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High BP, Alcoholic. Taking Lisinopril. What Can Be Done?
I am very concerned about my husband. He has High Blood Pressure. He takes Lisinopril 40 mg tablet but cuts into 4 pieces. Sometimes he only takes 10 mg because he tries to eat healthy and exercise three times a week at
the YMCA. He exercises for three hours. When he goes he (runs, lifts weights, swims , relaxes in the sauna) all good. Physically, he has a 30 year old body in good shape. However, I am learning he has been drinking alcohol. We have only been married one and half years. We live in different states because of his job transfer. We are upside down on the house and can't sell it. Both of us trying to hold onto our jobs and medical and retirement. He is 55 and I am 52 years old. He thinks it is ok to drink 1 to 3 beers when he gets home from work to relax. I notice he orders either a glass of wine with a meal at a nice restaurant. If he socializes with men at a cookout or we go dancing with other couples he thinks it is ok to drink 1 - 3 rum and cokes. He will take shots of rum if the men buy it and coax him to do it with them. He is a follower i am seeing and a people pleaser. A real nice sweet man but this behavior scares me. Can he have a stroke mixing these things? My dad was an alcoholic. My dad took medication for High Blood pressure and when he went off crazy I have bad memories from my childhood. Please advise me.
I am sorry to waist your time. I don't have money to pay you. Never mind. I will pray and God will show me what to do.
the YMCA. He exercises for three hours. When he goes he (runs, lifts weights, swims , relaxes in the sauna) all good. Physically, he has a 30 year old body in good shape. However, I am learning he has been drinking alcohol. We have only been married one and half years. We live in different states because of his job transfer. We are upside down on the house and can't sell it. Both of us trying to hold onto our jobs and medical and retirement. He is 55 and I am 52 years old. He thinks it is ok to drink 1 to 3 beers when he gets home from work to relax. I notice he orders either a glass of wine with a meal at a nice restaurant. If he socializes with men at a cookout or we go dancing with other couples he thinks it is ok to drink 1 - 3 rum and cokes. He will take shots of rum if the men buy it and coax him to do it with them. He is a follower i am seeing and a people pleaser. A real nice sweet man but this behavior scares me. Can he have a stroke mixing these things? My dad was an alcoholic. My dad took medication for High Blood pressure and when he went off crazy I have bad memories from my childhood. Please advise me.
I am sorry to waist your time. I don't have money to pay you. Never mind. I will pray and God will show me what to do.
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Respected Ma'm
I understand your concerns.
1. He should take the exact dose as prescribed by his physician and should not vary it on his own.
2. 60 ml of whisky or 720 ml of beer or 300 ml of wine or less per day is the safe limit for male hypertensives as defined by literature. One must not drink more than this.
Please talk to him or discuss with a psychologist and let him attend counselling session for same.
Hope this helps
Sincerely
I understand your concerns.
1. He should take the exact dose as prescribed by his physician and should not vary it on his own.
2. 60 ml of whisky or 720 ml of beer or 300 ml of wine or less per day is the safe limit for male hypertensives as defined by literature. One must not drink more than this.
Please talk to him or discuss with a psychologist and let him attend counselling session for same.
Hope this helps
Sincerely
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