I have sane doctors that are not trying to kill me with poisonous substances or
torture me with unspeakable procedures. In fact they seem to care about my
well-being !! And, without two or three of the medications I take, I would
probably not be here or be bed-ridden at the least.

My cardiologist put me on a whole array of medications including
Plavix after an angioplasty and stint insertion.  They included blood
pressure meds, high cholesteral meds, asprin and Plavix.  I told him
after my first follow up that I didn't want to be on the medications

Hello alltogether,
I take some (30mg) Nadolol for Hypertension. Nadolol seems to be very
effective.
There is a calming effect on mood, some tiredness and i am yawning

My cousin's doctor has put him on 10mg of Crestor. I am saying its not smart
to do that in light of the negative discussion going on about that statin.
Even the FDA has Crestor under scrutiny. Therefore, I wonder why the doctor
is pushing Crestor unless he's being influenced by the ...

Zee it is pretty anyoying that you change your posting name constantly
to slip past people's kill filters.
I know you think your message is life saving but there are many who
find your posts annoying.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New study findings suggest that the
cholesterol-lowering drugs know as "statins" do not appear to lower the
risk of dementia or Alzheimer's disease, except possibly in cases of
early-onset Alzheimer's disease.

Six months ago those were my results:
Total:279.
HDL: 61.
LDL: 193.

Heart Failure Improves with Resistance Training
     Thu Nov 25, 2:53 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Combining resistance exercises such as weight
lifting with endurance training safely improves the health of people with

I got my cholesterol values measured.
HDL 1.6 mM
Total cholesterol 3.4 mM
triglycerides 0.94

In two years, I haave dropped 55-60 pounds. Still my heart function has not
improved. I have a BMI of  31. Just how obese is that? I'm 6-5 and 266
pounds - about what I weighed in high school. Is it realistic to lose more.
And if I do, will I feel better?

Went to the neurologist, and now my diastolic skyrockets while standing up,
and my systolic goes up pretty significantly, too--well beyond normal
limits.  The doc says that it might be my small dose effexor (37.5 mg, doubt
it, have had this problem before effexor), or autonomic ...

Is it possible to raise HDL alot? Mine has always been right at 40. One
time it was 47. I exercise 5 days a week. I am 6 feet tall and 180. (I
have lost almost 30 pounds since last year.
I started drinking a small glass of red wine before going to bed

I've just purchased an arm band type blood pressure meter which
relies on a stethoscope for taking readings.
With it the onset of sound made upon the initial rush of blood
is easy to hear and a reading of the systolic pressure is

I started taking Altace about six weeks ago, at 5 mg. per day, and
last week went to 10 mg.  I'm having some problems at 10 mg that I
didn't have, or didn't notice, at 5 mg.  It makes me aggitated,
nervous, and a bit anxious, and seems to keep my stomach churning a

Disclaimer: I have no medical expertise.
It would probably help to have seen this Kill Bill vol 2, if you don't
know what Pai Mei's Five Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique is, but
let me describe it: