Now where can I ask for perspeictive on my own conditions (Aricept stuff and BP stuff)? (Care receiver died.)
The Aricept is helping greatly but too early to tell where i'm at with that. Immediately, need advice re BP. Never symptomatic -- until treatment brought my BP down near 'normal'. Now symptoms were hitting, badly, making me disfunctional.
So I dropped BP meds Nov 15. Without them, I feel much better. Readings holding steady ~140s.-150s. Before telling my doctor about this, I'd like some perspective.
I know this is not enough detaill, but internetc connections are so bad right now that I wanted to get this summary up while possible. I'll add more detial when I can.
Thanks and hugs to all!
It is true that older people. However, I wouldn't shoot for 150 systolic in someone who is only 72. I think of 150 as being okay for someone in their 80s who has some hardening of their carotids. I wouldn't be too concerned with 130-140s at this age if the stroke volume (systolic - diastolic) and heart rate were good. Your doctor will know all these things, plus have an idea of what to block or what to relax, so work with your doctor on this.
My mom stays dizzy, but her BP is not low. I"m not sure what causes hers, except she is very anxious. She suffers with anxiety and I think it makes her dizzy.
I might check the BP levels throughout the day to confirm it's the BP causing it. And even if he was that, I would try to adjust to it being on the low side. Just so you don't actually faint, it should be okay.
I wouldn't stop meds without the doctor okaying it. Sometimes the meds have to be adjusted to get them right. I would ask the doctor if you should be dizzy with a BP in the 140 range. I thought that was considered high.
at AgingCare and reaffirming her support for 150 as okay for seniors (I'm 72).
Your doctor can't help you if you are playing games with him. Be up front about discontinuing your prescribed meds and why, there may be something else going on.
Oct 26(?) current doctor raised this to Spironolact 25mg and Amlodipine 5mg and everything went to hell. Bad weak/woozy/faint/unbalanced almost constantly at all readings Going back to Spiro 25 and Amlo 2.5 did not help. So on Nov 15 I dropped all BP meds. Seem to be getting same readings but feeling much better.
I am considering asking the current nice doctor for something to take as needed if the BP goes to 170+ to head off a 'urgent' or 'crisis' level only.
I just read a site saying that at a first level above normal there would be symptoms but at second and higher levels (like mine) symptoms would stop! If that's where I've been for years, I'm not sure that it would be worth trying to get down to 'normall' and stay there!
Aricept could not have been involved at first because I began the Aricept Oct 30, several days after the bad BP effects began.
I hope this gives a clearer picture; if not, when the internet connnection is better, I'll try again.