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Doug Varrieur

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Important Medication Adjustments
« on: February 12, 2011, 09:01:45 AM »
I have read and responded to several threads regarding medication symptoms being experienced by members as they are dropping weight. Blood Pressure meds and Diabetes meds in particular. Low blood pressure is nothing to play around with. If you're experiencing a light head or becoming dizzy at times like when you rise or bend over your body is sending you a signal. It's very important to recognize why the doctor put you on those meds in the first place....you had very high blood pressure and or very high blood sugar. As you have transformed your lifestyle to FTS you are healing yourself naturally. Your blood pressure is dropping and so is your blood sugar.......but what about your med dosage?

It's important for you to consult your doctor....you are becoming a brand new person. Your doc needs to evaluate your current med needs and make adjustments and it doesn't stop with one checkup. A month or two from now you'll be thinner, your blood sugar will have balanced more, your BP will have dropped again and you'll need to be evaluated all over again.

Remember, your visit to the doctor is a snapshot of where you are now not where you'll be in a month, 2 months, 6 months etc.... Be proactive and make an appointment for a med evaluation....who knows maybe the doc will take you off all those meds completely!  :o 
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Re: Important Medication Adjustments
« Reply #1 on: February 12, 2011, 04:12:55 PM »
Great advice Doug!

If I did not have a good BP monitor at home, I would not hesitate to get in to the doc's office.

So far, my BP (with meds) is normal (or a bit above or below 120/80).
If it goes too much away from that, I'll be on the phone ASAP!
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Re: Important Medication Adjustments
« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2011, 06:44:00 PM »
Thanks for the advice, Doug. I had some other issues (female related) going on right about the same time I was diagnosed with HBP. Perhaps it was a combination of that and my weight that made it go up so much. I've been dizzy on the meds ever since I first started -- way before dropping any weight or doing the FTS program. I've mentioned it to my doctor and she is aware of it. The 'blacking out' for a second is fairly new, so I'm planning on calling her first thing Monday morning. I've been wanting to get off these meds ever since I first started taking them.