Posted by Vincent_QC on January 12, 2009, at 7:47:48
In reply to Re: Changed my mind..VERY important..pls read.. » Vincent_QC, posted by Jay_Bravest_Face on January 11, 2009, at 18:00:11
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> I ask you, pleading very kindly, do NOT ignore high blood pressure. You are easily, very easily, putting your life at risk. You should have a full cardiac assessment, mostly just some simple tests, from your family doc.(Or if you happen to have a specialist.) This should be your number 1 priority, regardless of what antidepressant you decide to take. Best wishes...
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>Hi Jay!
Don't worry for me, I have my own blood pressure machine and I use it, even if I feel good. I try to take my blood pressure at least 3 times a day, just to be sure everything is ok...One time in the morning, one time in the afternoon and one time at night...just to keep the results in a "word" document and show this to my Psychiatrist. I don't want to die of a cardiac failure for sure...and i'm a lot concern about this, since i'm not a lot in shape physically and I have a lot of bad habits like smooking cigarettes and the coffee, the fact that I don't exercices a lot...You can be sure I will never put my life in danger...When I wrote that I wanted just to forget the blood pressure machine, I didn't write this about being completely stupid and act like a fool...I will always make sure everything is fine with my blood pressure. I just want to feel a little bit more free...and keep my "general anxiety" leval at a LOW state...
For now, i'm always a little bit high in my blood pressure, 140/70...before I was always around the 110/60...yeah, an increase of 30/10 can see like a dangerous state for my health, but my family doctor say it's ok and not dangerous...in a short-term view...He said also that if I always stay in a more high blood pressure level like this, it can be more dangerous in a long-term view...but for now i'm safe. A lot of people suffer from high blood pressure, at a more high level than the ones I get, and they are not aware of the situation and they will only developp complications after a lot of years...so for now, I will hope everything will return in the "normal" zone in a short time...
Also note that all the AD's drugs increase a little bit the heart blood pressure, even the newer ones!!!
Since i'm also sensitive to the drugs, I have to go more slowly...and I think I learn my lesson now...I will up the dose only on my doctor recommandation...
Thanks for your advise ;-)
Have a good day and take care of you ok ;-)
Bye!
Vincent ;-)
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