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I have been battling high blood pressure off and on now for about 2 years. There were periods of time where I was feeling good and it didn't seem to be too much of a bother, lifted heavy, took different supps, what have you. Lately though it has been pretty consistently high and I just seem to be feeling pretty crappy. The diastolic number is usually the problem area, that is usually somewhere in the 90's. The systolic is sometimes high in the 140's or 150's, but usually in the 130's. I'm not sure if this is the only issue at play, I am seeing a homeopathic guy in addition to my regular doc and he says the issue stems from my adrenal glands being overworked. He has me taking some supps right now to help with that, ADHS, Mo-Enzyme (both for the adrenals), EFAs, Amino Acids and Magnesium. No other supplements being taken now. Never taken AAS either, just pro-hormones years ago. He seems confident this will bring the BP down, but I am really not sure.
As far as the BP meds, my regular doc put me on Benicar last year. I had some nasty side effects from that, my heart was acting weird and having PVCs, so he got me off it. I wasn't feeling too bad after that for a while. This year after it being high at his office again, he prescribed Lisinopril. While not as bad as the Benicar, that one seemed to kind of mess with my heart too. Only 5 mgs. He had me get off that one too.
As it's looking right now, I think I may still need to eventually take meds, side effects or not, because I can't let the BP go untreated. Trust me, I have tried just about everything under the sun, cardio, diet, natural supps, breathing techniques. I'm still not convinced BP meds are the best possible choice, but nothing else seems to work. Last check I was around 260, mostly mass, some fat. I could probably lose about 15 lbs of fat, but I honestly don't know if that would drop the BP.
So who out there uses BP meds and still trains successfully, getting bigger and stronger? Do you have to limit youir supplement intake in any way? Which med do you think is best for bodybuilders? I guess Ace Inhibitors are generally considered best for what we do, but even that seems to make me feel funny, unless the body eventually adapts to it after a while. The 5 mgs. got my BP down, but I noticed it still spiked a lot during my workout and I felt pretty light headed and a strong heartbeat. Maybe need a higher dose, who knows. I just hope I can get it down and still lead a somewhat normal bodybuilding lifestyle, I've done it for so many years. Kind of depressing. Sorry for the length, thank you for any feedback.
As far as the BP meds, my regular doc put me on Benicar last year. I had some nasty side effects from that, my heart was acting weird and having PVCs, so he got me off it. I wasn't feeling too bad after that for a while. This year after it being high at his office again, he prescribed Lisinopril. While not as bad as the Benicar, that one seemed to kind of mess with my heart too. Only 5 mgs. He had me get off that one too.
As it's looking right now, I think I may still need to eventually take meds, side effects or not, because I can't let the BP go untreated. Trust me, I have tried just about everything under the sun, cardio, diet, natural supps, breathing techniques. I'm still not convinced BP meds are the best possible choice, but nothing else seems to work. Last check I was around 260, mostly mass, some fat. I could probably lose about 15 lbs of fat, but I honestly don't know if that would drop the BP.
So who out there uses BP meds and still trains successfully, getting bigger and stronger? Do you have to limit youir supplement intake in any way? Which med do you think is best for bodybuilders? I guess Ace Inhibitors are generally considered best for what we do, but even that seems to make me feel funny, unless the body eventually adapts to it after a while. The 5 mgs. got my BP down, but I noticed it still spiked a lot during my workout and I felt pretty light headed and a strong heartbeat. Maybe need a higher dose, who knows. I just hope I can get it down and still lead a somewhat normal bodybuilding lifestyle, I've done it for so many years. Kind of depressing. Sorry for the length, thank you for any feedback.
