Mynyel Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 If you have had or have high blood pressure how much weight did you lose before you saw a change on your BP? I am trying to avoid being put on meds so the plan for me is to lose weight (before meds are considered). I have already been avoiding salt and caffeine. I know it is different for every person, I just want a general consensus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momof3littles Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Have you looked into metabolic syndrome or syndrome X? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mynyel Posted February 12, 2012 Author Share Posted February 12, 2012 Have you looked into metabolic syndrome or syndrome X? No.. it is high blood pressure, it runs in the family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momof3littles Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 (edited) I am just mentioning it as it is fairly common (1 in 5 adults) and hypertension is one of symptoms. It is often tied to insulin resistance, so I thought I would mention it in case any of it runs in your family. It often clusters with high cholesterol, elevated triglycerides, central adiposity, and being overweight. Edited February 12, 2012 by Momof3littles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negin Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 I have lots and lots of tips on high blood pressure. This is the info I have: Even a 5-10% weight loss can greatly help reduce blood pressure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatCyndiGirl Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 (edited) I've lost 80 pounds and my medication was recently doubled. It is my suspicion that when your blood pressure is high due to genetics (as is mine) weight loss won't necessarily make it go down or down forever. However, I'm still glad that I lost weight! ETA: I do have Metabolic Syndrome. I don't know how much that contributes to the tenacity of my hypertension, but there ya go. Edited February 12, 2012 by ThatCyndiGirl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cedarmom Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 What lowered my blood pressure was giving up gluten and sugar. Sugar especially makes it rise. Salt actually has little effect on my blood pressure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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