High Blood Pressure?
12-21-2017 | 11:37 AM
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... For the last several years I've been on the Lisinopril. I started at 10 mg and was on that for quite a while. Down the line I was a little lightheaded and with the nurse prac's permission, cut it down to 5 mg and have done fine on that.
How long of a try did you give the meds, Patricia? When you say you felt shi$$y, what were you experiencing? 5 mg is VERY low dose, you could try it again until you can see a doc.
How long of a try did you give the meds, Patricia? When you say you felt shi$$y, what were you experiencing? 5 mg is VERY low dose, you could try it again until you can see a doc.
^Lisinopril is the one that made me feel sick after a few weeks on it.
12-21-2017 | 01:39 PM
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12-21-2017 | 02:20 PM
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Yeah, that was exactly what I thought when I had high blood pressure at the treatment of my broken foot. Trouble is it didn't ever go back down.
I have an appointment tomorrow (12-22-17) with a Kaiser doctor in Loveland. Good!
I have an appointment tomorrow (12-22-17) with a Kaiser doctor in Loveland. Good!
12-21-2017 | 02:29 PM
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The late wife had “White Coat HBP”. He BP would sky rocket at each appointment. Last week prior to my foot surgery my BP was very high. The nurse was concerned but the doctor said ‘you are laying here with just a hospital gown, you are hooked to monitors, you have an IV in your hand and in a few minutes I’m going to cut you foot open. Hell your BP should be high’. It was normal afterwards.
I use the following to monitor my BP. My cardiologist requested that I keep track and possibly chart my BP. This one does it all for me.
https://www.getqardio.com/qardioarm-...t=Qardio%20Arm
I use the following to monitor my BP. My cardiologist requested that I keep track and possibly chart my BP. This one does it all for me.
https://www.getqardio.com/qardioarm-...t=Qardio%20Arm
12-25-2017 | 07:25 PM
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My blood pressure is much higher (as much as 20 points) in the morning than in the evening. Since my checkups are always early morning appointments my medical record indicates chronic borderline hypertension, even on my current suite of meds. But overall my doctor is happy with my current overall bp. I took readings myself three times a day for a week and brought in the log after calibrating my home cuff with the reading at his office. My physician also told me that my experience with higher morning bp is quite common.
I've been fortunate in that I've never had any significant side effects from any of my BP meds. I did have issues with a cholesterol med but found another that proved even more effective with no obvious side effects.
I've been fortunate in that I've never had any significant side effects from any of my BP meds. I did have issues with a cholesterol med but found another that proved even more effective with no obvious side effects.
12-26-2017 | 06:42 AM
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There are an amazing number of things that can "boost" your BP. I have GERD and IBS and when I am in a flare up, my BP goes all over the place, but mostly high. My BP is currently well under control, and I will speak to the doc next week about lowering my already low dosage.
Patty, the issue with light-headedness seem somewhat common, from what I have heard, until they get the doing correct.
Scoots, thanks for the heads up on the Qardio, I have been through a few Omrons. My latest lost 3 months of readings during the transfer to my phone and stopped communicating through BluTooth. This not the worst, but it made me scramble to get the all of the info "on paper" so I could make it to the doctor's appointment.
Patty, the issue with light-headedness seem somewhat common, from what I have heard, until they get the doing correct.
Scoots, thanks for the heads up on the Qardio, I have been through a few Omrons. My latest lost 3 months of readings during the transfer to my phone and stopped communicating through BluTooth. This not the worst, but it made me scramble to get the all of the info "on paper" so I could make it to the doctor's appointment.
12-26-2017 | 05:42 PM
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