crobertsjr

Be careful self prescribing loop diuretics. They can have negative effects on electrolyte levels, which will create additional problems.

I am a retired RN. I would not start with Amlodipine. There are many other safer medications out there. Perhaps do a search on Google for the safest blood pressure medications. Then use Drugs.com to look at dosing, interactions, side effects, etc. Only you know your other health issues, if any, and your personal lifestyle. These things will effect what your best choice of medication will be.

There is also the possibility of it being postural hypotension (POTS). It should also be easily diagnosed by a good primary care physician,

If you have any complete tears they will not heal by any natural processes. I am a retired nurse and I have been through 3 shoulder repairs. I had an open incision left shoulder repair in Hua Hin. It was done very well but the equipment to do the arthroscopic repair was not available. As a result, only the ACL was repaired. I was inpatient for about four days. The pain control was marginal at best. I had PT for three months in Hua Hin. I had decent improvement but things were not right. Good physicians and good after care staffing. We had to travel to the USA for other reasons so I consulted an Ortho while I was there. He did a special MRI of the shoulder and recommended more surgery. I had the surgery done outpatient. There were three additional repairs including to the bicep, a bone spur removal, and repolish of the head of the humerus. All repairs were done arthroscopically. I was home the same afternoon with excellent pain management. I had physical therapy for three months and everything was fine. Last year, I had an accident while doing some construction and tore up the right shoulder. I tried the PT route in Hua Hin. Then, I went to Bangkok International Hospital and met with Dr. Vudhipong. He is outstanding. They still do not do outpatient repairs here and my tears and bicep fraying were pretty drastic. The delay in having the surgery allowed the muscle and tendon across the back of my shoulder blade to contract about 4 cm making the repair and recovery much more difficult. Dr. Vudhipong managed all the repairs using arthroscopic method. during the surgery. I did PT in the hospital for about a week. I should note I have underlying conditions so surgeries are a bit more difficult for me and it was no fault of the physician. I had excellent pain control throughout my stay. I completed my PT in Hua Hin without further problems and the right shoulder is actually better than the left, which was repaired in the states. For sure, you do not want any surgery that will require opening the joint. This is old style practice and leads to poorer results than the arthroscopes. Please feel free to message me privately if you would like to ask more questions.