High blood pressure, in middle aged men.

[Silver Penguin]

So, what I'm hearing, is that YOU think meandering around a drug store isn't stressful. He, on the other hand, might not agree! Is this BP machine, by chance, at the end of the aisle that has all the feminine hygiene products, lubricants, condoms, etc in it? That might have...uhm...well, "distracted" him from his former calm.
Funeral director for a daughter, eh? I'm not sure what to say to that. Definitely want her to not talk about work though, while at home.

We were in the beer and snack foods section, after looking at cool goodies to stock his new trailer with (in the beer and snack foods section).

DD no longer lives with us, and is not allowed to chat with Mom within earshot, when she visits. Especially during mealtimes. She has the coolest stories!

 

[Duezzer]

A friend of mine had bad hypertesion and high cholesteral - doc was going to put him on all sorts of meds to get it under control

He did a thing called the RAVE diet - by his next check up - 3 months I think the doc was amazed he needed no pills and everything was now in the safe zone or better

I don't know much except no meat products - he's a super vegitarian now and has never had to take any of the pills the doc perscribed -

He is now healthier than when he was younger - and he keeps telling me so -

If my doc goes to put me on all the pills I think I will try his diet first - seems dramatic but I think it would be the better choice in the long run

I don't want to be a pill popper - they only fix symptoms

 

[JR'SFJR]

Get a bp cuff, so you can check it during the day on your own. BP will usually be higher in the docs office with the "white coat affect" I use an inexpensive mechanical steam gauge type. Have not had good luck with the electronic ones being accurate, but maybe they are better now?

I don't do well with medications, but Lisinopril, an ace inhibitor, gives me no side affects. It is an inexpensive generic. I use to take 20 mg, but when I retired with less stress and loosing some weight, had to lower to 10 mg. I would get light headed at times and bp would drop to less than 100/60. Now about 115/70. Doc tells you to do one thing, but monitor bp and make changes as necessary your own.

 

[7xray]

Jill. .

DON'T let him ignore the high BP. Do whatever it takes to get it down and keep it down. I had chronic high BP for years and messed around with some meds and then just forgot about it. People would say a few times you have to look into your high BP and I'd just say yeah, well its high-normal and is probably OK. Not. Two years ago when taking a treadmill stress test the cardiologist said "Bud, you have a problem." A cardiomyopathy with 30% cardiac ejection fraction efficiency sucks. Meds (forever now) have the BP under control but the CEF ain't getting much better. You gotta take care of that high BP cause the heart just doesn't like that.

Fred

 

[dcarver]

He needs to give oral ***, daily, and frequently!

fixed it fer ya Don

Barb, I agree! Giving is much more noble than receiving. Uh... oh well, never mind, I was just considering your health!

He needs oral ***, daily, and frequently!

Dr. Carver! Clearly, you're a cardiologist with expertise in this arena. :yahoo:

Now here is an intelligent man!

He needs oral ***, daily, and frequently!

"Hey honey, come over here and look at this. It must be true, it's on the Internet. What do you mean I don't have high blood pressure?"

Can't you see my purple headed (w**die)? :lol:

Mrs. Smith, the only way your husband will be OK is if you give him oral *** daily or at his every beck and call...
<turning to husband> Wow dear...you surely are gonna die...

Oh noooo, truly a sad day..

Wow! I expected a little help but not the volumes of information posted, so far. Thanks everyone, especially Dr Barb. I like your prescription better than all the others, although there is a little consideration for DCarver's prescription.

No joking matter Jill. Be sure to do all you can to relieve his stress.

Oh, and Mr. A? You owe big time bud!

On a serious note, the life-time western medical Rx is not nice.. :angry:

Take care of this before he has to become a member..

 

[brazos parker]

Well, speaking from the experience of high BP, high cholesterol and a quad bypass, I feel somewhat qualified to add to the discussion.

You have gotten a lot of good advice from a lot of folks here. Pls get a BP cuff and test the BP at home. In my case, I'm very prone to "white coat syndrome"...BP goes up when around medical staff in white coats! The high reading is worrisome and needs to be monitored/controlled, if necessary.

I have given up fatty foods, salty foods (including a salt shaker). Doc said "If it tastes good, spit it out!"

