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Since (self included) most here are a bunch of grumpy old men I thought
this worth asking. I'm 67 years old and have always had good checkups. I also take my pulse occasionally and it's always been excellent...typical 62 or so. My assumption was "all ok." Have not had a physical in a few years but recently had one and my blood pressure was about 40 points high. Doc said not to panic...happens pretty often to men in my age group and I will return in a few days to probably get medication. In the mean time I got a blood pressure meter and have cut back on sodium intake. After a few days my pressure dropped about ten points and I also noticed that coffee (thankfully) did not affect things. Anyone else here taking blood pressure meds? If so, what are the results and how many pills a day do you take? thanks M |
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On 10/14/2016 9:36 AM, philo wrote:
Since (self included) most here are a bunch of grumpy old men I thought this worth asking. I'm 67 years old and have always had good checkups. I also take my pulse occasionally and it's always been excellent...typical 62 or so. My assumption was "all ok." Have not had a physical in a few years but recently had one and my blood pressure was about 40 points high. Doc said not to panic...happens pretty often to men in my age group and I will return in a few days to probably get medication. In the mean time I got a blood pressure meter and have cut back on sodium intake. After a few days my pressure dropped about ten points and I also noticed that coffee (thankfully) did not affect things. Anyone else here taking blood pressure meds? If so, what are the results and how many pills a day do you take? thanks M yes. A bit younger than you, and I don't think I was 40 points too high. Take two pills per day (I opted for two separate pills as they are cheaper than if I had to buy the two different meds combined in a single pill - the doc was impressed with my figuring this out). Results are fine. I don't bother to check my blood pressure, but it is good when I go to the doc (rarely) or give blood, etc. I don't worry about sodium. That has been way overhyped, although some people (far less than all) have a sodium intolerance. |
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On 10/14/2016 11:42 AM, Taxed and Spent wrote:
yes. A bit younger than you, and I don't think I was 40 points too high. Take two pills per day (I opted for two separate pills as they are cheaper than if I had to buy the two different meds combined in a single pill - the doc was impressed with my figuring this out). Results are fine. I don't bother to check my blood pressure, but it is good when I go to the doc (rarely) or give blood, etc. I don't worry about sodium. That has been way overhyped, although some people (far less than all) have a sodium intolerance. Thank you very much...I do not want to take a lot of pills all the time but of course will do whatever it takes. If two a day is cheaper then for sure I will do that. This will be the first time in my life I'll be on meds so realize how fortunate I am. My doctor is extremely cautious with my pocket book. When I got my physical I told him I was due for a tetanus shot. Since that is not covered by my insurance he told me to just go to the drugstore across the street as it would be 1/4 the cost. Quite nice to have an honest doctor. My previous doctor did not think twice in sending me a $500 bill for having my ear flushed out. My insurance company told him he was not going to get one cent unless he lowered the bill. He then knocked off $100 |
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"philo" wrote in message ... Since (self included) most here are a bunch of grumpy old men I thought this worth asking. I'm 67 years old and have always had good checkups. I also take my pulse occasionally and it's always been excellent...typical 62 or so. My assumption was "all ok." Have not had a physical in a few years but recently had one and my blood pressure was about 40 points high. Doc said not to panic...happens pretty often to men in my age group and I will return in a few days to probably get medication. In the mean time I got a blood pressure meter and have cut back on sodium intake. After a few days my pressure dropped about ten points and I also noticed that coffee (thankfully) did not affect things. Anyone else here taking blood pressure meds? If so, what are the results and how many pills a day do you take? Until I was about 70, my BP was consistently 120/80. Then it started creeping up; when it got to 140+, doc put me on meds so now I take amlodipine and lisinopril once a day, don't recall the strength, which keeps my BP in the low 130/80-85 range. |
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On 2016-10-14, philo wrote:
Anyone else here taking blood pressure meds? If so, what are the results and how many pills a day do you take? My first doc gave me 100mg of atenolol (beta blocker). It gave me symptoms of a heart attack. Sweating, nausea, dizzyness, etc. This merely sitting on the couch. If I went for a little walk jes to stay in shape, I often had to call my daughter to come pick me up, as an episode would jes wipe me out. I called 'em episodes and fer two yrs went to heart specialists that could tell me nothing. I self medicated down to 50mg of atenolol and the episodes ceased. Unfortunately, my blood pressure had climbed back up to borderline high. I finally saw an old doc I hadn't seen in several yrs. He sed, "You need to take some lisinopril with that atenolol." He prescribed some for me and I tried it. It worked. I now take a daily dose of 50mg atenolol with 20mg linsinopril. Keeps my blood pressure at normal specs. I'm 68. My advice is, try several doctors. Beta blockers may not work for you and every doc has their own solution. Keep looking until you find a doc that will prescribe what works FOR YOU! Don't let some doc jes mumble some prescription, then kick ya' to the curb. ;) nb |
