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Hi all I was dx with hbp when I was approx 15. I was then rx a...

Posted at 7:28 AM on Aug 24, 2007 by tammyt43130, #23168
Hi all I was dx with hbp when I was approx 15. I was then rx a Beta Blocker and had lost weight and it seemed that my bp was great no need for meds any longer and was fine till I was approx 32 years old when my bp went to 157/120 my gp asked if thier was a family hx of hbp and of course thier is and then asked what family members were taking to lower thiers and the only thing I could find out was that everyone took hctz and the gp rx this for me and it has worrked till recently when readings were 157/110, 160/100, 147/127 ect very bad I felt horrible..fast pulse headache and chest pain also a feeling as if my heart was going to pound out of my chest!!! the dr rx a med called toprol and sent me to a internal medicine specialist who kept me on the hctz and the toprol and added lisinopril to the mix...OMG what a mistake after ONE dose I felt like I was a HUGE muscle Cramp Aching all over and upset stomache a HUGE headache my legs ached SO bad that I was in tears!!! The only thing different is the Lisinopril!!!
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Reply over 2 years ago on Aug 24, 2007 by tammyt43130, #1381

Talked to the New GP today and took me off the lisinopril and added cozaar instead ???? anyone on Cozaar???

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Reply over 2 years ago on Aug 24, 2007 by guest0222, #1384

You might consider nutritional factors to hbp. Some think is possible that mild but long term nutritional defficiencies raise bp. Most of these meds including hctz tend to flush valuable minerals from the body or otherwise affect your mineral balances. Get plenty of all of minerals esp. magnesium and potassium. Some of those muscle cramps and aching could also be a sign of mineral deficiencies. Just a thought... I suppose you could get tested for some of this minerals and such. Sherry Rogers has a book on what tests to get.

Best of luck!

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