Side Effects of BP Medication

It's been a week since I've had to take a Xanax. I'm very happy about that. I saw a new doctor yesterday when I got the flu shot. I talked so much about my mess we alarmist forgot my flu shot.

My BP was 126/74. I was happy because I didn't take anything extra to keep me calm. I only took my BP Rxs. I spoke to the practitioner about my mess and the side effects of my new BP pill. Dry mouth, dry tongue, dry skin, constipation and stomach cramps. So I showed the practitioner my tongue to better determine the side effects I'm going through.

My tongue is cracked in certain parts. There's a thin layer of liquid on it as well. The tip has black spots popping out. At what point so I stop taking this Rx? It has made me feel better, though. I told the practitioner this. The practitioner gave me a Rx for the constipation (use as needed), a Rx for special lotion,

My weight didn't go up. :-))). However, it didn't go down either. :-(. I need to lose weight!!!

The one thing I changed today to improve my health is I switched out my reusable water bottle. I went from having an 8oz sports bottle to a three cup reusable 7-11 chiller cup. I already drank 3 cups. My tongue looks better.  The black spots went away. The cracks are less separated. I'll post a pic at the bottom.

Here are pictures of before and during.  

Before the change in cups 

Day of cup change. 

4.17.13

Today hubby and I walked over a mile. Trying to find my pulse my first reading was 72. Whaat? I took it again. 100. Ok that's realistic for me.

We had to deviate from our walk when the corner neighbor arrived home. We went back one block and walked down until we felt the neighbor entered the house. We went back up and finished our walk. We did not see our famous neighbor whose dogs escape on a regular basis.

Hubby told me on our walk that apparently last night I went to the freezer and grabbed a Popsicle. He asked me what I was doing. Hindsight we see that I may have been sleepwalking. If not not all together awake. I never answered him. When he came to bed he found the Popsicle stick on the bed. I was asleep.

I do know that an hour before, I headed for bed. Then I came out and got my bottle of water because I was thirsty. I must have still been very thirsty. My rx does tend to leave me with a dry mouth.