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On 10/14/2016 12:14 PM, dadiOH wrote:
"philo" wrote in message ... Since (self included) most here are a bunch of grumpy old men I thought this worth asking. I'm 67 years old and have always had good checkups. I also take my pulse occasionally and it's always been excellent...typical 62 or so. My assumption was "all ok." Have not had a physical in a few years but recently had one and my blood pressure was about 40 points high. Doc said not to panic...happens pretty often to men in my age group and I will return in a few days to probably get medication. In the mean time I got a blood pressure meter and have cut back on sodium intake. After a few days my pressure dropped about ten points and I also noticed that coffee (thankfully) did not affect things. Anyone else here taking blood pressure meds? If so, what are the results and how many pills a day do you take? Until I was about 70, my BP was consistently 120/80. Then it started creeping up; when it got to 140+, doc put me on meds so now I take amlodipine and lisinopril once a day, don't recall the strength, which keeps my BP in the low 130/80-85 range. Thank you very much for the feedback. I should probably loose a little weight too ...even if it's only five pounds. Nothing to do with health...just too cheap to buy new clothes! |
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On 10/14/2016 12:15 PM, notbob wrote:
On 2016-10-14, philo wrote: Anyone else here taking blood pressure meds? If so, what are the results and how many pills a day do you take? My first doc gave me 100mg of atenolol (beta blocker). It gave me symptoms of a heart attack. Sweating, nausea, dizzyness, etc. This merely sitting on the couch. If I went for a little walk jes to stay in shape, I often had to call my daughter to come pick me up, as an episode would jes wipe me out. I called 'em episodes and fer two yrs went to heart specialists that could tell me nothing. I self medicated down to 50mg of atenolol and the episodes ceased. Unfortunately, my blood pressure had climbed back up to borderline high. I finally saw an old doc I hadn't seen in several yrs. He sed, "You need to take some lisinopril with that atenolol." He prescribed some for me and I tried it. It worked. I now take a daily dose of 50mg atenolol with 20mg linsinopril. Keeps my blood pressure at normal specs. I'm 68. My advice is, try several doctors. Beta blockers may not work for you and every doc has their own solution. Keep looking until you find a doc that will prescribe what works FOR YOU! Don't let some doc jes mumble some prescription, then kick ya' to the curb. ;) nb Yep...with all the crap they did with my wife we are both aware that many docs just give the wrong meds and don't even care...I am very aware of the fact : If something does not seem right...then it's not. |
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On Fri, 14 Oct 2016 11:36:20 -0500, philo wrote:
Anyone else here taking blood pressure meds? If so, what are the results and how many pills a day do you take? I developed AFib and didn't know it. In the hospital for a severe nose bleed over four days. The docs used the paddles to thump me, heart went back to a normal beat, then went back, thumped again. Still have AFib. Take two BP med's once a day in the morning. BP was up two visits ago so the doc raised the dose on one by 40 mg. That helped. Good news? I can get out of climbing ladders now :) |
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On 10/14/2016 12:39 PM, Oren wrote:
On Fri, 14 Oct 2016 11:36:20 -0500, philo wrote: Anyone else here taking blood pressure meds? If so, what are the results and how many pills a day do you take? I developed AFib and didn't know it. In the hospital for a severe nose bleed over four days. The docs used the paddles to thump me, heart went back to a normal beat, then went back, thumped again. Still have AFib. Take two BP med's once a day in the morning. BP was up two visits ago so the doc raised the dose on one by 40 mg. That helped. Good news? I can get out of climbing ladders now :) Hope you are OK. I still climbed ladders even after I had both knees replaced but it all ended this year. My wife told me "No more!" I hired a guy to clean the gutters and patch the squirrel holes with sheet metal this year. He did a better job than I ever did and cost me $150 I should have put the ladder away 20 years ago! |
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philo wrote:
Since (self included) most here are a bunch of grumpy old men I thought this worth asking. I'm 67 years old and have always had good checkups. I also take my pulse occasionally and it's always been excellent...typical 62 or so. My assumption was "all ok." Have not had a physical in a few years but recently had one and my blood pressure was about 40 points high. Doc said not to panic...happens pretty often to men in my age group and I will return in a few days to probably get medication. In the mean time I got a blood pressure meter and have cut back on sodium intake. After a few days my pressure dropped about ten points and I also noticed that coffee (thankfully) did not affect things. Anyone else here taking blood pressure meds? If so, what are the results and how many pills a day do you take? thanks M Before taking any meds, try Red Yeast Rice. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003TZ476Q/ I take it for cholesterol, but it lowered my ex partners BP to where he no longer takes his BP medicine. YMMV |
