aja8888
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I'm about to turn 75 in a month and still very active and medically, from a bloodwork standpoint, fine with none of the common issues like diabetes, high cholesterol, etc. Up until now, I have been taking Tamsulosin for an enlarged prostate, and a beta blocker, Metoprolol for historical high blood pressure. Those daily meds are accompanied with a baby aspirin. There have been times when the BP med was not necessary and was taken off the list.
My trips to the doctor have been an annual physical paid for by Medicare and that's about it. I have had physical injuries though: tore both meniscuses in my right knee a year ago and that required scoping. I also wore out my left hip and had a total replacement 10 years ago (thank you long distance running years ago).
Each week, I meet two close friends of mine on Wednesday evening for a two mile walk followed by a visit to a local sports bar for beer/water/food. The water is for me as I don't do alcohol well.
Three weeks ago, while on our Wednesday evening walk, I felt faint and almost passed out about 3/4 the way through the walk. It was hot here and I blamed it on the heat. The same thing happened the next week and it was worse as I damn near fainted at the bar twice and was in a cold sweat the rest of the night.
That scared me enough to see a doctor. So I went to a local cardiologist and had a visit. After a quick exam, he suggested stopping taking the BP med, of which I did for all last week. I also recorded my BP at various times during the week. Last night, I resumed my Wednesday walk and a repeat performance occurred. When I got home that night (two hours after the walk), I checked my blood pressure and it was 90/48 with a heart rate of 170. I checked it three times with no real change.
I called the doc today and they had me come in and examined me again. They are putting me on a heart monitor on 10/1 and told me to stop the Wednesday night walks. They want me to continue to stay off the beta blocker but not the Tamsulosin.
It's early in this, but I am somewhat hopeful that this will be figured out. It's crazy how things can change so quickly when getting older. Also, there is no history of heart problems or strokes in my family.
A-fib was a possibility mentioned to me, but they need more data......thoughts?
I'm about to turn 75 in a month and still very active and medically, from a bloodwork standpoint, fine with none of the common issues like diabetes, high cholesterol, etc. Up until now, I have been taking Tamsulosin for an enlarged prostate, and a beta blocker, Metoprolol for historical high blood pressure. Those daily meds are accompanied with a baby aspirin. There have been times when the BP med was not necessary and was taken off the list.
My trips to the doctor have been an annual physical paid for by Medicare and that's about it. I have had physical injuries though: tore both meniscuses in my right knee a year ago and that required scoping. I also wore out my left hip and had a total replacement 10 years ago (thank you long distance running years ago).
Each week, I meet two close friends of mine on Wednesday evening for a two mile walk followed by a visit to a local sports bar for beer/water/food. The water is for me as I don't do alcohol well.
Three weeks ago, while on our Wednesday evening walk, I felt faint and almost passed out about 3/4 the way through the walk. It was hot here and I blamed it on the heat. The same thing happened the next week and it was worse as I damn near fainted at the bar twice and was in a cold sweat the rest of the night.
That scared me enough to see a doctor. So I went to a local cardiologist and had a visit. After a quick exam, he suggested stopping taking the BP med, of which I did for all last week. I also recorded my BP at various times during the week. Last night, I resumed my Wednesday walk and a repeat performance occurred. When I got home that night (two hours after the walk), I checked my blood pressure and it was 90/48 with a heart rate of 170. I checked it three times with no real change.
I called the doc today and they had me come in and examined me again. They are putting me on a heart monitor on 10/1 and told me to stop the Wednesday night walks. They want me to continue to stay off the beta blocker but not the Tamsulosin.
It's early in this, but I am somewhat hopeful that this will be figured out. It's crazy how things can change so quickly when getting older. Also, there is no history of heart problems or strokes in my family.
A-fib was a possibility mentioned to me, but they need more data......thoughts?