doctors visit tomorrow

fishlessman

back to day one.  lisinipril, calcium channel blocker, then losartan just took me down. new drug starts today.  what happens after you go thru the whole list

littlerascal56

I got tired of the dizziness and coughing these past 5 years (on Lisinopril) so I quit taking it Sunday.  The cough is almost gone, and I’m not dizzy at all.  I have a digital BP test set, so I am going to self test for a while and monitor.  
Can’t believe how much better I feel off the Lisinopril.  Even my knees feel better!

fishlessman

littlerascal56 said:

I got tired of the dizziness and coughing these past 5 years (on Lisinopril) so I quit taking it Sunday.  The cough is almost gone, and I’m not dizzy at all.  I have a digital BP test set, so I am going to self test for a while and monitor.  
Can’t believe how much better I feel off the Lisinopril.  Even my knees feel better!

years ago on lisinopril i was getting instantly dizzy like a vertigo attack, would hit the floor forward or back in a second and it would take a good twenty minutes to get to my knees

fishlessman

metoprolol, now.  looks like most of the veggies i eat are off the list

HeavyG

fishlessman said:

littlerascal56 said:

I got tired of the dizziness and coughing these past 5 years (on Lisinopril) so I quit taking it Sunday.  The cough is almost gone, and I’m not dizzy at all.  I have a digital BP test set, so I am going to self test for a while and monitor.  
Can’t believe how much better I feel off the Lisinopril.  Even my knees feel better!

years ago on lisinopril i was getting instantly dizzy like a vertigo attack, would hit the floor forward or back in a second and it would take a good twenty minutes to get to my knees

Weird. I've been using Lisinopril for years and have never had any side effects like that (or any other really).

bgebrent

HeavyG said:

fishlessman said:

littlerascal56 said:

I got tired of the dizziness and coughing these past 5 years (on Lisinopril) so I quit taking it Sunday.  The cough is almost gone, and I’m not dizzy at all.  I have a digital BP test set, so I am going to self test for a while and monitor.  
Can’t believe how much better I feel off the Lisinopril.  Even my knees feel better!

years ago on lisinopril i was getting instantly dizzy like a vertigo attack, would hit the floor forward or back in a second and it would take a good twenty minutes to get to my knees

Weird. I've been using Lisinopril for years and have never had any side effects like that (or any other really).

Fish is a very sensitive soul.

Wolfpack

Ive been on lisinopril for 3-4 years and no issue. Have my first physical since dropping down to a 34” waist- maybe I will get to drop it. 

Now back to how I’m going to answer the drinking question 🤐

Eggcelsior

Wolfpack said:

Ive been on lisinopril for 3-4 years and no issue. Have my first physical since dropping down to a 34” waist- maybe I will get to drop it. 

Now back to how I’m going to answer the drinking question 🤐

Watch for the ACEI cough if you continue losing weight. If you get a dry, hacking cough that won't abate, talk to your provider.

Wolfpack

I’m done I’m done with the weight loss- back to college weight. But appreciate the heads up and will watch out for it. 

fishlessman

HeavyG said:

fishlessman said:

littlerascal56 said:

I got tired of the dizziness and coughing these past 5 years (on Lisinopril) so I quit taking it Sunday.  The cough is almost gone, and I’m not dizzy at all.  I have a digital BP test set, so I am going to self test for a while and monitor.  
Can’t believe how much better I feel off the Lisinopril.  Even my knees feel better!

years ago on lisinopril i was getting instantly dizzy like a vertigo attack, would hit the floor forward or back in a second and it would take a good twenty minutes to get to my knees

Weird. I've been using Lisinopril for years and have never had any side effects like that (or any other really).

wish that was the case for me, the falling with lisinopril for me was brutal

dr appointment scheduled for tuesday, bringing a list of bp readings and heartrate readings. numbers all over the place, not sure if its the changing of meds 3 times in 2.5 weeks. numbers bounce between 170/102 to 120/64  with heart rates between low 60's to a high of 118.  weight loss of 13 pounds over that time without really trying. see what happens tuesday

littlerascal56

Those numbers all over the place. My norm when on lisinopril was 130/70. Since quitting it cold turkey last weekend, they rebounded to 150/80.  My annual isn’t scheduled for a while, but I know he will put me on another med.

fishlessman

finally looks like things are stabilizing, last two weeks averaging 122/70 with a heart rate of 68. a little better than 4 weeks ago averaging 174/118 with a heart rate of 135. weight loss in 4 weeks was 20 pounds. doctor mentioned exercise, going to google that and see what that is

YEMTrey

https://eggheadforum.com/discussion/comment/2415264#Comment_2415264

This. I'm on 10mg and the cough is annoying as can be.

fishlessman

50 mg metoprolol succinate, i dont think thats a symptom with this med. slightly dry eyes, like a mild welding flash though. hoping that goes away

littlerascal56

https://eggheadforum.com/discussion/comment/2421896#Comment_2421896

Was on 10 mg Lisinopril and coughed for several years. Quit taking it on March 9th, and cough was gone next day. Your Dr can prescribe another drug that won’t make you cough!

