apology. Mirena is a good choice for some women but not for others. Thank you ladies for all of your input. God Bless you all. I'll be praying God's hand is upon you all.

In Feb 2007 my primary doctor took blood tests and put me on a diet because I was 100 pounds overweight with fatigue symptoms. Blood Tests indicated I had diabetes (126 mg/dl) based on an FPG, and high cholesterol. The FGS was repeated and it dropped to 115 mg/dl. I have been on a low sugar low fat diet since Feb 2007.

In June 2007, I was put on Vytorin (Statin Drug) for Cholesterol. I also saw an Endocrinolist who determined I was a Predibetic and had also Reactive Hypoglycemia based on an OGTT, and determined my fatigue and neuropathy problem was not due to diabetes. She recommended a Rheumatoligist to me in September of 2007.

In late September of 2007. I saw a Rhematolgist for my sleep problems and fatique problems. I had severe muscle fatique (firing pains and numbness), chronic sleep disorder. breathing difficulty during day and when sleeping, difficulty swallowing, vision problems, fluctuations in FBS between hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia symptoms.

He determined after physical examination I had Fibremalagia since all test points on my body were sensitive to touch. He also had his lab do repeat and other blood tests (CPK, Aldolase, etc..), and prescribed a sleep study done by a specialist in my area. He took me off all Caffeine and Vytorin immediately (As I have been off it since that date). He prescibed Diclofenac for Inflamation, Citalopram 40mg for stress and anxiety attacks, Zolpidem 10 mg for Sleeping, and he requested I continue monitoring my blood gluecose twice a day.

After Leaving his office I made an Appointment with the Sleep Study Hospital to have the test done the following week. The study indicated I had Chronic Sleep Disorder where my breathing would stop anywhere from 30 seconds to two minutes during the night. The Sleep Order doctor also indicated that there was something else wrong with me out of his expertise.

In early October 2007, my Rheumatologist contacted me by phone and requested me to leave work and come to his office that afternoon to discuss my blood work. I was scared since they would not discuss it over the phone. The doctor dislosed my blood results and was concerned with a CPK of 2600 (should be less than 155) and my Alolase was six times higher than normal. He suspected I either had Polymyositis (not cureable, but treatable) or Inter-myositis (not cureable or treatable). He said he did not want to start treating me with a medication for it until he knew exactly which one I had. He said the only way to find out was to do a muscle biopsy (about the size of a pencil) on one of my large muscles preferribly a Thigh muscle.

In mid October 2007, I was scheduled to see a general surgeon and a week later I had a minor operation to remove a pencil size piece of my left thigh muscle. It was analyzed by the Childrens Hospital in New Orleans who were experts in the muscular diseases.

In Late October 2007, I was diagnosed with severe myopathy caused by the Statin in the drug Vytorin.

I remain on the same medications, have my blood tested every three months, and the CPK last indicated a reading of 900 (still very high, but it dropped all most 2/3 of what it was six months ago. It can usually take a year or so for most folks my age to fully recover, some do not. I still have the same symptoms, but the firing pains have subsided. My vision had also drastically changed, so I saw an Opthomoligist after providing her all my past records. She indicated I did not have any Renal disfunction which is good.

All the doctors agreed I should continue the stress, sleep, and inflamation medication and none of them have any reported inter-related problems. I am also on an AUTO CPAP machine when I sleep because I have two kinds of Atnea that affects my breathing (muscular and brain related). My breathing patterns seem to change quite a bit and my pressures vary from 7 to 20 and more so on the high side.

i am 36 years old. I have used Mirena for almost 4 years. I have suffered almost all the side effects mentioned on this site including chronic ovarian cysts. I have low cholesterol, low blood pressure i eat a low fat diet. i have lost over 70 lbs in the past 18 months and I exercise regularly. Yet early Saturday morning I suffered a heart attack! Yes at 36 ears old! I am concerned that Mirena had something to do wit this incident. Therefore i am researching if anyone else has had a heart attack while using Mirena. If so please contact me direct at *** Needless to say i am having my device removed promptly and would caution others to do likewise.

The cure is worse than the disease is true for me with Yasmine. I started because of heavy periods, very painful ovulation, and cysts on my overies. Stop the periods sounded better than a hysterectomy.
My gall bladder has been very sore, and causing me the classic symptoms of gall stones or gall bladder disease. The ultrasounds, MRI's and blood tests are normal, the pain is always there, and very strong at night. I have seen at total of 6 doctors before someone said," birth control pills cause this type of pain." I have quit Yasmin but true to the British Columbia health system it will take another month before I can see my GYN. All women please check all the side effects of birth control pills, it seems so common, we take for granted that it won't be us that has the problem. Just for all you nay sayers out there, I already have a low fat diet, I am 5' 3" and 130lbs.

