high bloodpressure and weight loss

djmath · August 18, 2007

I have a question for anyone that has had a weight loss and has had high bloodpressure that required medication to control it.....has your pressure went down? enough to get off your medicine?..if so how much did you lose till that happened?..did you have any signs that it was getting too low on the medication?..I did have mine check at 50pds with no difference by now with 100 pds off have not had things checked out..was hoping to get off the medication...and wonder if anyone has been able to get off their Medication..

thanks for your replies...

Jenny

WASaBubbleButt · August 18, 2007

I did not get high blood pressure until I lost 70lbs. I went from having low blood pressure to high for merely losing weight.

Not fair.

Most go off meds after losing weight.

Alexandra · August 18, 2007

Jenny, it's true that some people do go off their BP meds after losing weight, but only those people whose high pressure was caused by their excess weight. In my case, I'd always assumed my borderline-high pressure was caused by excess weight, but after losing 100 lbs it turns out that it wasn't. Why didn't I ever think that before? My (slender) mother was on meds for her bp most of her adult life. Just another preconceived notion down the tubes.

Don't make any assumptions about the way things hang together. After losing weight you ARE healthier, more active, better off overall, but if that doesn't mean you can get off your BP meds it's NOT the end of the world. It just means that your condition is caused by something else.

kacee · August 18, 2007

djmath - check out my thread on this....

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f17/beware-aware-those-who-take-bp-meds-37114/

RoundMoundOfSou · August 21, 2007

Hello Jenny,

BP differs from person to person. Your body has to adjust. Your BP went up gradually, and now it'll go back down. gradually....; Just have it checked often. What frequently happens is that your pressure starts getting LOW while on BP meds, so your MD will have to adjust it.

I know someone who went off BP meds entirely, but thast doesn't happen with everyone.

Be patient, and check the BP often.

Good Luck