Wellness

[Annamarie]

I've tried 5 different types and none agree with me. I tried hibiscus tea but also made me sick. Has anyone tried Montmorency cherry juice? I'd appreciate any thoughts. thanks.

[gmkb]

Hypertension needs to be treated by your physician.  Please speak with him/her about further treatment - there will be a med that will work for you, but let the medical person guide you.  I wish you well.

[violann]

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@Annamarie wrote:

I've tried 5 different types and none agree with me. I tried hibiscus tea but also made me sick. Has anyone tried Montmorency cherry juice? I'd appreciate any thoughts. thanks.

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Could you elaborate on how hibiscus tea made you feel sick?

Did you try different brands? Did you try it iced? Did you try cutting it with seltzer?

I'm really sorry you didn't find it helpful.

I wanted to add, I only used it, and still do, in conjunction with the care of an excellent internist.

[queendiva]

You need to be under the care of a doctor to control high blood pressure. Please do not try to control it solely with herbal tea, etc. Make an appointment today. Meds are often very affordable and effective.. Do not ask for medical advice here about your HBP. You risk having a stroke or worse. Get properly diagnosed and treated right away. Please.

[chrystaltree]

They don't call hyertension the silent killer for nothing.  I take my healthy very seriously, my doctor monitors and prescribes my blood pressure meds.

[Annamarie]

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@violann wrote:

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@Annamarie wrote:

I've tried 5 different types and none agree with me. I tried hibiscus tea but also made me sick. Has anyone tried Montmorency cherry juice? I'd appreciate any thoughts. thanks.

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Could you elaborate on how hibiscus tea made you feel sick?

Did you try different brands? Did you try it iced? Did you try cutting it with seltzer?

I'm really sorry you didn't find it helpful.

I wanted to add, I only used it, and still do, in conjunction with the care of an excellent internist.

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t made me feel nauseous and I tried it hot, cold and diluted.. I have a sensitive system. Dr said he tried 3 different  catergories of bp meds but they still make me sick and disoriented. I even gave them 2 months but I can't function on them.

[Jaspersmom]

There are many different meds your doctor can try, but listen to those here and work with your doctor.  You can watch your salt and perhaps lose weight if you need to, but don't play with your health.  I hated the idea of being on meds, but honestly, it has addressed my issue and my bp is now excellent.  Maybe one day I can come off of them, but for the time being, it is doing the trick. 

[LilacTree]

A little OT, but if one is taking ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil) on a regular basis, it will raise one's blood pressure.

I was taking ibuprofen for RA every day for several years and all of a sudden my BP soared!  I couldn't believe it because my BP was always low normal (117/60).  I was put on a BP med and was taking it for a year when my coughing got worse and worse.  When they finally attributed it to the BP med, they just changed it to another BP med.  Same thing happened.  Coughing all day long.

Nobody bothered to look up that long term high dose ibuprofen is notorious for raising BP.  Without saying anything, I came off the second one too.  Within a week, my BP went back down to low normal readings.  When I mentioned this to both of my docs, they merely shrugged their shoulders.  "Oh really?" was their affect.

I've been low normal again ever since and it's almost two years now.

[Annamarie]

Thanks for all your input. I eat a little  chicken,veggies and i only like watermelon and cantaloupe. Not a sweet person,work out everyday and I even lost 7 lbs on purpse even though I am very thin to begin with. (that did not make my husband happy) Everytime my Dr.(who i really like) says you won't cough with this one or beout  of it on that one I believe him but then it happens anyway.I'm still going to look for natural solutions because it is just borderline high. Thanks again.

[chrystaltree]

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@LilacTree wrote:

A little OT, but if one is taking ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil) on a regular basis, it will raise one's blood pressure.

I was taking ibuprofen for RA every day for several years and all of a sudden my BP soared!  I couldn't believe it because my BP was always low normal (117/60).  I was put on a BP med and was taking it for a year when my coughing got worse and worse.  When they finally attributed it to the BP med, they just changed it to another BP med.  Same thing happened.  Coughing all day long.

Nobody bothered to look up that long term high dose ibuprofen is notorious for raising BP.  Without saying anything, I came off the second one too.  Within a week, my BP went back down to low normal readings.  When I mentioned this to both of my docs, they merely shrugged their shoulders.  "Oh really?" was their affect.

I've been low normal again ever since and it's almost two years now.

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         First, there are several blood pressure meds that have coughing as on of their side effects.  The coughing doesn't have darn thing to do with ibuprofen.  Docs don't have to "look up" the ibupofen and blood pressure.  It's well known by every doctor and most of the general public that iburofen can increase blood pressure.  And it's at high doses, even otc ibuprofen can have that effect.  But since you have painful rheumatoid arthritis, they weighed the advantages against the disadvantages and went with pain control....because....chronic pain also raises blood pressure.  Chronic pain also interferes with sleep which exacerbates pain levels.  Medicine isn't an exact science.  There is no black & white.  It's all gray and everything is individual.   I can't really see any doctor saying "oh really" to something so basic.  Why would a doctor play stupid with a patient?