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Hello, JK (@contentandwell)
I've never tried Alpine skiing, but I used to enjoy x-country skiing. That may have helped with my balance––my ability to recover from near-falls. More recently I have been doing quite a lot of indoor balance work (thanks to PT); I expect all that work has helped to hone my skill not to fall but to catch myself and remain on my feet.
As far as I know, Amlodipine and the other two you mention, Lisinopril and Losartan, are distinct BP medications. When I was first diagnosed with hypertension (15 years ago?) I was prescribed Hydrochlorzide (that's a guess at the name), but was later moved to Lisinopril, and now to Losartan. Amlodipine was an even more recent addition (about the time I first noticed the swelling). Now that my primary has okayed my stopping the Amlodipine––and my BP continues to look good––she is talking about maybe reducing even the Losartan; she and I will discuss that at my next annual exam, next month.
I hope you are having an enjoyable weekend.
Best wishes,
Ray (@ray666)
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@ray666 Thanks, Ray.
I hope your weekend is going well too. Since being retired it's difficult to distinguish weekends from weekdays, except for appointments on weekdays.
I am on Tymlos for osteoporosis and that often lowers BP so I hope when I come off of it (you can only be on it for a limited amount of time) that my BP doesn't increase by so much that I need a medication again. I'm already taking more medications than I like.
I do a lot of YouTube exercise videos and there are many out there for balance. I really should get back to doing some of those but when I do push myself to exercise I generally either do cardio or exercises with weights. I realize that balance is more functional but I like the feeling of accomplishing more with the other types of exercises.
JK