I started taking Lisinopril for my bp about 2 1/2 months ago and even though it did lower my bp, I started having strange side-effects. It started out with drowsiness throughout the day, no matter how much sleep I got. And, waking up feeling drowsy even after 8-10 hours of sleep. Then, I started getting strange aches and pains throughout my body, like I was getting over a stomach flu. My asthma also flared up and I started having to use my inhaler for the first time in almost 15 years (usually I just need it after exercise.) The side-effects continued to get worse over the next months with increased fatigue, drowsiness, coughing, anxiety, muscle aches, poor concentration, feeling like my nerves were "shot," headache, weakness, tightness in my lungs, numbness in my hands and feet, and just plain feeling bad.
I made an appointment to see my doctor because I thought there was something seriously wrong with me. It crossed my mind that I might be feeling this way because of the Lisinopril. I stumbled across this website and after reading everyone's testimonials, I decided to stop the Lisinopril. I haven't taken it in 3 1/2 days, and I am already feeling much better. I would rather try a more holistic approach to lowering my bp then taking Lisinopril.
I hope this helps someone else out there who might be going through the same thing.

I've been using the NuvaRing for about nine months. I had used it about 3 yrs ago for a 1.5 yr period. At first I noticed similar symptons to the first time that I used it- very intolerant to alcohol, slightly depressed, naseaus frequently. But wasn't too concerned- I have a number of stomach problems, so I though that it just was agrivating that, and didn't worry too much. Then last month, my period came 20days after the previous, for about 15 days, with extreme itchness around my vulva. (Before going on the ring I would get my period every 33-35 days for about 3 days-no cramping, which increased to 30days/8-9 day length with light cramping on the ring) Now again, 13 days after I put a new Ring in I got my period again- really heavy. I'm going to try and see my gyno this week about it.
The most concerning thing is that my Cholesterol has increased 30 pts since last year- I'm practically vegan- only eating cheese on a rare ocassion, an active rock climber and road biker, and eat less cheese then last year, so it's a drastic increase. Also, my Triglyceride level was high- which I have never experienced before.
Also- about 4 months into using the ring I had an ovarian cyst pop in me. It was a random occurance that I ended up in the ER for and had never had anything like that occur before- can't say for-sure if it's related, but it was really scary and I couldn't move for about a month of my life.

I have been taking lisinopril for about 2 years. I work out at the gym and follow a low fat diet and have lost 40 pounds. The medicine doesn't make you gain weight, what you EAT makes you gain weight.!! No coughing, no nausea, or feeling like I can't breathe---just normal BP's. If I forget to take it and check my BP, it is elevated. So I go right back on it. It works for me. Keep a close record of what goes in your mouth, and you'll probably be surprised. Remember, the BLT's count too---that is, the Bites, Licks and Tastes.!!

This is a follow-up to my previous posting (Tue, 13 Sep 2005 10:32:40 -0500 by Guest, #13255). Almost 3 years on lisonipril now and only positive results. As noted in my previous post, I had BP of 150/160 over 85/90. Now consistently at 120/60 with resting pulse between 45 and 55 BPM. I would recommend this drug for people who are athletic. I run 30 to 40 miles per week, (8 to 9 minutes per mile,6 days a week)and will run another marathon in April. Lisonipril was given to me because I am athletic. After starting on lisonipril, my athletic performance improved dramatically since my BP dropped to normal levels. I would be interested to hear from other athletic people to hear of their results. I am 60 years old, 5' 11", 180 lbs. and take no other medications, eat a low fat diet (about 2200 calories per day). Perhaps other posters could put their age, weight, height, diet and exercise programs/habits into their posts. Since there are more than 1 million people on this type of medication, there must be some other people with positive results, otherwise, how could it stay on the market? P.S. I do have the infamous "cough", however, I have had a chronic nervous cough most of my life (smoked 3 packs a day from age 14 to age 37, quit now for 24 years) so my cough continues - and - I can appreciate how getting the cough for the first time could be a serious problem. I simply live with it.

I started at 80mg while hospitalized for Sarcoidosis at the end of May. Prednisone allowed me to breathe. I was advised to keep a low sodium, low fat diet, vegies, fruits, no processed foods, exercise, plenty of water. Following that advise I have been lucky and not gained weight. I do have the "moon" face though. My dosage was lowered to 60 mg when I left the hospital then a week later to 40 mg and it took 2 months at 40 mg for the "moon face" to appear. At the end of this week I will drop to 20 mg until Sept when I see my lung Dr. My side effects seem to be minimal at this point and the prednisone truely helped me out of a bad situation.