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Old July 1st, 2005, 05:51 PM
Road Runner
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I have a question for the group.
I haven't been seriously on my diet too long. I had lost some weight but
was just watching calories since January and as a result, it was coming off
very slowly.

The last two weeks, I have added daily work-outs of about an hour in the
morning and a half hour in the evenings. Each day and night, I try to
increase the time by five minutes. Anyway, at the same time, I am on a
drug, Monopril to lower my blood pressure.
Well it has been going down a lot. And this morning after I worked out for
an hour and ten minutes and had of course taken my pill, I found I was
getting very tired. I hadn't experienced this kind of tiredness before. I
waited several hours later and took my blood pressure as usual and the top
number was 105. The other number was 70. Is 105 low and do you think I
should think about cutting my pills in half? I don't have another
doctor's appointment until the end of December since all of my lab tests
were good and this is the only medication I am taking. I was just wondering
if perhaps the low reading could have made me so tired. Lately the readings
have been around 112/72.

Thanks guys for all the posts and support. I am really determined to get
the weight off this time and check often to read the posts. Sandy



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Old July 1st, 2005, 09:32 PM
Chris Braun
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On Fri, 01 Jul 2005 17:06:37 GMT, Ignoramus9053
wrote:

On Fri, 01 Jul 2005 16:51:12 GMT, Road Runner wrote:
I have a question for the group.
I haven't been seriously on my diet too long. I had lost some weight but
was just watching calories since January and as a result, it was coming off
very slowly.

The last two weeks, I have added daily work-outs of about an hour in the
morning and a half hour in the evenings. Each day and night, I try to
increase the time by five minutes. Anyway, at the same time, I am on a
drug, Monopril to lower my blood pressure.
Well it has been going down a lot. And this morning after I worked out for
an hour and ten minutes and had of course taken my pill, I found I was
getting very tired. I hadn't experienced this kind of tiredness before. I
waited several hours later and took my blood pressure as usual and the top
number was 105. The other number was 70. Is 105 low and do you think I
should think about cutting my pills in half? I don't have another
doctor's appointment until the end of December since all of my lab tests
were good and this is the only medication I am taking. I was just wondering
if perhaps the low reading could have made me so tired. Lately the readings
have been around 112/72.


The warnings on these pills say do not adjust medication without
consulting your doctor. At the same time, diet and exercise do lower
BP and the need for such pills. You may be able to give your doctor a
phone call and tell him what you told us. Your doc would likely be
able to resolve your issue without having you come to the office,
esp. if you keep good records of your BP.

My blood pressure is very close to your numbers 115/73 or so. I do not
like it when it goes lower.


I'd second Ig's recommendation to call your doctor. I'd watch the
numbers for a week or so first, though, so you can be sure you're not
reacting to a one-time thing. Also, your doctor will be more likely
to take it seriously if it appears to be a consistent reading.

Chris
262/130s/130s
started dieting July 2002, maintaining since June 2004
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Old July 5th, 2005, 02:19 AM
Mars Observer
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On Sun, 03 Jul 2005 17:56:49 GMT, Ignoramus28572
wrote:

Well it has been going down a lot. And this morning after I worked out for
an hour and ten minutes and had of course taken my pill, I found I was
getting very tired. I hadn't experienced this kind of tiredness before. I
waited several hours later and took my blood pressure as usual and the top
number was 105. The other number was 70. Is 105 low and do you think I
should think about cutting my pills in half? I don't have another
doctor's appointment until the end of December since all of my lab tests
were good and this is the only medication I am taking. I was just wondering
if perhaps the low reading could have made me so tired. Lately the readings
have been around 112/72.

The warnings on these pills say do not adjust medication without
consulting your doctor. At the same time, diet and exercise do lower
BP and the need for such pills. You may be able to give your doctor a
phone call and tell him what you told us. Your doc would likely be
able to resolve your issue without having you come to the office,
esp. if you keep good records of your BP.

My blood pressure is very close to your numbers 115/73 or so. I do not
like it when it goes lower.


I'd second Ig's recommendation to call your doctor. I'd watch the
numbers for a week or so first, though, so you can be sure you're not
reacting to a one-time thing. Also, your doctor will be more likely
to take it seriously if it appears to be a consistent reading.


Doctors are often nice about making suggestions over the phone, makes
it convenient. Having a record of BP is generally helpful...

When my BP goes below about 120 or so, I start feeling strange...


I agree - the doc should make the call on this one though... in the
mean-time, just listen to your body. There's no real problem with a
blood pressure that low unless stems from a medical problem, *and* as
long as you feel OK. Watch out for 'light headed-ness', 'blurred
vision', and 'mental fuzziness - inability to concentrate).

 




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