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People's Pharmacy: Will water raise blood pressure?
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When we ask how much water is healthy for us, the standard response is eight glasses per day. If someone had high blood pressure, could eight glasses of water per day be too much?
A: There is surprisingly little research on the amount of water most people should drink. Although it is a common belief that people need eight glasses daily, there is no scientific support for this idea (Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, June 2008). The National Academy of Sciences recommends drinking when thirsty rather than consuming a specific number of glasses daily.
It is unlikely that drinking water raises blood pressure. A healthy body regulates fluids and electrolytes quickly. Although diuretics lower blood pressure, the exact mechanism remains mysterious (Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System, December 2004).
Q: My 86-year-old sister takes amitriptyline. I worry that this drug could be affecting her balance. She uses a cane and always seems unsteady on her feet. She has fallen many times. Is amitriptyline safe for someone her age?
A: This antidepressant is generally considered inappropriate for older people. Although it is sometimes prescribed to ease nerve pain or help people sleep, amitriptyline can cause mental confusion, lack of coordination, dizziness, dry mouth, blurred vision and constipation.
A fall that results in a fracture could be life-threatening. Your sister's doctor should re-evaluate this prescription.
Q: About 12 years ago, I experienced symptoms similar to stroke. I was hospitalized for five days , a nd several specialists examined me.
The symptoms quickly resolved and have not recurred. They finally diagnosed my condition as atypical migraine. I never have headaches, although after that time I have had auras, which look like kaleidoscope lights.
No one ever figured out what triggered the migraine event. Licorice was never a suspect. Now though, I wonder if it could be the culprit.
I recently made a firm commitment to stop eating black licorice because of my hypertension. It's too early to say for sure, but my frequent excruciating leg cramps seem less common, and so are the auras. Is red licorice as much of a health risk as black?
A: Black licorice can cause high blood pressure, hormonal imbalance and severe headaches. A Swedish gymnastics teacher was written up in The Lancet (Feb. 10, 1979) because her passion for licorice resulted in migraines, loss of libido and severe hypertension. When the licorice was discontinued, her symptoms subsided.
Red licorice is safe since it does not contain the ingredient (glycyrrhizin) that causes the problem.
Q: I experienced leg cramps that started in my toes and went up almost to my diaphragm. I tried sublingual homeopathic tablets, without success.
My son, a handball player, told me the professional handball players use pickle juice for cramps. I tried it, and it worked almost instantaneously.
A: Many doctors find such anecdotes silly and hard to believe, but there are no Food and Drug Administration-approved drugs for easing leg cramps.
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Q: When we ask how much water is healthy for us, the standard response is eight glasses per day. If someone had high blood pressure, could eight glasses of water per day be too much?
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