My mother has extremely high blood pressure. Last night she went to the hospital with 233/100. They got it down using Cardizem, and prescribed that to her. She’s been on a bunch of different pills over the past few years.

She lives in rural West Virginia, and the doctors there have not really been, shall we say, the cream of the crop, so I’m not sure how up to date they are with the available medicines.

She’s 68 years old and she is a heavy smoker, but otherwise has great mobility, still drives, etc. (And she’s a very good cook!)

Thanks,
John

alright so my doctor said that I'm pretty darn low on my potassium–my muscles keep cramping up and so I'm wondering how low potassium causes that and how do you get low potassium to begin with?

I have been having killer "Charlie Horse's" in the middle of the night. I know that when you have these muscle spasms it's your body's way of telling you that you need potassium. I also know that potassium is found in bananas, but I dislike bananas with a passion. Is potassium found in any other fruit/vegetable/food besides bananas?

I bought a new water softener for my new house. I was told by the installer to only use potassium chloride and not salt. He said that salt will ruin the pipes. Is this true? Can I use salt? The reason I ask is because where I live the potassium chloride costs about 3 times as much as the salt.

I need to know what to keep in mind in serving or making a low potassium meal or diet. tnx

I currently am taking Coversyl 2mg every other day for high blood pressure (if I take it daily, my BP goes too low).

Another question, what multi-vitamin brand could you recommend for me that will not cause hyperacidity or that will relieve pre-menstrual syndrome? I am looking for a balanced combination of all the vitamins and minerals for a woman my age. Thanks.

Is it ok to make sure that you get all your nutrition, vitamins and minerals in 3 or 4 days?

..Because it is hard for me to get all of them in a single day!

Thanx!

I eat a lot of sodium and I don’t over-do it but eveything that I eat contains numerous amounts of sodium. I always read the nutrition facts on everything that I eat and it usually has a ot of sodium. Is sodium salt ? And is it bad for you?

I'm trying to find some interesting dessert recipes rich in potassium for someone with high blood pressure. Any help would be appreciated.