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blood pressure up and down

sohurt62
sohurt62
Hello - I went for my cardiology check-up in June of this year and was surprised to see my blood pressure up. It was 152/92 and I have been on 20 mg. of lisinopril for a couple of years. I also take 75 mg. of atelenol for heart palpations. Anyway, all summer it has been high, sometime the bottom number over 100. My doctor increased my lisinopril to 40 mgs. and told me to take it at night before bedtime. The reason for this is because my blood pressure is high when I get up in the mornings. After about a month, my blood pressure came down, heart rate even got slower, below 60 at times, so I checked with my doctor and he said if it got too low, I could go back to taking one 20 mgs. Well, I have done that for about 3 weeks and this morning my blood pressure was back up again. I just wanted to touch base to see if anyone else has this problem and if they are taking 40 mgs. of lisinopril. I can't help but worry if the medication will lower my heartrate too low, but my doctor isn't worried about it. Everyone says lisinopril is a good drug for blood pressure, but I just need someone to talk to about this problem. Thanks for listening.
bmason
bmason
Im sorry I dont have any answers, I take antenenol 25mgs. My bp has been going down sense Ive changed my diet. Ive cut out sugar, low fat, eatting lots of veggies and complex carbs like oatbran and barley.
zzztop
zzztop
I think blood pressure does go up and down all day. there are no pills that can keep it 118/70 all day long. My blood pressure is always high in morning, when I get real upset, also age has alot to do with your bp. It is normal for it to get higher the arteries are not piable any more they are stiff so the heart works harder. I think all these pills with such horrible side effects is just getting out of hand. I will not take them. I walk alot all my blood panels are good I have good kidneys some of these bp meds and statins can ruin your kidneys. Also I have white coat symdrom my blood pressure was 138/96 and they wanted to give me hbp meds. I got them felt horrible. and I,am a healthy person . I have never had a cold. I have exercized all my life. I have energy I get tired in the after noon but I get up at 5:15am . I think bB Mason did the right thing loose weight , exersize eat right. best thing you can do. My brother in law at the age of 25 had to have a physical for a job his bp was over 200/140 it is caleed malignant hypertension. he has been on hbp meds. for years. but he is fat eats like a pig and never exercizes and his dr told him pills can,t do it all . wish you lots of luch . I have pcp,s also. heart palpatations do you know many HBP meds. can cause your heart to skip beats also. It is a mess to me and drives people crazy, and anxiety. and stress and stress can cause all the peaks and lows with BP.
deleted_user
deleted_user
This is a couple weeks after you wrote, but thought I'd add that when I eat oatmeal in the morning, it helps my blood pressure. Also raisins, and other foods with potassium in them. Celery helps relax the blood vessels & open them up a little, so even if it's not your favorite thing, try eating a couple stalks of celery every day.

It's hard, but try not to stress about it too much, cause that will raise the bp too. Make sure you're getting enough sleep (7 hours is best) and drinking enough water - it helps thin the blood a bit.I brought mine down from when I went to the hospital for it at 210/110 to normally around 117/72 by doing things like this. Hope this helps! : )

When I first tried my Lisinopril, my doc told me if my bp went below 80/50 to let her know.