Bp & arginine

[Thunder]

Ok, i'm gonna post this on a few forums to see what kind of thought people give.

I run a bp med that is used for migraines also. It slows the heart down to where you get winded just going up stairs.


Arginine converts to NO which dilates the blood vessels to help with pumps.

So my question & i don't see studies that mean a thing. Can Arginine or a No product help with blood pressure?

 

[Glycomann]

from Wikipedia:

"Helps decrease blood pressure in clinical hypertensive subjects [10][11][12] NO-mediated decrease in blood pressure is influenced by both the L-arginine-dependent nitric oxide synthase pathway and non-L-arginine or alternative pathway through nitrate-rich foods such as beets and spinach."

Gokce, N.. (October 2004). "L-Arginine and hypertension". Journal of Nutrition 134 (10 Suppl): 2807S–2811S REVIEW. PMID 15465790.


Rajapakse, N.W.; et al. (December 2008). "Exogenous L-arginine ameliorates angiotensin II-induced hypertension and renal damage in rats". Hypertension 52 (6): 1084–1090. doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.108.114298. PMC 2680209. PMID 18981330. Retrieved 2009-11-29.


Dong JY, Qin LQ, Zhang Z, Zhao Y, Wang J, Arigoni F, Zhang W. (2011). "Effect of oral L-arginine supplementation on blood pressure: a meta-analysis of randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials". American Heart Journal 162 (6): 959–965. doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2011.09.012. PMID 22137067.

 

[liftsiron]

I use a PDE-5 inhibitor, calias works well for me.

 

[Thunder]

from Wikipedia:

"Helps decrease blood pressure in clinical hypertensive subjects [10][11][12] NO-mediated decrease in blood pressure is influenced by both the L-arginine-dependent nitric oxide synthase pathway and non-L-arginine or alternative pathway through nitrate-rich foods such as beets and spinach."

Gokce, N.. (October 2004). "L-Arginine and hypertension". Journal of Nutrition 134 (10 Suppl): 2807S?2811S REVIEW. PMID 15465790.


Rajapakse, N.W.; et al. (December 2008). "Exogenous L-arginine ameliorates angiotensin II-induced hypertension and renal damage in rats". Hypertension 52 (6): 1084?1090. doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.108.114298. PMC 2680209. PMID 18981330. Retrieved 2009-11-29.


Dong JY, Qin LQ, Zhang Z, Zhao Y, Wang J, Arigoni F, Zhang W. (2011). "Effect of oral L-arginine supplementation on blood pressure: a meta-analysis of randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials". American Heart Journal 162 (6): 959?965. doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2011.09.012. PMID 22137067.

Thanks... I'm thinking of using Agmatine.

 

[Thunder]

I use a PDE-5 inhibitor, calias works well for me.

I'll look into this also.. looking to drop the bp med.