i took my blood pressure this morning after doing 31 miles and it was like 110/70 with my pulse about 75...

my question? i'm prescribed blood pressure meds, and have noticed lately that when i take them, i'm just down and out for a couple of hours, can barely move... fall asleep... etc...

i think its time for the doctor to look at this again... don't you?

I'm pretty sure 110/70 is healthy, so what's the problem?

i don't have a poblem with it... i like it... i've been taking meds for 7 years now... maybe now, after having lost 50 lbs and riding my bike 10 to 30 miles most days, i don't need it any more... or maybe not as much...

my wife says to take my meds no matter what... i'm playing a wait and see game... i'll not take them today, and see what it does...

lately, i've noticed how bad i feel after i do take them... maybe it IS time to cut back on the amount?

i'll talk to doc sometime this week... if it holds... if it goes back up... i'll start me meds again...

right!

seey'all!

i don't have a poblem with it... i like it... i've been taking meds for 7 years now... maybe now, after having lost 50 lbs and riding my bike 10 to 30 miles most days, i don't need it any more... or maybe not as much...

my wife says to take my meds no matter what... i'm playing a wait and see game... i'll not take them today, and see what it does...

lately, i've noticed how bad i feel after i do take them... maybe it IS time to cut back on the amount?

i'll talk to doc sometime this week... if it holds... if it goes back up... i'll start me meds again...

right!

seey'all!

Exercise and change of diet can each (by themselves) give you the same amount of reduction in BP as most meds.

And if you've lost a ton of weight, definitely stop by your doctor and see if you still need the meds.

I took blood pressure medicine for about two years. Through exercise and a more healthy diet I was able to cut my dosage in half for about six months then stop the medicine completely. I was experiencing some symptoms like you describe (low energy/low blood pressure after a long ride) thats when I was able to reduce and later eliminate the medicine.

It is normal for your blood pressure to drop after prolonged exercise. It usually rises back up a bit after you recover a while. Keep a eye on it and see what it is doing if it stays down low you may be due a change in medication.

Generally if your blood pressure stays below 130 over 80 you don't need medicine. But be sure you check with your doctor first before trying anything different.

By the way, that 75 beats per minute is pretty good for a 31 mile ride. Keep up the good work and check in with your Doc.

3 of my family members have been prescribed blood pressure medicine in the last few years. Two of them changed their diet, weight, and exercise and were able to reduce and eventually stop taking BP meds and keep their BP acceptable as a result. The other did none of the above and was recently diagnosed with heart damage that the doctor thinks may have been caused by the prolonged use of BP medicine. I had been under the impression that no BP medicine should be taken long term? If you're already keeping your weight down, sodium to < 1500mg/day and exercising regularly, it would seem very abnormal to still be on BP medicine?

i took my blood pressure this morning after doing 31 miles and it was like 110/70 with my pulse about 75...

my question? i'm prescribed blood pressure meds, and have noticed lately that when i take them, i'm just down and out for a couple of hours, can barely move... fall asleep... etc...

i think its time for the doctor to look at this again... don't you?
I monitor my BP regularly myself. I have been able to cut my BP medicine to a 1/4 of what I used to take. My cardiologist suggested cutting the pill in half or more if my BP was withing normal limits and see what happens. Weight loss and excercise has therefore started to normalizy my BP and I am hoping to possibly eliminate it completely.

I suggest getting a BP monitor and see if you can reduce the dosage. Measure your BP at different times of the day and make notes. Bring the monitor to the docs office next time, discuss the readings and have the BP monitor checked for accuracy against the docs readings.

I measure my BP often, and I have noticed that right after a ride, it's considerably lower than it was before the ride. It takes about 12 hours to return to the pre-ride value. I think this is normal and does not mean that you should stop taking your meds. Of course you wouldn't stop without the doc's OK anyway, right?

I love those in-store blood pressure monitors. I don't remember exactly when this was taken, but it may have been in the middle of a ride or shortly after...

http://www.photoscene.com/kimandsteve/images/1343.jpg

You need to have a reevalutation of your BP based on your present condition they should retake your bp in office under normal conditions. Never stop taking meds that a doc has prescribed without meeting with him/her first.

my bp is uncomfortably high in the am at home before heading out for the day(uncomfortably high for the family doc, that is, I don't 'feel' anything from 130/85, but do recognize it's not desirable), and seems, to me, freakishly low after a commute home in the pm (like 110/60). I don't understand it.