Re: Kidney doc visit

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If you DASH to the max my guess is that you can come off Lision which does not work in PA and Systolic which does not work in BP,Again DASHing is a key to this treatment. ceg Had doc visit this afternoon; blood drawn on Wednesday, July 16. My potassium was excellent at 4.5 (haven't seen this in a long, long while). A couple weeks ago they switched me from Spiro to Amiloride becuz of stomach issues with Spiro. When I was on Spiro, my potassium was at 3.5. Also, kidney function is very good. Only bummer was my BP was 140/95. Just yesterday I had a home reading of 120/78 and this morning's reading was 131/76! So he wouldn't reduce any of my BP meds; only reduced Klor-Con from 2/day to 1/day. Current meds:Hydralazine - 100 mg/3x dayAmiloride - 10 mg/2x dayBystolic - 20 mg dayKlor-Con - M20 1x dayLisinopril - 20 mg daySertraline - 50 mg dayCan't wait to get off some of these BP meds.....2 much!Told him about his group and the excellent info online. Hopefully doc will check it out!

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I have been DASHING away. What is the lowest mg/day you should have? I've been staying between 1,000-1200 mg/day.

Re: Kidney doc visit

If you DASH to the max my guess is that you can come off Lision which does not work in PA and Systolic which does not work in BP,

Again DASHing is a key to this treatment.

ceg

Had doc visit this afternoon; blood drawn on Wednesday, July 16. My potassium was excellent at 4.5 (haven't seen this in a long, long while). A couple weeks ago they switched me from Spiro to Amiloride becuz of stomach issues with Spiro. When I was on Spiro, my potassium was at 3.5. Also, kidney function is very good. Only bummer was my BP was 140/95. Just yesterday I had a home reading of 120/78 and this morning's reading was 131/76! So he wouldn't reduce any of my BP meds; only reduced Klor-Con from 2/day to 1/day. Current meds:Hydralazine - 100 mg/3x dayAmiloride - 10 mg/2x dayBystolic - 20 mg dayKlor-Con - M20 1x dayLisinopril - 20 mg daySertraline - 50 mg dayCan't wait to get off some of these BP meds.....2 much!Told him about his group and the excellent info online. Hopefully doc will check it out!

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Meant to say "what is the lowest sodium mg you can have per day?" Sorry

Re: Kidney doc visit

If you DASH to the max my guess is that you can come off Lision which does not work in PA and Systolic which does not work in BP,

Again DASHing is a key to this treatment.

ceg

Had doc visit this afternoon; blood drawn on Wednesday, July 16. My potassium was excellent at 4.5 (haven't seen this in a long, long while). A couple weeks ago they switched me from Spiro to Amiloride becuz of stomach issues with Spiro. When I was on Spiro, my potassium was at 3.5. Also, kidney function is very good. Only bummer was my BP was 140/95. Just yesterday I had a home reading of 120/78 and this morning's reading was 131/76! So he wouldn't reduce any of my BP meds; only reduced Klor-Con from 2/day to 1/day. Current meds:Hydralazine - 100 mg/3x dayAmiloride - 10 mg/2x dayBystolic - 20 mg dayKlor-Con - M20 1x dayLisinopril - 20 mg daySertraline - 50 mg dayCan't wait to get off some of these BP meds.....2 much!Told him about his group and the excellent info online. Hopefully doc will check it out!

