BP med /water pill ?

[dreamin2B150]

Hello. I have High BP. I take 1pill of Benazepril HCL 20mg -. The Dr. i had before also had me on a water pill but this current Dr. took me off it and said i didnt need a diretic. Back then i did swell up so she gave me a water pill to take as needed only-dont have it anymore.
? If i'm taking a HBP med do i need to be on a water pill too? I have an appt on Sat. I had beeling feeling better on LC but lately my work has been stressful and my BP has been high. I've also been feeling anxcious and moody. I have had sinus pressure and i know pain rasises BP. Any suggestion or tips for my appt. Sometimes my Dr. has the oh whatever attitdue about some compliaints. She has been wating to up my meds. I changed jobs so i told her to give my new job a chance since its less stressful. Lately i have had to cover in my old job and thats where the stress comes from, so no BP is up and i'm feeling horrible again-just like ol times.

Doing LC how can i get off meds?

5'6
178
age 35

[rumki8]

Hello, I am 20 years old. I never had any blood pressure problem. But recently got my blood pressure taken at my sister's house with an at home blood pressure monitor. It shows that my blood pressure is 136/94. I am quite worried for this. Will it go down soon? Do I need to go to the doctor to get it checked out immediately? Please suggest me. Thank you.

[sallyseachange]

Dreaming... sorry for the late reply; not sure how I managed to miss your thread .
I'm no expert, so can't offer you much help except to follow your doctors' advice and, if you're not happy with your doc's attitude, then change to someone you feel happier with.
I do know that losing weight helps with high blood pressure, consequently is a good way to get off, or reduce meds.

Rumki... BP levels can go up and down quite a lot depending on stress and other factors, so you should test at different times so as to get a clearer picture... particularly as you've never had a bp prob. If you are concerned then I'd certainly go have it checked by your doctor. I'm sure he/she will reassure you. As I said to Dreamin, weight loss helps high BP levels, so Atkins is a good thing to do.

Hope someone with more knowledge than I have will be able to reply here.

[FLSunShine]

Great Advice. Very well said.

Originally Posted by sallyseachange

Dreaming... sorry for the late reply; not sure how I managed to miss your thread .
I'm no expert, so can't offer you much help except to follow your doctors' advice and, if you're not happy with your doc's attitude, then change to someone you feel happier with.
I do know that losing weight helps with high blood pressure, consequently is a good way to get off, or reduce meds.

Rumki... BP levels can go up and down quite a lot depending on stress and other factors, so you should test at different times so as to get a clearer picture... particularly as you've never had a bp prob. If you are concerned then I'd certainly go have it checked by your doctor. I'm sure he/she will reassure you. As I said to Dreamin, weight loss helps high BP levels, so Atkins is a good thing to do.

Hope someone with more knowledge than I have will be able to reply here.