Nohangovers4me

Can I please share something? First I have had high blood pressure and I am fairly young. For awhile I thought I was just prone to it because my last pregnancy I wasn't drinking and I had high blood pressure. Well even with the max meds I still had blood pressure. We are talking (with meds) 150ish over 90-100ish. Last night when it was past time for my meds to my amazement without medication my blood pressure was almost normal. WOOHOO! Maybe when I go to the doctor this month I can decrease my meds.
That is success. YIPPEE
Anyone else have blood pressure changes when they quit?

Tazman53

To be honest I don't know, mine is a bit high now because I gained a bunch of weight when I quit smoking, when I was drinking I did not go to a doctor unless I had something really bad going on. I do know when I was going through detox it seemed like they were giving me blood pressure meds constantly!!! Glad to hear you are taking care of your self, I am starting to work more on the physical side of me now that the mental and spiritual parts of me seem to be coming together.

Nohangovers4me

Also Tazman I have started exercising and drinking celery juice which they say will help with high blood pressure.
But I honestly think that quitting alcohol was the main contributor. I am only 37 so just imagine my health at 47 if I continued. EEKK If I even made it that long.
DAMN I was so clueless........killing myself for a 3 hour buzz every evening!

CarolD

My blood pressure dropped to normal range
after I quit drinking.
I have been off BP meds for 18 sober years.

I do hope you too will find this true.
Forward we go...side by side

Omega Man

Alcoholism is slow suicide - keep reminding yourself of that.
Glad your feeling better Nohangs!
Stick with it.

Reubena

Awesome! Good for you

Tazman53

nohangs that is a good move, I actually joined a gym yesterday, going tonight for the first time in years, I used to be quite buff before sports and motorcyle injuries messed up my knees, shoulder, and ankles, I kept meaning to start back but my drinking took over the important things in my life. Keep taking care of all of you, focus on change of self, get more spiritual, those 2 things will whip the obsession, the physical part is also important but can not be put in front of the mental and spiritual. You doing well and it will only get better if you keep working at it.

nogard

My blood pressure, sugar levels and cholestorol returned to normal after I quit using

Nohangovers4me

That's good new nogard because I have issues with my sugar levels and my cholestrol. I hope the same holds true for me, now that would be awesome!

caitlin666

thats great news nohang

my bp has always been on the low side, i do know i feel well physically atm.