I did a search on hypertension on this site so it seems like I'm am not alone here and there is quite a resource to draw from. So perhaps I can get some idea what I am looking at with my situation.
I'm only 34, started swimming again nearly a year ago. Partly because I new I had high blood pressure, but mostly I started swimming for overall health and fitness benifits. Since then I have lost roughly 30 pounds. At 6'2" I now weigh about 200 pounds. I would expect that all this work would have some impact on my blood pressure. Especially since I rarely drink, and my diet isn't terrible. I generally eat healthy meals. But the sad truth is that it hasn't changed. Nearly a year ago my BP was 140 over 100. This week... The same. Absolutely no change!!! As a result, my doctor put me on Lisinopril, an ACE inhibitor. So naturally I concerned about a few things.
1. Does this mean I will be taking BP medication for the rest of my life?
2. How will this impact my swimming/ability to train? is there a better medication that I should ask about so there are not adverse effects?
3. Do I need to start taking things easier in the pool?
4. Since I have a family history of hypertension does this mean there is really nothing I can do aside from medication?
5. Anything else I need to be concerned about?
Thanks in advance for any advice or helpful comments.
Kevin
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Originally Posted by joshua forums.usms.org/.../viewpost.gif
Low blood pressure, when it occurs, is usually a female problem. I think it's the females that give us the high bp..haha.
"Interesting point. Not to be too risque here, but I did an article on impotence once, and I was surprised to find that high blood pressure in males, at least over the short term, leads to harder erections. (Over the long run, of course, it hurts blood vessels and can contribute to impotence.) As the medical literature has convincingly proven, as evidenced by no shortage of Internet products, females clearly prefer erections with the rigidity of "cold blue steel."
I don't think that it is at all paranoid to suggest that women, in hopes of short-term thrills for themselves, are inducing high blood pressure in men. Absolute selfishness on their part, if you ask me. Particularly when they do this in guys like me and have no intention whatsoever to have sex anyhow."
Caught in the act :blush:
Originally Posted by joshua forums.usms.org/.../viewpost.gif
Low blood pressure, when it occurs, is usually a female problem. I think it's the females that give us the high bp..haha.
"Interesting point. Not to be too risque here, but I did an article on impotence once, and I was surprised to find that high blood pressure in males, at least over the short term, leads to harder erections. (Over the long run, of course, it hurts blood vessels and can contribute to impotence.) As the medical literature has convincingly proven, as evidenced by no shortage of Internet products, females clearly prefer erections with the rigidity of "cold blue steel."
I don't think that it is at all paranoid to suggest that women, in hopes of short-term thrills for themselves, are inducing high blood pressure in men. Absolute selfishness on their part, if you ask me. Particularly when they do this in guys like me and have no intention whatsoever to have sex anyhow."
Caught in the act :blush:
