I've been using Resperate for about 3 months. I've had chronic high blood pressure for about 35 years; well controlled (average 119/70) but with 5 medications. I've noticed no change in my blood pressure with using Resperate; I'm averaging 65 to 80 minutes per week. The one positive that I've noted is that I sleep so much better; I've always been a very erratic sleeper, sometimes waking every 30 to 45 minutes all night long. as an example, last night I slept 7 hours without waking. Has anyone else had this experience?
My question is, should I be asking my physician to back off of one or more medications, and, if so, is there a recommendation of which medications to reduce / discontinue (each of my medications is a different class of drug). Thank you for the assistance.
Mel

Definitely talk to your doctor, he may be able to recommend which of the 5 medications to try a lower dosage on, or to drop. The idea might be to try a lower dose, or to alternate on different days different medications, or to drop one entirely. Keep track of the effect on BP over a whole week or more, and be sure your blood pressure isn't rising from dropping the medications. Each medication is different, some cause rebound effect on coming off them ... so one has to be more careful. Another option might be to review with friendly pharamist also. some are willing and able to give you even better advice than most doctors.

Since the medications are of different types, some are more beneficial than others for certain kinds of conditions .. you wouldn't want to drop kind that give you more protection from heart attacks or strokes. there is also the question of cost. If money is an issue for you, you might want to drop more expensive medication that has least effect on your blood pressure. You could also divert some of the money saved into your food budget for better food.

I found that resperate doesn't have as much an effect when your blood pressure is good, so it may well be that you can drop one of your medications. I would also go slow. My doctor likes to keep medication stable for 3 months at time, without too many radical changes.

The RESPeRATE should be used in conjunction with your medications. You should absolutely not take it upon yourself to make any alterations to your medications without your doctor's approval.
The RESPeRATE has a normalizing effect, which means it will not give you low blood pressure. It's true that a person in your situation may not see the true affects of RESPeRATE. If you need some clinical data to bring to your doctor, we would be more than happy to provide you with it.
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You've probably seen your doctor regarding this but if you're getting an average of 119/70, you're bp is well controlled and nowhere near being too low. Unless your bp is consitantly hanging around 60-65 or so or you're feeling woozy, I wouldn't expect the doctor to cut back your dosage at this point. The medications you're taking work together to lower and maintain a lower blood pressure. Any sudden change could make your bp shoot up like a rocket. The best thing I could tell you is keep track of your readings to show your doctor and ask him these questions.