High Blood Pressure and Weight Loss

SylviaCherie

Recently diagnosed with high blood pressure and I would love to hear and "friend" some individuals who have cured themselves through diet and exercise. Thank you

jhmomofmany

The "cure" didn't happen for me. In fact, I developed chronic hypertension AFTER I lost sixty pounds and was exercising five days a week. Go figure. I was resistant to going on medication, so I tried everything. Juicing, garlic, niacin, chiropractic, massage, yoga, fasting, more alternatives than I could name. My pressure remained dangerously high until I got on a good medication regimen.

Good luck!

choppie70

My blood pressure meds have been reduced to half after just 22 lbs. Had a doctor appointment today and he said in 3 months he may take me off them totally and use on an as need basis.

DeguelloTex

I didn't have high blood pressure, but I was close enough that the doctor said I was getting there. I'm now about 110/65.

SylviaCherie

jhmomofmany wrote: »

The "cure" didn't happen for me. In fact, I developed chronic hypertension AFTER I lost sixty pounds and was exercising five days a week. Go figure. I was resistant to going on medication, so I tried everything. Juicing, garlic, niacin, chiropractic, massage, yoga, fasting, more alternatives than I could name. My pressure remained dangerously high until I got on a good medication regimen.

Good luck!

Oh no!! That is truly scary to me.

ABeautifulDistraction

I'm hypertensive and see a cardiologist regularly. He took me off added sugar and caffeine and has me severely restrict sodium while eating more potassium and magnesium rich foods. Feel free to add me if you like.

SylviaCherie

DeguelloTex wrote: »

I didn't have high blood pressure, but I was close enough that the doctor said I was getting there. I'm now about 110/65.

My doctor wanted me to wait to be on meds because he believed I could manage it with diet and exercise...the main reason I'm on it is because my anxiety would cause it spike and I have no control over it.

SylviaCherie

ABeautifulDistraction wrote: »

I'm hypertensive and see a cardiologist regularly. He took me off added sugar and caffeine and has me severely restrict sodium while eating more potassium and magnesium rich foods. Feel free to add me if you like.

Will do thanks!

elphie754

ABeautifulDistraction wrote: »

I'm hypertensive and see a cardiologist regularly. He took me off added sugar and caffeine and has me severely restrict sodium while eating more potassium and magnesium rich foods. Feel free to add me if you like.

What works for one may not work for others. Increasing potassium drastically while decreasing sodium drastically, can actually be dangerous if not under a doctor supervision.

jgnatca

My blood pressure went down as I lost weight so I negotiated off all my meds. I knew it was time because I started to experience dizzy spells. Had to take care standing up. I promised my doctor to keep taking my blood pressure weekly and I still do.

I saw the biggest change after losing my first thirty pounds.

If yours is hereditary you may need meds anyways. Meds aren't that bad and they may extend your life by decades.

VegasFit

I have high blood pressure. I lost weight, cut out salt and eat pretty clean. I was hoping I would not need meds but turns out mine is hereditary and I can't get off them. But @jgnatca mentioned, the meds aren't that big of a deal and very inexpensive. Good luck to you.

Liftng4Lis

Mine has dropped considerably from diet and exercise. Go get it!

SylviaCherie

Liftng4Lis wrote: »

Mine has dropped considerably from diet and exercise. Go get it!

Yes! Good news!!

daniwilford

As a stroke survivor, I take my blood pressure seriously. After losing about 25 pounds my Lisinopril dosage was cut in half. I have continued to lose and my pressures are on the low side now but I am not experiencing dizziness or fatigue like when my dosage was cut before. I am still obese and am hoping that when I get to healthy weight, I will be able to do without the medication. My 83 year old mother was able to go with a low dose every other day years ago with diet and exercise.

PennyHartz

I've never dealt with high blood pressure but my husband has been able to come off all his medications since losing weight. He had previously been on blood pressure meds for years (just like his entire family), and after the first 40ish lbs they cut his dosage in half. At his last appointment (after he had reached his goal of 90 lbs lost) they took him completely off and his bp has stayed well within the normal range since. You can do it!

barryplumber

I've been on meds for my high blood pressure for about 2 years now i tried coming off them but had to go back on after a month.

