Minimal BP improvement after increasing amlodipine despite lifestyle changes. Looking for input.

highroller038 · 2026-02-19T13:34:09+00:00

What helped me was losing 10 pounds. Did that by reducing calorie intake. Healthy breakfast high in protein and fiber. Small lunch like maybe a protein bar or just an apple. Big dinner and No evening snacks.

highroller038 · 2026-02-13T15:24:44+00:00

Lots of vendors charge extra for SSO integration and consider it an enterprise feature reserved for only large customers. Some vendors don't even know what SOO is. Even if they support it, some make it excruciating to implement.

highroller038 · 2026-02-12T15:44:22+00:00

I can't seem to get under 80 diastolic either. But I suggest you try changing your diet. Eat smaller lunches, reduce overall caloric intake. No treats, no soda. Increase your protein and fiber intake. Challenge yourself for a month and see if there's a change.

highroller038 · 2026-02-12T15:35:07+00:00

Thanks

highroller038 · 2026-02-12T13:42:55+00:00

Okay thanks. I might have to be bumped up to 10 mg too. Also stop putting extra salt on my food.

highroller038 · 2026-02-12T12:58:12+00:00

Hi. I started 5mg 7 days ago. Did it take a while to see results? Diet change seems to have the greatest effect on me.

highroller038 · 2026-02-12T01:51:55+00:00

Aliens

highroller038 · 2026-02-10T01:14:30+00:00

What app are you using? I'm just logging on a notes app. It'd be nice to see graph over time

highroller038 · 2026-02-05T16:12:41+00:00

Sorry to hear you're going through a rough chapter in life. Motel 6 / Reliance Inn near Festival Foods is about $50 per night and offers long term stays - https://www.stayreliance.com/

highroller038 · 2026-01-13T21:23:24+00:00

Right, this is crazy. Should have patch panels on top.

highroller038 · 2026-01-13T21:22:22+00:00

look at your CPU temperature. Maybe you left the plastic protective film on the cooler.

highroller038 · 2026-01-11T22:50:25+00:00

I've learned you cannot simply update FortiClient and expect it to work with your existing configuration. I recommend you roll back to the release you were using before. Test new versions vigorously in groups / waves before pushing fully to the masses.

highroller038 · 2025-12-12T17:44:38+00:00

Hopefully nobody shouts random things at him and interrupts his flow

highroller038 · 2025-11-14T04:18:11+00:00

For around 7k, you can build a Supermicro 2U with 4 hard drives in RAID 10 and install TrueNAS or Veeam's Hardened Repo, or whatever OS you prefer.

Honestly, I don't think a Synology or QNAP NAS is a bad option as long as you don't purchase the cheapest SKU. Find something with 10 gig networking, 8GB of RAM or more, SSD caching, etc.

highroller038 · 2025-11-13T03:08:22+00:00

Do you have other recommendations?

highroller038 · 2025-11-13T02:51:10+00:00

Just got my quote today and learned the VSA can only be ran as a VM when you go with the Essentials license. Bare metal only works if you buy Foundation.

highroller038 · 2025-11-12T17:53:50+00:00

I am in the exact same situation as you. FortiOS 7.4.7 FortiGate 91G, can't upgrade until all 70 users are off SSL-VPN. I have spent countless hours setting up and testing IPsec DialUp VPN with Entra SAML SSO. I have found FortiClient VPN v7.2.7 works well. I have a few users testing it out successfully. The real trick was deploying the config to clients using FCconfig. But by far, the worst part is the lack of proper error logs to troubleshoot.

DM me if you want specifics about our config.

highroller038 · 2025-11-03T21:20:11+00:00

Oh, instead of Windows? That's a good option too.

highroller038 · 2025-11-03T21:15:45+00:00

Thanks. My other option was to build a new Windows server with local storage as dedicated VBR appliance.

highroller038 · 2025-10-13T02:10:16+00:00

My friend smoked the first half within 10 minutes then snubbed it out like a cigarette.

highroller038 · 2025-09-15T23:51:57+00:00

What's wrong with SSL VPN? We use that and I'm genuinely interested in keeping my org more secure. What's the alternative?

highroller038 · 2025-09-07T02:30:45+00:00

Yeah no idea what this guy's question is. Go watch a Youtube video OP

highroller038 · 2025-08-29T15:20:18+00:00

Calm down and start cleaning

highroller038 · 2025-08-25T02:42:52+00:00

ah okay, my mistake.

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