Re: Blood Pressure - Irene

[Guest guest]

Because your feeling pain you have high blood pressure? Well I have

felt pain for the last 8 years now take daily pain medication and my

pain meds are a little stronger then Tylenol#3 and I do take it

several times a day to just function. But I would think that is so

odd!

Sandie

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> Hi Sandie,

> I'm glad you kept the appointment with the Neuro! He will know

exactly on what medications you need to be on for the Migraines

Headaches. For my Migraines Headaches, I take Tylenol#3, medication

that was prescribed to me, by my specialist is called Midrin. It's

not available in Canada though. It's a medication that's only

available in the US and my dr is in the US too.

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> I don't have any Blood Pressure problems, as it was explained to me

because the body is feeling pain and I'm not feeling well, your blood

pressure will be affected. My normal blood pressure is 120/80.

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> When my blood pressure falls...I get very lightheaded and dizzy. I

only have fainted once.

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> For the blood pressure questions.....

> Mine can go as high 155/108? 147/105? 130/98 124/90 and my pulse

can go as high as 124

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> and at the same time it can?drop as low 90/66 and then I start

feeling the chills/cold and it feels I'm living Antarctica lol!

>

> Irene

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> ---- Original Message ----

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> To: Breathe-Support

> Sent: Sat, 26 Jan 2008 12:17 pm

> Subject: Blood Pressure?

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> Good Morning! I have been a little busy this last week. I had

> college start and was behind and then overwhelmed with all the

> homework and so exhausted after a days work and had to do homework.

> Not sure how I am going to manage all this but I will figure it out.

>

> I have been looking into all sorts of things trying to figure out

as

> you know a diagnoses of whats wrong with me. Bruce I did take your

> suggestion and made an appt with a Neurologist about my migraine

> medication. My GP offered to switch it and " save me an appt with

> Neurology " I said we can switch it but I am still keeping my appt

> with Neuro! So she changed me from Verapamil CR 180mg once a day to

> propranolol twice a day(40 mg). All this for migraines. Well I said

> fine I will try it and see. The issue and the point of this email

is

> before I started the propranolol my blood pressure would run a

little

> low probably because I was taking blood pressure medication not for

> high blood pressure so I assume that is kind of normal.

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> Well remember when I had the Pulmonary stress test and the doctor

> asked me if I had high blood pressure and I said no it should be

low

> because I take Verapamil every day. He said well this is odd

because

> your blood pressure started out low and with any exercise your

going

> to 198/94 or something like that. I said hmm, dont know. Well I

> decided to get a blood pressure machine and monitor my pressure at

> home I am always feeling dizzy and light headed etc when up and

> moving around.

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> Thursday evening: 140/99, 130/88, 124/90, 125/88,137/93

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> Friday morning: (about 30 minutes out of bed after sitting in the

> chair) 116/89

> 3:45PM 129/90

> 7:30PM 113/89

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> Saturday morning: 147/93 (this seems high for just being out of

bed!)

> 10:35AM 120/89

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> Now I did some checking and of course the nurses at the clinic said

> to bring my machine in and do it there, because its always normal

> when I go in. I said because you have a human taking it manually,

> they dont have a machine or an automatic one, but their waiting

room

> does, and they even have a sign on it this machine is VERY

ACCURATE.

> Well if I take it on there my blood pressure is the same readings I

> get on mine.

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> So the question is dont you all find this very ODD that I would

have

> any bit of high blood pressure at all when especially I take

> medication for an unrelated thing so I should never have high blood

> pressure. Now I know its not the systolic one but its the dystolic

> one that bothers me!

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> Any ideas?

>

> Thanks everyone. I have been reading the posts and just sitting

here

> this morning wanting to scream because I cant believe how cruel

some

> of this companies we all have to deal with are so cruel!

>

> Sandie

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> Ps. I am on my way out to go to work at the restaurant have to

cover

> one of the cooks today (hope I dont pass out because I feel like

crap)

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