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I have had problems with my blood pressure off and on for about 12 years now. For the past 2 years, my doctor has had me on Clonidine, which worked great for the most part. Without it, my average BP was around 145/95, and with it, it was usually around 125/80.
On December 23 of last year, I had a headache wake me up from a dead sleep. I checked my BP and it was 174/110. I took my medicine, and it went down, but only to 148/98. When I took my second does later that day, it did nothing.
Ever since that time, I'm not getting headaches, but I have been having strange BP issues. The medicine seems like it either quit working completely out of nowhere, or I have something else going on. Now when I take my medicine, I will check my BP several times throughout the day. I have noticed an odd pattern - my systolic BP is staying around 130-135, but my diastolic BP is staying high, usually around 98-105. Two days ago, I even got the crap scared out of me when it read 142/128.
For the most part, I feel fine. I don't feel sick, no pains, no lightheadedness or dizziness, but I keep feeling like my face is warm off and on, and I get these spurts where I feel pressure in my head, mouth and ears, and sometimes a stiff neck, but no pain. These spells will last anywhere from 30 minutes to a few hours, then my BP goes normal for a while. This occurs several times throughout the day, every day since December 23.
I have an appointment with my doctor tomorrow, but I was just curious since I have had a very hard time finding any related info online, if anyone has any ideas of what could be causing this. I eat extremely healthy, and I don't drink. I do smoke, but I went 24 hours without one the other day and my BP actually went higher that day. I have also cut back from a pack a day to half a pack a day, but still no improvement. I even had a few days where I got a strange sensation on my forehead like someone was poking me with their finger, but not sure if it's related.
Any ideas?
edit: my doc's office just called and wants me in at 3 today, because the doctor said he doesn't want to wait to see me. Leave it to the doctor to scare the piss out of you
On December 23 of last year, I had a headache wake me up from a dead sleep. I checked my BP and it was 174/110. I took my medicine, and it went down, but only to 148/98. When I took my second does later that day, it did nothing.
Ever since that time, I'm not getting headaches, but I have been having strange BP issues. The medicine seems like it either quit working completely out of nowhere, or I have something else going on. Now when I take my medicine, I will check my BP several times throughout the day. I have noticed an odd pattern - my systolic BP is staying around 130-135, but my diastolic BP is staying high, usually around 98-105. Two days ago, I even got the crap scared out of me when it read 142/128.
For the most part, I feel fine. I don't feel sick, no pains, no lightheadedness or dizziness, but I keep feeling like my face is warm off and on, and I get these spurts where I feel pressure in my head, mouth and ears, and sometimes a stiff neck, but no pain. These spells will last anywhere from 30 minutes to a few hours, then my BP goes normal for a while. This occurs several times throughout the day, every day since December 23.
I have an appointment with my doctor tomorrow, but I was just curious since I have had a very hard time finding any related info online, if anyone has any ideas of what could be causing this. I eat extremely healthy, and I don't drink. I do smoke, but I went 24 hours without one the other day and my BP actually went higher that day. I have also cut back from a pack a day to half a pack a day, but still no improvement. I even had a few days where I got a strange sensation on my forehead like someone was poking me with their finger, but not sure if it's related.
Any ideas?
edit: my doc's office just called and wants me in at 3 today, because the doctor said he doesn't want to wait to see me. Leave it to the doctor to scare the piss out of you
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