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Best blood pressure meds for bodybuilding?

Yea, I know what you mean.

I went in for checkups before where I was hovering around 140/90. The doctor said it was "Within normal range, nothing to worry about unless it gets too much higher."

140/90 is not good at all in the long term. Recent studies have shown even 120/80 isn't as good as 110/70. The old regulations are outdated.
 
loniten/oral minoxidil

also good for the hair. matter of fact i've better hair than i had when i was 12
 
I am on 20 mg quinapril and 2.5mgs of Amlodipine. Been on it for 6 or 7 years now. Don't mess with you BP, get to a doctor, mine was as high as 195/165 (possibly higher) when a co-worker forced me to go to a hypertension doctor. They found my kidneys were functioning much lower than they should be and classified as CKD (stage 3) I attribute to 30 years of steroid use and not monitoring my BP.
 
So I am actually a physician, albeit a new physician still in residency training in family medicine; however, I am well trained in emergency medicine, obstetrics, as well as pediatrics in my residency program. I have run cycles myself (done stupid shit myself too) and gone up from 150 5'9" all the way to 240 and now sit at 205 clean (for a while now) while still holding my muscle fairly well with different concepts and techniques I have learned from many smart guys on this forum. I am a long term lurker in this site and have learned many things from you guys so please just take this as you will. As far as bp control I do think that lisinopril or an ARB like valsartan or telmisartan are great first line medications. I do not however think that it is a wise or make sense physiologically to use an ACE inhibitor like lisinopril and an ARB like telmisartan together. I really think that it is honestly best to take your bp serious and let your physician know that you do want to take it serious and let them adjust your medications as they see fit. It's not always an easy thing to give generalizations as far as bp control. Yes the lower the better but this bp control also has to be balanced in conjunction with potential side effects. Most people's only side effect to lisinopril is a dry hacky cough; however, there is potential for very serious side effects from this medications including angioedema and even throat swelling which can potentially kill you (although rare can happen). Also the lower you go bp wise there are side effects such as orthostatic hypotension and potential syncopal, light headed episodes which could cause issues of their own. Beta blockers can and do work well but specific ones work better for bp management (I.e. Propranolol is not a great medication for bp control bc of the short half life, but metoprolol and carvedilol can have its place as well certain cases). African Americans tend to respond better to calcium channel blockers as well as diuretics; however, this is a generalization that does not hold true across the board for all people. All in all, I guess what I'm trying to say is that as much as most physicians do not have a real understanding of understanding of steroids, their effects, potential uses, and potential side effects; bp control is something that is usually best left to the specialists as their are differing reasonings and rationales that do not always seem ever apparent in the physicians choice in medication choices. I do also agree with Dante that while medications can definitely help provide a fix for the problem at hand, it is usually a wise idea to also evaluate what modifications can be made in your routine. Whether it's lack of cardio, certain compounds causing this effect, stimulants, etc. try your best to do your part and make whatever changes you can to help yourself out. I apologize if you guys find this long winded or if you just disregard my thoughts from the medical side of it. I prefer to not give specific advice out to anyone and would like to keep things generalized bc I do not know specific situations or histories (yours or family histories). Thanks for the learning you guys have provided. Hopefully someone finds this beneficial.
 
I like the combination of lisinopril and metoprolol, I get the 24 hour lasting meto so I just need 1 50mg pill and have some 25 mg 6 hour pills in situations with added stress

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Most people do very well on lisinopril.

My thoughts are

if you are not going to go to the doctor at least get on carditone
if you are going to go to the doctor try to get on linisopril

regardless what route you go try to find the route of the problem and fix it if you can so you can get off the BP meds (if possible)


I was prescribed Lisinopril for a while. can't say I noticed any difference between that and Captopril.

hands down I prefer Clonidine/Catapres at .1mg 2-3x/day. in addition to keeping my BP in check without affecting workouts or making me black out when standing up, it works really well for anxiety. (especially when combined with Baclofen and Gabapentin for nerve pain in neck and hands, as well as anxiety... the combo of those 3 allow me to actually fall asleep naturally, despite being non-sedating).

started using Catapres back in 2000 (remember Pharmagroup? lol) because ppl were saying it supposedly increased GH production, and noticed nothing to indicate that was the case. began using it again in Nov because BP had been up for a while due to stress.

have also used Amlodipine, but don't recall how well it worked or didn't work. I forget why the dr wanted to try that.

