tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180424865669168363.post826559370000806710..comments2024-03-27T22:34:54.076-04:00Comments on Field Lilies: It's hard to hit a moving target...Beckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16940604077427078249noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180424865669168363.post-65995890221203346612018-11-14T15:23:16.833-05:002018-11-14T15:23:16.833-05:00I'm sorry you have this small worry right now....I'm sorry you have this small worry right now. I love that you are proactive and have been keeping tabs on your BP. Mine is usually low; one time the nurse had to look at my chart and realized it usually is around that particular number.Stefaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09081916135477167930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180424865669168363.post-5587836844117202222018-11-09T15:56:54.290-05:002018-11-09T15:56:54.290-05:00I've had low BP all my life and have on severa...I've had low BP all my life and have on several occasions been asked if I'm dead. DH has a touch of HBP and so we follow his low-salt diet, so hopefully mine won't climb any higher. Mind you, maybe it's just making it lower and I really AM dead!!!Magpie's Mumblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09852241848575954128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180424865669168363.post-65482278088402761202018-11-09T05:57:21.071-05:002018-11-09T05:57:21.071-05:00Don't be so hard on yourself. HBP is almost a...Don't be so hard on yourself. HBP is almost a fact of aging at some point and yes, you should do what you can to stay healthy but there are worse meds to take and the bp meds work. I take a very small dose...more like a diuretic that gets rid of excess liquid. If there is swelling around your ankles that could mean you are retaining fluids which is not good. I am not one to want to take a lot of meds and I'm pretty holistic but I do take a statin, 2 81 mg baby aspirin (coated) not chewable, and a very small dose bp pill. They've been around for years, there's a zillion different ones if one doesn't work for you but don't mess around with it as they don't call it the 'silent killer' for nothing. HBP runs in my family. Same with cholesterol...I tried to eat healthy and was practically living on red beans and rice and it still didn't affect my cholesterol so I finally got on the statin drug. Same with bp....just watch it. My family does not get cancer but they have all died of heart attacks or strokes so pay attention to your family history. I'm not a doctor but I play one on t.v. LOL! Sam I Am......https://www.blogger.com/profile/17358633233189452832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180424865669168363.post-71374222991580789912018-11-08T22:39:45.922-05:002018-11-08T22:39:45.922-05:00it runs in my family I think... it is good to be c...it runs in my family I think... it is good to be careful of it; my Aunt (who is in her 80s) had eye problems and had to increase her BP meds to help deal with it. One thing at a time. It's really good to try to be as healthy as you can be. I need to keep trying for this too. a (HUG!)elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00962587884124992942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180424865669168363.post-8521745772877423482018-11-08T20:00:33.862-05:002018-11-08T20:00:33.862-05:00I hear ya. I got put on HBP meds because of that ...I hear ya. I got put on HBP meds because of that change. I ahve a famoly history pf HBP though ao did it to keep it from going higher. Leftycrafterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07607852055622555069noreply@blogger.com