Posted 3/23/2015 3:30 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Loring,
I had a dr yrs ago that would take my bp, and it was always up. She put me on bp meds and yet when I would see her my #'s would be so high. She thought I was in stroke territory. She wanted to add more meds!
I decided to keep track of my bp at home and I found my bp was actually low. I kept a record of my readings for a month and brought them into her, she was stunned.
I told her the ride into her office was very stressful, plus knowing she was getting all worked up, & the cuff was so tight & painful - all this stressed me no end. I would take the med at home normally, and feel like I was going to pass out, bc the bp would actually drop.
She took me off the med and my bp is low to normal. I had to change my pcp, so I had to explain it all to him. My cardio dr understands and we are both on the same page.
Maybe take you own readings several times per day to get a baseline. Chronic pain can raise your #'s but for some of us, I guess our bodies get used to that level of pain & it doesn't always show on the test.
Hope the resting & fluids help you to feel better very soon.
God bless. Alice.