I take meds to control BP and cholesterol. My BP now is low enough that I have to be careful on a quick change in position, e.g., sitting to standing. So, it can be controlled effectively.

High BP is not something to fool around with...good luck.

 

[kaitsdad]

It's 5:28 am, and I've just taken my BP.

It's 159 over 102. Granted, it's an automatic wrist cuff, but there's no way it's that far off.

I'm visiting the Doctor on Monday.

Jill, you may have saved my life by posting this. Thanks.

 

[Silver Penguin]

Jill. . DON'T let him ignore the high BP. Do whatever it takes to get it down and keep it down. You gotta take care of that high BP cause the heart just doesn't like that.

Fred

Thanks Fred. I'm not usually the pushy type, but I did actually make his doc appointment myself, and I will be going with him to take notes on what the doc has to say. I'm confident that the diet and exercise program she will prescribe is pretty much what I'm doing for myself, so it won't be a big deal (for me) to fix that up for him too. Exchanging half a dozen beers every night for a walk, isn't going to be so easy for him. But the dogs provide a great incentive for him to walk.

 

[Silver Penguin]

It's 5:28 am, and I've just taken my BP.
It's 159 over 102. Granted, it's an automatic wrist cuff, but there's no way it's that far off.

I'm visiting the Doctor on Monday.

Jill, you may have saved my life by posting this. Thanks.

You're welcome, Hal. It's a smart man that looks at the evidence then deals with it appropriately instead of hoping it will go away.

I don't know the details about the reason TWN left us so soon but I believe that high blood pressure was a part of the reason.

Hoping that it's a very long time before anyone here gets to hang with Tim again.

 

[MEM]

It's 5:28 am, and I've just taken my BP.
It's 159 over 102. Granted, it's an automatic wrist cuff, but there's no way it's that far off.

I'm visiting the Doctor on Monday.

Jill, you may have saved my life by posting this. Thanks.

I was staying out of this. Until now

We were sitting around the dining room table one weekend evening - hubby, me, hubby's nephew and his wife - both in mid-forties. Somehow, the topic of BP came up and we got the automated cuff out (they're very good , btw) - and I went around the table taking BPs. A new kind of party game

Everyone was good - except for Cathy. Hers was worse than yours. Took BP on the other arm. Same.

I calmly urged insisted she get a cuff for home and follow up with her family doc.

She did - the following week. And is now medicated in an attempt to bring her BP into an acceptable range

The "new" acceptable range, btw, is systolic (upper number)< 120; the diastolic < 80. The previous 'textbook' values were 120/80

As I said to Jill privately, I encourage EVERYone - especially those in their 40s and beyond - to KNOW and CHECK their BP on a regular basis.

There's a very good reason that hypertension is called the Silent Killer.....

 

[Grumpy]

Well, speaking from the experience of high BP, high cholesterol and a quad bypass, I feel somewhat qualified to add to the discussion.
You have gotten a lot of good advice from a lot of folks here. Pls get a BP cuff and test the BP at home. In my case, I'm very prone to "white coat syndrome"...BP goes up when around medical staff in white coats! The high reading is worrisome and needs to be monitored/controlled, if necessary.

I have given up fatty foods, salty foods (including a salt shaker). Doc said "If it tastes good, spit it out!"

I take meds to control BP and cholesterol. My BP now is low enough that I have to be careful on a quick change inposition, e.g., sitting to standing. So, it can be controlled effectively.

High BP is not something to fool around with...good luck.

Gettin' old ain't for sissies, but these guys don't know that yet, do they?

jim

 

[FJR-Don]

Middle age is when work is a lot less fun and fun is a lot more work.

 

[brazos parker]

Well, speaking from the experience of high BP, high cholesterol and a quad bypass, I feel somewhat qualified to add to the discussion.
You have gotten a lot of good advice from a lot of folks here. Pls get a BP cuff and test the BP at home. In my case, I'm very prone to "white coat syndrome"...BP goes up when around medical staff in white coats! The high reading is worrisome and needs to be monitored/controlled, if necessary.

I have given up fatty foods, salty foods (including a salt shaker). Doc said "If it tastes good, spit it out!"

I take meds to control BP and cholesterol. My BP now is low enough that I have to be careful on a quick change inposition, e.g., sitting to standing. So, it can be controlled effectively.

High BP is not something to fool around with...good luck.

Gettin' old ain't for sissies, but these guys don't know that yet, do they?

jim

Right you are, Jim. My old body just ain't as bulletproof as it once was! That's why I can repeat with confidence..."The older I get, the faster I was!"

 

[fljab]

riding FJR = stress reduction

That's the truth!! I'm an old guy (55) and just had my yearly complete physical with both my GP and Cardiologist; except for a higher cholesterol count (diet/lifestyle adjustment), everything was a-ok. Riding the FJR helps alot to reduce stress and "keep me young"; I highly recommend it...

 

[squeezer]

We were in the beer and snack foods section, after looking at cool goodies to stock his new trailer with (in the beer and snack foods section).

Ah, well, now we know what got him all excited.

 

[happyPuppy]

All right a brief recap. There are 2 basic types of HBP, Labile and Essential. The first starts often with vacillations, in BP. Going up and down over a period of time. Much of the time the point is reached that the body appears to establish a new set point of higher BP. This can be treated for at least a period of time, by diet, stress reduction and exercise and mild BP drugs on occasion to prevent spikes , such as the beta blocker family. The 2nd type is often genetic or what labile turns into after a period of time. Drugs are most often used, and much of the time more than one in a cocktail of sorts to minimize side effects. Most cardiologists push for lower BP than in the past. It used to be that you would not treat it until 150/95 on a consistent basis.Now the pushed it down to 140/90 in many cases. The point is, get it treated by your doc and come up with a game plan.

it is sort of like preventive work on your FJR. Take care of both and they last longer.

 

[rushes]

10 MG of Lisinopril every day an all's good for me...

Regular basic checkups after 45 or so are a purdy good idea...

Turnin 50 this year an not lookin forward to the 'other end' checkup...

 

[kaitsdad]

It's 5:28 am, and I've just taken my BP.
It's 159 over 102. Granted, it's an automatic wrist cuff, but there's no way it's that far off.

I'm visiting the Doctor on Monday.

Jill, you may have saved my life by posting this. Thanks.

I was staying out of this. Until now

We were sitting around the dining room table one weekend evening - hubby, me, hubby's nephew and his wife - both in mid-forties. Somehow, the topic of BP came up and we got the automated cuff out (they're very good , btw) - and I went around the table taking BPs. A new kind of party game

Everyone was good - except for Cathy. Hers was worse than yours. Took BP on the other arm. Same.

I calmly urged insisted she get a cuff for home and follow up with her family doc.

She did - the following week. And is now medicated in an attempt to bring her BP into an acceptable range

The "new" acceptable range, btw, is systolic (upper number)< 120; the diastolic < 80. The previous 'textbook' values were 120/80

As I said to Jill privately, I encourage EVERYone - especially those in their 40s and beyond - to KNOW and CHECK their BP on a regular basis.

There's a very good reason that hypertension is called the Silent Killer.....

Scary stuff - I've never had a problem - in fact, my recent Dr visit last November I checked at 120 over 78, I've been there for decades. This was a very sudden change, which is all the more reason to check on a regular basis. I about freaked !!

 

[FatNakedGuy]

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My wife and I have been doing this the past month and 1/2. I've lost 30lbs and she almost 20lbs. We are steak & potatos folks and I didn't think this would work for us. To be completely honest, the food has been fantastic and it has been easy to adjust! The deserts have been killer! I think there may have only been a couple of dishes we haven't cared for so far. I feel so much better now and will continue to use this day to day for the rest of my life. Of course, I'm not cutting out steak all together. I will still enjoy one from time to time! Oh yeah, my cardiologist was very impressed with my numbers after I started this diet.

 

[jmdaniel]

My companion was persuaded to have his blood pressure checked, and came up with a number that concerned me. It was something like 167/95. Of course, he has been persuaded to make an appointment to see the doc.
What's next? Much as I complain about this person-who-shall-be-nameless, I would dearly love to have him around for a lot more healthy years.

Maybe his high blood pressure stems from his fear of your husband finding out?