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Originally posted by gonadman
Have you consulted with your doctor about all these problems?
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Who do you think gave me the wonderful news? :P
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Low blood pressure is treated more aggressively in europe than this country but *presser* agents can raise it as well as your HR, as long as its not contraindicated with your heart problem(BTW what kind of defect is it?)
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"Bradycardia" I believe. The leading cause is hypothyroidism, but tests turned up that I'm
hyperthyroidic. So he isn't in too much of a rush to try any medications or treatments until he has a better idea of what's causing it. Most common treatment is apparently a pacemaker. As you can expect, I'm simply
thrilled with that.
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Problems with circulation in the hands( a major problem in people with raynauds disease) can be helped with nitroglycerin patches or paste applied locally(taking it by mouth would only worsen the BP/HR problem)
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I had a look into Raynaud's, as that was the original diagnosis until the deeper testing pulled up the heart troubles. I think it's present, but it's a result of the root problem and not existing on it's own.
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Finally, if the occular headaches are true migraines, there are a number of excellent drugs now available to treat them.
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Thankfully they're not very frequent, and I've pretty much isolated the triggers. It's avoiding them that's the hard part. Mostly food allergies, but the usual triggers (rapid alternating light/dark patterns, bright flash like off a passing car) are present.
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[/b]Nobody likes taking meds, but if your doc hasn't at least made these options available to you, perhaps you should get some further opinions? [/B]
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I did consult a naturopath, which picked up my migraine triggers right off the bat. Far as the HR/BP problems, they couldn't offer any more advice than to keep fit and monitor my numbers.
Sorry for the venting. Had to get this off my chest, so to speak.