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young and concerned
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young and concerned
by melisa__0__0, Jan 01, 1995 12:00AM
Posted By melissa on June 25, 1998 at 04:45:00:
I am 29 years old ..I smoke *ugh* weigh 171 lbs *ugh again* 5' 4" *short*
medium build no am not looking for a date . but I am ridding a bucycle everyday for 10 miles and do heavy areobic training with kickboxing ....I know wata contrast! got an ear upper respiretory infection about two weeks ago ......did the saline solution adn Ibuprophen no antihistamines nor decongestents ....finnaly went to dr got dx of prior explaination ....but pressure was up to high 180 over 120 pulse rate 87 and that was after several mintues of resting in a lying down positon .....have had high bp several times b-4 ie 160 /110 ---140/115 ......am currently taking 100 mgs of Zoloft and 10 mgs of elavil dx for insmnia and depression
DR sx varapamil 120mgs 1* a day ......there is a history of atherial sclerosis hyper tension and congestive heart failure on both sides of family ....sibs with hyperthyroid one with hypertension and anothe sib with Multiple Sclerosis.....now I know I need to get excess weight off stopp smoking
and even tho I can exercise all I want every day like I have been for the last year like a religion for ever I want to know if there is a possibility that any of this is related because of the next few symptoms I have had ....numbness in hnads and feet * poor circulation* head aches and dizziness when in a seated postion ....*lke you are gunna pass out* also a chest pressure like and anxiety attack ....now I have had a suggestion form a friend of whom is a cardio nurse to have a moniter pak adn ekg and etc ......... also want to know what kind of drug VARAPAMIL is and is there any possiblity of drug interaction with IBUPROPHEN is it one of the moa or however you spell it inhibitors??
thank you for your time and energy on this matter .
I am 29 years old ..I smoke *ugh* weigh 171 lbs *ugh again* 5' 4" *short*
medium build no am not looking for a date . but I am ridding a bucycle everyday for 10 miles and do heavy areobic training with kickboxing ....I know wata contrast! got an ear upper respiretory infection about two weeks ago ......did the saline solution adn Ibuprophen no antihistamines nor decongestents ....finnaly went to dr got dx of prior explaination ....but pressure was up to high 180 over 120 pulse rate 87 and that was after several mintues of resting in a lying down positon .....have had high bp several times b-4 ie 160 /110 ---140/115 ......am currently taking 100 mgs of Zoloft and 10 mgs of elavil dx for insmnia and depression
DR sx varapamil 120mgs 1* a day ......there is a history of atherial sclerosis hyper tension and congestive heart failure on both sides of family ....sibs with hyperthyroid one with hypertension and anothe sib with Multiple Sclerosis.....now I know I need to get excess weight off stopp smoking
and even tho I can exercise all I want every day like I have been for the last year like a religion for ever I want to know if there is a possibility that any of this is related because of the next few symptoms I have had ....numbness in hnads and feet * poor circulation* head aches and dizziness when in a seated postion ....*lke you are gunna pass out* also a chest pressure like and anxiety attack ....now I have had a suggestion form a friend of whom is a cardio nurse to have a moniter pak adn ekg and etc ......... also want to know what kind of drug VARAPAMIL is and is there any possiblity of drug interaction with IBUPROPHEN is it one of the moa or however you spell it inhibitors??
thank you for your time and energy on this matter .
