Yeah, that was my reaction too!...then I looked at those cheap frozen dinners, yowza! My research said the nurse nailed it......unfortunately.
Start at salt and stress and go from there. Evelyne has been on BP meds since I've known her, better diet helped cut the dose but until she figures out how to retire the stress will never be gone. I fully expect she'll be off meds within months of ever selling WERA.
My wife is on Lisnopril. One of theside effects is coughing - some kind of enzyme side effect triggering a nerve/reflex causing the cough.:down:
Evelyne has had that with a couple of the bp meds, they're better than the beta blockers were but it sucks. Not sure what she's on right now but so far so good.
I got nothing to help except to say stay out of the Dungeon here on the BBS and if Mongo asks you to become a mod on his bbs for a few days, hang up the phone fast.
Yah know, I kinda hope not. I kinda like being the janitor around here. It makes me laugh. Ya' know, since I'm not all that smart and get amused by shiny objects and shit.
^^Lots of good advise here. Limit sodium intake, exercise, reduce your stress level. And, the biggest thing you can do according to every doctor I talked to about it...proper sleep. Sleep disorders cause more HBP than most anything else.
Good stuff - been on meds for about 5 years , they arent so bad - I was headed down a bad road and they have helped me out a lot.I was having chest pains and shortness of breath while riding my MTB.Did a stress test and found my pressures to be very high - taking a pill now and all is well.Only advice I can give that hasnt been listed is avoid that Lisnopril stuff - I coughed my head off for 3 days on that crap - lol - Good luck and listen to the Doc.
Every one is different been on Lisinopril for years, only time I cough is when Doc asks me to turn my head.
Ask her to switch from ACEI (lisinopril) to ARB class (like cozaar , diovan , micardis etc ) - should do the trick. not on the 10/- list but insurance should cover it if there is documented adverse reaction.
Some of us are just predisposed to hypertension issues. Good advice here already given about diet and exercise. One thing I'd add is watch the "low fat" food products: usually they add salt to make up for lack of flavor. Stay away from boxed meals/ready to eat items. Prepare your meals yourself so you can control the sodium and fat content. If any questions about your meds let me know. (I'm a pharmacist)
Chia chia seeds naturally lowers BP...add em to protein shake...lemonade...yogurt they've helped me with BP for years...
