las7715
04-15-2005, 12:05 PM
I always look forward to my next nap...seems all I do is sleep. This is no way to live! I sometimes wonder should I discontinue BP meds and have more energy and a better quality of life and put myself at risk of maybe having a heart attack or stroke, or stay on the meds and live the rest of my life feeling lethargic and unmotivated? I'm going to die anyway! How do you deal with this??
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Random2
04-15-2005, 12:14 PM
Las,
I wanted to quit caffeine. I am only 34, 5' 11" 152 or so. I used to have a lot more energy. I am on 100 MGS of Atenolol (which I am starting to wean off of) & 5/20 of Lotrel, as well as 2 MGS of Xanax a day. I want to be off of BP Meds. by September. I start my day with 1-2 cups of coffee. I also have a cup of coffee & regular Coke or Pepsi after lunch. I still tired much earlier. I cannot drink alcohol really on the meds. I feel much worse than ever. I just don't drink. I know that they say to quit caffeine, but if I did that I would feel like a zombie and fall asleep at a job where I have to be alert at all times. My B/P has been running 108-110 over 61-65 a lot lately with a pulse of 53. I am over-medicated. My HBP comes from anxiety. I know it. I hate feeling exhausted at 11:00 P.M. on the weekends. I am in a national band as well and I can't feel like I am 94. I never felt like this before the meds. My average B/P would be 134/74 or so before the meds. I just had a panic attack when I went to the doc. for the 1st time in 10 years and it was really high like 190/80. It hasn't gone over 135/75 in almost 2 1/2 years...... I hear you. Without caffeine I would fall asleep at 2 P.M. at my job.
I wanted to quit caffeine. I am only 34, 5' 11" 152 or so. I used to have a lot more energy. I am on 100 MGS of Atenolol (which I am starting to wean off of) & 5/20 of Lotrel, as well as 2 MGS of Xanax a day. I want to be off of BP Meds. by September. I start my day with 1-2 cups of coffee. I also have a cup of coffee & regular Coke or Pepsi after lunch. I still tired much earlier. I cannot drink alcohol really on the meds. I feel much worse than ever. I just don't drink. I know that they say to quit caffeine, but if I did that I would feel like a zombie and fall asleep at a job where I have to be alert at all times. My B/P has been running 108-110 over 61-65 a lot lately with a pulse of 53. I am over-medicated. My HBP comes from anxiety. I know it. I hate feeling exhausted at 11:00 P.M. on the weekends. I am in a national band as well and I can't feel like I am 94. I never felt like this before the meds. My average B/P would be 134/74 or so before the meds. I just had a panic attack when I went to the doc. for the 1st time in 10 years and it was really high like 190/80. It hasn't gone over 135/75 in almost 2 1/2 years...... I hear you. Without caffeine I would fall asleep at 2 P.M. at my job.
bharkins
04-15-2005, 01:04 PM
las7715,
Instead of comparing notes, consider changing meds. This is all trial and error. People have different reactions to different meds. Talk to your doctor.
Instead of comparing notes, consider changing meds. This is all trial and error. People have different reactions to different meds. Talk to your doctor.
Lenin
04-15-2005, 04:47 PM
As bharkins says, try something else. None of these drugs will GIVE you pep but some seem to suck out more energy than others.