Re: Which BP Med Has the Least Side Effects
- From: Jim Chinnis <jchinnis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2007 17:57:15 GMT
Jim Chinnis <jchinnis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in part:
"Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD" <heartdoc15@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in part:
friend Jim Chinnis wrote:
bigvince <Vince.Miraglia@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in part:
Actualy the number I gave was low the IMS data indicates over 100
million precciptions for beta blockers will be written this year. The
question again is when atenolol is given for hypertenson is it an
appropriate choice.
Actually, what you wrote was that 50,000,000 doctors had prescribed atenolol
last year: "Would you say the same had his doctor had given atenolol. 50
million did last year."
Yes, that is what he wrote and it was erroneous.
The number of prescriptions is a silly measure, since some are written every
thirty days.
Not to mention that a single doctor can write thousands of atenolol
prescriptions per year.
I am trying to discontinue atenolol, by the way. I am down to 7 mg /day from
50 mg/d. But I am having trouble now. Even after a couple of months, my
heart rate remains high and a bit volatile at the reduced dose. I am hoping
that it will adapt in time so that i can reduce the dose to zero, but at
this point, I would be more comfortable if I increased it to 12.5 mg/d.
Perhaps you still have VAT.
It would seem I can't have much. I've lost what excess weight I had. My abs
are visible now at age 63. I'm 5'9" and weigh 146. Waist is 31" and Hips are
36." (WHR of approx 0.86).
Incredibly to me, I am now at 140 lb. I think that is what I weighed at age
16 or 17. I seem fine on the 7 mg/d atenolol now. Waist is 30.5 and hips are
35.5 so WHR is still above 0.85 (0.859) but 0.85 is within my measurement
error.
As my triglycerides and HDL (and all lipid measures) have been fine for a
long time (on Lipitor 10 mg/d), it's hard to conclude that I have any VAT to
lose now. BP averages around 108/65, though I am still on Benicar 40 mg/d.
(Will try to reduce both drugs at next medical evaluation.)
I am a bit afraid to lose more weight, because of possible muscle loss. I am
tracking myself at the gym, though, and have lost only a little strength
during weight loss from about 170 down to 140 lb.
--
Jim Chinnis Warrenton, Virginia, USA
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