Is my bp too high to start cycle?

[Honkey_Kong]

Got recent bloods and egfr went up to 62 now since stopping my creatine supplement

For somebody who is 30, it should be up around 107. Look I'm not trying to scare you or anything, but need preserve your kidneys for as long as you can. I know doctors like to use meds to reduce BP in to the 120s, but ideally, you want it under 120. High blood pressure ruins kidneys over time.

[Fireguy1990]

For somebody who is 30, it should be up around 107. Look I'm not trying to scare you or anything, but need preserve your kidneys for as long as you can. I know doctors like to use meds to reduce BP in to the 120s, but ideally, you want it under 120. High blood pressure ruins kidneys over time.

Yea but dr said the egfr is pretty innacurate if you have a lot of muscle mass

[Honkey_Kong]

Yea but dr said the egfr is pretty innacurate if you have a lot of muscle mass

You likely don't have the muscle mass of a prime Ronnie Coleman, so it's most likely reasonably accurate. I'm not trying to pick at you, but kidney function that bad at 30 is something to take very seriously. I'm 10 years older than you and I've got a eGFR of 38 in about 2 years it went from where yours is to this. That's not a very long time.

What I'm trying to say is that a little bit of muscle or moving a little heavier of plates is not worth your health.

[DinAZ]

I'm lurking and been reading and I appreciate your words of wisdom. I am 38 years old and am on 20mg lisinopril. I am at 121/65 with it. My diastolic used to be a bit higher but exercise has helped it go down from 80 to 65ish. If I can get my systolic down I'd like to talk to the doc about getting off the BP meds but maybe I will be taking them for life who knows.

I take my health seriously but I didn't always and let my BP get out of hand. I am running test only right now and I was worried that my BP might go up during the test, but it has actually gone down. My guess is that it is because I was sedentary during COVID and have been working out hard again many months and now my body is just getting in better shape because test should be raising my BP not lowering it. Also, I wonder if supplements can help BP? I have started on Taurine and Insotil-Choline and CoQ10 and others, and some people have reported some of these helped their BP. I think exercise has more impact than supplements.

Anyways, I don't have much to add, just lurking and want to watch this thread. I hope to get off the Lisinopril someday but hearing others use it here and don't have problems with it is reassuring.

[Bigbadwolf250]

I'm lurking and been reading and I appreciate your words of wisdom. I am 38 years old and am on 20mg lisinopril. I am at 121/65 with it. My diastolic used to be a bit higher but exercise has helped it go down from 80 to 65ish. If I can get my systolic down I'd like to talk to the doc about getting off the BP meds but maybe I will be taking them for life who knows.

I take my health seriously but I didn't always and let my BP get out of hand. I am running test only right now and I was worried that my BP might go up during the test, but it has actually gone down. My guess is that it is because I was sedentary during COVID and have been working out hard again many months and now my body is just getting in better shape because test should be raising my BP not lowering it. Also, I wonder if supplements can help BP? I have started on Taurine and Insotil-Choline and CoQ10 and others, and some people have reported some of these helped their BP. I think exercise has more impact than supplements.

Anyways, I don't have much to add, just lurking and want to watch this thread. I hope to get off the Lisinopril someday but hearing others use it here and don't have problems with it is reassuring.

Thanks bro what your recent egfr level

[Honkey_Kong]

I'm lurking and been reading and I appreciate your words of wisdom. I am 38 years old and am on 20mg lisinopril. I am at 121/65 with it. My diastolic used to be a bit higher but exercise has helped it go down from 80 to 65ish. If I can get my systolic down I'd like to talk to the doc about getting off the BP meds but maybe I will be taking them for life who knows.

I take my health seriously but I didn't always and let my BP get out of hand. I am running test only right now and I was worried that my BP might go up during the test, but it has actually gone down. My guess is that it is because I was sedentary during COVID and have been working out hard again many months and now my body is just getting in better shape because test should be raising my BP not lowering it. Also, I wonder if supplements can help BP? I have started on Taurine and Insotil-Choline and CoQ10 and others, and some people have reported some of these helped their BP. I think exercise has more impact than supplements.

Anyways, I don't have much to add, just lurking and want to watch this thread. I hope to get off the Lisinopril someday but hearing others use it here and don't have problems with it is reassuring.

lisinopril is one of the most common BP medications. I think that was the first one my doctor prescribed me. It gave me a constant chronic cough though. I throat always felt like it was itching from the inside. But there are a whole plethora of other medications.

Some people can improve their diets and cardio and not need to continue to take BP meds. But if you're not one of those people, taking a pill everyday isn't that big of a deal. It certainly beats having a stroke, heart attack or other organ failure early in life.

[Fireguy1990]

For somebody who is 30, it should be up around 107. Look I'm not trying to scare you or anything, but need preserve your kidneys for as long as you can. I know doctors like to use meds to reduce BP in to the 120s, but ideally, you want it under 120. High blood pressure ruins kidneys over time.

Went with the cystatin c test and my cystatine c level was 1.0 and my egfr for that was 87 now.

Going to let my dr know and hop on a bp med. Stuvk around 130/80 with long family hx of hypertention so think its the best route. Trying to get telmesartan instead of the lisinopril though.

[almostgone]

Went with the cystatin c test and my cystatine c level was 1.0 and my egfr for that was 87 now.

Going to let my dr know and hop on a bp med. Stuvk around 130/80 with long family hx of hypertention so think its the best route. Trying to get telmesartan instead of the lisinopril though.

Just remember, you may have to try different meds within the same type of BP med classification.

Telmisartan and candesartan are both ARBs. Telmisartan does nothing for me but candesartan does.
Not saying telmisartan doesn't work, but some meds that just don't perform well for one person may work perfectly for another person..


Good job on addressing this though, especially given your family history of hypertension!

[Fireguy1990]

Just remember, you may have to try different meds within the same type of BP med classification.

Telmisartan and candesartan are both ARBs. Telmisartan does nothing for me but candesartan does.
Not saying telmisartan doesn't work, but some meds that just don't perform well for one person may work perfectly for another person..

Good job on addressing this though, especially given your family history of hypertension!

Thanks brotha yea going to talk to my dr this week see what she reccomends over the two. Prescibed me lisinopril so maybe ill start with that. Just heard good things with telmesartan

[Honkey_Kong]

Went with the cystatin c test and my cystatine c level was 1.0 and my egfr for that was 87 now.

Going to let my dr know and hop on a bp med. Stuvk around 130/80 with long family hx of hypertention so think its the best route. Trying to get telmesartan instead of the lisinopril though.

That sounds like a good idea. I wouldn't be too set on any specific BP med, but rather be open to try whatever my doctor wants to try until we find something that works the best. What will work for me might not work good for your and vice versa. Your doctor should likely order regular bloodwork for a while to make sure the meds are not harming you, until he thinks you're stable.