[GoneGirl]

Clara, I didn't know you had been poorly and delighted you are on the mend. I may add that water retention is common with high blood pressure. My doctor prescribed benzofluozide (spelling off the top of my head) these are a 1 a day tablet and certainly removed the slightly swollen sections of my legs. I don't know if your symptoms are exactly the same but I found that I could create dimples in my slightly puffed ankles and shins when pressed with a finger.

Thinking of you both and prey for a speedy recovery.

Many hugs

Heather

Thanks, Heather. As usual, you are a sweetheart. Yes, I can push my skin in around the ankles and leave an indentation. It's not caused by high blood pressure. I have low BP for someone my age sans medication (116/75 at my recent check up). I'm taking a diuretic (25 mg Hydrochlorothiazide) at the moment which is helping. The swelling is always worse in the evening. This started about a month ago when I got sick with the intestinal stress (D-word).

I suspect the itching is an allergic reaction to something in the AA herbs I was taking. Since stopping my program 4 days ago, the itching has already started to subside. I was taking Pygeum, Spearmint Leaf, and MACA from Swanson along with Ainterol R1 PM.

Clara