meds and high blood pressure

[txgurl4real]

Ok here it go's. Im really worried about my husband he is 35 years old and he is on 4 different blood pressure meds. He is on Lisinopril 10mg , Atenolol 50mg, Hydrochlorothiazide 25mg and Amlodipine 10 mg. Even with all theese meds his blood pressure is still way to high! It seems every doctor visit they add more meds. Ok I guess my question is, is it nessasary to be on 4 different blood pressure meds and is it safe? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks :)

[gymdandee]

Root Vegetable Fights High Blood Pressure and Dementia Naturally

Beets! Well, beet juice to be more exact.
Well, it turns out that the juice from this unassuming root vegetable is a powerhouse when it comes to resolving circulation-related issues. And that means that the lowly beet could become your new best friend if you’re fighting high blood pressure or combating age-related dementia.
Earlier this year, a study published in the journal Hypertension concluded that beet juice is quite effective for lowering blood pressure. And what’s more, it does it quickly.
Researchers compared the effects of the juice to those of prescription nitrate tablets and found that the juice was just as effective at lowering blood pressure to healthy levels.
It turns out that it’s the organic nitrates found in beet juice that are the key to its effectiveness. The naturally occurring nitrates increase the levels of nitric oxide (NO) in the blood.
The job of NO in the body is to prompt muscle tissues to relax, allowing blood vessels to dilate. (Guys, this is the same stuff that allows you to have strong healthy erections.) With this increased blood flow, your blood pressure naturally lowers.

According to a new study published online last week in the journal Nitric Oxide: Biology and Chemistry, it’s this same increase in blood flow that means beet juice may be an effective deterrent to the slowdown we see in our brain functions as we age.
According to scientists, circulation to certain areas of our brain starts to decline as we get older, showing up as poor cognition and sometimes even leading to full-blown dementia.

Researchers at the Center for Translation Science, already aware of the ability of beet juice to decrease blood pressure by increasing blood flow, wanted to see if the juice would be effective at increasing blood flow to the brain of elderly adults in particular.

Fourteen adult volunteers age 70 and older were fed either a nitrate-rich diet including 16 ounces of beet juice with breakfast or a low-nitrate diet. Blow flow to the volunteers’ brains was then monitored by MRI daily, and blood tests were administered both before and after breakfast to confirm nitrite levels in their bodies.

The MRIs showed that after eating the high-nitrate meal the volunteers had indeed increased the blood flow to the area of the brain that is most often associated with cognition problems. Demonstrating that beet juice could help fight off the effects of age related cognitive decline and dementia.

If you have a juicer you can make your own beet juice at home. Since raw unsweetened beet juice tends to be a little bitter you might want to mix it with another healthy juice, like carrot for example.

Biotta makes an organic beet juice that can be found online and in a number of retail stores. You can check the website for a location near you. If your local health-food or natural-food store doesn’t carry Biotta, or another beet-juice brand, ask them to start.

[ChatterAlly]

Diet and exercise will help drop his blood pressure. I take 3 meds for blood pressure and mine was too high.  I had to eliminate a lot of things I love to eat and start exercising again to help.  Hope yuu can help him start making some lifestyle changes.

[beema36]

I am on 4 bp Meds and have been for yrs. My pcp and 2 cardiologists say its safe but that u should never be on more than 4. It took yrs to stabilize but now bps actually running too low so may get to back off some of.them soon.
My advice is if.u.trust your Dr then tell him your concerns. I do know 4 bp Meds isn't that unusual.

[Flycaster305]

These are all good drugs for blood pressure relief.  How they all interact with your husband is a question I would first ask a Pharmacist, and if the drugs aren't working I'd consider a second medical  opinion.  Be careful taking advice online.
That being said, these boards can be very helpful.  Many of us have walked the same path as your husband.  What is his physical condition, is he overweight?  Does he have diabetes?  Does he exercise, carefully control his salt intake?  Stress is also a very important factor in high blood pressure. The drugs your husband is taking counter some of these conditions, and eliminating the causes often means drugs can be eliminated.

  

[ed34]

my word, they seem to be attacking the problem from all angles here. Although they all affect blood pressure, they all do it in different ways. However, deciding which is having the best effect, and so knowing which to increase must be a nightmare. You would have thought they would try one at a time.
The Lisinopril is an ACE inhibitor, it prevents the protein angiotensin from turning into angiotensin II which causes arteries to narrow, to increase pressure.
The Amlodipine is a calcium channel blocker which lowers the ability for muscles in arteries to obtain calcium which they use to narrow the arteries. Calcium channel blockers work on one muscle type, which are the arteries and the heart muscle. So, to some extent these will keep the heart relaxed.
Hydrochlorothiazide prevents the kidneys from retaining normal levels of water, which is used as a reserve for pumping back into the blood stream to increase pressure.
Atenolol is a beta blocker which prevents hormones such as adrenaline from affecting the heart, speeding it up. This relaxing the heart effect will prevent blood pressure suddenly jumping up.
Are the 4 meds safe when mixed? well like any medication, yes if you are tolerant to them and yes if they are in the right dosages.
Is it necessary? well, as I stated, they seem to be attacking all possibilities but perhaps things are getting a little over complicated. Maybe it's time for a change in Doctor, and a new strategy.