High Blood Pressure Support Group

Hypertension or high blood pressure is a medical condition wherein the blood pressure is chronically elevated. Persistent hypertension is one of the risk factors for strokes, heart attacks, heart failure and arterial aneurysm, and is a leading cause of chronic renal failure. Doctors recommend weight loss and regular exercise as the first steps in treating mild to moderate...

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urbanista
urbanista
Hi everybody! I'm new to the forum, although not new to BP. I want to join with you as I've been feeling alone and scared recently. Couldn't sleep tonite and finally decided to register. I am currently on 4 meds and BP is still running high 160/100. I'm losing any hope to get better. It's been a 6 years battle and I'm afraid that my kidney may be damaged; I have a nonstop head noise and I also had terrible headaches. With headaches I think I found a culprit: HCTZ, At least now I'm able to sit at work without crying from migraines. I would appreciate any support, suggestion, anything. I will also be happy to share whatever I've learned so far (I've been on all classes of BP meds, tried lots of nontraditional methods)
deleted_user
deleted_user
Hi urbanista,

I'm afraid I am a novice to BP, so will probably be asking for your help :) Sorry that you are feeling so scared ... and not sleeping, that just causes you more stress :(

What 4 meds are you on at present? .. and have they investigated secondary causes at all?

I was getting horrible migraines and sickness with it (though just thought they were migraines) but since being diagnosed with high BP and put on medication these have stopped. I am only on 3 medications (Ramiprile, Amlodipine and Indapamide - a diretic). I am also having investigation into secondary cause (in my case they think it might be an adrenal tumour but still under investigation)

Welcome to the forum :)
urbanista
urbanista
Thank you, amsjo. I'm on lisinopril, hctz, norvask and metaprolol. I honestly do not see any benefits in taking any of them. I think that many doctors employ hit or miss tactics. Everybody is different; how many times I've seen that someone took lisinopril only and his/her BP was immediately lowered. My BP is so stubborn that I do not believe anything will help me at this point, and I'm very frustrated. By the way, when it started, I had all the tests done, and for adrenal tumor also - everything came back negative. I almost wish I had adrenal tumor because it could be removed and BP would go down. I hope you'll nail the reason for your BP and will successfully fight it.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Are you in America? Think a couple of our drugs are similar HCTZ and my Indapamide and Amlodipine and Norvask are the same. Ramiprile is an ACE inhibitor like Lisinopril ... I'm in the UK so not sure if they have the same treatments.

I have to say that I didn't think my medicines were doing much good until I had to stop them for tests for two weeks ... then felt really rough and my BP shot up. They have also stopped me having headaches which is a huge bonus for me. However it does sound like different people react differently to the meds.

For me running has been my greatest achievement and help ... believe me when I say that I hated running, and hadn't run since school (so 30 years+) I am also very overweight so started a couch to 5k podcast and although it wasn't easy I have stuck with it for 7 months and it really does help me ... but it's not for everyone.

So sorry to hear your BP is not responding well ... has your doctor suggested anything further?

Take care
Ann-Marie