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...
I have been on this site before because of estrangement from my daughter.
Now, I am seeking advice on how to get my blood pressure under control. I saw my cardiologist last Friday and he described my reading as up a little. It was 152/90. I had been sitting for over and hour in his office and got up, went in to have it checked and that is what it was. Over the weekend, it was various numbers such as 176/94, 178/96, then on Sunday, when we went out of town, it did get lower - 138/83, one time it was 122/76 at resting state. My cardiologist increased my lisinopril to 40 mgs. and take at bedtime. I wasn't comfortable with bedtime, so I took one and bedtime and one when I got up this a.m. The bottom number is still 90. This is freaking me out. I am very high strung, still no relationship with my daughter or grandchildren (by their choosing) and I just wonder if this blood pressure is just me. It is beginning to flip me out, especially everytime I take it. Does anyone know how long it takes for a higher dose of lisinopril to kick in? If anyone has any suggestions on what I can or should do, please talk to me.
Thanks so much.
Now, I am seeking advice on how to get my blood pressure under control. I saw my cardiologist last Friday and he described my reading as up a little. It was 152/90. I had been sitting for over and hour in his office and got up, went in to have it checked and that is what it was. Over the weekend, it was various numbers such as 176/94, 178/96, then on Sunday, when we went out of town, it did get lower - 138/83, one time it was 122/76 at resting state. My cardiologist increased my lisinopril to 40 mgs. and take at bedtime. I wasn't comfortable with bedtime, so I took one and bedtime and one when I got up this a.m. The bottom number is still 90. This is freaking me out. I am very high strung, still no relationship with my daughter or grandchildren (by their choosing) and I just wonder if this blood pressure is just me. It is beginning to flip me out, especially everytime I take it. Does anyone know how long it takes for a higher dose of lisinopril to kick in? If anyone has any suggestions on what I can or should do, please talk to me.
Thanks so much.
If you want to get your BP down medically, adding a diuretic is a simple and usually sure fire way to get it down. So saying, I can't take them! But they do work on me (where I struggle getting the BP down with other drugs)
Stress will definitely add to your BP. If you remove the stresses, you may see your BP go down.
John