Blood Pressure/Medical (longish)

On 9/29/07 12:23 PM, in article ,
"Larry Dighera" wrote:

On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 19:59:05 -0400, Wizard of Draws
wrote in
:

But the BP was enough to have him start me on 5 mg Lisinopril
and 25 mg Hydrochlorothiazide daily.

Another point I find lacking in this discussion of the treatment of
high blood pressure with diuretic drugs is the failure to mention the
necessity to supplement dietary potassium to compensate for that
flushed out through increased urination.

Has you doctor mentioned potassium? Are you aware that you may
require supplementing it while on your course of diuretic medication
(Hydrochlorothiazide)?


He has. They gave me long-winded printouts of what it does and what to do,
side effects, etc. I take a multi-vitamin every day anyhow and have started
drinking OJ in the mornings, and after every run.

One of the first days I was on the meds, I was given a very good
demonstration of what they can do. I had been outside cutting grass on a
riding mower in the heat for a good 3 hours and at the end of that time, I
was whipped. I could hardly stand. But once I had some juice in me and got
rehydrated, I was fine. I paid attention after that.
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