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From: sycochkn on 26 Jun 2007 00:57

"Rick B." <rick(a)spamgmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi folks,
>
> Does anyone here have to take blood pressure medicine? For the past
> 3-4 years, I've taken generic Ziac (a diuretic), which has worked
> great. I'm at 110/70.
>
> The only concern I have is something I've just thought about in the
> last few days. One of the things that Ziac also does is lower heart
> rate. Now, I work out 3-4 times a week, usually at the gym. I am now
> doing 30 minutes on the elliptical, 15-20 on a recumbent bike, then I
> use the weights, and then lots of stretching. During the week, I
> workout from around 8:15-10:30. I take the Ziac in the morning,
> around 7 a.m. On the weekends, I'll usually go workout either or both
> Saturday and Sunday. On those days, I don't take one until after I
> workout, around 5, usually. And I've noticed I don't work out any
> harder, but my heart rate seems to increase when I've gone without one
> for the day. Which is good, and puts me more in the target range.
>
> Add this to the fact that, for all the working out, my HDL (the good
> cholesterol) is at 38, which isn't good. Exercise is supposed to
> help, but it doesn't. I take Crestor for cholesterol, BTW. It helps
> lower the LDL and triglycerides really well, and it did raise the HDL
> for a time, but not now. My doctor (a PCP) was concerned so he
> scheduled me for a scan of my carotid artery. The results found a
> small heterogeneous deposit. Not good, but not awful, yet. My doc
> thinks staying on what I'm on will help that deposit go away.
>
> Here's my question (if anyone here knows, or has an opinion based on
> evidence): He didn't change my blood pressure medicine, because it
> has worked, but I'm wondering, should I change it to something else
> that doesn't affect my heart rate? I had read that one way to raise
> the HDL on the elliptical trainer was to do intervals where I ramp up
> the heart rate for two minutes or so, then bring it down, and
> continue. I'm moving in that direction. Plus, I'm 6'2" and now down
> to 188. I have my goal to be at 180, which at the rate I'm going,
> might take a month. (I'm not pushing it).
>
> Along with possibly changing my blood pressure medicine to increase my
> heart rate, and opinions about that, what do you folks take as far as
> blood pressure meds and/or statins for cholesterol?
>
> Thanks to all who respond.
>
> Rick

I am on Toporol XL which lowers heart rate you have to judge by the way it
feels not the heart rate. I am also on Benazepril. I had a lot of trouble
with exercise capacity, sleepiness and a low resting heart rate, high 40s
low 50s Bp 115 over 55. I reduced the Toporol by half and now the heart rate
is in the low 60s. I am only working out at 83 to 93 bpm I go up one bpm per
week. I had AFib, loss of 30 pounds in a short period of time and alcohol
withdrawl. Most of my problem at the moment seems to be lactic acid
tolerance. Your increase in heart rate may be a withdrawal symptom of the
medication. Toprol can also mess up your cholesterol. my LDL is 116 my HDL
is 37. Before I started on the medication my LDL was 68 my HDL was 45.

Bob


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