kittycatg...How long should I put up with high blood pressure numbers before I need to something to address it? Should'nt it gradually go down if it is related to withdrawls/ I don't mind if it continues for the next 6 months, if it's not damaging my organs, if I could notice it getting better. Thank you everyone for your time. K
Blood pressure readings?
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- 18 Jan 2012 by kittycatgirl2
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- high blood pressure, blood disorders, blood pressure
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Added 19 Jan 2012:
I know, I cry and cry and cry......but I am trying so very hard to wrap my head around my unrelentling(so far) situation, and make decent decisions not over react. I refuse to be a med seeking patient/person anymore. just want to be realistic. thanks -k
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pattishan6119 Jan 2012
Technically, you should take care of it if it now, as it is known as the silent killer. I noticed my bp was high during wd but also while on subs, came back down after i began to exercise but it runs a bit high, not terrible, but high most often when i have been eating salty foods, or restaurant food. High bp can combine with other factors you might not know you have, like heart disease or high cholesterol, and cause a heart attack or stroke. You could try lowering your salt intake and do some light exercise and see if it stays down. I am so sorry, but i couldn't remember if you were on subs or not, but it did raise my pressure, again, not dangerously, but enough that i began to notice i could feel when it was high, vision was worse, i felt anxious and jittery. I hope you can get it down, it is worse for us women for it to run high steadily. Patti
Mary63200919 Jan 2012
Hi Kittycatgirl, just had to put in my two cents worth. Your blood pressures problems ar most likely related to the stress or anxiety, from exactly as you have described. You probably should talk to you doctor tho if it continues. Wouldn't want you to stroke out or anythin like that altho' yours is not really high enough for that to happen. A lot of people get what is called white coat HBP too when going to the doctor, so is always good to have it checked twice while there. They usually check it when you first check in & ask them to rrecheck it after the stress of being there has settled down. It could be if it is staying above normal, even the diastolic reading (the upper) they may wnat to put you on a low dose of a beta bocker which will not only lower the pressure, but decrease the heart rate itself. I was running a up & down all over the place diastolic number & no one knew what to do about it except my heart doctor.
Mary632009
19 Jan 2012
Sorry about all the typos, lucky you get my first email of the day on my first cup of coffee! ha!
LiverLips19 Jan 2012
Hi kittycatgirl! Please get it checked out now. It's not outrageously high but should be checked if that's always your reading now. Many things affect a BP. There is a protocol for taking a BP reading as well. I have noticed over the years that this protocol isn't strictly adhered to. Also, there'll be a difference with reading both of your arms, however, it should be fairly close numbers. Please check your BP several times a day. Keep a log & also include any factors that could affect your readings. Mark down which arm it's from. The arm BP cuff is usually of a better quality than the wrist model & is usually more accurate.
My hubby had open heart surgery in 2009 & takes medications to keep his top number between 90 - 100. Please contact your doctor.
Have a good day, kittycatgirl! from Wendy :)
rvnew19 Jan 2012
To answer one of your questions your blood pressure should go down after taking the sub if it is related to withdrawals. One of the clinics where I live would have you come to the clinic to have a doctor start you on suboxone. He would administer a small dose at first, wait 30min and check your blood pressure to determine if the dose is working. If the blood pressure didn't go down that would indicate that another dose was needed. The doctor would do this until the right dosage was determined. If your blood pressure isn't coming down after the appropriate dose and you don't feel withdrawal symptoms then your BP must be high for some other reason. You need to discuss this with your doctor so he can monitor you and determine if you need BP medication. Take care,
rvnew
pattishan61
19 Jan 2012
Great answer RVnew, great answer. They did that to me too, but mine never was completely normal, it was still high, they made me come bask the second day for my second dose and did the same thing, monitored my vitals for an hour and a half. Have you heard of the award i made up, named Thor, for expert advice, i call it " getting hammered!" you just "got hammered," for that great answer. I wonder if she will consider the clonidine i mentioned, would treat the high blood pressure AND anxiety from her detox off pain meds. I think she mentioned Buspar as something she can get filled, in another post. I know she has limited access to a dr, from another post, but it would help her alot i think.
rvnew
19 Jan 2012
Thanks for the compliment. I just had a thought about the situation a woman wrote in about and you gave her an answer, yesterday. She was taking subs and was spitting out what she considered to be the naloxone. Maybe if she took the subs in the film form, since they are so small, she might not have that concern needing to spit out the nalaxone. I wanted to mention that to her if it's a big enough issue but I don't remember who she is. Maybe you can pass along the suggestion. Take care.
rvnew
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Thanks Patti, not on subs. How do you sleep thru the pounding of your heart? Is your bpm highh as well? -r
Patti, Last time I had it checked I believe it was 170 over 88, although could of been 180 over 88 and bpm was 95. I 44yrs old no history of this in the past but I was always on morphine. I can feel it stays consistantly elavated (i really do not feel any flucuations) Just CONSTANT level of stress. Thanks again -r
yes heart rate fast too. Mine never ran that high on the top number of bp, but got to 90 and 95 on bottom. I smoke too, which is terrible, but try and my dad died of a heart attack at 51 or 52, I am 51. I keep saying I will start my walking again, but my room mate has been so sick, had surgery, and I have let this throw me off the walking. Also changed jobs and it is dark I i get home. Yes, my heart rate is between 85 and 95 often.
Patti. thank you for the encouragment! I can totally do this!-r
Patti, I just get scared sometimes that the way I feel will never change, I just want to be to function. Everything good in my life has come to screeching halt since I've started this ordeal. I need to feel it getting better, please. -r