What do you think?

shanny1261 · 06-11-2003, 03:16 AM

Hi.. My 15 yr old daughter was to the doctor today and they took her BP and it was 130/104 in her right arm and it was 124/80 in the left.. I have been taking her to the doctor for headaches for the last 6 months.. he put her on allegra D for her congestion and also on nortripyline 10mg for her headaches and now today this happened with her BP and now he wants to put her on toprol XL 25mg.. he thinks the BP is the cause of the headaches i have been reading the side effects of this drug and plus i am not sure we shouldnt monitor the BP for a while and see if it was just a fluke thing.. she is just a little petite thing 5'4" weighs 107lbs There is a history of high BP in the family I have it grandmother too ..I guess i am just a worried mom and dont know if maybe i shouldnt take her to a specialist what kind of specialist too. just worried she is on to many meds and that the doctor is just throwing pills at her to try and get rid of the headaches.. so any feedback would be greatly appreciated... thanks shanny

Moxie75 · 06-11-2003, 07:46 AM

I don't know if it makes a difference but I know the doctor always takes my BP in the left arm and all the BP monitors say take it in your left arm for accurate readings. I would think that more tham one try on taking your daughter's BP would be more likely to diagnose if she has high BP or not. Only one try would not be enough for me to put my daughter on meds.

I have a 15 yr old too so I know how worried you must be but make sure you get several readings first. My daughter sometimes gets headaches from her allergies but she is on claritan and my partner at work takes allegra and she always has a headache..keep us posted..Lisa

Tamsin · 06-11-2003, 11:41 AM

Hi!

Sounds like one of those "vicious cycles". I believe both meds your daughter is taking contain ingredients which can raise BP. Can you talk to your doctor or allergist to see if there is something she else she can take for her allergies?

stellakitty · 06-11-2003, 12:52 PM

Shanny...
I think docs are too eager to throw pills at kids, my daughter is now 14, they've been tossing us meds for the past two years. I have hypertension, your daughter needs at least a week, better two, before she starts any type of meds for b.p.
As for the allergies my girls do a saline nasal was everyday, followed with flonase and allegra, they are headache free.

Elias Fernandez · 06-11-2003, 01:33 PM

I would tell him that he should know that the alleregy drug raises BP and that you need to test at home over a period of at least 30 days (taken at roughly the same time) BEFORE you would consider Torpel XL. I STILL would not take it as it did some VERY bad stuff to me.

Gop buy a BP readed that goes over the arm and read her BP at home for 30 days and see what it looks like but if it is below 145/95 I would not bother with any drugs.

Also if it is high enough for this period of time I would also consider taking her off the alergy medication (if possible and then after a week without meds retest) if this is not possible may just switch to a diffrent allergey med. and the retest as above.

I have found MANY over the counter as well as perscribed meds increase BP.

Hope this helps Elias