High Blood Pressure

Well, I'm officially old. After watching my blood pressure slowly climb
over the last three years (strangely, the years we've owned the hotel --
coincidence? :-), my doctor has decided that my ineffective weight loss
efforts aren't going to do the trick.

Here are the facts: BP is 155/85. Weight: 197. Height: 6'. Exercise: 30
minutes every day. Family has a history of strokes and high blood pressure.

The good doctor says the elevated BP isn't being caused by my weight, which
isn't too far out of line for a 46 year old guy. (Although losing 15 pounds
would certainly help.) He has prescribed Vasotec for me, which *is* on the
AOPA's list of FAA approved medications, thankfully.

For those who have already been down this road, did this medication cause
any side effects? The doc says the most common one is a nagging cough, for
no known reason.

Thanks!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Here are the facts: BP is 155/85. Weight: 197. Height: 6'. Exercise:
30
minutes every day. Family has a history of strokes and high blood
pressure.

The good doctor says the elevated BP isn't being caused by my weight,
which
isn't too far out of line for a 46 year old guy. (Although losing 15
pounds
would certainly help.) He has prescribed Vasotec for me, which *is* on
the
AOPA's list of FAA approved medications, thankfully.

I've had some concerns about blood pressure and it has been addressed br
doctors. Mine is just a little lower than yours, and has been higher on
accasion. I (and my doctor) wouldn't be as concerned as your doctor is.
I'm the same size as you, exercise 1 hour vigorously (free weights) every
other day, and don't take any meds for it.

I'v been told that many BP meds cause erectile disfuntion. Maybe you can
give us a report on that?

Rod

Rod Madsen wrote:

I'v been told that many BP meds cause erectile disfuntion. Maybe you can
give us a report on that?

I've never had a problem with any of the ACE inhibitors. :-)

Matt

On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 11:24:48 -0500, "Rod Madsen"
wrote:




I'v been told that many BP meds cause erectile disfuntion. Maybe you can
give us a report on that?

Rod

And I was always told it was caused by marriage.

Scott D.
Scott D

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(Scott D wrote)
I'v been told that many BP meds cause erectile disfuntion. Maybe you can
give us a report on that?

And I was always told it was caused by marriage.


High BP or ED ...or both?


Montblack
"Go, get the butter."

I'm no M.D., but have you tried the weight loss first? I mean DO it as
opposed to 'I think I'll give it a go'. My BP wasn't high (I'm 44) but I
did notice the first 15 lbs I shed changed my BP rather noticably. I had
kind of got careless eating out at restaurants (Italian one's with yummy
pasta) and at one point a couple of years ago I found myself nearning 190
lbs [YIKES!] (I'm only about 5' 7''). I first moved to 175 and that was
still too much, now I'm at 167 and shooting for keeping and maintaining 155
lbs (150 -155). Anyway, when I dropped to 167 I noticed a further drop in
BP.

Pardon me for asking (but I have noticed this pattern with some docs) is
your doctor overweight?; I ask this because (in my experience anyways)
overweight doctors seem a lot less likely to propose weight loss than a
doctor that otherwise is trim and fit.

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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Well, I'm officially old. After watching my blood pressure slowly climb
over the last three years (strangely, the years we've owned the hotel --
coincidence? :-), my doctor has decided that my ineffective weight loss
efforts aren't going to do the trick.

Here are the facts: BP is 155/85. Weight: 197. Height: 6'. Exercise:
30 minutes every day. Family has a history of strokes and high blood
pressure.

The good doctor says the elevated BP isn't being caused by my weight,
which isn't too far out of line for a 46 year old guy. (Although losing
15 pounds would certainly help.) He has prescribed Vasotec for me, which
*is* on the AOPA's list of FAA approved medications, thankfully.

For those who have already been down this road, did this medication cause
any side effects? The doc says the most common one is a nagging cough,
for no known reason.

Thanks!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

You make a good point about overweight docs Cecil! I don't have blood
pressure problems but my weight had sure gotten away from me since I
retired. After seeing 201 on the scale ( I'm 5'10") I decided to cut back,
when I got to 194 the doc did a cholestoral test and well my blood was so
thick from the sat fats and stuff it could have dropped a rhino! Now I am
really watching sat fat and cholestoral intake and am down to 183 . 194 to
183 in two weeks!!!!! I am bound and determined to get back to 165, my
weight as a Marine.
But back to the docs, most of the fat ones may tell you to change your
diet but never tell you how. Hard for them to I guess because they are not
doing it either!!!
Everything I have read on high blood pressure pretty much has the
opinion that exercise is the key to getting it low. And of course evening
out stress and fun days can help as well. Problem with that is most people
still stress when they are doing something they love to do . Flying for
instance , we all love it ..but it can be stressful. Maybe a little country
airport with no tower and some good old fashined flying in a old Piper
without all the gizmos and gadgets may do the trick as far as keeping away
from rules rules rules and all the ATC crap that causes stress.
Years ago people used to go driving to relieve the tension of the day ,
now it's said people who drive more have more stress and heart attacks. I
forget where I read that , so don't get your panties in a wad Peter look
it up somewhere!!! HAHAHA

Patrick
student SPL
aircraft structural mech

Pardon me for asking (but I have noticed this pattern with some docs) is
your doctor overweight?; I ask this because (in my experience anyways)
overweight doctors seem a lot less likely to propose weight loss than a
doctor that otherwise is trim and fit.

Nope, he's a short, thin guy.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Cecil Chapman wrote:

Pardon me for asking (but I have noticed this pattern with some docs) is
your doctor overweight?; I ask this because (in my experience anyways)
overweight doctors seem a lot less likely to propose weight loss than a
doctor that otherwise is trim and fit.

Jay has mentioned a few times that he's been keeping his son company in the
weight-training room. Now, my doc tells me that weight training won't do
anything for blood pressure or cholesterol, but it *does* build muscle mass. And
muscle weighs more than fat.

I think it likely that Jay's doctor didn't recommend that he go on a diet
because he knows that Jay isn't actually overweight. The papers in this neck of
the woods frequently carry a story about someone built like Arnold who fails the
weight/height requirements of his job.

George Patterson
Drink up, Socrates -- it's all-natural.

Jay has mentioned a few times that he's been keeping his son company in
the
weight-training room. Now, my doc tells me that weight training won't do
anything for blood pressure or cholesterol, but it *does* build muscle
mass. And
muscle weighs more than fat.

My doc told me that weight training may actually *increase* blood pressure.

Which really sucks.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"