But many of my clients bother about this weight round the year. Even though this time of the year it is definitely very hard to control the temptation for food. That is because of their high blood pressure medication.
The medicines that are used for high blood pressure are prescribed medicines. They should also be considered as potentially hazardous drugs.
The following are the side effects caused by the high blood pressure medications. They are marked, weight gain, fluid retention, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, (due to vomiting and diarrhea most likely), skin rashes, extreme tiredness, weakness, leg cramps, constipation, bleeding gums, frequent urination (especially at night), low potassium, dry mouth, vertigo (dizziness), headache, excessive hair growth, insomnia, nightmares, cold hands and feed and sensitivity to sunlight.
Because of fluid retention, lethargy, lack of sleep (we compensate by gaining lost energy from food) and depression, it’s no wonder that people reduce or stop exercising and quite frequently turn to food for comfort. What comes next? We gain weight of course.
Many of my patients have said that they have gained more than 100 pounds over the years of medication, while some people have gained few pounds. And this will get them into the category of obese if they are already not there. And obesity brings many risk factors for high blood pressure.
The other major side effects are gout, increased blood sugar (especially bad for diabetics), low blood pressure, slow heart beat, fast heart beat, birth defects and death in fetuses of pregnant women, erectile dysfunction, depression, and get this – risk of heart attack!
In addition to high blood pressure, the patient is now at greater risk for developing diabetes, osteoarthritis, metabolic syndrome and high cholesterol.
Weight gain and other related ones will make you depresses if high blood pressure doesn’t.
When they get depressed the patient will tend to take very little high blood pressure medication or completely stops taking it. It is not advised to stop taking medicines that is prescribed without the consultation of the physician.
If you are presently taking medicine for high blood pressure, try including a few natural methods to reduce your blood pressure in order to convince your doctor that you can lower or eliminate the medicine? Trust me when I say I understand how difficult it can be to convince a doctor that medicine is not the correct treatment for you.
A few ways for you to help lower blood pressure without medication include: Stop smoking, avoid over indulging in alcohol, maintain a healthy weight, reduce sodium in the diet and reduce stress.
It works and it is easy to start and easy to maintain consistently. My high blood pressure program is also highly recommended.
If you have a problem with your weight loss the you can try my weight loss breeze program. The easy and simple to do exercise comes out with results.
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