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On 10/14/2016 1:18 PM, philo wrote:
On 10/14/2016 12:14 PM, dadiOH wrote: "philo" wrote in message ... Since (self included) most here are a bunch of grumpy old men I thought this worth asking. I'm 67 years old and have always had good checkups. I also take my pulse occasionally and it's always been excellent...typical 62 or so. My assumption was "all ok." Have not had a physical in a few years but recently had one and my blood pressure was about 40 points high. Doc said not to panic...happens pretty often to men in my age group and I will return in a few days to probably get medication. In the mean time I got a blood pressure meter and have cut back on sodium intake. After a few days my pressure dropped about ten points and I also noticed that coffee (thankfully) did not affect things. Anyone else here taking blood pressure meds? If so, what are the results and how many pills a day do you take? Until I was about 70, my BP was consistently 120/80. Then it started creeping up; when it got to 140+, doc put me on meds so now I take amlodipine and lisinopril once a day, don't recall the strength, which keeps my BP in the low 130/80-85 range. Thank you very much for the feedback. I should probably loose a little weight too ...even if it's only five pounds. Nothing to do with health...just too cheap to buy new clothes! My experience same as dad's. I take lisinopril and a water pill. Tough to lose weight but I tried and lost 10 lb and it did no good. |
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On Fri, 14 Oct 2016 11:36:20 -0500, philo wrote:
Since (self included) most here are a bunch of grumpy old men I thought this worth asking. I'm 67 years old and have always had good checkups. I also take my pulse occasionally and it's always been excellent...typical 62 or so. My assumption was "all ok." Have not had a physical in a few years but recently had one and my blood pressure was about 40 points high. Doc said not to panic...happens pretty often to men in my age group and I will return in a few days to probably get medication. In the mean time I got a blood pressure meter and have cut back on sodium intake. After a few days my pressure dropped about ten points and I also noticed that coffee (thankfully) did not affect things. Anyone else here taking blood pressure meds? If so, what are the results and how many pills a day do you take? thanks M Be careful with blood pressure meds. They killed my mom. It was not a direct cause but the Dr over did the meds, she got dizzy a lot, fell broke **** and pretty much gave up the will to live. I stopped taking mine when I started monitoring my BP. It started when I got dizzy walking on the ribs of my screen cage, 15' above the ground. It turned out my BP would crash when I was up and around (doing the potentially dangerous stuff) but it was high if I was just sitting around. Three lessons there. 1. Check your BP while you are in different activities. 2. Don't trust the Dr blindly. 3. Get up off your ass. I decided I would rather take my chances with a heart attack instead of falling off the roof or cutting my hand off with the table saw. |
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On 10/14/2016 12:36 PM, philo wrote:
Since (self included) most here are a bunch of grumpy old men I thought this worth asking. I'm 67 years old and have always had good checkups. I also take my pulse occasionally and it's always been excellent...typical 62 or so. My assumption was "all ok." Have not had a physical in a few years but recently had one and my blood pressure was about 40 points high. Doc said not to panic...happens pretty often to men in my age group and I will return in a few days to probably get medication. In the mean time I got a blood pressure meter and have cut back on sodium intake. After a few days my pressure dropped about ten points and I also noticed that coffee (thankfully) did not affect things. Anyone else here taking blood pressure meds? If so, what are the results and how many pills a day do you take? thanks M Much of the over 50 crowd is on pills of some sort. I take metropolol 50 mg twice a day. In addition to thyroid and a couple of ibuprofen to keep the knees pain free. I don't use a lot of salt and it does not seem to matter for me. I've been trying to lose 20 pounds for the past 10 years with no luck. At 67 you should be on medicare with no cost for physicals. |
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philo wrote in :
Since (self included) most here are a bunch of grumpy old men I thought this worth asking. I'm 67 years old and have always had good checkups. I also take my pulse occasionally and it's always been excellent...typical 62 or so. My assumption was "all ok." Have not had a physical in a few years but recently had one and my blood pressure was about 40 points high. Doc said not to panic...happens pretty often to men in my age group and I will return in a few days to probably get medication. In the mean time I got a blood pressure meter and have cut back on sodium intake. After a few days my pressure dropped about ten points and I also noticed that coffee (thankfully) did not affect things. Anyone else here taking blood pressure meds? If so, what are the results and how many pills a day do you take? thanks M I currently take one/half 50 mg Tenormin a day. No side effects I notice. Been taking it for decades. -- You know it's time to clean the refrigerator when something closes the door from the inside. |
