Teen with High BP, need info.. - High & Low Blood Pressure Message Board

sonic · 12-12-2007, 08:03 PM

Hi..My son is 19 & was admitted to the hosp. on monday b/c his vision was blurry & his eye dr suggested it. well as soon as the hosp. took his BP they said he's not leaving till it goes down. at the time it was 205/156

I was stunned! they took blood/urine/ct scans/chest x-rays/stomach ultra-sound..etc..they gave him bp meds & his bp came down but is still high.

i am WORRIED to put it mildly..what the %$# is wrong with him??

they said this is NOT normal for a 19 yr old to have such high bp.. they gave us a script for potasium supplement/norvasc & another bp med..its been 9 hrs since he took them & he feels like crap.nauseated/cant hold down food./dizzy....etc..is this normal?

he has alot of headaches & is stressed out about missing exams (collage)
please put my mind at ease ..i dont know what to think.

famnd · 12-12-2007, 10:00 PM

Make sure he hasn't been taking any illegal or street drugs because they can cause HBP. Don't leave him alone. What is the other drug he is taking? Fam

sonic · 12-12-2007, 11:02 PM

HI & thanks for replying...

he is taking SlowK 2 tabs twice a day
Norvasc 5mg..1 & half pills a day
Apo-hydralazine 25mg ..4 times a day

He has never takin street drugs..the most he takes is advil for headaches & accasional gravol.

will this just take time to get his body adjusted to all this new medication? l
He is soooo thin & eats like a bird & when he does eat its usually cereal/pasta or fruit.

leea1206 · 12-15-2007, 10:56 AM

Sonic-

When do you get the test result's back? Sound's like they were very thorough with testing. I know you want to know NOW, what is going on. You will hopefully know alot more when the tests come back.

As for the meds, he was rxed 3 things at once, so it is no wonder that he is having some side effects. It's my understanding, it usually takes a few days to a few weeks to adjust to a new med, depending on the drug. I would call the Dr., describing his side effects as they might want to fine-tune his rxes. It may take a few adjustments, so that he is feeling better and his BP is improved, as well.

Sorry you are going through this ordeal. It is scary when your child is so young to be going through something like this.

Best wishes,
Leea

jacal5 · 12-16-2007, 03:26 PM

I just posted about Aleve raising my blood pressure to 140/82 from low to normal ranges in three weeks. I read that Advil can raise the pressure also. Don't take for granted that the doctors are aware of this, it's been my experience that many doctor's aren't aware of side effects of both prescription and/or non-prescription drugs. I stopped taking Aleve immediately after I researched this info.

If he had high blood pressure to start with, Advil could have made it worse.

Hope your son gets well soon!