Is this bad and more health problems? Heart problems?

[Kaylove96]

I already have a lot of stuff/diagnoses, medications from different doctors for different things. Autism, bipolar disorder, epilepsy (seizure disorder), hypothyroidism, mixed hyperlipidemia (an excessive amount of cholesterol and triglycerides, lipids in my blood which is genetic) from my dad. The nearsightedness doesn't really matter as much, have glasses for it though. Primary dysmenorrhea which I kinda get from my mom. I have a lot. but here's the new thing. I have a cardiologist who I've seen twice and prescribes a med for my mixed hyperlipidemia and at my first appointment with her, she said it was so bad that I have premature heart disease. The med has helped and my endocrinologist said they got better but my levels are still high. So I saw my cardiologist this morning and she said my blood pressure came out high and now I need to do my blood pressure every week and email her the results. I think that's messed up. Plus I've been gaining all this extra weight totally unintentionally. I have no idea how Im gaining weight so much these last couple months when they said my diet is really good and I've had no changes. Does it mean I have high blood pressure now too? I know it was high just once but she makes it sound like such a big deal.
P. S. my paternal grandma died at age 60 because of the hyperlipidemia and stomach problems, then my dad almost died at age 46 because of it too. He had to get heart surgery to live because it caused clogged arteries and found that out after my sister taking him to the hospital for chest pain.

[Putricide]

You should look into the 80/10/10 raw lifestyle. :)
Cutting out meat & dairy & eggs will solve the cholesterol problem and a lot of people have healed various conditions eating only fruits and vegetables (and nuts and seeds).

Of course there's a lot of people saying "vegans don't get enough protein", "the vegan diet is deficien" etc. but you don't know until you've tried it :D

Personally, I got into a great shape, cured my hypothyroidism and I have a lot more energy. Here's a great channel about raw vegans & health benefits: https://www.youtube.com/user/FoodnSport/videos

[Kaylove96]

Oh wow! Seems like such a huge difference. And my endocrinologist said that my hypothyroidism is because of one of my 2 psychotropic meds

[becca123]

The weight gain with a cardiac issue could be fluid. You may want to tell your doctor next time, and get on a diuretic.

[Kaylove96]

Fluid? And what exactly is a diuretic?

[becca123]

A diuretic removed excess fluid from your body. A fluid build up CAN happen due to heart issues, it is way complicated to explain here though. If you have "puffy" hands and feet it could be fluid. This can also cause high blood pressure or be a side effect of high blood pressure.

[Kaylove96]

Oh gosh

[becca123]

Easily controlled by meds, no fear :). Just mention it at next appointment.

[Kaylove96]

Aww more meds

[becca123]

No, just tell your doc about the weight gain. Could be some of your meds doing it, too.

[Kaylove96]

I told the dietitian but I don't know if that does anything

[404filenotfound]

Blood pressure tends to fluctuate a lot. Also, there are a few variables that affect the reading as well: cuff size, anxiety, caffeine, nicotine, exercise, stress and others. She probably just wants to keep tabs on it to be sure. The best time to do a reading at home is when you're resting and not stressed out. I have anxiety and I've seen nurses freak out when they've tried to take my blood pressure and heart rate, I always tell them about my anxiety and they give me time to relax until the numbers come down some.

[Kaylove96]

Ok thank you. I guess I should keep in mind that it's not a big deal.

[404filenotfound]

Yea, anxiety'll just make it worse anyway. Take a few readings, see what happens and go from there. You're welcome by the way.

[Kaylove96]

Ok. I wonder if I can stop if I get a few that are fine.

[404filenotfound]

It's likely and it's definitely possible, I can't make guarantees though, unfortunately.