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Old 03-17-15, 09:56 AM
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Finally someone on more drugs than me!

metoprolol - I was on that one at twice the dosage. I hated that one. Now I'm on a much smaller dosage of another beta blocker. It still holds down my heart rate and slows my cycling, but not as bad as the metoprolol.

I recently found out that my wheezing while sleeping for the past few years was asthma. The inhaler has helped my sleeping AND riding! I like that one.

Lisinopril sometimes gives me a dry cough, but otherwise not a problem.

The only time I've used nitroGLYCERIN was right after my heart attack and that was in the ER. It sure helped the pain. I carry a little bottle of it in my bike bag, but never used it. Probably time to replace the bottle due to shelf life.

GOUT! I have that also. Fortunately I can pretty well control it through diet changes and keeping hydrated. Unfortunately part of the diet changes include less beer, shell fish, and even peas and beans. TIP: My cardiologist put me on a diuretic to reduce my blood pressure and it did dropping my BP about 10 points overnight. BIG MISTAKE. I started having gout attacks about every two weeks. Diuretics work by dehydrating you somewhat. Not good for gout or riding.
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