Thursday, April 4, 2019

New Medication

anthuriums at the grocery store

I went to the doctor yesterday to check on my blood pressure, it has been higher this winter compared to my readings last year. He added a new medicine Norvasc to my existing Olmesartan. I do use the generic names for these medicines. I will monitor this combination for the next month. According to this blog it looks like I only started the Olmesartan last July. Hmm, maybe it stopped working?

Meanwhile I seem to have gained 5 pounds this winter, have to get back to the gym and watch the diet more closely.

23 comments:

DUTA said...

Everyone gains a few pounds in winter. The only way I get rid of the surplus is by having a daily low-calorie food intake, a 7-8 hours sleep, and getting on the scales in the morning before drinking my coffee.
Weightloss usually lowers blood pressure, and solves other health issues as well.

Valerie-Jael said...

I take Losartan, and it seems to work, but I think the walking keeps my blood pressure down, too. Hope the new combination works for you. Hugs, Valerie

Anonymous said...

Beautiful tropical looking flowers Christine.
I hope the medications do the trick to keep your levels in the right range.

Jenn Jilks said...

I feel for you. My BP goes up with stress. Plain and simple.
Yes, I could lose weight, but will I? Probably not.
It began when hubby had his cancer surgery and it surges now and then. Take care!
(ใƒ„) from Cottage Country Ontario , ON, Canada!

R's Rue said...

Blessings.

Sandra said...

Pretty plants. Hope you get your blood pressure squared away.

gigihawaii said...

Good luck with your new meds and the exercise.

dkzody said...

I'm not sure if my insurance will no longer pay for the Olmesartan or if the pharmacy can no longer get it, but my prescription was changed last month to a different drug. It's certainly not as powerful as the Olmesartan was. I see my dr in a couple of weeks and we'll see what is next.

sandy said...

i gain weight too in the winter and can't wait until the weather stabilizes a bit more and is not so bipolar - perfect weather would be 55 to 60 with no winds. I would be out every day hiking if that were the case. Hope you get the BP meds figured out.

JFM said...

Please take care Christine. BP readings can raise your BP, too.
New meds need time to work or not...and I hate changing them unless it is for a good reason.
Winter weight gain...I fight it every year!
Wishing you the best๐ŸŒž๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿ’ฎ

DeniseinVA said...

I hope the new meds take care of your higher blood pressure. I am looking forward to getting out more to get the exercise I need, and to help with everything else :)

Adam said...

I probably lost a pound mowing my grass today and yesterday. A southern lawn is not fun, especially in the middle of summer. Then it's 2x as bad as now.

Lowcarb team member said...

The anthuriums look very nice.

I do hope the new medication helps with your higher blood pressure.
You might find this article interesting 'Natural Ways To Lower Blood Pressure'
https://thelowcarbdiabetic.blogspot.com/2017/01/natural-ways-to-lower-blood-pressure.html

All the best Jan

Jennifer Rose said...

hopefully the new meds help your bp :)

Gloria Baker said...

Really I hope the new medication helps you with your blood presure. The last week hubby was with higher blood pressure, he take medicines but the doctor said maybe have to change someones !
Hope you feel well Christine!

Pam said...

Winter months are hard on our bodies...we don't get out and move about as much and it is easy to sit in front of the tv and watch tv. Good luck on the new meds.

Christine said...

Thanks Jan.

Pink Rose said...

Hi Christine hope you are feeling better soon and i also need to lose weight but alot more that what you have gained,lol,hope your day is a good one my friend xx

Chris Lally said...

Wishing you the best with this new medication, Christine.
And I think we've probably all gained a few winter pounds. Good time to put on the walking shoes.

dellgirl said...

Congratulations on getting the blood pressure checkup done. Good for you! I hope the new medication works well for you.

Wishing you a great Friday!

Anonymous said...

Hopefully the new medication will work for you. I hear you about the extra weight. I had the same problem this winter. I've dropped most of that extra weight since I got back to healthy eating.

Tanza Erlambang said...

I hope new medication works excellent for you.

Some people advised me to do exercise routinely to control blood pressure.

Have a great day

baili said...

i hope this one works for you better dear Christine !

our winters are outdoor seasons so gaining wait in long extremely hot days of summer is common