To the M.D. Trumpet players out there

baboo · Veteran Member Joined: 06 Mar 2010 Posts: 135

Hey, not an MD yet, but from what I heard all antihypertensive drugs can cause you to feel a little light-headed or worse. They can also cause headaches. It is because your blood vessels, especially ones in your head are used to the higher pressures you had before. It takes some time, maybe a few months for the vessels to gradually adjust to the new levels of blood pressure and the symptoms will go away. Obviously it also depends on the severity of hypertension. As others mentioned it probably is exacerbated by valsalva manouver.
It is good advice to drink adequately.
You can also talk to your doctor about a lower dose of the drug, provided you do all the necessary lifestyle modifications- just excercise and elimminating excess salt from the diet is effective

garrett901 · Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 2:02 am Post subject:

Finally !!! Got an appointment(18 June). I'll keep you apprised...
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garrett901 · Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 2:10 am Post subject:

Well after talking with the "Doc", I've decided to keep using my current med. She recommended I get one of those home BP machines and monitor my BP before, during and after playing. to see what happens. She totally understood the Valsalva thing, that was a great suggestion.

She also suggested I take a few pounds off. I think she's probably correct.

Thanks everyone for the suggestions and thoughts. I especially like the thought of getting off the meds by loosing some weight and getting back to eating/exercising better.

Here's to NOT seeing the "sparkles" any more !

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crzytptman · Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 9:58 am Post subject:

"What ever the truth falls on, it will grind it to powder..it may just take a little time" - Art Blakey
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razeontherock · Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 11:47 am Post subject:

RandyTX · Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 11:49 am Post subject:

It depends upon what year it is, as to which answer is correct.

In my life so far, I've been told <Don't Eat X>, and <Eat Some X> and <Eat a LOT MORE X> so many times, over various time periods I can't track it anymore.

Is this a year where we are, or are not supposed to eat eggs, for example? Hard to keep track.

If the doctors and diet specialists can't figure it out, how are we supposed to? I'm inclined to believe that they're making it up when they keep contradicting themselves year after year.

razeontherock · Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 12:09 pm Post subject:

crzytptman · Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 2:03 pm Post subject:

garrett901 · Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 9:55 pm Post subject:

It is interesting how this developed into a nutritional type of discussion. I suppose that's to be expected considering, "we are, what we eat"!

I've been looking into various diet's lately and aspects of the "cave man diet" do make sense to me. But then I think, no, it does not make sense, because I think ancient man would try to eat anything he could to keep from starving to death. I mean, no potatoes? Really? No beans, Come, on... Now I can understand the wheat and grain thing, to a point. But consider this: Most of the Indian Tribes here in California, their diet was based on meat and acorns! Acorns are highly toxic and unless prepared correctly, will kill you if you ate it ! I'm sure at some point in time we learned thru trial and error, what to eat and what not to eat, and how to prepare it. I guess it just depended on who survived dinner !!! I mean if you think about it, deer were eating it, so why cant I ? Right?

I can just imagine what the very first person thought when he pulled a crab out of the water. "Mmm, that looks tasty!!!"

I think moderation is better than depervation. Instead of eating half of a large, double peperoni pizza, I think I'll have two pieces and a big salad ! Lot's of water !!!

This is fun !
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crzytptman · Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 9:49 am Post subject:

Fred, regardless of your short term results, it's not a numbers game in that way. You may think you are healthier because you dropped some pounds, but you're killing yourself with that stuff you put in your mouth. Check out the links I posted. Don't eat anything that comes in a package, plastic container, out of a microwave oven, through a window, or is advertised on tv.
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Pete Anderson · Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:31 am Post subject:

crzytptman · Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 6:19 pm Post subject:

Pete - Amen, brother! Except for this:

Pete Anderson · Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 8:41 pm Post subject:

razeontherock · Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 8:51 pm Post subject:

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Don Lee · Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 9:20 pm Post subject:

Eggs: Are they good or bad for my cholesterol?
Are chicken eggs good or bad for my cholesterol?

Answer
from Thomas Behrenbeck, M.D., Ph.D.

Chicken eggs are high in cholesterol, and a diet high in cholesterol can contribute to high blood cholesterol levels. However, how much the cholesterol in your diet can increase your blood cholesterol varies from person to person. Although eating too many eggs can increase your cholesterol, eating four egg yolks or fewer on a weekly basis hasn't been found to increase your risk of heart disease.

When deciding whether to include eggs in your diet, consider the recommended daily limits on cholesterol in your food:

If you are healthy, it's recommended that you limit your dietary cholesterol to less than 300 milligrams (mg) a day.
If you have cardiovascular disease, diabetes or a high low-density lipoprotein (LDL, or "bad") blood cholesterol level, you should limit your dietary cholesterol to less than 200 mg a day.
One large egg has about 186 mg of cholesterol — all of which is found in the yolk. Therefore, if you eat an egg on a given day, it's important to limit other sources of cholesterol for the rest of that day. Consider substituting servings of vegetables for servings of meat, or avoid high-fat dairy products for that day.

If you like eggs but don't want the extra cholesterol, use only the egg whites. Egg whites contain no cholesterol. You may also use cholesterol-free egg substitutes, which are made with egg whites.

16 whole eggs per week (exclusive of butter) = 425 mg of cholesterol per day.

razeontherock · Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 9:43 pm Post subject:

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