In addition to not posting...

[Haole Girl]

..PUI, let me just say it's not such a good idea to post while under the influence of beta blockers, either...

if one is prone to depression, anyway.


Why would my doctor listen to me? What did I know...? :sarcasm:


Oh, and, yes... I switched doctors (and BP medicine). I'm finally feeling like my old self.

And, for the first time, I completely understand why people go off of their blood pressure medicine(s).


You never really know, sometimes, until you've been there.

p.s., It's probably not a good idea to delete one's entire photobucket account either. :eyes:

[auntAgonist]

1. hiya!

Nice to see you again.

I DO hope you're feeling better.

:hug:

aA

um what's PUI? :shrug:

[Haole Girl]

2. I am

Thanks, aA.

Oh, and PUI is "Posting Under the Influence."

:hug:

[auntAgonist]

3. thanks!

:hug:

Now I can add that to the rest of the terms I didn't or don't understand :rofl:

aA
kesha

[KitchenWitch]

4. I hope that the doctor and the med change will be most beneficial to you!

I hate med adjustments...

[Haole Girl]

5. Well...

the new BP medicine is also used for people who get migraines. The funny thing (well, not funny-funny...but, you know) is that I have not had a headache in a week (I used to get one about every other day). So, maybe my headaches were migraines. Anyway, I'm very pleased with the new medicine... and the new doctor!

[KitchenWitch]

6. That is so good.

We just changed insurance, so I have to go find a new doctor... x(

I wish I could have taken the doctors I had in Minnesota with me.

[Haole Girl]

8. If you don't mind going over to Newport Beach...

Dr. Lynn M. Stanton was the best doctor I ever had.

He once told me, "Hypochondriacs are people too!" I loved that guy!!

I'll tell you what a great person he is... he used to take his whole staff

to Hawaii once a year!! :-)

[KitchenWitch]

13. I will see if our new plan covers him

He sounds like a compassionate physician.

[Inchworm]

7. Glad to see ya KC2!

Sounds like things are looking up?

I hope all is well! Weeee!

:hug:

[Haole Girl]

10. Thanks!

Hope you are well, too! :hug:

[texanwitch]

9. Howdy KC2

Good to hear from you again.

[Haole Girl]

11. Howdy!

I missed my friends. To tell you the truth, I'm still not sure I should come back. But I felt I owed some kind of explanation... even if it seemed like a poor excuse.

[texanwitch]

15. Not been the same without you.

:hug: :pals:

[Haole Girl]

18. Thank you!

:hug: :loveya:

[av8rdave]

12. Welcome back!

To your old self and to DU! I hope things keep looking up.

[Haole Girl]

14. Thank you

I'm feeling like my old self, anyway!

I appreciate your kind words. :hi:

[ChoralScholar]

16. After reading your message

I have determined that your Betas are sufficiently blocked. :)

Hope you feel better soon.

[Haole Girl]

17. lol!

Cute! ;-) :hi:

[madeline_con]

19. I hear norvasc is bad...

Makes some people suicidal. :(

[Haole Girl]

20. Really?

:scared:

The generic name of what I took was Metoprolol.

I wouldn't recommend it to my worst enemy. :-(

[momophile]

21. glad to see you, KC2

I've been worrying about you. hope you have been taking care of yourself.

cheers to you. see you in Hawai'i someday!

[Haole Girl]

22. Thanks!

I hope so too! :hi:

[UndertheOcean]

23. yikes , nothing fucked me up as much as beta blockers

5 months ago , after presenting to the good doc with a resting pulse rate of 125 (probably brought on by anxiety) , he gave some tropral-XL ? samples (a beta blocker).

I took 25 mg for 4 days , each day I end up feeling like I am just going to faint and die , then later start bawling my eyes out in front of the mirror.

worse medicine I have ever taken, I would rather die from a heart attack rather than live like that.

Anyway , all my heart tests (EKG ,blood, Echocardiagram) came back normal , so the doc told me to stop the beta blockers and not pay much attention to my rapid pulse.


sorry you went through this

[Haole Girl]

24. Glad you got off of them

I hope you are taking good care of yourself. :hug:

[UndertheOcean]

31. thanks!

:hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

25. My dear KC2!

I am so happy to hear that you have a new doctor and a new medication!

A good doctor always listens to his/her patients!

Welcome home...:hug:

[Haole Girl]

27. Thank you, Peggy!

It was like talking to a wall. The good news is my new doctor believes me... I think his nurse told him about the way I yelled, "At this point, a stroke would be preferable!" when she (the nurse) suggested I take the beta blocker a couple of more weeks.

Thanks for the "welcome home"! :hug:

[Cabcere]

26. *hugs*

Good to see you around, KC2. :hi: :pals: And I'm glad you're feeling like your old self again - that's usually good, right? ;) :hug: Peace.

[Haole Girl]

28. lol! Well.... good or bad...

..at least I am not crying at work or thinking about the very lowest moments of my life, blocked out for years, any longer!


:hug: :pals:

[Cabcere]

29. I'd say that's definitely a good thing!

:hug: I've been there too, and it's no fun at all. :pals: I'm very glad you are doing better! :grouphug:

[Haole Girl]

30. Thank you!

:hug:

[Capn Sunshine]

32. I had no idea!

Norvasc works great in emergencies but it made my legs swell from the knees down. I've never felt an altered mood though. That I know of.

Felt really really really really tired on a couple of different ones. My Doc says there's something like 60 different BP meds.

[Haole Girl]

33. Hi there

It was Metoprolol (not that it really matters). Supposedly, only 5% have a reaction like I did. Lucky me. :eyes:

I'm glad there are 60 different kinds... otherwise, I would have had to take my chances without!

[NewJeffCT]

34. Who are you?

should we have noticed your absence?

[Haole Girl]

35. I am a woman without an avatar...

...deciding whether to come or go.

And, yes, you should have noticed my absence! lol ;-) :hi:

[NewJeffCT]

36. i have avatars & sig lines off

because I'm on a lot at work and I don't need all those graphics coming up on my screen when I'm at work.

[malta blue]

37. Glad to hear you are doing well my friend....

:hug:

Nice to see you.

[Haole Girl]

38. Thank you!

:hug:

[BarenakedLady]

39. Hi!

I hope you are feeling better.

:hi: :hug:

[Haole Girl]

40. Hi sweetie!

Yes, much better than when I took that horrible medicine. Thanks. :hug: