Hi, Your Lisinopril dose seems quite low. I've been reading around and seems that (from the research) optimum dose for combination of Lisinopril and HCT would be10mg/12.5mg rather then the 5mg/12.5mg you're on, but then you're also on amlodipine so IDK. Have you been on all 3 for 1 month?
Re exercise, don't stop! You have to remember that you're young and you only have one risk factor for heart attck, ie hypertension. If you had diabetes, high cholesterol and a high BMI then it would be a different story. Maybe don't do really high intensity stuff but cycling, brisk walking etc. Keep up with your fluids if its hot or you're exercising as HCT is a diuretic and you'll pee more and also lose potassium and sodium, although te lisinopril can sometimes increase potassium, so it should balance out (well that;s the theory anyway!) For that reason, don't stop salt altogether or you may end up feeling pretty icky and unwell when you exercise.
When you start Lisinopril ( or any ACE inhibitor) they should check your Kidney function after 4-6 weeks and 4-6 weeks after a dosage increase
Do you know what your resting heart rate is?
Have they told you how to do your BP correctly and how many times a day are you doing it and when?
When are you next due to see a Doctor?
You're way off the max doses of the drugs and i'm sure you'll get there in the not too distant future. Remember , your risk is still quite low, although I'm not saying you don't need to get the BP down. Just try not to stress about it, don't overdo the taking of the BP , and make sure you do it correctly. Did they give you the BP machine or have you bought it and is it an arm or wrist cuff?
Thank you again for your very detailed reply and taking the time to do that it honestly means a lot.
So as far as the medication I do believe he put me on the min dosage and feel he is just kind of testing the waters to see where this goes as far as the results.
I do want to take a higher dose of lisinpril maybe that would hopefully work.
As far as taking bp reading I usually don't have a set time to take I kind of just take it randomly it's a arm cuff one I purchased at a local cvs. I try not to measure a lot I do find my self getting depressed with my numbers being around 150-160/80-90 at my age. It kind of makes me wonder if there is an underlying condition that I'm not aware of.
I have a appointment with my gr in the next 2 weeks I will discuss our plans as I do want to see a cardiologist and do some labs to make sure everything is still in good condition. I also am very curious on a 24 hr bp reading cuff.
I am planning on getting on a workout routine as I'm still in pretty good shape around 165lbs and 25yrs I hoping that helps
All I want is to see 130/80 reading lol that's all I want lol
Hi, Thanks and you're welcome. Yes, I think they will increase lisinopril, and yes I think a 24 hr BP recording thing is a good idea. My Mother had one and it was amazing how perfect her BP was sometimes when she was asleep!
When I said haev they shown you how to do the BP recordings I was talking about the things in this article here
Best to do it at the same times every day and no more than 3 times. Maybe first thing before you get out of bed, sometime convenient during the day, and before you go to bed? Otherwise you'll probably end up doing it when you're thinking about your BP and are anxious, so it's going to be up then.
Don't forget that at your age the risk of anything happening with just high BP and no other risk factors is very low. Try and cut down on the salt. It will make a difference, but be careful if you exercise and/or it's hot and you sweat. Think about those electrolyte sports drinks. I used to by the ones from Aldi when we lived over there. Lot cheaper than Gatorade.
Hi Mig671, I just fumbled onto this thread. I totally understand how you feel. I am 25 this year too, been lifting weights for 4 years, never took roids and I too, have the same problem. Young hypertension. I was started on 2.5 amlodipine for hypertension few months ago for bp 155/89 and it was brought down to 130-140/69-79. But just this week, my blood pressure had gone up again. Shot up to 160/90 at my gp and she started me on 5.0 amlodipine. 2.5 in the morning and 2.5 in the evening. Still gonna wait out and see how it goes.
Taking blood pressure medicine twice a day instead of once helped me. Some times adding a diuretic helps a lot. At one time my blood pressure was being controlled by just a dose of diuretic but I think my electrolytes got out of whack
Tonight I had Paleo diet food which was delivered this morning. I had some mashed potato and pumpkin. It was to die for. It had a particular flavor yummo. I started to feel sick about an hour later with huge headaches. Later on I had a big dollop of mashed potato and pumpkin. Then I go really sick and a even bigger headache. I took my BP which has been under control for some time . It was 170/84 and pulse was 48 and temperature was 35. I felt so cold. Then I realized they might have put MSG into the mashed potatoes. But Paleo putting MSG in their food. What else could it have been. I've eaten nothing else as I have gastritis. Hence me ordering spinach, brocolli and mashed potatoes and pumpkin . My BP is slowly going down. Still huge headache. I wonder if it was MSG. Very strange.
An electrolyte imbalance doesn't have any specific effect on BP, but it will mess up just about every system in your body, causing all kinds of symptoms up to and including death from heart failure in extreme cases! Excessive use of diuretics causes loss of too much fluid, upsetting the delicate balance of salts (electrolytes) dissolved in our body fluids.
Sorry to be rude, Jackie, but why on earth are you buying in ready-made mashed potatoes? It's not like they're hard to prepare, even if you only have a single gas ring or hotplate.
There's no way that's paleo - paleolithic man caught and cooked everything for himself. No ready meals in those days!
U aren't being rude. This is the first tie I've ever done it. I live in Thailand and didn't have the energy to go to the supermarket in 40 degrees heat. I've had bronchitis, gastritis at the same time not to mention high blood pressure which is under control till tonight .... My BP shot up an hour after the mashed potatos. I thought Paleo was good and they didn't add anything .... I just came home from hospital 05.00 morning . They waited till my BP dropped which it has though shocking headaches. Pulse very low, 45. I should have stayed in hospital at least for one night and get all this sorted out.