High Blood Pressure

The nagging cough is an allergic reaction to vasotec and if you get it you
should be removed form the medication. For a person in your age and gender
group I am surprised that he did not suggest atenonol (Tenormin) as it is
also a beta blocker that will reduce slightly your pulse which has benefits
as well for heart attack crowd (men).

Atenonal and vasotect will require you to have a cardiac assessment so that
you can keep your medical. Not too much other than an EKG and CBC which you
should be having anyways and a letter stating that your BP is stable and
that there is no end organ damage.

Scott

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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:Qgg0e.96810$r55.62998@attbi_s52...
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!
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

And real beer.
Anyone looking for a definition of Jay's "real beer" or "good beer"
comments...Google is your friend. :-)

Long live the Jay Honeck, grand beer pooh-bah of Oshkosh (and assorted
other locations I'm sure). :-)

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When Jay gets worried about Mary doing all the flying, he will have the
incentive to do everything he has to do to get his BP down.
Of course, Mary is probably cooking all the meals.
Is this a conspiricy on her part?
When she states that it is time for her to get her instrument ticket, we
will have an answer.

That probably depends on what kind you're doing.


"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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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.
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"Jack Allison" wrote in message
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And real beer.
Anyone looking for a definition of Jay's "real beer" or "good beer"
comments...Google is your friend. :-)

Long live the Jay Honeck, grand beer pooh-bah of Oshkosh (and assorted
other locations I'm sure). :-)

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with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there
you will always long to return"
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William W. Plummer wrote:
Matt Whiting wrote:

William W. Plummer wrote:

If anyone out there has an alternative to the treadmill and Nautilus
machines, please let me know. Exercise is the most mindless
activity I an imagine. A standard day involves 8 hour of sleep and 8
hours of work, leaving 8 hours for everything else including
exercise. An hour of exercise wastes 12.5% of your "usable" life.
As things stand, I can stop exercising but would have to take a
diabetes-specific drug for the rest of my life. That would void my
3rd class Medical Certificate.



I bought a good bicycle last summer and took several 25 mile rides in
hilly country. It helped me lose 10 lbs. over the summer and is much
more enjoyable than a stationary bike in a fitness center ... even
with the TVs and head phones. I'd always had really cheap 10-12 speed
road bikes before and they were a pain to ride. My new Fuji comfort
style bike is pretty comfortable even for a 45 year-old body. I'm
looking forward to the end of winter so I can get back on the road.

Why do you say an hour of exercise wastes 12.5% of your usable life?
If it lets you live 10 years longer, then you'll likely at least break
even. :-)


Matt

One eighth = 0.125 or 12.5%
One hour of the 8 you have for this sort of thing.

I understood the calculation, but I don't agree with the assumption.
The underlying assumption is that the exercise has no affect on your
lifespan and I don't think that is a valid assumption. You only lose
12.5% if the exercise has no redeeming value on your lifespan.

Matt

Cockpit Colin wrote:

Give us an insite as to what your diet is - that's where high BP starts.



It also can start from heredity.

Matt

Good food, good beer, and great airplanes....

isn't a religious statement, IMHO, but damned if it ain't spiritual!!

In article , jsmith
wrote:

When Jay gets worried about Mary doing all the flying, he will have the
incentive to do everything he has to do to get his BP down.
Of course, Mary is probably cooking all the meals.
Is this a conspiricy on her part?
When she states that it is time for her to get her instrument ticket, we
will have an answer.

Probably Mary's revenge for Jay blaming the worn brakes on her.

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Bob Noel
looking for a sig the lawyers will like

Probably Mary's revenge for Jay blaming the worn brakes on her.

Tires, Bob, tires.

Jeez...

;-)
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Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"