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My doctor put me on 25mg of HCTZ only and referred me to a cardio doctor. Isn'tthat a really high dose? I am kind of afraid to take it. I was on Benicar 40hct but had weird side effects like fast heart beat 110, almost fainted,couldnt walk across the room without being out of breath, severe nausea etc,....
Now I have no BP medication except for the HCTZ and have to wait to see a cardio. I can't blieve it took my doctor this long to refer me to a specialst, in the meantime I really have nothing to control my blood pressure. I have heard really bad things about HCTZ at high doses.
Last edited by Cupcake77; 08-17-2010 at 10:35 AM..
Of all the drugs out there it is one of the safest and has been around for a long time.
You may want to ask him about potassium monitoring if needed. My husband has been on 25mg for years. I have an "as needed script" for 12.5mg because I am extremely sodium sensitive and one typical eat out meal, even though low cal, low fat has enough sodium to throw me over.
HCTZ does throw off your trigylceride balance some.
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My doctor put me on 25mg of HCTZ only and referred me to a cardio doctor. Isn'tthat a really high dose? I am kind of afraid to take it. I was on Benicar 40hct but had weird side efdfects like fast heart beat 110, almost fainted,couldnt walk across the room without being out of breath, severe nausea etc,....
Now I have no BP medication except for the HCTZ and have to wait to see a cardio. I can't blieve it took my doctor this long to refer me to a specialst, in the meantime I really have nothing to control my blood pressure. I have heard really bad things about HCTZ at high doses.
HCTZ ia a "Diuretic". which is another name for a "water-pill", which makes you urinate more frequently...thus ridding your system of water and salt.
25mg is the STARTING dosage.....not high at all.
I've been on that dosage for years.
Go to Google and type in HCTZ..........good way to educate your self.............
I did google and and saw some scary stuff. Well I have no choice for now and kind of freaking out because I am afraid my BP will spike waiting to see a cardio. I am stressed that I have to see a cardio but not too worried. I just want someone to fix me.
While you're waiting to see the heart doctor, try some calming techniques such as meditation, reading a book, floating in a pool, watching children play in a park, playing piano, staring at your own reflection in a window...
If your blood pressure spikes while you're stressed, it's probably spiking -because- you are stressed. So the easiest way to tackle that isn't with meds. It's with your own behavior.
High blood pressure is treatable with meds, but if you are causing your blood pressure to spike by being stressed out, your best bet is to take care of the stress first, and medicate based on your *relaxed* state rather than your *stressed* state.
While you're waiting to see the heart doctor, try some calming techniques such as meditation, reading a book, floating in a pool, watching children play in a park, playing piano, staring at your own reflection in a window...
If your blood pressure spikes while you're stressed, it's probably spiking -because- you are stressed. So the easiest way to tackle that isn't with meds. It's with your own behavior.
High blood pressure is treatable with meds, but if you are causing your blood pressure to spike by being stressed out, your best bet is to take care of the stress first, and medicate based on your *relaxed* state rather than your *stressed* state.
I have been taking Xanax to relax. But that med doesn't really make me feel good, it just eventually knocks me out. I just dont see how pople get addicted to it.
Tell your doctor that your xanax prescription is making you fall asleep and ask him if you can take half the dosage. If he says yes, then just break the pill in half and take half of however much you're taking now. It shouldn't make you sleepy. If it does, you're taking too much.
And my advice stands - try *behavioral* methods to reduce stress. Xanax should be used *in addition* to behavioral methods, not to replace them.
Your doctor is probably sending you to a cardio to CYA (his YA, not yours)
I imagine he already ran an EKG and found nothing.
Stress and anxiety can send your BP all over the place
Water balance for me due to sodium can do the same thing.
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