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That is excellent. lower is always better but would stay where you are and work with MD to step down other meds.I would stop lision first, the bys but work with the team there.How long were you on spiro? and what was the BP and K reponse. Tell us more about the GI problems with spiro.CEI have been DASHING away. What is the lowest mg/day you should have? I've been staying between 1,000-1200 mg/day. Re: Kidney doc visit If you DASH to the max my guess is that you can come off Lision which does not work in PA and Systolic which does not work in BP,Again DASHing is a key to this treatment. cegHad doc visit this afternoon; blood drawn on Wednesday, July 16. My potassium was excellent at 4.5 (haven't seen this in a long, long while). A couple weeks ago they switched me from Spiro to Amiloride becuz of stomach issues with Spiro. When I was on Spiro, my potassium was at 3.5. Also, kidney function is very good. Only bummer was my BP was 140/95. Just yesterday I had a home reading of 120/78 and this morning's reading was 131/76! So he wouldn't reduce any of my BP meds; only reduced Klor-Con from 2/day to 1/day. Current meds:Hydralazine - 100 mg/3x dayAmiloride - 10 mg/2x dayBystolic - 20 mg dayKlor-Con - M20 1x dayLisinopril - 20 mg daySertraline - 50 mg dayCan't wait to get off some of these BP meds.....2 much!Told him about his group and the excellent info online. Hopefully doc will check it out!

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I was on Spiro for 2 months. BP was running anywhere from 140/90 to 167/90 and my K was at 3.3 to 3.5. It was after one month on Spiro I started getting very loose bowels and then diarrhea---that's when they switched me to Amiloride (20 mg/day) just 2.5 weeks ago. I also was breaking out into sweats for no reason and periods ceased all together where at first they were light, but coming every 2 weeks it seemed. I feel much better on the Amiloride...not as tired at all. What's odd is I was on 200 mg Spiro about 4 years ago, but I didn't have diarrhea; I just experienced more frequent periods. Now I haven't had a regular period since the end of May. I did just turn 50, but when I was in the hospital at the end of April/beginning of May when I was 49, I did not experience any menopause symptoms. That's too coincidenal...

Re: Kidney doc visit

If you DASH to the max my guess is that you can come off Lision which does not work in PA and Systolic which does not work in BP,

Again DASHing is a key to this treatment.

ceg

Had doc visit this afternoon; blood drawn on Wednesday, July 16. My potassium was excellent at 4.5 (haven't seen this in a long, long while). A couple weeks ago they switched me from Spiro to Amiloride becuz of stomach issues with Spiro. When I was on Spiro, my potassium was at 3.5. Also, kidney function is very good. Only bummer was my BP was 140/95. Just yesterday I had a home reading of 120/78 and this morning's reading was 131/76! So he wouldn't reduce any of my BP meds; only reduced Klor-Con from 2/day to 1/day. Current meds:Hydralazine - 100 mg/3x dayAmiloride - 10 mg/2x dayBystolic - 20 mg dayKlor-Con - M20 1x dayLisinopril - 20 mg daySertraline - 50 mg dayCan't wait to get off some of these BP meds.....2 much!Told him about his group and the excellent info online. Hopefully doc will check it out!

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HOw much were you on this time. Why was it stopped 4 years ago. Anyone suggest Inspra?BTW the only way to check how much Na you are getting is to measure it in the urine. Unless you prepare EVERYTHING from scratch.CE Grim MDI was on Spiro for 2 months. BP was running anywhere from 140/90 to 167/90 and my K was at 3.3 to 3.5. It was after one month on Spiro I started getting very loose bowels and then diarrhea---that's when they switched me to Amiloride (20 mg/day) just 2.5 weeks ago. I also was breaking out into sweats for no reason and periods ceased all together where at first they were light, but coming every 2 weeks it seemed. I feel much better on the Amiloride...not as tired at all. What's odd is I was on 200 mg Spiro about 4 years ago, but I didn't have diarrhea; I just experienced more frequent periods. Now I haven't had a regular period since the end of May. I did just turn 50, but when I was in the hospital at the end of April/beginning of May when I was 49, I did not experience any menopause symptoms. That's too coincidenal... Re: Kidney doc visit If you DASH to the max my guess is that you can come off Lision which does not work in PA and Systolic which does not work in BP,Again DASHing is a key to this treatment. cegHad doc visit this afternoon; blood drawn on Wednesday, July 16. My potassium was excellent at 4.5 (haven't seen this in a long, long while). A couple weeks ago they switched me from Spiro to Amiloride becuz of stomach issues with Spiro. When I was on Spiro, my potassium was at 3.5. Also, kidney function is very good. Only bummer was my BP was 140/95. Just yesterday I had a home reading of 120/78 and this morning's reading was 131/76! So he wouldn't reduce any of my BP meds; only reduced Klor-Con from 2/day to 1/day. Current meds:Hydralazine - 100 mg/3x dayAmiloride - 10 mg/2x dayBystolic - 20 mg dayKlor-Con - M20 1x dayLisinopril - 20 mg daySertraline - 50 mg dayCan't wait to get off some of these BP meds.....2 much!Told him about his group and the excellent info online. Hopefully doc will check it out!

