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Tracy P
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Something strange happened to me today. I found out on March 20th that I had high blood pressure today is March 24 and I have lost 13 pounds already. I was so scared with the fact that the EKG might has shown left side heart problems. I went for my Echocardiogram today no results yet. But the big deal was when I went to my Well Woman Exam today they took my blood pressure and it was 94/68 I was really scared in fear that maybe my doctor put me on Bp meds to soon as he didn't even evaluate me for a few days and monitor my BP he just immediatley put me on meds for a BP of 140/100. Now I have to say that I do feel 100% better than I did prior to taking the meds but not to sure if I really need them or not and I am worried that my BP may drop to low while I am sleeping as I know it goes lower while you sleep at night. I don't want to die from these pills. And my BP has always been on the lower side of normal my whole life. Even up to about 3 months ago it was reading at like 118/76 and numbers like that sometimes even lower. So not sure what is going on. What is your opinion I mean I know you can't diagnose me but I am thinking that maybe the 13 pounds of weight changed somehting.. I have read that even 10 pounds can make a difference.. But I also have reduced my sodium intake very drastically and I am eating 1000 calories a day with nothing but lean meats, fruit and veggies and nothing but water for my drink absolutely nothing but water and getting in my 118 ozs per day as my weight now is 241 and I am 5 ft 6.. I plan on maintaing the diet until I am at least 150.. I know I can do it. Just not sure I want to be on these meds.. And not sure that my doc is making the best choice. Thanks for you help. By the way I am only taking 5mg of Amlodipine or Norvasc I think is he name brand 1 time daily.