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On 10/14/2016 12:36 PM, philo wrote:
Since (self included) most here are a bunch of grumpy old men I thought this worth asking. I'm 67 years old and have always had good checkups. I also take my pulse occasionally and it's always been excellent...typical 62 or so. My assumption was "all ok." Have not had a physical in a few years but recently had one and my blood pressure was about 40 points high. Doc said not to panic...happens pretty often to men in my age group and I will return in a few days to probably get medication. In the mean time I got a blood pressure meter and have cut back on sodium intake. After a few days my pressure dropped about ten points and I also noticed that coffee (thankfully) did not affect things. Anyone else here taking blood pressure meds? If so, what are the results and how many pills a day do you take? thanks M Many people will swear by their meds which is fine if it works for them but I will never consume them unless it's dire. IMO, meds cause more problems and remedies are within our diet and exercise. When my doctor told me my triglycerides were too high, he asked me if I wanted a prescription to lower it. I told him no, I'll do it on my own. My next visit it was back to normal range. I'm a strong believer in eating healthy and staying fit. It's worked thus far. |
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On Friday, October 14, 2016 at 2:15:51 PM UTC-4, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 10/14/2016 12:36 PM, philo wrote: Since (self included) most here are a bunch of grumpy old men I thought this worth asking. I'm 67 years old and have always had good checkups. I also take my pulse occasionally and it's always been excellent...typical 62 or so. My assumption was "all ok." Have not had a physical in a few years but recently had one and my blood pressure was about 40 points high. Doc said not to panic...happens pretty often to men in my age group and I will return in a few days to probably get medication. In the mean time I got a blood pressure meter and have cut back on sodium intake. After a few days my pressure dropped about ten points and I also noticed that coffee (thankfully) did not affect things. Anyone else here taking blood pressure meds? If so, what are the results and how many pills a day do you take? thanks M Much of the over 50 crowd is on pills of some sort. I take metropolol 50 mg twice a day. In addition to thyroid and a couple of ibuprofen to keep the knees pain free. I don't use a lot of salt and it does not seem to matter for me. I've been trying to lose 20 pounds for the past 10 years with no luck. At 67 you should be on medicare with no cost for physicals. I guess I'm lucky, then. Almost 60, and all I take is a multivitamin and glucosamine-chondroitin (more out of superstition than anything else, I think, since I can't tell if it's working). I was on Prilosec for almost 15 years, but I've lost about 80 pounds and don't seem to need it anymore. I was munching potato chips when I read the OP. My BP ranges between 110/70 and 120/80. I can't imagine it'll last, though. By the time I'm an old fart, I'll be taking medications, too. Cindy Hamilton |
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On 10/14/2016 2:15 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 10/14/2016 12:36 PM, philo wrote: Since (self included) most here are a bunch of grumpy old men I thought this worth asking. I'm 67 years old and have always had good checkups. I also take my pulse occasionally and it's always been excellent...typical 62 or so. My assumption was "all ok." Have not had a physical in a few years but recently had one and my blood pressure was about 40 points high. Doc said not to panic...happens pretty often to men in my age group and I will return in a few days to probably get medication. In the mean time I got a blood pressure meter and have cut back on sodium intake. After a few days my pressure dropped about ten points and I also noticed that coffee (thankfully) did not affect things. Anyone else here taking blood pressure meds? If so, what are the results and how many pills a day do you take? thanks M Much of the over 50 crowd is on pills of some sort. I take metropolol 50 mg twice a day. In addition to thyroid and a couple of ibuprofen to keep the knees pain free. I don't use a lot of salt and it does not seem to matter for me. I've been trying to lose 20 pounds for the past 10 years with no luck. At 67 you should be on medicare with no cost for physicals. I'm on 5 plus eye vitamins for AMD, one baby aspirin, fish oil, glucosamine. All recommended by doctors. Might mention I was talking to a guy today that had same problem with ibuprofen that I did in taking it for a couple of months and seeing liver enzymes go way up. Over 25 years ago recovering from surgery to repair broken collar bone, surgeon gave me codeine but I hate opiates and took a lot of ibuprofen instead. |
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philo posted for all of us...
