help! I'm stressing out! - High & Low Blood Pressure Message Board

katarina66 · 04-24-2009, 06:17 AM

Since my blood pressure shot through the roof last Feb, Nothing the doc gives me seems to work for more than a week. Each tab brings it down, then hey presto, it creeps up again. Today it's 190/103, some one please tell me they've been higher than that with no ill effects. I don't see doc again till next wed.

DW123 · 04-24-2009, 01:47 PM

I was in the hospital a week ago my bp got as high as 215/130. I have had test on my kidneys, echo cardiogram on heart so far no damage has been detected. My doctor changed my medication to metoprolol 25 mg in addition lotrell 10/20 I have been taking for 2 years. He also prescribed xanax for anxiety. So far my bp has been normal.

katarina66 · 04-25-2009, 03:15 AM

thank you for that. I phoned doc, who said that the 50mg cozaar she had me on took a few days to work, but if it was still high on wed. she could raise it to 100mg.

famnd · 04-25-2009, 04:00 PM

My b/p was over 200 for months but I do have a good family history of tolerating high blood pressure without ill effects. Fam

stophypertensio · 04-26-2009, 12:39 AM

Do you regularly excercise? whats your resting pulse?