Propanol? spelling?? I didn't care for that shit at all. was prescribed that for migraines as well as BP.. started out with a PRN script then daily. shit gave me a really weird feeling in my head. seemed to make a migraine worse, and when switched to daily use, it seemed to give daily headaches/mild migraines, as well as a general feeling that my head was foggy and disconnected. really, really didn't care for it. I don't recall how it works/worked, but I know I won't be going back to it ever.
 
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Doc has me on 20mg lisinopril/day. Works like a charm. Numbers are always below normal now. Used to be extremely hypertensive.
 
Most people do very well on lisinopril.

My thoughts are

if you are not going to go to the doctor at least get on carditone
if you are going to go to the doctor try to get on linisopril

regardless what route you go try to find the route of the problem and fix it if you can so you can get off the BP meds (if possible)

Agreed, Lisinopril is very good. However, I get a bad cough when it use it. For the last few months I have gone keto. I am currently fat adapted. Due to the Lisinopril cough, I was on 10 mg. Amlodipine and 25mg losartan. I have dropped the losartan and at times take only 5mg of amlodipine. I monitor my BP several times a day.
 
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Here in this part of Western Europe, people treated for high blood pressure with lisinopril or any other ACE inhibitor are most of the time given a diuretic like hydrochlorothiazide in conjunction... in fact, many pharm companies sell generic pills containing the combo lisinopril/HCTZ.
 
Telmisartan is the best choice. 20-40mg per day.
 
Can someone explain how carditone works (mechanism of action)? Typically HB meds work as alpha blockers, beta blockers, diureticts, Ace inhibitors, or vasolidators. When I google carditone, I can find anything that describes how carditone workes, whether it works in one of these categories, etc. I would like to know how this works but a google search give hits explaining that it helps but never addressing the why or how.


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Telmisartan helps prevent and reduce left ventricular hypertrophy, no cough, increases endurance, so it's the number one choice for me.
 
Don't you think that blood pressure should be based on human physical power, capacity, mental capacity etc.?

I mean, the blood pressure level is good for you, it may not be good for me as well?
 
So I am actually a physician, albeit a new physician still in residency training in family medicine; however, I am well trained in emergency medicine, obstetrics, as well as pediatrics in my residency program. I have run cycles myself (done stupid shit myself too) and gone up from 150 5'9" all the way to 240 and now sit at 205 clean (for a while now) while still holding my muscle fairly well with different concepts and techniques I have learned from many smart guys on this forum. I am a long term lurker in this site and have learned many things from you guys so please just take this as you will. As far as bp control I do think that lisinopril or an ARB like valsartan or telmisartan are great first line medications. I do not however think that it is a wise or make sense physiologically to use an ACE inhibitor like lisinopril and an ARB like telmisartan together. I really think that it is honestly best to take your bp serious and let your physician know that you do want to take it serious and let them adjust your medications as they see fit. It's not always an easy thing to give generalizations as far as bp control. Yes the lower the better but this bp control also has to be balanced in conjunction with potential side effects. Most people's only side effect to lisinopril is a dry hacky cough; however, there is potential for very serious side effects from this medications including angioedema and even throat swelling which can potentially kill you (although rare can happen). Also the lower you go bp wise there are side effects such as orthostatic hypotension and potential syncopal, light headed episodes which could cause issues of their own. Beta blockers can and do work well but specific ones work better for bp management (I.e. Propranolol is not a great medication for bp control bc of the short half life, but metoprolol and carvedilol can have its place as well certain cases). African Americans tend to respond better to calcium channel blockers as well as diuretics; however, this is a generalization that does not hold true across the board for all people. All in all, I guess what I'm trying to say is that as much as most physicians do not have a real understanding of understanding of steroids, their effects, potential uses, and potential side effects; bp control is something that is usually best left to the specialists as their are differing reasonings and rationales that do not always seem ever apparent in the physicians choice in medication choices. I do also agree with Dante that while medications can definitely help provide a fix for the problem at hand, it is usually a wise idea to also evaluate what modifications can be made in your routine. Whether it's lack of cardio, certain compounds causing this effect, stimulants, etc. try your best to do your part and make whatever changes you can to help yourself out. I apologize if you guys find this long winded or if you just disregard my thoughts from the medical side of it. I prefer to not give specific advice out to anyone and would like to keep things generalized bc I do not know specific situations or histories (yours or family histories). Thanks for the learning you guys have provided. Hopefully someone finds this beneficial.

great post cs. would love to see you post more frequently here on pm if you had the time...
 

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