Since (self included) most here are a bunch of grumpy old men I thought this worth asking. I'm 67 years old and have always had good checkups. I also take my pulse occasionally and it's always been excellent...typical 62 or so. My assumption was "all ok." Have not had a physical in a few years but recently had one and my blood pressure was about 40 points high. Doc said not to panic...happens pretty often to men in my age group and I will return in a few days to probably get medication. In the mean time I got a blood pressure meter and have cut back on sodium intake. After a few days my pressure dropped about ten points and I also noticed that coffee (thankfully) did not affect things. Anyone else here taking blood pressure meds? If so, what are the results and how many pills a day do you take? thanks M Me too. I won't bore you with details as your case will be different. Watch out for side effects such as lethargy, dizziness when standing up, sleepiness. The doc should do a round of blood tests as it can be treated several ways. It is good to be aware and treated as can affect the very vital parts of your body. I would pass on the leech's. -- Tekkie |
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On 10/14/2016 01:04 PM, Frank wrote:
On 10/14/2016 1:18 PM, philo wrote: On 10/14/2016 12:14 PM, dadiOH wrote: "philo" wrote in message ... Since (self included) most here are a bunch of grumpy old men I thought this worth asking. I'm 67 years old and have a Thank you very much for the feedback. I should probably loose a little weight too ...even if it's only five pounds. Nothing to do with health...just too cheap to buy new clothes! My experience same as dad's. I take lisinopril and a water pill. Tough to lose weight but I tried and lost 10 lb and it did no good. I'd be very happy to loose five or ten pounds. My dad dropped dead at 64 but my mom at 90 is doing very well. The whole family was more ****ed at my father's death than saddened. He was very athletic until 50 or so then let himself go and turned into a fat blob |
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On 10/14/2016 01:04 PM, ChairMan wrote:
philo wrote: Since snip M Before taking any meds, try Red Yeast Rice. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003TZ476Q/ I take it for cholesterol, but it lowered my ex partners BP to where he no longer takes his BP medicine. YMMV I really need to get my blood pressure down ASAP so will go with the doctor's recommendation. My mother's side of the family has extremely high cholesterol but they have all lived into the 90 - 95 age range. On doctor's advice they briefly took statins and had horrible reactions. If I do need something for cholesterol though I'd probably take your recommendation over statins though |
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On 10/14/2016 01:15 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
M Much of the over 50 crowd is on pills of some sort. I take metropolol 50 mg twice a day. In addition to thyroid and a couple of ibuprofen to keep the knees pain free. I don't use a lot of salt and it does not seem to matter for me. I've been trying to lose 20 pounds for the past 10 years with no luck. At 67 you should be on medicare with no cost for physicals. I am on medicare and also have supplemental through AARP but they do not seem to cover a routine physical. If I state something specific, then it will be covered. First time I went there I said I wanted to physical and as long as I was there, to have my sinuses checked as well. They told me that to get it covered they'd have to word it as "sinuses" but I'd get a brief physical in the process. |
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On 10/14/2016 02:21 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On Friday, October 14, 2016 at 2:15:51 PM UTC-4, Ed Pawlowski wrote: On 10/14/2016 12:36 PM, philo wrote: Since (self included) most here are a bunch of grumpy old men I thought this worth asking. I'm 67 years old and have always had good checkups. I also take my pulse occasionally and it's always been excellent...typical 62 or so. My assumption was "all ok." Have not had a physical in a few years but recently had one and my blood pressure was about 40 points high. Doc said not to panic...happens pretty often to men in my age group and I will return in a few days to probably get medication. In the mean time I got a blood pressure meter and have cut back on sodium intake. After a few days my pressure dropped about ten points and I also noticed that coffee (thankfully) did not affect things. Anyone else here taking blood pressure meds? If so, what are the results and how many pills a day do you take? thanks M Much of the over 50 crowd is on pills of some sort. I take metropolol 50 mg twice a day. In addition to thyroid and a couple of ibuprofen to keep the knees pain free. I don't use a lot of salt and it does not seem to matter for me. I've been trying to lose 20 pounds for the past 10 years with no luck. At 67 you should be on medicare with no cost for physicals. I guess I'm lucky, then. Almost 60, and all I take is a multivitamin and glucosamine-chondroitin (more out of superstition than anything else, I think, since I can't tell if it's working). I was on Prilosec for almost 15 years, but I've lost about 80 pounds and don't seem to need it anymore. I was munching potato chips when I read the OP. My BP ranges between 110/70 and 120/80. I can't imagine it'll last, though. By the time I'm an old fart, I'll be taking medications, too. Cindy Hamilton Taking meds will be a first for me. My wife and I also agreed to stop our chip munching habit. We also got out of our daily walk and have happily started doing that again. |
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On 10/14/2016 02:28 PM, Frank wrote:
