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What Causes Dizziness And Fatigue While On Amlodipine And Valsartan?

I have uncontrolled high BP. I have tried a lot of meds. I take valsartan and amlodipine which my BP runs mostly 154/84 and above. I am extremely dizzy, and so fatigued I barely make it thru the day. I sleep between 4 to 6 hours a night. I also have sjogrens syndrome. Painful dry eyes and sore dry mouth is an understatement.
Fri, 21 Jul 2017
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I really am concern with your problem and I hope I would be able to help you out.
As you said that you have problem high BP. I would like you to adapt some natural lifestyle things which I am going to suggest you. By adapting these tips I strongly feel that you will fell good.

Here are some:

Use herbs and spices instead of salt for seasoning. Use onions, garlic, lemon and lime juice and rind, dill weed, basil, curry powder, turmeric, cumin, black pepper, or vinegar to enhance the flavour and aroma of foods. Mushrooms, dhania, red chillies, green chillies, and dried fruits also enhance specific dishes.
Add a pinch of sugar or a squeeze of lemon juice to bring out the flavour in fresh vegetables.
Rinse canned vegetables with tap water before cooking.
Substitute unsalted, polyunsaturated cooking medium for butter or ghee.
Drink atleast 2-3 liters of water per day.

I am also suggesting you a diet chart. Try to follow this.
     
Breakfast
(7:30-8:30am)     
Lunch
(1:00-2:00pm)     
Dinner
(8:00-9:00pm)


Day1.     
Breakfast: orange juice - 1/2 cup Oatmeals
     
Lunch: Wheat chapati with low sodium moong dal - 1 1/2 cups
     
Dinner: grilled zucchini/Pumpkin - 1/2 cup


Day 2.     
Breakfast: oatmeal - 1 cup/Porridge - 1cup
     
Lunch : green salad - 1 cup without any seasoning. you can only add bit of lemon to it just for taste.
     
Dinner: pasta salad made with low sodium dressing 1/2 cup


Day 3.
     
Breakfast: skim milk -1 cup/Cooked Flattened rice - 1 cup
     
Lunch: one bowl of home made curd with low sodium salt with regular sazi and Roti
     
Dinner: whole wheat roll - 1


Day 4.     
Breakfast: whole-wheat toast - 2 slices
     
Lunch : bread - 2 slice. Yo may some fresh vegetables to it like cucumber tomato onion etc
     
Dinner: low sodium Flattened Rice - 1 bowl


Day 5.     
Breakfast: whole-wheat toast - 2 slices
     
Lunch : bread - 2 slice. Yo may some fresh vegetables to it like cucumber tomato onion etc
     
Dinner: Fruits- apple or grapes or peech


Day 6.
Repeat Day 2      
Breakfast: oatmeal - 1 cup/Porridge - 1cup
     
Lunch : green salad - 1 cup without any seasoning. you can only add bit of lemon to it just for taste.
     
Dinner: pasta salad made with low sodium dressing 1/2 cup

Day 7.
Breakfast: banana, apple and papaya - 1each     
Lunch: grape juice - 1 cup     and wheat bread sandwich
Dinner: Low fat Milk - 1 cup with 1 bowl porridge.

You should also reduce the intake of sodium in your diet by following undermentioned tips
•     Use little or no salt to food. Develop a taste for low salt in food. Do not use table salt.
•     Avoid fast foods and restaurant foods as they use very high salt.
•     Avoid ketchup, pickles, olives, all sauces, commercially prepared or cured meats or fish, canned foods (eat fresh foods), salted nuts, peanut butter, chips, popcorn and snacks.

I hope this would be really helpful to you.
Thanks

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What Causes Dizziness And Fatigue While On Amlodipine And Valsartan?

I really am concern with your problem and I hope I would be able to help you out. As you said that you have problem high BP. I would like you to adapt some natural lifestyle things which I am going to suggest you. By adapting these tips I strongly feel that you will fell good. Here are some: Use herbs and spices instead of salt for seasoning. Use onions, garlic, lemon and lime juice and rind, dill weed, basil, curry powder, turmeric, cumin, black pepper, or vinegar to enhance the flavour and aroma of foods. Mushrooms, dhania, red chillies, green chillies, and dried fruits also enhance specific dishes. Add a pinch of sugar or a squeeze of lemon juice to bring out the flavour in fresh vegetables. Rinse canned vegetables with tap water before cooking. Substitute unsalted, polyunsaturated cooking medium for butter or ghee. Drink atleast 2-3 liters of water per day. I am also suggesting you a diet chart. Try to follow this. Breakfast (7:30-8:30am) Lunch (1:00-2:00pm) Dinner (8:00-9:00pm) Day1. Breakfast: orange juice - 1/2 cup Oatmeals Lunch: Wheat chapati with low sodium moong dal - 1 1/2 cups Dinner: grilled zucchini/Pumpkin - 1/2 cup Day 2. Breakfast: oatmeal - 1 cup/Porridge - 1cup Lunch : green salad - 1 cup without any seasoning. you can only add bit of lemon to it just for taste. Dinner: pasta salad made with low sodium dressing 1/2 cup Day 3. Breakfast: skim milk -1 cup/Cooked Flattened rice - 1 cup Lunch: one bowl of home made curd with low sodium salt with regular sazi and Roti Dinner: whole wheat roll - 1 Day 4. Breakfast: whole-wheat toast - 2 slices Lunch : bread - 2 slice. Yo may some fresh vegetables to it like cucumber tomato onion etc Dinner: low sodium Flattened Rice - 1 bowl Day 5. Breakfast: whole-wheat toast - 2 slices Lunch : bread - 2 slice. Yo may some fresh vegetables to it like cucumber tomato onion etc Dinner: Fruits- apple or grapes or peech Day 6. Repeat Day 2 Breakfast: oatmeal - 1 cup/Porridge - 1cup Lunch : green salad - 1 cup without any seasoning. you can only add bit of lemon to it just for taste. Dinner: pasta salad made with low sodium dressing 1/2 cup Day 7. Breakfast: banana, apple and papaya - 1each Lunch: grape juice - 1 cup and wheat bread sandwich Dinner: Low fat Milk - 1 cup with 1 bowl porridge. You should also reduce the intake of sodium in your diet by following undermentioned tips • Use little or no salt to food. Develop a taste for low salt in food. Do not use table salt. • Avoid fast foods and restaurant foods as they use very high salt. • Avoid ketchup, pickles, olives, all sauces, commercially prepared or cured meats or fish, canned foods (eat fresh foods), salted nuts, peanut butter, chips, popcorn and snacks. I hope this would be really helpful to you. Thanks