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I started out on 50mg/day, and then kidney doc upped it to 100 mg/day when blood test came back with 3.4 potassium.

4 years ago I was only being treated by my primary doc - no endoc or kidney docs. I was in the hospital for pneumonia & influenza with very high BP. That's when it was discovered my potassium was very low. He did urine sampling on me...but all I remember him saying was it came out fine. After being on the Spiro back then for a few months, it started messing with my periods so I got off of it, but was never replaced with any other potassium-holding drug. So for 4 years (until now) I've just been on various BP meds, but pressure never came down. And I was not Dx with PA until this last hospital stay.

As far as measuring Na, I just read the nutrition labels. Should I be doing something else also??

Re: Kidney doc visit

If you DASH to the max my guess is that you can come off Lision which does not work in PA and Systolic which does not work in BP,

Again DASHing is a key to this treatment.

ceg

Had doc visit this afternoon; blood drawn on Wednesday, July 16. My potassium was excellent at 4.5 (haven't seen this in a long, long while). A couple weeks ago they switched me from Spiro to Amiloride becuz of stomach issues with Spiro. When I was on Spiro, my potassium was at 3.5. Also, kidney function is very good. Only bummer was my BP was 140/95. Just yesterday I had a home reading of 120/78 and this morning's reading was 131/76! So he wouldn't reduce any of my BP meds; only reduced Klor-Con from 2/day to 1/day. Current meds:Hydralazine - 100 mg/3x dayAmiloride - 10 mg/2x dayBystolic - 20 mg dayKlor-Con - M20 1x dayLisinopril - 20 mg daySertraline - 50 mg dayCan't wait to get off some of these BP meds.....2 much!Told him about his group and the excellent info online. Hopefully doc will check it out!

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You should consider getting the Cl sticks used to test your urine mentioned in prev emails back in June as I recall. Almost all urine Cl comes from NaCl.Using these you can see how much you are eating. But if you read every food label and fix everything youself you should be OK.Was it Pneumonia or CHF?Again if spiro controlled your BP then inspra should be the next step. Any adrenal imaging done?CE Grim MDI started out on 50mg/day, and then kidney doc upped it to 100 mg/day when blood test came back with 3.4 potassium. 4 years ago I was only being treated by my primary doc - no endoc or kidney docs. I was in the hospital for pneumonia & influenza with very high BP. That's when it was discovered my potassium was very low. He did urine sampling on me...but all I remember him saying was it came out fine. After being on the Spiro back then for a few months, it started messing with my periods so I got off of it, but was never replaced with any other potassium-holding drug. So for 4 years (until now) I've just been on various BP meds, but pressure never came down. And I was not Dx with PA until this last hospital stay. As far as measuring Na, I just read the nutrition labels. Should I be doing something else also?? Re: Kidney doc visit If you DASH to the max my guess is that you can come off Lision which does not work in PA and Systolic which does not work in BP,Again DASHing is a key to this treatment. cegHad doc visit this afternoon; blood drawn on Wednesday, July 16. My potassium was excellent at 4.5 (haven't seen this in a long, long while). A couple weeks ago they switched me from Spiro to Amiloride becuz of stomach issues with Spiro. When I was on Spiro, my potassium was at 3.5. Also, kidney function is very good. Only bummer was my BP was 140/95. Just yesterday I had a home reading of 120/78 and this morning's reading was 131/76! So he wouldn't reduce any of my BP meds; only reduced Klor-Con from 2/day to 1/day. Current meds:Hydralazine - 100 mg/3x dayAmiloride - 10 mg/2x dayBystolic - 20 mg dayKlor-Con - M20 1x dayLisinopril - 20 mg daySertraline - 50 mg dayCan't wait to get off some of these BP meds.....2 much!Told him about his group and the excellent info online. Hopefully doc will check it out!

