I have a high blood pressure issue. Lets say sitting resting blood pressure of 135/95 would be typical without medication (I take medication and it brings it down close or sometimes below the normal 120/80).

Been taking the medication for abut 2 years. However, for the last 2 Months the meds have not be doing as well as they used to.

I am not much interested in raising the dose or finding other meds to do the job.

I decided to look up what foods lower blood pressure and found that one of them is Beet Root or simply Beets (the red ones).

As an experiment I bought a single 100 capsule Bottle of Nature's Way Beet Root capsules.

I stopped taking the Meds and for 3 days now taking 4 capsules 3 times a day has the same effect as taking the Meds does.

Note that the amount I am taking is higher then what is on the instructions on the Bottle. I just wanted to know if the stuff was going to work or not so I took more.
Also I have trouble swallowing some pills and these capsules are slightly larger then typical. I took the 4 capsules apart and dumped them in water, mixed and drank.

I still have a lot of capsules left but ordered a 1 pound bag of Beet Root Powder off of eBay to try some long term use.

I have not experimented with the Beet Root Powder and the Meds together.

Because I get the Med from the Veterans Medical I only pay $8 for a couple of hundred pills. If I use the Beet Root Powder it would cost me more but that is something I will decide on later.

One of the Meds is a diuretic which makes you pee frequently. Using the Beet Root Powder would avoid the peeing issue.
Also I am only taking the diuretic for the Blood Pressure issue and not for any sort of congestive heart failure issue so not using the diuretic would not effect me in other areas.

Note that on Amazon that also sells the Nature's way products there is a customers ratings. Not everyone that used the product got a reduced pressure. About 60% said they got reduced blood pressure.

The other use for the Beet Root Power, Juice or simply eating Beets is that it is said to improve stamina during physical exertion.

I seldom physically exert myself so far cannot comment on that effect of the stuff.

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stop watching those one sided cop shows,
and try meditation .

So, are you proceeding on the assumption that nothing bad can happen from self dosing yourself with random supplements and stopping your blood pressure medication? No question as to why the medication might not be working as well?

Personally before I pursued such a course of action, I would run it by my doctor. It may be a great idea, it also may be an extremely bad idea.

This question should be immediately directed through the phone to your primary physician, not a public online forum.

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So you're not using nor do you know anything about beet root juice or powder; the actual only question asked, but you feel compelled to lecture others about things they actually haven't solicited your wisdom or knowledge about and you tell them where their questions should and should not be directed?

Keep in mind Beets are food and I am telling my experience so far.

It is just information. People can make their own choices. People need to do they own research and answer all of their questions.

Well gee; I still have my Respiratory Car Lic so I know something about medical issues.

I also have a Blood Pressure Monitor to you guessed it monitor my blood pressure with.

Also either something works or it does not. So far it is working for me. No guarentee it would work for someone else but then what you call real medication does not work on everyone either.

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new flash, public car forum.

You don't think consulting his doctor before he goes off his blood pressure medication is sound advice?

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The high blood pressure issue was previous to my discovering the Justice Network.
Seeing criminals get busted brings me joy. Happiness lowers your blood pressure.

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The point im making is sometimes these alternate remedies can have totally unanticipated consequences worth talking over with whoever originally put you on the blood pressure meds. If it works for you, then thats great.

for me the concern would be identifying whats different about the last two months, why would a medication work fine for 2 years and suddenly be less effective over a 2 month period? Id want to nail down the why before I tried anything else.

Perhaps there is an alternate change that could be made that is impacting the medication in the first place kind of thing.

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Post the link to your claim that "Trump tweeted about womens asses at 3 AM" you don't need to know what I think about someone else's supplement choices until you square up your own mess, do you?

Keep it in politics and religion.

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Here is some of the unanticipated side effects of metoprolol/Lopressor.

" Get help if you have any signs of an allergic reaction to metoprolol/Lopressor: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Call your doctor at once if you have:
•very slow heartbeats;

•a light-headed feeling, like you might pass out;

•shortness of breath (even with mild exertion), swelling, rapid weight gain; or

•cold feeling in your hands and feet.

Common metoprolol side effects may include:
•dizziness, tired feeling;

•confusion, memory problems;

•nightmares, trouble sleeping;

•diarrhea; or

•mild itching or rash.

Reduced interest in sex

This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088."

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I agree that that is good advice if that is what someone wants to do and I am not against that.

As I said I am only saying my experience and if you look at the title I am trying to see of any one else on the forum has tried.

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Benefits of Beet Juice in Controlling High Blood Pressure - Rhythm of Life

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Diesel911

Anyone who doesn’t take advantage of the resources available to themselves is doing the equivalent of opting into a handicap. Find out why there has been a change from a doc then ask about alternatives such as Beet Root or other alternatives. There are several things that can go a long way to lowering blood pressure, ranging from simple diet changes to moderate exercise to supplements and or medicines and so on.

Also often people that take diuretics have a problem with fluid buildup on the lungs and/or heart. By stopping the meds that make one pee frequently, they will be putting much greater stress on the lungs and/or heart. The intermediate result of this is an increase in blood pressure………...

High blood pressure leads to heart attack, stroke, blown arteries and a number of other things that range from very unpleasant to lethal.

Not removing excess fluid from the heart or lungs can make one drown in one's own fluids.

Anyone has a right to try and kill themselves and that is a personal choice, but to go down that path instead of a simple visit to a doc is probably not the wisest choice.

It’s always a good idea to identify the nature of a problem before trying to resolve it..................

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as mentioned above, why are you on a diuretic? Peeing is the solution when they give you a medication like that, not the problem. Clearly a doctor somewhere wants you to pee frequently.

Just a word of warning about playing with dumping medications without consulting a doctor.

The Mother in law was also on a diuretic related to a kidney condition. She found having to pee frequently bothersome, so stopped taking that medication. End result is she ended up spending 3 weeks in ICU and came within an inch of death. Now she is in a rehab facility learning how to walk again as her legs were too weak. They were taking 10lbs of fluid out of her abdomen every 6 hours, and she had swollen up to the point of collapse to get into the ICU in the first place.

The lesson here is that her goal of not peeing frequently has now been replaced with a catheter for the next few years at least, which is infinitely worse.

She went from reasonably healthy with her condition to nearly dying and now has some lifelong additional issues.

Obviously your results may vary, and if beet pills can do the job that sounds like a great solution, but I wouldn't leap before at least looking.

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