For the pay year I've been weight training and running alittle more then 5 miles a day. I've come down from 248lbs to 180 lbs. When I check my BP now it's never higher then 102 over 64 sometimes it's 88 over 160. I am going to make a Doctors appointment to get off these meds again.

SylviaCherie

PennyHartz wrote: »

I've never dealt with high blood pressure but my husband has been able to come off all his medications since losing weight. He had previously been on blood pressure meds for years (just like his entire family), and after the first 40ish lbs they cut his dosage in half. At his last appointment (after he had reached his goal of 90 lbs lost) they took him completely off and his bp has stayed well within the normal range since. You can do it!

Thank you! Praying I will

SylviaCherie

barryplumber wrote: »

I've been on meds for my high blood pressure for about 2 years now i tried coming off them but had to go back on after a month.

For the pay year I've been weight training and running alittle more then 5 miles a day. I've come down from 248lbs to 180 lbs. When I check my BP now it's never higher then 102 over 64 sometimes it's 88 over 160. I am going to make a Doctors appointment to get off these meds again.

88 over 160...isn't the bottom number ridiculously high?!

SylviaCherie

daniwilford wrote: »

As a stroke survivor, I take my blood pressure seriously. After losing about 25 pounds my Lisinopril dosage was cut in half. I have continued to lose and my pressures are on the low side now but I am not experiencing dizziness or fatigue like when my dosage was cut before. I am still obese and am hoping that when I get to healthy weight, I will be able to do without the medication. My 83 year old mother was able to go with a low dose every other day years ago with diet and exercise.

In feel like such a failure my grandmother is 91 and in a lower dose than me...all because I won't get up an lose this weight...so sad but I plan to lose it now and become a success story

barryplumber

SylviaCherie wrote: »

barryplumber wrote: »

I've been on meds for my high blood pressure for about 2 years now i tried coming off them but had to go back on after a month.

For the pay year I've been weight training and running alittle more then 5 miles a day. I've come down from 248lbs to 180 lbs. When I check my BP now it's never higher then 102 over 64 sometimes it's 88 over 160. I am going to make a Doctors appointment to get off these meds again.

88 over 160...isn't the bottom number ridiculously high?!

Typo it's 88 over 60

SylviaCherie

barryplumber wrote: »

SylviaCherie wrote: »

barryplumber wrote: »

I've been on meds for my high blood pressure for about 2 years now i tried coming off them but had to go back on after a month.

For the pay year I've been weight training and running alittle more then 5 miles a day. I've come down from 248lbs to 180 lbs. When I check my BP now it's never higher then 102 over 64 sometimes it's 88 over 160. I am going to make a Doctors appointment to get off these meds again.

88 over 160...isn't the bottom number ridiculously high?!

Typo it's 88 over 60

Phew! Okay lol

gaelicstorm26

I have a history of hypertension and currently take Lisinopril, though the main reason I take it is to protect my kidneys from diabetes. It also lowers my BP. I take 5 mg daily and about 35 lbs ago I was still having times where my BP was high. After 35 lbs lost my 5 mg is working beautifully. I'll probably always have to take a low dose of Lisinopril for my kidneys, but I'm hoping to get that cut down to 2.5 mg.

In the past two weeks I've been having some problems with feeling dizzy. I'm wondering if I might be getting close to having my dosage cut.

SylviaCherie

gaelicstorm26 wrote: »

I have a history of hypertension and currently take Lisinopril, though the main reason I take it is to protect my kidneys from diabetes. It also lowers my BP. I take 5 mg daily and about 35 lbs ago I was still having times where my BP was high. After 35 lbs lost my 5 mg is working beautifully. I'll probably always have to take a low dose of Lisinopril for my kidneys, but I'm hoping to get that cut down to 2.5 mg.

Awesome! I've been on hctz/triamterene combo for almost a month and I'm still experiencing side effects. Hoping weight loss will be exactly what I need to get off these meds...I hate the way I feel on them nothing extreme just nagging little side effects.

afatpersonwholikesfood

I was hitting 140/90 regularly for the last few years, and I'm pretty young. My weight is certainly a factor, but I also think my sodium intake has gone way down. My blood pressure reached normal numbers very quickly after losing slightly less than 5% of my starting weight. I'm sure the weight loss had something to do with it, but I started making dietary changes and attempting more physical activity months before I started restricting calories. If I had been older and less heavy, it probably wouldn't have worked out like that, though. Some people just have HBP.