Has anyone dealt with blood pressure went from scary to perfect - anyone else??

dave_SLC said:

Dr.BariatricHTX said: ...we don't know the long-term effects of cardiovascular risk...

dave_SLC said:

...we're creating a generation dependent on cardiovascular risk...

I understand the concern, but consider this analogy: are we "creating a generation dependent on" blood pressure medication? Cholesterol medication? Thyroid medication?

Obesity is a chronic disease with biological drivers. Treating it with medication is no different from treating any other chronic condition. The "dependency" framing implies weakness or moral failure — neither of which is accurate.

If ongoing medication is what keeps someone healthy, that's successful treatment, not dependency.

dave_SLC said:

Dr.BariatricHTX said: ...we don't know the long-term effects of cardiovascular risk...

6 month update on cardiovascular risk: down 40 lbs, off blood pressure meds, A1C normalized. Genuinely life-changing.

dave_SLC said:

Dr.BariatricHTX said: ...we don't know the long-term effects of cardiovascular risk...

This is exactly what I could not find anywhere else. I will report back once I have actually tried it.

Adding the clinical framing, because it changes how the question reads.

Dizziness and cardiovascular risk: I was lightheaded for the first 3 weeks. Root cause was a combination of reduced caloric intake and mild dehydration.

Fix: minimum 80-100oz water daily, don't skip meals even if you're not hungry (eat small protein-rich snacks), and stand up slowly from sitting/lying positions. Also check your blood pressure — GLP-1-induced weight loss can make BP meds too strong, requiring dose reduction.

LipidDoc_ATL said:

6 month update on cardiovascular risk: down 40 lbs, off blood pressure meds, A1C normalized.

SUSTAIN-6 was the first CVOT to show cardiovascular benefit with semaglutide, relevant to cardiovascular risk. In 3,297 T2DM patients with high CV risk: MACE HR 0.74 (95% CI 0.58-0.95, p=0.02)[1].

Notable: the retinopathy signal in SUSTAIN-6 (HR 1.76) was subsequently attributed to rapid A1C reduction in patients with pre-existing retinopathy — not a direct drug effect. This has been confirmed in longer-term follow-up studies.