Blood pressure

Luvsmyfam · ‎11-26-2019

wow,today I had a dr appointment with a nurse to check on my bp.omg!top number was almost 200.of course I am always nervous when going to the Dr's office,but never has it been that high.dr is having me continue checking on this twice a day.i had to purchase one at my local pharmacy store.of course when I checked it at home,it was much lower.as it is now,I am on 4 BP pills a day.

89135 · ‎11-06-2017

When mine is high at the drs office they wait awhile and then take it again...hopefully they tried that. And why 4 bp pills...? Can't you get the same strength in 1 pill?

ellaphant · ‎12-13-2010

Wow! Hope it was much lower at home! Best of luck.

luvmybeetle · ‎08-10-2013

@89135 wrote:
When mine is high at the drs office they wait awhile and then take it again...hopefully they tried that. And why 4 bp pills...? Can't you get the same strength in 1 pill?

I take 3 different bp pills. They all work differently and you could never take one that is that high in milligrams. If you have high blood pressure for as long I have you would understand.

Love my grandkids · ‎11-24-2013

@89135 Maybe not. You don't know the meds or the dosage. Her doctor DOES. I'm on BP meds and dosages can vary greatly from person to person.

Luvsmyfam · ‎11-26-2019

yes,nurse waited another 10 minutes for another checit was lower then.nurse told me dr won't prescribe another pill,but may up strength on some.this is just another worry for me.i go back again for another check next friday

jlkz · ‎12-02-2013

@luvmybeetle wrote:
@89135 wrote:
When mine is high at the drs office they wait awhile and then take it again...hopefully they tried that. And why 4 bp pills...? Can't you get the same strength in 1 pill?
I take 3 different bp pills. They all work differently and you could never take one that is that high in milligrams. If you have high blood pressure for as long I have you would understand.

@luvmybeetle

I just had this conversation with my PCP on video call. I take 3 BP very low dosage pills. When I wanted to get down to 1 pill, she said each pill works on a different component of BP.

While I don't consider my pressure high, it no longer is the 120/80 it was for years.

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hckynut · ‎03-10-2010

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Janey2 · ‎06-07-2010

@Luvsmyfam If I can make a suggestion....take your blood pressure machine to your doctor to make sure your machine matches his in the office, otherwise you are getting a false reading