People taking blood pressure meds

[Donald]

Specifically diuretic meds. Do you take it before bed and then you get up a few times at night to pee or in the morning and then need to pee several times in the morning. I work remote so it's not like I worry about leaving my desk to pee.

I am trying it in the morning so I get a better sleep. My FitBit is telling me I am not getting a great sleep.

 

[atikovi]

Not sure what kind they are, but take two different ones. One in the morning one in the evening.

 

[64bawagon]

In the morning otherwise you will be up all night going to the bathroom, especially anything with HCTZ in it

 

[skyactiv]

I take zero long term meds so far in my life, but have you tried mid day?

 

[JC1]

I take mine In the morning. Do you have to take yours at night? For me the key to not getting up at night to pee is to limit the amount of fluids I drink at night 3 hours before bed.

 

[Bud]

I take Losartan with the HCTZ. Take in right after breakfast.

 

[PimTac]

I believe breakfast is the better time but to be clear this is a diuretic medication on its own. If you are taking a combination blood pressure/diuretic medication then it’s best to talk to your doctor.

 

[BeerCan]

I specifically told the doctor to take me off mine years ago
Because it went like this all the time
don't have to pee
don't have to pee
EMERGENCY YOU HAVE TO PEE RIGHT NOW!

 

[Tdbo]

I take a combination BP/diuretic in the morning with another diuretic in the morning.
I also have to take another BP med in the evening, that while it is not a diuretic per se, has that effect.
So I'm up and down anyway. Between that and the cat, a good night's sleep is a foreign concept.
Glad I'm retired.

 

[Koainn]

I stopped taking diuretics cause they caused me bouts of gout everytime I'd take a pill for a couple weeks but I do take losartan and a calcium channel blocker since they don't cause erectile dysfunction

 

[MParr]

Morning. Please be aware of drug interactions.
Do Not Take NSAIDS with blood pressure medications. You will damage your kidneys. Tylenol is okay.

 

[wpod]

I take zero long term meds so far in my life, but have you tried mid day?

You are a youngster!.

 

[atikovi]

All these drugs that doctors and pharma are shoving down out throats are just treating the symptoms and not the root causes of nearly all diseases. Ageing. If they would spend a fraction of their research funds on slowing ageing and find drugs that help that, the incidence of cancer, Alzheimers, heart disease, arthritis, etc. would drop significantly.

 

[Dave Hess]

You are a youngster!.

How many kids ?

Just dropping off kids at school and dealing with traffic will raise your blood pressure.

 

[spasm3]

All these drugs that doctors and pharma are shoving down out throats are just treating the symptoms and not the root causes of nearly all diseases. Ageing. If they would spend a fraction of their research funds on slowing ageing and find drugs that help that, the incidence of cancer, Alzheimers, heart disease, arthritis, etc. would drop significantly.

While i agree they develop meds for everything. The public at large drives the market. Genetics are out of peoples control.

But eating through your car window, not exercising, and moving nothing but your thumbs leads to a lot of this. There are some who manage their diabetes well, and some that would not be diabetic if they lost weight.

Just look in the cart of the obese in the stores, soft drinks ( diet or not) carbs , pre-prepared food. This is driving the need for pharmaceuticals.


BTW, if you slow down aging, you only delay the onset of age related diseases, you don't eliminate them.

 

[Passport1]

HCTZ makes me pee all day.

 

[atikovi]

BTW, if you slow down aging, you only delay the onset of age related diseases, you don't eliminate them.

Still a hell of a lot better not to have to deal with those diseases in your 60s, 70s, or 80's.

 

[OVERKILL]

Don't believe any of mine are diuretics? I'm on two separate beta blockers + perindopril.

 

[PimTac]

HCTZ makes me pee all day.

That’s what it is for. The alternative is something you don’t want.

 

[spasm3]

HCTZ makes me pee all day.

That’s what it is for. The alternative is something you don’t want.

That's how it works. Less fluid in the pipes, lowers pressure. HCTZ can make some people photosensitive, so be-careful in the sun the first few times.