Thread: Blood Pressure medicine questions

I've was on Benicar for a coupla years till I changed insurance and it didn't cover it. My doc changed my BP med to Diovan, so my insurance would cover it. Diovan is basically the same thing. I've never had any sides and I've used creatine, whey, and AAS and never had any problems.

You just have to work with your doc till you find a med that doesn't give you any sides that you can't live with. Once you find the right med, your BB sups shouldn't cause any problems. Just maintain good communication with the doc. High BP isn't something to take lightly.

are you retaining water try hydrochlorothiazide, atenolol

@ roids1, when do you take the medicine in relation to your workout, i.e. med in the morning, work out in the evening? I took Lisinopril in the morning and trained in the evening. The worst part was my heart was getting weird feelings after the workout,. I guess because of the combined effect of lowered BP after exercise and the med, but who knows. I wish I could find one without any side effects. As far as supplements to avoid, I guess anything that would drastically raise or lower blood pressure?

@ the Situation, don't know if I am retaining water too much. I don't really think so, probably more from just too many energy supplements over the years.

Well I'm not a weightlifter (yet? I guess?) but I've been on lisinopril for the better part of a year now. I'm a statistic - fair, fat, female and (almost) 40. High BP runs in the family too, so I'm fairly screwed.

I talked to a bunch of people (mostly military so they work out, some real seriously) when i got put on it, and none seemed to have any issues with BP meds after they'd adjusted to it. Took me a couple weeks, then I was fine. My BP, BTW, runs 160-170/90-110 without meds.

I made my doc split the dosage into 10 mg pills. I take 30 mg total, usually one pill after meals, I'm allowed to go to 40 mg if my BP goes up, but i have to check in if it does for more than a few days in succession.

The point of my rambling is that no, it doesn't seem to affect weight training, cardio or other exercise. As a matter of fact, most people on it I talked to (about 20 people, 16 work out) take it sometime before working out -- it actually makes working out a little easier (for me, no headaches). One guy who has mysterious migraines got put on it and it works, actually his BP is a little low because of it, and he's a triathlete.

I take it in the morning at breakfast time and usually SFW midday. It really doesn't seem to matter when I lift. I've just never noticed any sides such as dizziness, difficulty getting wood, etc. Then again, I never had any symptoms when my bp was high either. My bp was 150-160/90-100 without meds.

Even when I was running AAS, my bp was normal and I had no sides (on the meds). Sounds like it may be lowering your bp too much. Hard to say. A doc can prolly advise you better than any of us muscle heads here.

Originally Posted by Kathybird

Well I'm not a weightlifter (yet? I guess?) but I've been on lisinopril for the better part of a year now. I'm a statistic - fair, fat, female and (almost) 40. High BP runs in the family too, so I'm fairly screwed.

I talked to a bunch of people (mostly military so they work out, some real seriously) when i got put on it, and none seemed to have any issues with BP meds after they'd adjusted to it. Took me a couple weeks, then I was fine. My BP, BTW, runs 160-170/90-110 without meds.

I made my doc split the dosage into 10 mg pills. I take 30 mg total, usually one pill after meals, I'm allowed to go to 40 mg if my BP goes up, but i have to check in if it does for more than a few days in succession.

The point of my rambling is that no, it doesn't seem to affect weight training, cardio or other exercise. As a matter of fact, most people on it I talked to (about 20 people, 16 work out) take it sometime before working out -- it actually makes working out a little easier (for me, no headaches). One guy who has mysterious migraines got put on it and it works, actually his BP is a little low because of it, and he's a triathlete.

Hmm, interesting idea about taking it before the workout. That lately seems to be when it bothers me the most is during training, so if I go back on meds, maybe that is the thing to do. Of course if one gets into the habit of doing that, I guess no more pre-workout stimulants, which I suppose isn't good if the BP is high anyway. I was hoping I could take those again at some point in moderation when and if things are normalized, but I don't think it would be good to swallow that and BP meds at the same time. When I was on Lisinopril, I had some coffee within about a half hour or so of taking the med and my heart didn't seem to like that combo.

You also mentioned the period of adjustment, maybe that is something I need to go through too. I tend to freak out when I got weird feelings from the meds, but maybe that goes away after a while.

Originally Posted by The Situation

are you retaining water try hydrochlorothiazide, atenolol

These two are very common and atenolol is one of the first meds most docs ever try.
I am on HCT now along with lotrel. I basically have no problems from them. I went for years trying different medications. Sometimes it takes a while and many tries to get it right.
Weight palys a huge role in bp. If you would drop some weight, you would see an improvement in bp. Im also guessing you have a family history of it?

Originally Posted by dg806

These two are very common and atenolol is one of the first meds most docs ever try.
I am on HCT now along with lotrel. I basically have no problems from them. I went for years trying different medications. Sometimes it takes a while and many tries to get it right.
Weight palys a huge role in bp. If you would drop some weight, you would see an improvement in bp. Im also guessing you have a family history of it?

Yeah, my mom had it. Well, it is good to here from guys like you that take meds and don't have any issues. Do you restrict your supplement choices at all?

Originally Posted by paulsed1

Yeah, my mom had it. Well, it is good to here from guys like you that take meds and don't have any issues. Do you restrict your supplement choices at all?

No not really, just kinda keep an eye on it. Epistane though did make it skyrocket and I had bad headaches. But that is expected from a methyl. Take extra supps to support bp if you take methyls.

From what I read on line from a doctor was that for people who exercise alot it is best to take a Angiotensin Receptor Blockers for HBP which Benicar is one. Diovan is one also so like someone here posted they were swiched to Diovan maybe give that a try. Or any of the other Angiotensin meds like Atacand, Avapro, Cozaar (losartan), Micardis and Teveten.