Hello...anyone there?

[lettingoffsteam]

It's very quiet on this forum....anyone there?

[Activity2004]

Hi and welcome to the group. 😀👍

[lettingoffsteam in reply to Activity2004]

Been a member for a while now, but it's so quiet on here unlike the BHF forum.Hope all good with you and Happy New Year.👍😀

[Hidden in reply to lettingoffsteam]

BLF forum and NRAS forum are active too. Perhaps most people with BP use the BHF instead of this which is a shame, as the web site is really good.

[lettingoffsteam in reply to Hidden]

Yes maybe.Perhaps we need to boost this group up a bit.Would be good to discuss bp related stuff as many on the bhf don't have a problem with their bp.

[spetho2001 in reply to lettingoffsteam]

What is the BHF forum?

[lettingoffsteam in reply to spetho2001]

The British Heart Foundation has a really lively forum on Healthunlocked.Check them out.

[HealthBuddyMelissa]

Hello I am here. I try to check each forum group that I belong to daily. Do you have High Blood Pressure.

[lettingoffsteam in reply to HealthBuddyMelissa]

Yes I do.I was diagnosed out of the blue last March after I went to A&E with a racing heart for three days.Reading was 244/133 so I was given an emergency drip of gtn and kept in for five days.I'm now on 5mg of ramipril and amlodipine.I have some mild thickening of the left ventricle as a result (lvh) but bp meds working well.How about you?

[HealthBuddyMelissa in reply to lettingoffsteam]

I am glad your meds are working well for you. I do not have high BP, but I do have CKD and am at the risk of getting High BP. As long as I keep my intake of sodium low I am good to go.

[lettingoffsteam in reply to HealthBuddyMelissa]

That's good then, that it's under control.I find that so many foods are chock full of salt.I've been really careful to check everything to keep my salt low but I think there needs to be more lower salt products out there.

[Hidden in reply to HealthBuddyMelissa]

Yes I do that too , I belong to 8 groups but thinking of dropping a couple. But not this one, I take Felodipine, Doxasosin and Ramipril.

[lettingoffsteam in reply to Hidden]

Good to link up with a fellow bp sufferer.I've got a 24 hour bp monitor being fitted this afternoon.Any experience to share as I'm rather anxious about it.

[Hidden in reply to lettingoffsteam]

I've never had one of those, but I believe they are quite common. Perhaps you could ring the Blood Pressure UK helpline on 020 7882 6218. or email at [e-mail]

Calls from landlines are typically charged between 2p and 10p per minute while calls from mobiles typically cost between 10p and 40p per minute.

[lettingoffsteam in reply to Hidden]

Thanks

[spetho2001]

I am here. I have mild High Blood Pressure that was under control 120/60 ish with Losartan 50 MG and HCTZ 12.5 MG. I went for a physical in Dec and some of my blood test number were a little off and they seemed to be the ones that had to do with the kidneys (BUN, eGFR, HGB, MCHC, BASO%. I called my cardiologist and she and my PCP said my test looked fine. I was still worried so my cardiologist said it was OK to stop the HCTZ as I thought this effected my kidneys. I did not take into account that the Losartan effects the kidneys also. After stopping the HCTZ I was really light headed and short of breath. A month and a half went by and I am back on the HCTZ and I believe I feel a little better. My weight went down a little in this time (purposely). my BP during the time I was off the HCTZ went up to 130-140/70-75.

Anyone have this problem?

Thank you, TomS

[lettingoffsteam in reply to spetho2001]

I was on 10mg of ramipril for a while and it made my potassium go quite low but my kidney function was deemed OK.Glad you feel better now.