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They said it was pneumonia and while in the hospital tested positive for influenza. I was off work for nearly 2 months.

I had CT scans both times in the hospital..that's it for imaging. I was told that my adrenals glands were a little bit "clogged", but that with age everyone has a little bit of clogging going on...

Re: Kidney doc visit

If you DASH to the max my guess is that you can come off Lision which does not work in PA and Systolic which does not work in BP,

Again DASHing is a key to this treatment.

ceg

Had doc visit this afternoon; blood drawn on Wednesday, July 16. My potassium was excellent at 4.5 (haven't seen this in a long, long while). A couple weeks ago they switched me from Spiro to Amiloride becuz of stomach issues with Spiro. When I was on Spiro, my potassium was at 3.5. Also, kidney function is very good. Only bummer was my BP was 140/95. Just yesterday I had a home reading of 120/78 and this morning's reading was 131/76! So he wouldn't reduce any of my BP meds; only reduced Klor-Con from 2/day to 1/day. Current meds:Hydralazine - 100 mg/3x dayAmiloride - 10 mg/2x dayBystolic - 20 mg dayKlor-Con - M20 1x dayLisinopril - 20 mg daySertraline - 50 mg dayCan't wait to get off some of these BP meds.....2 much!Told him about his group and the excellent info online. Hopefully doc will check it out!

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Boy! or Girl! that is a new one. Clogged adrenals. Never heard of that term. Where do you live? We need to record this in our list of outlandish diagnosis in folks with PA.Any family Hx of HTN or low K?I assume I have asked you about licorice eating?Do we have your complete story and did you get the welcome?See below. Welcome1. Read my article in our files on the evolution of PA (Evolution_of_PA-Grim.pdf ) and take to all members of health care team. Tell us what stage you believe you are in.2. Read our Conn's stories files and then give us your own in as much detail as you can. To see others' stories, on the Hyperaldosteronism home page, go to Files/Conns Stories. You'll find instructions in "A - How to put your story here.doc " 3. Get the DASH diet book by T. et al, read it and use it. $8 in paperback at your local bookstore.or go to http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/hbp/dash/new_dash.pdfdownload this 64 page booklet free and do the Week on the DASH Diet for 2 weeks. If you are on BP meds be prepared for a large fall in BP and let your Dr. know you are doing this.4. Measure your BP daily so you can see if it is getting better. If you are taking meds be sure to tell your health care team you are doing this as your BP may plummet to normal quickly.5. Go to familyhistory.hhs.gov and do your detailed family medical history so we can review with you to help Dx familial causes of high blood pressure and heart disease. If BP runs in your family you may save others in your family by checking their BP yourself.6. Go to our file/Conn's Articles of Note/Medications/Bravo spir 1973.pdf and read this article and take to your health care team.7. If you have been Dxed with PA already and are on Rx or have had surgery please go to http://www.kwiksurveys.com/online-survey.php?surveyID=HIJIO_f2685379 and complete our survey with as much information as you know. If there is some information you don'k know ask us and we will help. If you need to update this as you journey thru the diagnostic/treatment process you can add another entry but label it as Nameyymmdd. For example today 6/12/09 for me would be Grim090612. This ever increasing number will allow us and you to sort your multiple entries into a dated order. 8. If you are new to medical lingo then download the acroyms from http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bloodpressureline/message/291869. Go to NIH and see if you are interested and qualify for their free testing in Bethdesda , MD.Clarence E. Grim BS, MS, MD, FACP, FACCBoard Certified in Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, and High Blood PressureClinincal Professor of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Medical College of WisconsinSpecializing in Difficult to Control HIgh Blood Pressure. They said it was pneumonia and while in the hospital tested positive for influenza. I was off work for nearly 2 months. I had CT scans both times in the hospital..that's it for imaging. I was told that my adrenals glands were a little bit "clogged", but that with age everyone has a little bit of clogging going on... Re: Kidney doc visit If you DASH to the max my guess is that you can come off Lision which does not work in PA and Systolic which does not work in BP,Again DASHing is a key to this treatment. cegHad doc visit this afternoon; blood drawn on Wednesday, July 16. My potassium was excellent at 4.5 (haven't seen this in a long, long while). A couple weeks ago they switched me from Spiro to Amiloride becuz of stomach issues with Spiro. When I was on Spiro, my potassium was at 3.5. Also, kidney function is very good. Only bummer was my BP was 140/95. Just yesterday I had a home reading of 120/78 and this morning's reading was 131/76! So he wouldn't reduce any of my BP meds; only reduced Klor-Con from 2/day to 1/day. Current meds:Hydralazine - 100 mg/3x dayAmiloride - 10 mg/2x dayBystolic - 20 mg dayKlor-Con - M20 1x dayLisinopril - 20 mg daySertraline - 50 mg dayCan't wait to get off some of these BP meds.....2 much!Told him about his group and the excellent info online. Hopefully doc will check it out!