On snip M Much of the over 50 crowd is on pills of some sort. I take metropolol 50 mg twice a day. In addition to thyroid and a couple of ibuprofen to keep the knees pain free. I don't use a lot of salt and it does not seem to matter for me. I've been trying to lose 20 pounds for the past 10 years with no luck. At 67 you should be on medicare with no cost for physicals. I'm on 5 plus eye vitamins for AMD, one baby aspirin, fish oil, glucosamine. All recommended by doctors. Might mention I was talking to a guy today that had same problem with ibuprofen that I did in taking it for a couple of months and seeing liver enzymes go way up. Over 25 years ago recovering from surgery to repair broken collar bone, surgeon gave me codeine but I hate opiates and took a lot of ibuprofen instead. I was on opiates for about ten days when I had my knees replaced. By that time they were making me nauseous and got by for the next few weeks with just Tylenol. I can't take aspirin because after just a few my ears start ringing. |
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On 10/14/2016 01:20 PM, KenK wrote:
philo wrote in : Since (self included) most here are a bunch of grumpy old men I thought this worth asking. I'm 67 years old and have always had good checkups. I also take my pulse occasionally and it's always been excellent...typical 62 or so. My assumption was "all ok." Have not had a physical in a few years but recently had one and my blood pressure was about 40 points high. Doc said not to panic...happens pretty often to men in my age group and I will return in a few days to probably get medication. In the mean time I got a blood pressure meter and have cut back on sodium intake. After a few days my pressure dropped about ten points and I also noticed that coffee (thankfully) did not affect things. Anyone else here taking blood pressure meds? If so, what are the results and how many pills a day do you take? thanks M I currently take one/half 50 mg Tenormin a day. No side effects I notice. Been taking it for decades. Glad that's working I am very much looking forward to my appt. next week |
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On 10/14/2016 01:52 PM, Meanie wrote:
thanks M Many people will swear by their meds which is fine if it works for them but I will never consume them unless it's dire. IMO, meds cause more problems and remedies are within our diet and exercise. When my doctor told me my triglycerides were too high, he asked me if I wanted a prescription to lower it. I told him no, I'll do it on my own. My next visit it was back to normal range. I'm a strong believer in eating healthy and staying fit. It's worked thus far. I totally agree but I had to admit to myself that I now have a problem that requires a doctor's attention. Were it up to my wife, she'd want to pay more attention to my "bad joke" syndrome. |
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On 10/14/2016 03:11 PM, Tekkie® wrote:
philo posted for all of us... Since (self included) most here are a bunch of grumpy old men I thought this worth asking. I'm 67 years old and have always had good checkups. I also take my pulse occasionally and it's always been excellent...typical 62 or so. My assumption was "all ok." Have not had a physical in a few years but recently had one and my blood pressure was about 40 points high. Doc said not to panic...happens pretty often to men in my age group and I will return in a few days to probably get medication. In the mean time I got a blood pressure meter and have cut back on sodium intake. After a few days my pressure dropped about ten points and I also noticed that coffee (thankfully) did not affect things. Anyone else here taking blood pressure meds? If so, what are the results and how many pills a day do you take? thanks M Me too. I won't bore you with details as your case will be different. Watch out for side effects such as lethargy, dizziness when standing up, sleepiness. The doc should do a round of blood tests as it can be treated several ways. It is good to be aware and treated as can affect the very vital parts of your body. I would pass on the leech's. Thanks. |
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On 10/14/2016 11:36 AM, philo wrote:
Anyone else here taking blood pressure meds? If so, what are the results and how many pills a day do you take? thanks Most doctors today love to prescribe blood pressure and cholesterol lowering pills because they get kickbacks from the pharmaceutical companies....but they may not do you any good. Check out the health website of a former/retired NASA astronaut and physician. https://www.spacedoc.com/articles/tr...ssure-any-good If you are actually concerned about your health (most people just want to eat junk food and take pills), start he www.drperlmutter.com |
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On 10/14/2016 04:55 PM, Bud wrote:
On 10/14/2016 11:36 AM, philo wrote: Anyone else here taking blood pressure meds? If so, what are the results and how many pills a day do you take? thanks Most doctors today love to prescribe blood pressure and cholesterol lowering pills because they get kickbacks from the pharmaceutical companies....but they may not do you any good. Yep and I am not going to take the cholesterol stuff. They say that it may lower your numbers but it will not increase your life expectancy. That said I have to do something about my blood pressure. Other than the chips...my wife and I do not have much junk food though. Check out the health website of a former/retired NASA astronaut and physician. https://www.spacedoc.com/articles/tr...ssure-any-good If you are actually concerned about your health (most people just want to eat junk food and take pills), start he www.drperlmutter.com thanks |
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On 10/14/2016 2:20 PM, philo wrote:
