Low Blood Pressure And Weight Gain Posted: 07-16-07 03:25am
I have been on blood pressure medicine for
years. I've been on many diets and it's
hard to loose weight no matter what I try.
My sister had me use her watch that checks
your pulse rate. My pulse was between 63
and 65 (I tried it more than once). That
was my resting pulse rate. She thought
that was pretty low. We checked my dad's
and his was around 75. I'm 49. I go to the
gym 3 times a week. My Dad is 79 and has
arthritis and doesn't walk much. No matter
what diet I try I can't loose weight. I
thought after 7 months at the gym I would
be loosing weight. After seeing my pulse I
remembered about the blood pressure
medicine I'm on. I take 50 miliigrams of
Atenolol and 20 milligrams of Enalapril
every day. Atenolol I remember reading, is
a beta blocker and it slows your heart
rate down. Is it possible the Atenolol is
why my heart rate is so low and actually
keeping me from loosing weight?