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There does seen to be warning about taking Sprio and antidepressants.

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> Had doc visit this afternoon; blood drawn on Wednesday, July 16.

My potassium was excellent at 4.5 (haven't seen this in a long, long while). A

couple weeks ago they switched me from Spiro to Amiloride becuz of stomach

issues with Spiro. When I was on Spiro, my potassium was at 3.5. Also, kidney

function is very good. Only bummer was my BP was 140/95. Just yesterday I had a

home reading of 120/78 and this morning's reading was 131/76! So he wouldn't

reduce any of my BP meds; only reduced Klor-Con from 2/day to 1/day. Current

meds:

> Hydralazine - 100 mg/3x day

> Amiloride - 10 mg/2x day

> Bystolic - 20 mg day

> Klor-Con - M20 1x day

> Lisinopril - 20 mg day

> Sertraline - 50 mg day

> Can't wait to get off some of these BP meds.....2 much!

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> Told him about his group and the excellent info online. Hopefully

doc will check it out!

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Oh, my....LOL! I'm in Kansas. Clogged came from my primary doctor...clogged nodules.

I come from a large family. 8 brothers and sisters. My dad developed HTN in his 50's. He actually died of kidney cancer in 1999 at the age of 70. My mom developed HBP about 10 years ago, but is very controlled with her med (shoots up when she goes to the dr.)...she is 80. One of my younger sisters just started taking meds about a month ago for her HBP (she is 48). Other than that, no one else in the family has it.

No history of low K for anyone except me. I was told by my kidney doc that PA is not hereditary?? Is that correct? He said it's just something I got...no fault of my own.

I don't eat licorice.

You pretty much have my complete story here...never posted it though. And, yes, I did get the welcome..

Re: Kidney doc visit

If you DASH to the max my guess is that you can come off Lision which does not work in PA and Systolic which does not work in BP,

Again DASHing is a key to this treatment.

ceg

Had doc visit this afternoon; blood drawn on Wednesday, July 16. My potassium was excellent at 4.5 (haven't seen this in a long, long while). A couple weeks ago they switched me from Spiro to Amiloride becuz of stomach issues with Spiro. When I was on Spiro, my potassium was at 3.5. Also, kidney function is very good. Only bummer was my BP was 140/95. Just yesterday I had a home reading of 120/78 and this morning's reading was 131/76! So he wouldn't reduce any of my BP meds; only reduced Klor-Con from 2/day to 1/day. Current meds:Hydralazine - 100 mg/3x dayAmiloride - 10 mg/2x dayBystolic - 20 mg dayKlor-Con - M20 1x dayLisinopril - 20 mg daySertraline - 50 mg dayCan't wait to get off some of these BP meds.....2 much!Told him about his group and the excellent info online. Hopefully doc will check it out!

