high blood pressure

ive just been diagnosed with hbp.they put me on meds but didnt tell me i
had to stop lifting. i also need to get my heart checked out(stress
test, etc) cuz ive been feeling odd lately. ive been avoiding the gym
cuz im afraid to really push myself hard like i normally do. anyone else
had similar issues? did you cut the intensity? avoid stimulants? any
advice is welcome..thanks

aver...@webtv (mike avera) wrote:

> ive just been diagnosed with hbp.they
> put me on meds but didnt tell me i
> had to stop lifting. i also need to get
> my heart checked out(stress test,
> etc) cuz ive been feeling odd lately.
> ive been avoiding the gym cuz im
> afraid to really push myself hard like
> i normally do. anyone else had
> similar issues? did you cut the
> intensity? avoid stimulants? any
> advice is welcome..thanks

Follow your doctor's recommendations, of course, but you may also want
to check out _The High Blood Pressure Solution: A Scientifically
Proven Program for Preventing Strokes and Heart Disease_ by Richard D.
Moore, M.D., Ph.D. http://www.amazon.com/High-Blood-Pre.../dp/0892819758
aka http://tinyurl.com/2jz3q8

What was your blood pressure reading prior to the doc putting you on
meds? Fortunately, I never reached the point where any doctor
recommended I go on medication. The one was leaning towards it, but
gave me six months to bring it down via cardio and diet.

Did you try cardio and dietary changes prior to going on meds? What's
your career or job? I ask simply to get an idea of stress levels.

Best of luck. Please post a follow-up.

--
Curt

"mike avera" <averama@webtv.net> wrote in message
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> ive just been diagnosed with hbp.they put me on meds but didnt tell me
> i
> had to stop lifting. i also need to get my heart checked out(stress
> test, etc) cuz ive been feeling odd lately. ive been avoiding the gym
> cuz im afraid to really push myself hard like i normally do. anyone
> else
> had similar issues? did you cut the intensity? avoid stimulants? any
> advice is welcome..thanks

What you should and should not do now in the gym is a question for your
doctor, not this newsgroup. Likewise the question about avoid
stimulants - ask your doctor. When you have a question about how to do
something your doctor has OK'ed you doing, come back here.

-S-
http://www.kbnj.com

"Steve Freides" <steve@fridayscomputer.com> wrote in message
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> "mike avera" <averama@webtv.net> wrote in message
> news:27528-462C5534-633@storefull-3254.bay.webtv.net...
>> ive just been diagnosed with hbp.they put me on meds but didnt tell me i
>> had to stop lifting. i also need to get my heart checked out(stress
>> test, etc) cuz ive been feeling odd lately. ive been avoiding the gym
>> cuz im afraid to really push myself hard like i normally do. anyone else
>> had similar issues? did you cut the intensity? avoid stimulants? any
>> advice is welcome..thanks
>
> What you should and should not do now in the gym is a question for your
> doctor, not this newsgroup. Likewise the question about avoid
> stimulants - ask your doctor. When you have a question about how to do
> something your doctor has OK'ed you doing, come back here.


That's good advice Steve. You're not as dumb as everyone seems to think

>
> -S-
> http://www.kbnj.com
>
>

"mike avera" <averama@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:27528-462C5534-633@storefull-3254.bay.webtv.net...
> ive just been diagnosed with hbp.they put me on meds but didnt tell me i
> had to stop lifting. i also need to get my heart checked out(stress
> test, etc) cuz ive been feeling odd lately. ive been avoiding the gym
> cuz im afraid to really push myself hard like i normally do. anyone else
> had similar issues? did you cut the intensity? avoid stimulants? any
> advice is welcome..thanks
>

If you are properly medicated, there should be no reason for you to quit
working out. Exercise is good for you BP. I would talk to your MD about
this. I had a kidney transplant and am on 3 different BP meds and they don't
hurt my workouts at all.

--
Robert Schuh
"Everything that elevates an individual above the herd and
intimidates the neighbour is henceforth called evil; and
the fair, modest, submissive and conforming mentality,
the mediocrity of desires attains moral designations and honors"
- Nietzsche

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