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To: Frank Walker who wrote (7989)	12/30/2009 8:06:20 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 39298

The uncorrected systolic rises over a few days from 120/80 to 160/90. I was taking 40 mg Micardis HCT. At first I dropped the diuretic and cut the Micardis in half. After a few months of still satisfactory BP I dropped the Micardis altogether. In the process of doing that my doctor told me something I hadn't considered. I had assumed you had to take the stuff exactly the same every day. But when I asked about dropping it altogether, she said I could take it every other day or once or twice a week or whatever it took to keep my BP where it's supposed to be. She left me to figure out how much of the med I needed. I pass that along in case, instead of periodically testing cold turkey, you might want to see what happens to your BP if you take it every two or three days instead of every day. Will check out folic acid. I don't see how it could hurt. I took folic acid, B6, and B12 for a couple of decades for high homocysteine and assorted heart risks. Now I just take a single B complex, which includes all three. B vitamins seem to me a safe and simple thing to do for your heart on general principles.