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Originally Posted by ProfCrash
Uggh that sucks. Get well soon. Hopefully you can see your Doctor soon and start to figure out why this is happening and get it under control.
I am 42 and my Doctor has been talking about meds for low blood pressure for me. They are pretty much guaranteed when I am older but it is a regular topic at my annual physical. When I was pregnant my highest was 112/over something. It is not unusual for my blood pressure to be 90something/60 something. She regularly asks me about dizziness, fainting and the like.
My point? Sometimes age has nothing to do with it and our bodies do what they will do. Don't focus on your age, focus on what you can control.
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Thanks, Prof. I know not taking my thyroid medication and fluid pill properly hasn't helped. Also, although I am not obese, I have gained weight with new job, new house, etc. and am overweight again and it doesn't take much for a small woman.
I am rather annoyed at my Dr. I asked her if I should take the new pill last night as I was 150-something/100 in her office. She said yes. I asked her if I should take it with the others. She said yes. Well, the new pill definitely dropped my BP TOO low (cold and prickly last night). The pharmacist said that it is not good to be on all three at once. Thankfully, i had only taken the other two the morning before and knew enough to check my BP and NOT to take them again in the morning after my BP dropped so low.
The nurse at the Drs. office said that the Dr. wanted to ultrasound my kidneys even though my kidney-related bloodwork the hospital did on Saturday night was fine because "Lisinopril sometimes drops it like that if there is a kidney issue." I'm not taking the Norvasc or the Lisinopril today but got the go-ahead to take my little fluid pill. Personally, I think s it is because I am/was on too many meds.
So, I get to go to the imaging center for that kidney ultrasound tomorrow and then to the cardio.