High Blood Pressure And Cholestral

[Grieveavenue]

Hi i have recently been told i have high blood pressure and been put on amlodipine and also have cholesteral of 6.4, i am 48 with depression and have been anorxic half my life!!! I have a 6 year old daughter so what can i do to help my health

[Sqad]

I don't know much about you, as i havent seen you post before, but i am guessing that you are late middle aged lady, slightly overweight, not particularly active and have no other underlying medical conditions.
You are taking tablets to lower your BP and I would suggest that you try to lose weight, if you are overweight and try exercise (swimming is good or a 30 minute daily walk) provided of course that you are not suffering from an underlying arthritic condition.

Now......your cholesterol......6.4 is your total cholesterol and does not give the full picture....what i would like to know is your LDL (bad cholesterol). Your doctor will decide and advice as the whether you should take statins. I have my pwn personal view on this.

[Sqad]

I have just read your post again and have noted that you are anorexic, so please ignore my advice on dieting...;-)

[hc4361]

Hardly late middle age - Grieve is 48.

I'm sure you have a very good idea of what a nutritious and varied diet is, so try to eat healthily. Increase your activity levels sensibly - if you are mainly inactive, try to at least take a walk every day, the brisker the better. Spring is here - play frisbee with your daughter.

[Sqad]

hc......yes.....I agree......I just saw the heading "High Blood Pressure and Cholesterol" and off I went without giving adequate consideration to the OP.
As my school reports always said. " Could do better."

[Grieveavenue]

Thank you for your advise

[Buenchico]

See here:
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Blood-pressure-(high)/Pages/Treatment.aspx#lifestyle