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Message: [QUOTE="sledog, post: 3610705, member: 195"] First, what is your BP?? Also, what is your salt content. You can get your sodium (Na) and Chloride (Cl) ion levels in a Comp Metabolism Panel (CMP) , a common bt that your MD must have ordered. The diuretics are typically Lasix (given to race horses, but 'old' now), Chlorthalidone, and Chlorothiazide (CTHZ). If those don't work, typical go to an ACE inhibitor like Enalapril. Or next step would be a calcium channel blocker like Amlodipine. Both of these block the tendency of blood vessels to contact - so they dilate, thereby increasing the diameter of the pipe and lowering pressure. Check your blood test data. [/QUOTE]