On 10/14/2016 01:04 PM, ChairMan wrote: philo wrote: Since snip M Before taking any meds, try Red Yeast Rice. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003TZ476Q/ I take it for cholesterol, but it lowered my ex partners BP to where he no longer takes his BP medicine. YMMV I really need to get my blood pressure down ASAP so will go with the doctor's recommendation. My mother's side of the family has extremely high cholesterol but they have all lived into the 90 - 95 age range. On doctor's advice they briefly took statins and had horrible reactions. If I do need something for cholesterol though I'd probably take your recommendation over statins though cholesterol is also way over hyped. do your research. |
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On 10/14/2016 05:37 PM, Taxed and Spent wrote:
On 10/14/2016 2:20 PM, philo wrote: O I really need to get my blood pressure down ASAP so will go with the doctor's recommendation. My mother's side of the family has extremely high cholesterol but they have all lived into the 90 - 95 age range. On doctor's advice they briefly took statins and had horrible reactions. If I do need something for cholesterol though I'd probably take your recommendation over statins though cholesterol is also way over hyped. do your research. Yep. I told my previous doctor many times to forget about it. |
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On 10/14/2016 5:12 PM, philo wrote:
On 10/14/2016 01:04 PM, Frank wrote: On 10/14/2016 1:18 PM, philo wrote: On 10/14/2016 12:14 PM, dadiOH wrote: "philo" wrote in message ... Since (self included) most here are a bunch of grumpy old men I thought this worth asking. I'm 67 years old and have a Thank you very much for the feedback. I should probably loose a little weight too ...even if it's only five pounds. Nothing to do with health...just too cheap to buy new clothes! My experience same as dad's. I take lisinopril and a water pill. Tough to lose weight but I tried and lost 10 lb and it did no good. I'd be very happy to loose five or ten pounds. My dad dropped dead at 64 but my mom at 90 is doing very well. The whole family was more ****ed at my father's death than saddened. He was very athletic until 50 or so then let himself go and turned into a fat blob I tell folks that now that I am old nothing works as well and I can't do as much as I did when younger but I still have the same appetite for food and drink. |
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philo wrote:
On 10/14/2016 01:04 PM, ChairMan wrote: philo wrote: Since snip M Before taking any meds, try Red Yeast Rice. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003TZ476Q/ I take it for cholesterol, but it lowered my ex partners BP to where he no longer takes his BP medicine. YMMV I really need to get my blood pressure down ASAP so will go with the doctor's recommendation. My mother's side of the family has extremely high cholesterol but they have all lived into the 90 - 95 age range. On doctor's advice they briefly took statins and had horrible reactions. If I do need something for cholesterol though I'd probably take your recommendation over statins though Red yeast Rice contains lovanstatin which is in a lot of medicines for BP, or at least thats what my doc said |
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On 10/14/2016 5:36 PM, philo wrote:
On 10/14/2016 02:28 PM, Frank wrote: On snip M Much of the over 50 crowd is on pills of some sort. I take metropolol 50 mg twice a day. In addition to thyroid and a couple of ibuprofen to keep the knees pain free. I don't use a lot of salt and it does not seem to matter for me. I've been trying to lose 20 pounds for the past 10 years with no luck. At 67 you should be on medicare with no cost for physicals. I'm on 5 plus eye vitamins for AMD, one baby aspirin, fish oil, glucosamine. All recommended by doctors. Might mention I was talking to a guy today that had same problem with ibuprofen that I did in taking it for a couple of months and seeing liver enzymes go way up. Over 25 years ago recovering from surgery to repair broken collar bone, surgeon gave me codeine but I hate opiates and took a lot of ibuprofen instead. I was on opiates for about ten days when I had my knees replaced. By that time they were making me nauseous and got by for the next few weeks with just Tylenol. I can't take aspirin because after just a few my ears start ringing. My wife had bad problems with them when she had her knee replaced last year. She suffered the side effects, mainly constipation, and even bad withdrawal. The guy I was talking to today has to take them because of his back and told me they do a DNA test today that will indicate whether or not you might get addicted. He says his score is low which is good. I met a guy in the hospital years ago that had become a heroin addict after becoming addicted to morphine after a shoulder injury. I've been on blood thinners for years and have to avoid Nsaids. |
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On 10/14/2016 5:13 PM, philo wrote:
Age 68 and I've had high blood pressure for years now, I guess I've got stage 3 kidney disease, from what the last lab test indicated. The doc never called so I guess it's not important yet. Stable angina and carry the little nitroglycerin pills and they work just fine. No stents if I can avoid that. The blood pressure problem seems to be easily controlled with a couple of meds. I use the Walmart pharmacy the 4 bucks a month thing but last time it was like 12 dollars for three months worth of both scripts. Insurance paid part of the cost. That damn tenuous shot, I got hung on that ... had to pay the whole thing out of pocket. Everyone says ... but it's preventive... yeah prevents the doctor's wife from having to drive a year old car. What else? I ride a bicycle about 30 miles a week and my dog and I walk a mile most every day. When the angina hit I dieted and Lost weight and now I get around better than I did 5 years now. 29 grams of fiber/day, so said the "up urs" doc... that's a lot fiber! Well it is for us Americans. Glucosamine for the knees, a baby aspirin a day. Whole grain stuff, oatmeal, bran flakes, veggies, sawdust whatever it takes. Thus far blood sugar hasn't been a problem, and still a full head of hair. I made it 10 years longer than my dad did, that was one of the things on my bucket list. If there is an after life I'll rub it in when or if I see him again. |
