Guest guest Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 Hello, As a neurosurgery nurse, I feel I have to chim in about high blood pressure. There are many causes of high blood pressure. Stress due to poor relationships with doctors is only one of them. Prednisone is another. Regardless of the cause, high blood pressure NEEDS TO BE MANAGED. If you can do it without meds, great. But walking around with a systolic bp > 140 or a diastolic > 90 puts you at significant risk for stroke. I have seen many, many people bleed into their brains and become quite vegetative as they had uncontrolled hypertension. I would highly recommend you follow your doctor's advice. I think he is very right not to give you celebrex if you are hypertensive as it is known to increase bp as a side effect. It took me 1.5 YEARS to feel better on xolair. If you feel it is not the right medication for you, or you don't want to wait and see (and, unfortunately, be patient), then please talk to your doctor about discontinuing it. It is your right to refuse medication. In the meantime, monitor your bp, cut the salt and ask for an investigation of the cause if you do not feel you have an adequate explanation (prednisone use, heredity etc...). Many cases of high bp have no cause but obviously merit treatment. Please listen to me on this one. The consequences (lifetime disability) are very grim. (currently caring for a semi-paralyzed patient who bleed secondary to uncontrolled hypertension. And she ain't old either....) Get news delivered with the All new . Enjoy RSS feeds right on your Mail page. Start today at http://mrd.mail./try_beta?.intl=ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2007 Report Share Posted June 23, 2007 I'd also like to chime in here. Not only does uncontrolled hypertension put you at significant risk for stroke, it also directly damages your kidney and heart, leading eventually to kidney failure and heart attacks. I'm with all the way here. Just because you many not be having symptoms of high blood pressure does not mean it is not now, as we speak, wreaking havoc in your body with eventual life-threatening consequences. There are plenty of middle-aged, not old, folks on kidney dialysis because they let their high blood pressure go and, believe, me it's not fun. Please, please, please don't allow your bp to go uncontrolled. And if you don't get along with your doctor, find another one regardless of the complications that may ensue. It will be impossible to get and stay well if you and your doctor are not a cooperative team. Fran > > Hello, > > As a neurosurgery nurse, I feel I have to chim in > about high blood pressure. There are many causes of > high blood pressure. Stress due to poor relationships > with doctors is only one of them. Prednisone is > another. Regardless of the cause, high blood pressure > NEEDS TO BE MANAGED. If you can do it without meds, > great. But walking around with a systolic bp > 140 or > a diastolic > 90 puts you at significant risk for > stroke. I have seen many, many people bleed into their > brains and become quite vegetative as they had > uncontrolled hypertension. I would highly recommend > you follow your doctor's advice. I think he is very > right not to give you celebrex if you are hypertensive > as it is known to increase bp as a side effect. > > It took me 1.5 YEARS to feel better on xolair. If you > feel it is not the right medication for you, or you > don't want to wait and see (and, unfortunately, be > patient), then please talk to your doctor about > discontinuing it. It is your right to refuse > medication. > > In the meantime, monitor your bp, cut the salt and ask > for an investigation of the cause if you do not feel > you have an adequate explanation (prednisone use, > heredity etc...). Many cases of high bp have no cause > but obviously merit treatment. > > Please listen to me on this one. The consequences > (lifetime disability) are very grim. > > > (currently caring for a semi-paralyzed patient who > bleed secondary to uncontrolled hypertension. And she > ain't old either....) > > > Get news delivered with the All new . Enjoy RSS feeds right on your Mail page. Start today at http://mrd.mail./try_beta?.intl=ca > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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