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high blood preasure

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damn depakote has made me put on some weight and i am worried about high blood preasure...can you feel that? dose hi blood preasure make ya feel funny?
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If it's not one thing it's another huh? If your worried about your BP it is best to get it checked. Sometimes there are symptoms but sometimes there aren't. You might get headaches or get dizzy or nauseaus but there is no way to know for sure without having it checked. At my doc where I go I don't even have to have an appointment to just get it checked. I might have to wait a bit but one of the med assts will take it for me. You might want to call and see though. :)
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yeah it was hi last time i was in.....i worry it wont go down
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High BP can kill.
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Most pharmacies will do a blood pressure check for you.
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you can buy your own Blood pressure test, BP varies a lot, if you have your own set up you can check it at different times. I had one that just fit on my wrist.
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Make sure you monitor closely your blood pressure.
Untreated high blood pressure may damage internal organs.
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I'm having one of those 24-hour Blood Pressure Monitors fitted in between Christmas & New Year.

The results will be interesting :-)
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Most of the time high blood pressure can't be felt. That's why it goes undiagnosed in so many people.
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