next......this member will be PMs TOP trainer....with 100s of
followers...
only 40$ a month...
LMAOO
next......this member will be PMs TOP trainer....with 100s of
followers...
only 40$ a month...
LMAOO
what do you mean...????
people here don't cut and paste......!!!!
what the fuck is wrong with you man....???
got my BP tested today
122/67 :headbang:
and ive put on a ton of weight in the past 2 weeks.. so my ace inhibitor supplier is on point
Not bad I think.
Hello Dr. Kim,
I was prescribed low dose Bystolic at 5mg daily, which I take mornings. The drug was prescribed at the insistence of a surgeon who would not perform his work until my GP prescribed it. This was 5 years ago. I tend to get white coat syndrome because I am stressed/anxious at times.
I take my Bystolic in the AM, and my BP as measured about an hour later is often in the 120's over 75+ - 80's. In the early afternoon it will drop to 104 (107) - 65 (66).
What do you think of me dropping the Bystolic? Is it really needed? Is it safe to test my BP sans Bystolic, and how would I go about doing it...Would I taper or just stop cold turkey?
I would be interested in your thoughts, and thank you in advance for your thoughtful reply.
Thank you doc. I am scheduled for an annual examine with my GP and a typical follow up with my Cardialogist. I will express my desire to test this out with them before proceeding.
The funny thing is my GP was reluctant to put me on it in the first place. She said that standards for BP have changed recently, and that what I consider high (140's/80's) would not be considered that bad years ago.
She chose Bystolic because I was going through a very stressful period in my life and had developed bouts of anxiety.
I assume that a rise in BP due to a stressful situation (exercise, anxiety) is perfectly normal,healthy, and expected at times.
HI Thinktank,
Yes guidelines have been tweaked BUT not how you think. ACC and AHA actually advise more strict control than 120/80 if you are young,expecially under 40. The "relaxing" of control is in the elderly where we often tolerate 135-140/85-90 due to generalized atherosclerosis....including decreased cerebral blood flow.
Your doc chose bystolic due to it's slight anti-anxiety effects as a beta-blocker. IMHO the worst BP med you can put a young athletic guy on is a beta blocker-they can impede athletic performance and cause ED. I would feel better weaning you off of this and mitigating all BP surges (which go WAY UP) as you know with any valsalva movements in the gym (bracing,squatting,etc) with low dose ACE inhibitor.
Take care,
Dr.Kim
Oh glad you got a good one Doug but would like to see the diastolic of 90 turn into 80 or even 75 so I"m glad you have the sitonox coming.....
Mike,
This depends on three things:
1. How much NO is the body making-we can actually do 24 hour urines if we want to be scientific about it.
2. What is the BP as we cannot bring down 160/100 with just NO enhancement.
3. How stiff are the pipes? If someone is placquing up and stiffening up arteries they are less responsive to NO dilation.
That said for someone young and healthy like Doug it would be a scoop 2x/day most likely. I don't like to exceed 3 scoops per day because NO is like the 3 bears-too little-not good-too much-also not good-has to be "just right".