controlling blood pressure

[ava350]

I need your advise. I am only on day six of my first cycle and do notice i am having severe blood pressure problems, i have,always taken bp meds but its not working. I have arimidex and put it to the side for when I needed and I think it's time. my question is I know that you recommend .5 as a dose put should I maybe start with a high dose maybe 1 whole milligram for my initial dose and then .5 every other day, or just go with the .5 milligram. also how long does it take for it to stop water retention. I am going to start watching sodium.

 

[SolomonGrundy]

.5 for a week and adjust upwards, dont crash and get other sides

 

[DADAWG]

onkly on day 5 and your blood pressure is high , what is your cycle?

 

[ava350]

My cycle is test E 500/week
Hcg 500/week
Arimidex as needed
Clomid pct

 

[Roush]

Were u previously on trt?
Have u got a blood test and had ur RBC red blood cell count checked?
If RBC is high then go donate blood (u can do this anyways) to help.. Take an 81mg dose of baby aspirin once per day, take 400 mg of coq10 supplement, and take in plenty of garlic (even in pill form), cut out all salt... Also if ur taking creatine, stop. Some people, like me, are prone to water retention and high blood pressure from creatine.
These should help

 

[ava350]

No i was not previously on trt.

 

[halfwit]

Were u previously on trt?
Have u got a blood test and had ur RBC red blood cell count checked?
If RBC is high then go donate blood (u can do this anyways) to help.. Take an 81mg dose of baby aspirin once per day, take 400 mg of coq10 supplement, and take in plenty of garlic (even in pill form), cut out all salt... Also if ur taking creatine, stop. Some people, like me, are prone to water retention and high blood pressure from creatine.
These should help

This is really good advice!

I would like to add that estrogen causes water retention, which leads to elevated blood pressure. While you shouldn't be seeing a TON of aromatization yet, some folks are really quick to pile on that E2. I'd start the Aromatase inhibitor (AI) at .5mg EOD NOW.

My .02c

 

[SolomonGrundy]

Use of anti imflamatory meds ,nsaid will make it worst right now

 

[ava350]

I am heavily prone to water retention, i learned a year ago i needed to stay away from creatine. I took my first .5 dose if geneza brand arimidex by the name of anastrozole. i took my pressure this morning and it was 136/94. I took my pressure at 5 eastern time and it was 134/91. I I'm going to take my pressure 3 * a day everyday and log it to keep up with it. My health is my #1 focus on this cycle. I am also going to incorporate the dash diet into my esting to reduce sodium intake as much as possible.

 

[ava350]

I forgot to mention, my last readings posted are a lot better than last night I consider these numbers decent. last night I was reading 160/105.

 

[halfwit]

I am heavily prone to water retention, i learned a year ago i needed to stay away from creatine. I took my first .5 dose if geneza brand arimidex by the name of anastrozole. i took my pressure this morning and it was 136/94. I took my pressure at 5 eastern time and it was 134/91. I I'm going to take my pressure 3 * a day everyday and log it to keep up with it. My health is my #1 focus on this cycle. I am also going to incorporate the dash diet into my esting to reduce sodium intake as much as possible.

Just don't worry yourself sick over it. 136/94 isn't going to kill you over the course of a few weeks.

 

[DADAWG]

you havent blaoted enough in a few days of eth to cause elevated blood pressure.

 

[zephyr_987]

Start trying different bp meds if your current meds r not workking... I have high bp even off cycle .. I take a shitload of natural heart supps to keep it within decent range. I was at 130/90 this morning.. I take coq10, niacin,niacinamide, hawthorn berry ex, like6-9 garlic pills a day, 9 grams of fish oil, folic acid, chromium,selenium, horny goat weed, msm, red yeast rice ex, taurine...and off and on 6-9 g of arginine... while my bp is still high, all this stuff has brought it down a bit. U can give some of it a go and see what works for u... I think the best thing in your case would be to start that Aromatase inhibitor (AI) and switch up your bp meds. Beiing that medications are causeing your high bp, its the logical thing to do

 

[ava350]

my blood pressure reading this morning was 117 over 76. I am starting to wonder if something else caused the bp spike. All day Friday I was super fatigued and and lethargic. Friday night, i had the chills and was swesting profusely all night. Was lethargic all day yesterday, slept from 4 p.m. till 540 this morning, now I feel great. my girlfriend did tell me I was sweating last night in my sleep but I didn't notice. Again my blood pressure reading this morning was 117 over 76. maybe the cause is what I've been reading about on the boards called the test flu, i dont know. I will keep sodium intake is low as possible continue with my blood pressure meds, I currently take hawthorne berry extract will start other supplements that have been suggested on this post such is garlic and ect. cetera

 

[49ER]

I sent u a pm try it maybe it will help u too

 

[JM750]

I take B/P meds everyday. When I started my cycle, it went up. Went to Dr and just got another script. It's better now.

 

[hardtarget]

Blood pressure can be CONTROLLED through diet and EXERCISE....look at how clean your diet is.

 

[DD55]

Were u previously on trt?
Have u got a blood test and had ur RBC red blood cell count checked?
If RBC is high then go donate blood (u can do this anyways) to help.. Take an 81mg dose of baby aspirin once per day, take 400 mg of coq10 supplement, and take in plenty of garlic (even in pill form), cut out all salt... Also if ur taking creatine, stop. Some people, like me, are prone to water retention and high blood pressure from creatine.
These should help

X10000
Creatine makes you retain fluid and will jack up your pressure. I had to cut out creatine because of those sides.
Pound the garlic, red yeast rice, and hawthorne berry. All good herbal additions to your cycle. Next time try test p. appArently you wont hold as much water as test e or c.
I alsom use aromasin as an Aromatase inhibitor (AI). Nevertried arimidex, but aromasin is better on the lipid profile i've read. Guys with hbp need to watch that too..and it'll cut down the bloat.

 

[ava350]

my blood pressure readings as of lately the past couple days have been reading around 112 or 115 over 75. I'm continuing the Hawthorne berry extract, and pounding the garlic. I will be monitoring my blood pressure 3 * a day, and I will donate blood in another 2 weeks. so far that's the plan on blood pressure control. I forgot to mention my sodium intake is as low as possible on a day to day basis.

 

[Sikcack]

I would say to get a full blood panel to see exactly where you are at, no need to tell tour PCP anything about (self meds), if needed up your current BP dose. Depending on how long you have been taking BP meds, your body/dose might just be getting dependent on a lower test level, keep your eye on it daily, good luck!