Getting Off Meds

Tandybo · June 7, 2011

I'm currently 5 months out and a little discouraged. My PCP halved my BP med at 3 1/2 months out and indicated I'd probably be off it in a short while. I work in my PCP's office so have the nurses check my BP every 2-3 weeks, but it's not dropping any more! :angry: It's not high by any means, but hasn't dropped below 120/80. I had so looked forward to leaving this med behind! What is your experience with getting off meds? Thanks!

To Be Thin 2011 · June 7, 2011

Hi,

I cannot advise on your question, but I saw on your ticker you have lost 91 lbs! That is sooooo awesome!

Congrats to you, it must feel great!

Nikkeystar · June 7, 2011

I'm currently 5 months out and a little discouraged. My PCP halved my BP med at 3 1/2 months out and indicated I'd probably be off it in a short while. I work in my PCP's office so have the nurses check my BP every 2-3 weeks, but it's not dropping any more! It's not high by any means, but hasn't dropped below 120/80. I had so looked forward to leaving this med behind! What is your experience with getting off meds? Thanks!

I've lost about 120 pounds and I'm still on 2 bp medicines. I go to my PCP next week and hoping that he'll take me off of 1 or both of them. Hopefully your time to stop you BP medicine comes soon.

Congratulations on your weight loss this far!!!!!!!!!!1

1-4-Many · June 8, 2011

I might have the devil to pay but I quit both of mine on my own last week. I was so tired some days I could barely walk so I bought a blood pressure monitor and it was 90/60. I was floored. At time it was like 140/96 3 month ago and that was one the meds! So I went down to the fire department and asked them if they could check my pressure for me. I wanted to make sure it wasn't a bad monitor. They were kind enough to do it for me and it was 94/68. So I checked on how to stop the meds and weened off them. I've been off them 6 days now and I am about 110/70.

I am not losing a lot of weight but this alone may be worth every bit of this process. I know it's frustrating to not be completely off the meds yet but it may still happen. 5 months isn't really that long and you have come such a long way you should be very proud.

My knees are for crap. I said to my primary that I didn't think they would ever get better, that too much damage had been done. He said he's got about 45 patients who have had WLS now and that they continue to have improved health year over year, especially as they become more physically fit. You really could be one of those folks. You're just still a baby in terms of this new life.