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Where abouts in Kansas I have some former students there.You will need to ask everyone in family about low K.Your Neph is not up to date. There are several inherited forms of PA.Did you read my article on the evolution of PA and take to your Dr?Please look in our Conn's stories folder and then give us your complete one. You cannot give us too many details.CE Grim MDOh, my....LOL! I'm in Kansas. Clogged came from my primary doctor...clogged nodules.I come from a large family. 8 brothers and sisters. My dad developed HTN in his 50's. He actually died of kidney cancer in 1999 at the age of 70. My mom developed HBP about 10 years ago, but is very controlled with her med (shoots up when she goes to the dr.)...she is 80. One of my younger sisters just started taking meds about a month ago for her HBP (she is 48). Other than that, no one else in the family has it.No history of low K for anyone except me. I was told by my kidney doc that PA is not hereditary?? Is that correct? He said it's just something I got...no fault of my own.I don't eat licorice. You pretty much have my complete story here...never posted it though. And, yes, I did get the welcome.. Re: Kidney doc visit If you DASH to the max my guess is that you can come off Lision which does not work in PA and Systolic which does not work in BP,Again DASHing is a key to this treatment. cegHad doc visit this afternoon; blood drawn on Wednesday, July 16. My potassium was excellent at 4.5 (haven't seen this in a long, long while). A couple weeks ago they switched me from Spiro to Amiloride becuz of stomach issues with Spiro. When I was on Spiro, my potassium was at 3.5. Also, kidney function is very good. Only bummer was my BP was 140/95. Just yesterday I had a home reading of 120/78 and this morning's reading was 131/76! So he wouldn't reduce any of my BP meds; only reduced Klor-Con from 2/day to 1/day. Current meds:Hydralazine - 100 mg/3x dayAmiloride - 10 mg/2x dayBystolic - 20 mg dayKlor-Con - M20 1x dayLisinopril - 20 mg daySertraline - 50 mg dayCan't wait to get off some of these BP meds.....2 much!Told him about his group and the excellent info online. Hopefully doc will check it out!

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I live in Overland Park, KS---suburbs. Both my docs are in Kansas City, Missouri - just a few miles from me over the state line.

So this could be inherited. Does my dad's kidney cancer correlate in any way??

I read your article, but didn't take to doc. I told him about it and where to find online.

Re: Kidney doc visit

If you DASH to the max my guess is that you can come off Lision which does not work in PA and Systolic which does not work in BP,

Again DASHing is a key to this treatment.

ceg

Had doc visit this afternoon; blood drawn on Wednesday, July 16. My potassium was excellent at 4.5 (haven't seen this in a long, long while). A couple weeks ago they switched me from Spiro to Amiloride becuz of stomach issues with Spiro. When I was on Spiro, my potassium was at 3.5. Also, kidney function is very good. Only bummer was my BP was 140/95. Just yesterday I had a home reading of 120/78 and this morning's reading was 131/76! So he wouldn't reduce any of my BP meds; only reduced Klor-Con from 2/day to 1/day. Current meds:Hydralazine - 100 mg/3x dayAmiloride - 10 mg/2x dayBystolic - 20 mg dayKlor-Con - M20 1x dayLisinopril - 20 mg daySertraline - 50 mg dayCan't wait to get off some of these BP meds.....2 much!Told him about his group and the excellent info online. Hopefully doc will check it out!

