High Blood Pressure Support Group
Hypertension or high blood pressure is a medical condition wherein the blood pressure is chronically elevated. Persistent hypertension is one of the risk factors for strokes, heart attacks, heart failure and arterial aneurysm, and is a leading cause of chronic renal failure. Doctors recommend weight loss and regular exercise as the first steps in treating mild to moderate...
The other day my blood pressure got very high and i had to call the doctor i started freaking out and going into panic mode which made it worse. He told me to calm down and he wanted to see me the next morning. Well come to find out my bp machine was inaccurate and giving me wrong readings. I took it to the dr. to compare. Well when i got there my bp was 142/84 then it was 140/90 10 minutes later 135/86. My heart was racing and he was asking me are you stressed and i was like yes. He then decided to up my dosage of meds. I take Azor 5/20 mg he is now making me take 5/40mg. WHY? I dont feel my blood pressure was dangeroulsy high! I hate being on this medicine in the first place so to be on a higher dosage scares me. He said he didnt like those numbers. I feel it was because of the doctors visit but i do have bad anxiety which makes it worse! He also said he thinks my body is to used to the medication. The medicine is great as far as side effects. I havent had any at all accept a little tiredness. I feel like i should tell him i would rather stay on the dosage i am on. Im just trying to trust what he is saying but it is very hard. Is 5/40mg a real high dosage of medication??
I really can't give you advice on the medication because I have never heard of Azor before, however I can identify with you as far as stress being a factor with HBP. I am getting ready to change medications because the one I have been taking is too expensive. Tomorrow is the first day I will take my new medication, and I decided to prepare a chart to keep track of my BP readings more closely to see how the new medication is working. I sat down and took my BP just a few minutes ago to have as a point of reference and it was 160/86. I like you panicked and immediately felt a pressure on the left side of my chest (I have had this feeling before when I'm stressed out).
So I decided to come and find out if anyone had written a post on suggestions for lowering blood pressure quickly (Ha Ha Ha), and I found your post so I decided to add my two cents worth, and I already feel much better, the pressure is gone. It is always amazing to me the power of the mind. I'm sure that my new medication will work well for me, I'm just always reluctant to change and wonder if there will be different or more side effects.
I need to trust in God and take it one step at a time. Sorry that I had no advice for you. I wish you the best.
140/90 (your worst reading) really is not that high. Over the years (and on different drugs) I have wavered between 120/80 and 175/115 when measured by a doctor or nurse.
I almost always have a reading 10-20 points higher at the doctor's than at home. My doctor can tell this when I get a 24-hour monitor fitted... very high the first couple of readings (at the doctor's), then dropping down.
John