", so she started me on some new drug to try for a month."
thats crazy. these hbp meds make your bloodstream keep hold of potassium. if you eat too much potassium you will pass out. why screw with the body's ability to regulate itself. you are obviously dehydrated and potassium deficient.
wouldnt you rather just supplement potassium?
people can and do hurt themselves with everything. a girl won a water drinking contest at a radio station stunt and promptly keeled over dead.
the main thing is to know what you have and the parameters for using it. one can get too much of anything.
IMAM for your adrenals (and hydration). and get a handle on this BP thing.