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Hitgh Blood Pressure on Tx
Whats up guys!! I'm 6 weeks into Tx now.. I'm still feeling pretty good.. No exteme Sx so far... I'm in the Telaprevir trial and i go to the study nurse almost every week to get the blood test and to get a quick physical.. well every time i go my blood pressure is threw the roof... 148/102 I went to my regular doc and she gave me a script for blood pressure meds... Do you think the Hep C Meds are causeing my high blood pressure???
i'm already taking 12 pills aday for the hep c, now i gotta take more pills.. Great
I know high blood pressure is a serious thing and i wanna know if i can get away with out taking the pressure meds??
Is there a different way to fix my blood pressure without taking the meds??? or should i shut up and just take the pills?? lol
I did have little problems before tx with blood pressure but it turn out that i was just extremely **** off about having Hep c... so when i relaxed alittle my blood pressure would go to normal...
If nobody knows i am UND at 2 weeks into Tx.. I'm responding well :0)
i'm already taking 12 pills aday for the hep c, now i gotta take more pills.. Great
I know high blood pressure is a serious thing and i wanna know if i can get away with out taking the pressure meds??
Is there a different way to fix my blood pressure without taking the meds??? or should i shut up and just take the pills?? lol
I did have little problems before tx with blood pressure but it turn out that i was just extremely **** off about having Hep c... so when i relaxed alittle my blood pressure would go to normal...
If nobody knows i am UND at 2 weeks into Tx.. I'm responding well :0)
thank you guys for your comments.. I guess im gonna take the meds even if i dont wanna... If it helps my BP than so be it.. i just didnt want extra meds and more sx... i hope i dont have to take these meds after Tx either... I really dont want any more toxins in me, so after tx im gonna try to be as healthy as possible... the doc put me on 25mg of atenolol i think its a low dose also.. a stoke at 27 years old is possible...
your right It would be ironic to get rid of the virus just to have a stroke...so more meds it is... hope they work... thanks guys
BkBoy
your right It would be ironic to get rid of the virus just to have a stroke...so more meds it is... hope they work... thanks guys
BkBoy
Bingo! You're on a beta-blocker and I've been mulling over whether this is the ticket for tx.
I'm on Ramipril, an ace inhibitor that has such good reviews, it's mind-boggling. And it doesn't work for me for my tx-related pressure.
Beta-blockers fell out of favor and had bad press, even though my mom took it successfully for years. Somehow, it makes sense to me that how it dilates the arteries and slows down the heart would be a perfect match with the side effects of tx. My doc loves ace inhibitors but I think she may be missing something.
Copyman, who prescribed your betablocker, your MD or your hepatologist?
BB, you've been prescribed a beta-blocker also, so please let us know if you respond to it. I'm excited about this now, since I've been frustrated as h-ell taking medications that don't work when I typically take nothing at all, not even vitamins.
I'm on Ramipril, an ace inhibitor that has such good reviews, it's mind-boggling. And it doesn't work for me for my tx-related pressure.
Beta-blockers fell out of favor and had bad press, even though my mom took it successfully for years. Somehow, it makes sense to me that how it dilates the arteries and slows down the heart would be a perfect match with the side effects of tx. My doc loves ace inhibitors but I think she may be missing something.
Copyman, who prescribed your betablocker, your MD or your hepatologist?
BB, you've been prescribed a beta-blocker also, so please let us know if you respond to it. I'm excited about this now, since I've been frustrated as h-ell taking medications that don't work when I typically take nothing at all, not even vitamins.
As you know I'm in the same trial as you. I had boarderline high BP before TX and was on a low dose of meds before starting trial, 40mg micardis per day. I have been on the BP meds all through the trial and the nurse got approval from Vertex. Actually my BP has been low normal since being on TX. I'm hoping I can stop the BP meds after tx.
Nope, do not take, and never have taken any bp meds...or any other habitual meds. Other than peg and riba.
apache
apache
My BP varied during tx. I was 'excited' (as in having a ribatude) at the doc's office and it was 170 over high. I went in about week 20 (of 24) and it was 116 over very good. I did start lisinopril after finishing. It had been borderline high for several years. . .. not really tx related.
Of interest to me is managing my rising cholesterol post tx. I'm going with diet and exercise. It would be ironic to get rid of the virus just to have a stroke.
Of interest to me is managing my rising cholesterol post tx. I'm going with diet and exercise. It would be ironic to get rid of the virus just to have a stroke.
Did you take any BP meds on Tx??
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