High Blood Pressure

[TOBEY32]

On 2 meds: Metoprolol and Hydralazine. Taking them as prescribed, my blood pressure is still over the 130/90 reading I was told is about right for a person w/ kidney issues/Weg's.
Maybe I'm taking the wrong one(s)? Maybe not enough?
It can fluctuate, but 150-160 (top #) is pretty regular. There have been a couple of times lately (this morning) when the bottom number was also LOWER than even 80. Don't know what that says. Seems like one would either have problems with #'s reading always higher, or always lower than they should be?
Anyone experience, not dangerously high, but regularly higher blood pressure? - David

[Al]

Anyone experience, not dangerously high, but regularly higher blood pressure? - David

I do, David, and have ever since a bad bacterial infection in the '90s (which, for complicated reasons, I suspect to be the origin of my present ailment). I monitor mine at home daily, and it usually comes in at about 130/80, with medication. My doctor, a nephro, doesn't get worried until 140/90 or more. I have amlodipine (Norvasc), a calcium channel blocker, and furosimide (Lasix), a diuretic. Every other day, I take a small piece of atenolol.

Al

[pberggren1]

My bp lately is pretty good. Usually 120/80. But it has been all over the board and usually quite higher when I'm on higher doses of pred. I'm on 20 of pred right now though.

[Stephanie78]

John is on Metoporal and another BP medicine. His BP was CRAZY. 180/130ish. He is now off of all meds except the BP meds and his average is 120/70. Seems like once he was off of the Prednisone it lowered.
We had to keep a close eye on his due to him having a 80% blockage in a secondary artery and a small aneurysm in one of the main arteries. With the disease and the meds your heart has to work so much harder. Make sure you keep a record of your numbers daily and take it to your doctor.
Good news is, once things settle down, the BP should as well.

[Stephanie78]

Oh and they also have him taking a low dose of a baby asprin daily.

[drz]

My nephrologists want me to try keep blood pressure around 110/70 and it is usually in that range. I now take two meds to lower it but hold one if under 110 and hold two if under 100. I was on three till I fainted from low BP due to dehydration from bladder infection. Some times I get down to 90/58 or up to 144/88 but usually I am with in 10 points of my target. I should check it when ever I take my BP meds but sometimes skip those checks just like I skip the blood glucose checks when I bolus my insulin.

Does everyone always do these checks that you know you are supposed to do, but don't feel are essential since the results are generally in OK range anyway?

They took me off the baby aspirin after Wegs was diagnosed and other meds too like metformin and Altace and told me not to take those anymore.

[reb876]

Hi Tobey, I have kidney issues, 20% function my blood pressure since starting the meds just under one month ago is also in the 150 range over high 80s, I find my pulse is very irregular, ranging from 7o to sometimes over 100, just sitting doing nothing, I am sure it will settle when I get to drop the meds, notice everybody I said when and not if, Positive thinking with a stubborn attitude will beat this.

Steve

[Stephanie78]

In the beginning John was told to stay off of any motrin related meds and asprin. Tylenol only. After his heart cath showed an aneurysm and a blockage they spoke with the cardiologist and agreed that he should take a low dose of baby asprin a day.
This was Johns situation. It was kinda a damned if you do damned if you don't situation.

[RudiK]

My BP was always, at least for the past 10 years, at about 150 over 90. It jumped to 190 over 95 in September 2011 when I switched meds from CTX to Aza.*I'm now taking 40mg/25mg Benicar/HCT trying to pushed it down to below 130 over 75. So far it has gone down to about 145 over 73 with a pulse rate of 85. I'm suppose to report back to my nephrologists this coming Wednesday. Will see what he does then.
Rudi K

[Paul England]

I am a bit confused on blood pressure. Recently I have struggled with high blood pressure. Systolic 160 to 180 and diastolic ranging from 110 to 127. My GP says its' probably because of Prednisolone, personally I'm not convinced! I do take Ramipril and Amlodipine to try and combat this problem!

Paul