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Remember he is likely taking care of others like you and giving the article to him may help them. He is very unlikely to go online and find it IHME.No relation to any cancer that we know of.I would recommend the Endo group at KU in KC but dont know anyone there for sure. You can go the the Am Soc of HTN site and look for HTN speicalists in your area.CE Grim MDI live in Overland Park, KS---suburbs. Both my docs are in Kansas City, Missouri - just a few miles from me over the state line. So this could be inherited. Does my dad's kidney cancer correlate in any way??I read your article, but didn't take to doc. I told him about it and where to find online. Re: Kidney doc visit If you DASH to the max my guess is that you can come off Lision which does not work in PA and Systolic which does not work in BP,Again DASHing is a key to this treatment. cegHad doc visit this afternoon; blood drawn on Wednesday, July 16. My potassium was excellent at 4.5 (haven't seen this in a long, long while). A couple weeks ago they switched me from Spiro to Amiloride becuz of stomach issues with Spiro. When I was on Spiro, my potassium was at 3.5. Also, kidney function is very good. Only bummer was my BP was 140/95. Just yesterday I had a home reading of 120/78 and this morning's reading was 131/76! So he wouldn't reduce any of my BP meds; only reduced Klor-Con from 2/day to 1/day. Current meds:Hydralazine - 100 mg/3x dayAmiloride - 10 mg/2x dayBystolic - 20 mg dayKlor-Con - M20 1x dayLisinopril - 20 mg daySertraline - 50 mg dayCan't wait to get off some of these BP meds.....2 much!Told him about his group and the excellent info online. Hopefully doc will check it out!

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That's true - don't see him again for another couple months; will give him copy. A friend of mine works there-she gave me a name of a doc in that group. She's only been practicing for 5 years--don't know if that make a difference. Thanks for your recommendations.

Re: Kidney doc visit

If you DASH to the max my guess is that you can come off Lision which does not work in PA and Systolic which does not work in BP,

Again DASHing is a key to this treatment.

ceg

Had doc visit this afternoon; blood drawn on Wednesday, July 16. My potassium was excellent at 4.5 (haven't seen this in a long, long while). A couple weeks ago they switched me from Spiro to Amiloride becuz of stomach issues with Spiro. When I was on Spiro, my potassium was at 3.5. Also, kidney function is very good. Only bummer was my BP was 140/95. Just yesterday I had a home reading of 120/78 and this morning's reading was 131/76! So he wouldn't reduce any of my BP meds; only reduced Klor-Con from 2/day to 1/day. Current meds:Hydralazine - 100 mg/3x dayAmiloride - 10 mg/2x dayBystolic - 20 mg dayKlor-Con - M20 1x dayLisinopril - 20 mg daySertraline - 50 mg dayCan't wait to get off some of these BP meds.....2 much!Told him about his group and the excellent info online. Hopefully doc will check it out!

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One would hope a more recent graduate would be more up to date.CE Grim MDThat's true - don't see him again for another couple months; will give him copy. A friend of mine works there-she gave me a name of a doc in that group. She's only been practicing for 5 years--don't know if that make a difference. Thanks for your recommendations. Re: Kidney doc visit If you DASH to the max my guess is that you can come off Lision which does not work in PA and Systolic which does not work in BP,Again DASHing is a key to this treatment. cegHad doc visit this afternoon; blood drawn on Wednesday, July 16. My potassium was excellent at 4.5 (haven't seen this in a long, long while). A couple weeks ago they switched me from Spiro to Amiloride becuz of stomach issues with Spiro. When I was on Spiro, my potassium was at 3.5. Also, kidney function is very good. Only bummer was my BP was 140/95. Just yesterday I had a home reading of 120/78 and this morning's reading was 131/76! So he wouldn't reduce any of my BP meds; only reduced Klor-Con from 2/day to 1/day. Current meds:Hydralazine - 100 mg/3x dayAmiloride - 10 mg/2x dayBystolic - 20 mg dayKlor-Con - M20 1x dayLisinopril - 20 mg daySertraline - 50 mg dayCan't wait to get off some of these BP meds.....2 much!Told him about his group and the excellent info online. Hopefully doc will check it out!