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re: Olmesartan HCTZ and fatigue
Posted on 5/14/24 at 5:30 am to DrDenim
Posted on 5/14/24 at 5:30 am to DrDenim
As the OP I thought Id relay info received from my doctor yesterday. Agreed that my BP was too low. Originally 130/90 and the Olmesartan and HCT brought it down to 105/75 which seemed fine. However now that the hot weather is here the HCT dehydrates me too much and my pressure was bottoming out at 85/55. Even in his office yesterday after a day of no meds it was 100/70 which he felt was too low.
he has switched me to Olmesartan without the HCT. We'll see what happens.
Also I do have an omron BP machine.
he has switched me to Olmesartan without the HCT. We'll see what happens.
Also I do have an omron BP machine.
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Posted on 5/14/24 at 11:12 am to BatonRougeBuckeye
Glad you got it worked out. It's too early in the season to be having these troubles.
I don't live in the deep South, I live in northeastern Oklahoma, but it gets hot here too. However, I lived in Houston from 2017-2021, and that felt like dangerous heat that just dragged on for months. Those long summers and the humid heat are tough for people on BP meds unless you just hide inside 24/7. It would be easy to say "Just stay super-hydrated all the time, drink 2 gallons of pickle juice a day", but that can cause problems too. Good luck. I'm an Omron man too, that's the only brand of home blood pressure machine I'll use, some people don't trust them, but I have a manual cuff and a stethescope and my Omron is consistent with that. They work.
I don't live in the deep South, I live in northeastern Oklahoma, but it gets hot here too. However, I lived in Houston from 2017-2021, and that felt like dangerous heat that just dragged on for months. Those long summers and the humid heat are tough for people on BP meds unless you just hide inside 24/7. It would be easy to say "Just stay super-hydrated all the time, drink 2 gallons of pickle juice a day", but that can cause problems too. Good luck. I'm an Omron man too, that's the only brand of home blood pressure machine I'll use, some people don't trust them, but I have a manual cuff and a stethescope and my Omron is consistent with that. They work.
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