YEMTrey

https://eggheadforum.com/discussion/comment/2421913#Comment_2421913

thanks for the info @littlerascal56 !

fishlessman

https://eggheadforum.com/discussion/comment/2421914#Comment_2421914

so far ive been on lisinopril, amlodipine, losartan, and now metoprolol 25mg but now 50mg. the metoprolol is the first without bad symptoms for me. the losartan took me down in a bad way

fishlessman

need to talk to the dr again, 3 beers and my bp drops way down. total blackouts, cooked a big haddock dinner and two dozen ears of corn, remember nothing. whats left to try. zipzero appetite and heavy fatigue with this stuff as well as what can only be described as a cocaine nose drip

johnmitchell

@fishlessman..Hate hearing that, hope you have made the appointment and get the wife to drive you. Hoping for a speedy change in this..

lousubcap

@fishlessman don't let 'em wear you down.  Tough news.  You are your own best advocate so be relentless in seeking a new direction and course of action. 

Gulfcoastguy

fishlessman said:

need to talk to the dr again, 3 beers and my bp drops way down. total blackouts, cooked a big haddock dinner and two dozen ears of corn, remember nothing. whats left to try. zipzero appetite and heavy fatigue with this stuff as well as what can only be described as a cocaine nose drip

I am not a doctor but alcohol is a depressant. Did your doctor give you any instructions about it?

fishlessman

Gulfcoastguy said:

fishlessman said:

need to talk to the dr again, 3 beers and my bp drops way down. total blackouts, cooked a big haddock dinner and two dozen ears of corn, remember nothing. whats left to try. zipzero appetite and heavy fatigue with this stuff as well as what can only be described as a cocaine nose drip

I am not a doctor but alcohol is a depressant. Did your doctor give you any instructions about it?

said that i didnt need to change  it unless he saw something negative with all the tests he had done, 3 beers for me is just the first sip for me and he knows it. going to talk about dropping back to 25 mg of this stuff, im down about 40 pounds since getting on it and the big drop was when it was upped to 50 mg.  maybe thats just too much for me.  i had a reading of 90's / 40's this weekend, thats way too low for me

rifrench

Gulfcoastguy said:

fishlessman said:

need to talk to the dr again, 3 beers and my bp drops way down. total blackouts, cooked a big haddock dinner and two dozen ears of corn, remember nothing. whats left to try. zipzero appetite and heavy fatigue with this stuff as well as what can only be described as a cocaine nose drip

I am not a doctor but alcohol is a depressant. Did your doctor give you any instructions about it?

I drank because I was depressed, lol. 

mEGG_My_Day

fishlessman said:

Gulfcoastguy said:

fishlessman said:

need to talk to the dr again, 3 beers and my bp drops way down. total blackouts, cooked a big haddock dinner and two dozen ears of corn, remember nothing. whats left to try. zipzero appetite and heavy fatigue with this stuff as well as what can only be described as a cocaine nose drip

I am not a doctor but alcohol is a depressant. Did your doctor give you any instructions about it?

said that i didnt need to change  it unless he saw something negative with all the tests he had done, 3 beers for me is just the first sip for me and he knows it. going to talk about dropping back to 25 mg of this stuff, im down about 40 pounds since getting on it and the big drop was when it was upped to 50 mg.  maybe thats just too much for me.  i had a reading of 90's / 40's this weekend, thats way too low for me

That is way too low for anyone!! Consult your doctor for sure.  I wonder if all your weight loss has naturally reduced your BP, so now your dose is too high.  I don’t know - I’m not a doctor so just a theory.  

littlerascal56

After I retired from my hi stress job, and didn’t have to worry about keeping the power on for 1/2 the state (KS) every time a storm came thru, my blood pressure dropped to normal and I quit taking Lisinopril.

johnmitchell

@fishlessman.. Hope you doing ok today..Please keep us posted

fishlessman

johnmitchell said:

@fishlessman.. Hope you doing ok today..Please keep us posted

seem fine today. seems to happen on saturdays with the low bp, only thing different is a 3 to 4 hour drive friday night with the summer traffic stop and go and im up saturday at 4 am and on the boat. maybe its a sleep pattern thing.  mapping out the last hundred bp readings and sending it in.

northGAcock

Hoping for great outcomes.

fishlessman

so far lisinopril, amlodipine, losartan, and then metoprolol 25mg but then changed to 50mg.  went to the doctors office without an appointment, 179/110.  starting chlorthalidone with a second med coming in 2 weeks.  seems doctors dont like you arriving without an appointment, well confusion is a handy side effect   one of these better start working, theres not many types left to try.

YEMTrey

Hoping for the best, Fish.