I'm sort of between a rock and a hard place right now. My family doctor put me on heart pressure meds a diuretic. No problem my blood pressure was not through the roof but high enough for him to be concerned.
Everything was fine for a couple of months until my blood pressure began to fall to, at least in my estimation, much too low. I was becoming close to fainting no matter how slowly I stood from a chair. On at least two occasions I nearly blacked out.
Four days ago I decided to quit the meds. I feel better and my blood pressure has returned to nearly normal but, and this is a bit but, I've been gaining one pound a day for the last four days
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Have to go see my PCP tomorrow to see what we can do.
Meanwhile it might be of some help to get some ideas from this group.
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I, too, after some reflection decided that much weight in so short a time had to be water retention. It was the only thing that made sense since my diet hadn't changed. So I still have to check with my PCP to decide what the next step will be.
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