Are you on BP meds, Steph?
I am. I'm on a low dose of benazepril (generic of Lotensin), which is an ACE inhibitor. Atenolol and the other -olol drugs are beta-blockers.
Kaylee: Can I? Zoe: Sure. He's out, though. Kaylee: He did this for me, once.
'Safe'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Steph L. - Mar 07, 2012 4:41:13 pm PST #25690 of 30001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Kat - Mar 07, 2012 4:46:24 pm PST #25691 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I'm on amlodopine/atorvastatin and now I get a beta blocker. Sigh. "You need to reduce stress in your life," says my doctor. Uh. Oh. Sure.
Sue - Mar 07, 2012 5:17:51 pm PST #25692 of 30001
hip deep in pie
I am on a diruretic and atorvastatin for high blood pressure. But I have serious white coat syndrome. A nice, non-judging doctor is the difference between a good reading and a bad one.
Steph L. - Mar 07, 2012 5:35:15 pm PST #25693 of 30001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I didn't know atorvastatin had blood pressure-lowering properties, since it's a cholesterol drug.
Hmm. Don't tell my boss.
Sue - Mar 07, 2012 5:38:01 pm PST #25694 of 30001
hip deep in pie
Aaaah, wrong drug... It's vasotec. I am on the statin too, jsut forgot which was which.
Kat - Mar 07, 2012 5:39:24 pm PST #25695 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Hmm.... Right? Why am I on a statin, Mr. Doc? When I first started this I was on a low dose amlodipine benazepril which didn't work. Then the amlodipine atorvastatin at a higher dose (which is weird because when he prescribed it, he hadn't done my cholesterol bloodwork which he said came back good, but shows my cholesterol is high).
ARGH.
Maybe I should just cut back on the cheese and eat out less and work out more.
In serious and depressing news, I think I'm going to be pink slipped this year. I have over 10 years with the district, but they are pink slipping 11,000 people. I'm sure I'm in that list.
Sue - Mar 07, 2012 5:40:28 pm PST #25696 of 30001
hip deep in pie
Oh Kat, that's terrible. Is that 11,000 all teachers? Fuck.
Amy - Mar 07, 2012 5:42:52 pm PST #25697 of 30001
Because books.
Oh jesus, Kat. That's an insane number.
What's the bad number with blood pressure? Or the worse one? Mine was, for the first time pretty much ever, not 110/70 when I was at the doctor last week (I think it was 130/80). Is that bad?
meara - Mar 07, 2012 5:44:21 pm PST #25698 of 30001
Kat, really? Ten years doesn't keep you??? That's crazy. How many teachers are there? Is this one of those summer pink slips and they'll likely rehire in the fall, or more like "Hey, we have a rental, let's go move to Seattle!"? :)
Kat - Mar 07, 2012 5:44:41 pm PST #25699 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Also, the beta blocker is metoprolol that he prescribed!
Sue, I don't know. They just said employees in the story. [link]