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On 10/14/2016 5:20 PM, philo wrote:
My mother's side of the family has extremely high cholesterol but they have all lived into the 90 - 95 age range. On doctor's advice they briefly took statins and had horrible reactions. If I do need something for cholesterol though I'd probably take your recommendation over statins though Tried statins and won't touch them again. I eat 10 to 12 pistachios at lunch every day and that helped bring it down. I still eat butter and eggs too. |
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On 10/14/2016 5:32 PM, philo wrote:
On 10/14/2016 01:15 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote: At 67 you should be on medicare with no cost for physicals. I am on medicare and also have supplemental through AARP but they do not seem to cover a routine physical. If I state something specific, then it will be covered. It is called a "wellness" exam. Covered once a year https://www.medicare.gov/coverage/pr...ess-exams.html We have the AARP/United Healthcare supplement. My wife has had three hospital visits this year. One was $202,000 list price. so far, my out of pocket expenses for everything is $0. |
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"Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message ... On 10/14/2016 12:36 PM, philo wrote: Since (self included) most here are a bunch of grumpy old men I thought this worth asking. I'm 67 years old and have always had good checkups. I also take my pulse occasionally and it's always been excellent...typical 62 or so. My assumption was "all ok." Have not had a physical in a few years but recently had one and my blood pressure was about 40 points high. Doc said not to panic...happens pretty often to men in my age group and I will return in a few days to probably get medication. In the mean time I got a blood pressure meter and have cut back on sodium intake. After a few days my pressure dropped about ten points and I also noticed that coffee (thankfully) did not affect things. Anyone else here taking blood pressure meds? If so, what are the results and how many pills a day do you take? thanks M Much of the over 50 crowd is on pills of some sort. I take metropolol 50 mg twice a day. In addition to thyroid and a couple of ibuprofen to keep the knees pain free. I don't use a lot of salt and it does not seem to matter for me. I've been trying to lose 20 pounds for the past 10 years with no luck. At 67 you should be on medicare with no cost for physicals. Cut down on your sugar intake. I use splenda instead as it is made from regular sugar but is ignored by the body. And cut back on white bread too. |
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In alt.home.repair, on Fri, 14 Oct 2016 09:42:11 -0700, Taxed and Spent
wrote: On 10/14/2016 9:36 AM, philo wrote: Since (self included) most here are a bunch of grumpy old men I thought this worth asking. I'm 67 years old and have always had good checkups. I also take my pulse occasionally and it's always been excellent...typical 62 or so. My assumption was "all ok." Have not had a physical in a few years but recently had one and my blood pressure was about 40 points high. Doc said not to panic...happens pretty often to men in my age group and I will return in a few days to probably get medication. In the mean time I got a blood pressure meter and have cut back on sodium intake. After a few days my pressure dropped about ten points and I also noticed that coffee (thankfully) did not affect things. Anyone else here taking blood pressure meds? If so, what are the results and how many pills a day do you take? thanks M yes. A bit younger than you, and I don't think I was 40 points too high. Take two pills per day (I opted for two separate pills as they are cheaper than if I had to buy the two different meds combined in a single pill - the doc was impressed with my figuring this out). Results are fine. I don't bother to check my blood pressure, but it is good when I go to the doc (rarely) or give blood, etc. I don't worry about sodium. That has been way overhyped, although some people (far less than all) have a sodium intolerance. I agree. there must be truth to it for some people, but I eat a whole box of salt every year just from what I add on my own, not counting what's in the food and my BP is normal all the time, even though I'm fat, out of shape, and 69. It used to be 40 points low with the same salt intake. Also wrt losing weight. Yes, if you don't have salt in your system you won't have as much water, but one salty meal and you're back where you were. If you'd eaten salt all that time, it would be excreted and you'd be no worse off. I think. The doctor did prescribe a statin last winter, so I take that, and vitamin D. (He says no one gets enough vitamin D otherwise, but he said no need when I asked about multivitamins. He's 68 himself. I'll be sorry to see him retire some day.) |
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Per philo:
I should probably loose a little weight too ...even if it's only five pounds. The John Hancock Life Insurance "Life Expectancy Calculator" at https://www.johnhancockinsurance.com...ancy-tool.aspx tells me that dropping from 215 to 200 15 pounds will add 2 years to my life expectancy. 6'4" tall. Dropping more does not seem to change the numbers. It is informative to play around with the "Exercise" numbers. "Regular Exercise" (whatever that is....) vs "I am not active" is good for six years. -- Pete Cresswell |
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