My own personal "side-effect" of switching to vaping 3 months ago...

[Ratchet]

Well, vaping has a definite good effect on my health! Been off stinkies for about 3 month and for the last month or so, I noticed off and on dizzy spells. I have been on Blood Pressure medications since age 16 (I'm 40 now!) and now, my BP, which was well controlled but would go sky high without meds, has dropped to below 100............ I just checked it, I'm at 89/50... I'm impressed! I think I'll have to play with my meds a bit (I'm a nurse so I know what I'm doing, no worries...) and the next time I see my MD, I'll have to confess to quitting analogs and switching, resulting in lower Blood Pressure. I wonder what she will say? She's a funny lady, I have no clue how she feels about vaping instead of smoking...

All in all, I'm happy with this development. Had been ignoring the slight dizziness (yeah, I know, but nurses make the worst patients!) and decided to check my BP just now. SURPRISE! LOL!

 

[r77r7r]

Nice to know your BP went down thanks to vaping! If you think your doc will get weird about it, you can just tell them that you're on the nic patches or something.

I'd like to know how you end up adjusting your meds to get rid of it. I went to the MD last Oct., I was beginning a UC flare, and found out I inherited High BP. 190/?. I'm on Atenylol 50g and Lisinipril 20g now and my BP goes from 112/ to 135/. I've just started to have dizzy spells the past month or so- just on rising from a sitting position.

 

[BHam]

Glad to see your BP is down, mine is slowly dropping too. Congrats on the three months! If you happen to get to the doc, let us know what she says. I never go to the doctor

 

[Ratchet]

I wouldn't dare give medical advise on this forum, sorry r77r7r! I might be a nurse but I am not a physician and cannot make recommendations about your health. My own health, yeah, I can experiment with that, but anything beyond that has to be in the hands of the physicians that are treating you. SORRY!

 

[Ratchet]

Glad to see your BP is down, mine is slowly dropping too. Congrats on the three months! If you happen to get to the doc, let us know what she says. I never go to the doctor

I avoid is as much as I can myself but gotta go every 6 months or she won't give me a new prescription. She knows if she gives me a whole years supply, she won't see me for a year......

 

[r77r7r]

You're right, sorry I asked.

 

[jj2]

My doctor had to decrease the meds that I was taking. Great feeling isn't it!!!

 

[Ratchet]

Yes it is!

 

[ohai]

Congrats to you, and thanks for sharing your information with us. I've always had issues with lower than normal blood pressure, but my mom takes meds for high blood pressure, and has recently started vaping. I'm going to pass along the heads up, just in case she eventually needs to have her dr. adjust her meds, too.

 

[NICnurse]

Love your name ratchet! My husband calls me nurse ratchet all the time.

I guess we could NANDA your newfound normotension as "decrease in vessel strain manifested by cessation of ciggies evidenced by RN monitored decrease in blood pressure"!! Snap!

Vape on!!