You might want to ask your doctor for another medication than Clonidine! I had very serious side effects with that drug to which others have reported the same results. My doctor switched me to Atenolol and the symptoms disappeared!
it makes you sleepy because it has calming agents in it. p.s. your grammar leaves much to be desired. the correct way to ask this question in english would be: quot;why DOES my hypertension medication MAKE me so sleepy. quot;
I recommend the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet. You can get a quick overview at can get a much more detailed discussion of it at are hundreds of thousands of other references to the diet you can find with a google search.
Well, It means nothing more than quot; most people have it, and it is not attributable to any specific explainable cause.quot; - and that it isn t one the so-called quot;other kindsquot; -like Secondary, or quot;isolatedquot;. Other names for it are primary or age-related ... The word quot;essentialquot; in this sense is gobbledegook , - What the doctors are struggling to say is quot;we don t know what causes it, why it happens to some people and not others, ....- there s a lot of it about, and we got to classify it. Since it seems very ordinary, let s call it quot;essentialquot;. There s absolutely no more to it than that. All nonsense of course, - you can safely ignore it, because it exists only in the minds of the medical profession, who don t understand how the cardiovascular system works. Quite simply, The human heart develops the same pressure (well, pretty well, that is) whether you re young, or old, or fit or sclerotic... The silly assertion that quot;the heart has to generate higher pressure to drive the blood round as your arteries harden with agequot; is absolute tosh and piffle.. It doesn t. There is not a shred of evidence to support this silly concept. High BP readings at the upper arm are completely illusory. Such readings are bound to rise, with age, but the higher readings aren t caused by higher pressures generated by the heart. Honestly! Forget it, and don t take the pills and potions! (Especially beta-blockers). EDIT: Renato, - Please don t misunderstand me, The readings are there, and higher in older people, but they simply aren t true readings of the pressures developed by the heart to drive the blood round. Yes, the monitor readings rise, but this isn t because the heart develops higher pressure. It s because in the young, the greater elasticity of their arterial walls absorb roughly half of the developed pressure. So it SEEMS their pressures are lower. But in fact central aortic pressures measured invasively are roughly equal in both young and old. And Oh I forgot. .. , and while you re thinking about thisquot; , can I ask you to ponder how a mean arterial pressure of 93 mms/Hg (indicated by a monitor employing auscultation at the brachial -or radial- artery) can drive 5000ccs of blood round a vascular loop whose TPR is 0.02 mms.Hg/cc/min? - bearing in mind, of course, that Pm = CO x TPR... as you ll no doubt be familiar with, in view of your kind comments EDIT: Upon re-reading the above it seems it may be construed as sarcasm , and I assure you,- it isn t. I m in deadly earnest, and most sincere EDIT: -Renato, Thank you for your posting. The difficulty with your conjecture is that in the whole of medical history no evidence has ever been found or recorded, of any rise in TPR associated with the aging process. Quite the reverse in fact. Studies designed to investigate the relationship between the two have concluded that there is none. The TPR of an aged sclerotic is almost the same as a juvenile s. The significance of this is quite fundamental, in that if the received wisdom on hypertension were to be correct (which it clearly isn t) then increasing driving pressure would result in increasing CO if TPR remains essentially constant. (Darcy s Law).... But it doesn t.?We all circulate the same total systemic flow,-within finite small variations.
well, reading Mrs Doubtfire answer is quite interesting, I will resign my first thought of saying quot;what a crazy person would say thisquot; because I think she is not kidding, and she is serious. I will try to think a little bit over this. I do accept that there are a bunch of phenomena that only exists on the minds of the medical profession (and mainly on the minds of the pharmaceutical industry) as the cholesterol issue, the osteoporosis problem or the need of the quot;prozac nationquot;. But from there to say that high BP readings on your arm are completely illusory, I certainly doubt it. There is plenty of epidemiological evidence linking (from a hundred years ago to the date) high blood pressure with cardiac, cerebral vascular, kidney and other problems, I would say that from the many diseases (real or commercial) that man has found, hypertension is one of the most documented but being true also that the label quot;hypertensive patientquot; is as dangerous as the disease itself, I wouldn t dare to oversee its dangers. Finally tholeeder, quot;essentialquot; hypertension simply refers to that kind of hypertension to which there has not been found a cause (is not renal, is not cardiac nor vascular), just the one that appears in life with no apparent reason. And, yes, indeed, you don t need it. EDIT; Mrs Doubtfire, certainly I was right when thinking you were serious, and I am glad to have read your kind response (which I do appreciate). Now, certainly the mean pressure of ejection of the left ventricle remains constant (near constant) through all the life, is the periferal pressure (the one we meassure with the monitor in the brachial art) what worries us the most, in other words, is not the pressure in the heart (CO) the one that starts the phenomena seen in hypertension but the rising of the periferal resistance (TPR), so, when it raises, backwards it will damage the heart (in a retrograde way I mean), so finally, the heart will have to raise its ejection pressure in order to overcome that periferal resistance, and as the heart can t do it always, that will lead us to a lower CO, and cardiac failure. And that is the moment when you wouldn t use beta blockers, not before. Finally Tholeeder, the meaning of the word essential is very well explained by Mrs Doubtfire on her first paragraph. Is quot;in the escencequot; of the person that hypertension develops, and certainly, not being the most appropiate term, it helps understand that is the kind of hypertension without known cause.
Essential hypertension is medical term to describe a particular type of hypertension. There are several forms; this is one of them. And, no, you don t need it. Just consult your dr and take the medicines as prescribed.
Dieting helps lower cholesterol. Eat less animal fat amp; don t eat before bed.
Talk about hardball questions! Med or CRNA student? It can increase CO in CHF patients with Cheyne Stokes Respirations with central sleep apnea, but has no effect in those without. Also of note is that it can decrease blood pressure and CO, but I don t know if that is BECAUSE of venous return. I don t know this one.
A) Reduced venous return which leads to a reduction in cardiac output. Positive pressure ventilation leads to an increase in intrathoracic pressures which results in a decrease in cardiac output and mean arterial pressure.
A) Reduced venous return which leads to a reduction in cerdiac output.
Like everyone else...A
read this, go to see doctor. How do you know your blood pressure is 163? It is a bit too high and you need to do some thing
The old limit, 120/80, is even too high for most doctors these days. I would say if your BP is consecutively high like this, it would be considered hypertension and you may need to be put on a low dose antihypertensive. See your doc, but don t be scared. Keep it under control and you ll be fine. It s all too common.
of couse . as of know there s no normal limit given for bloodpressure but studies show most fall around 120-130 any above 140(systolic) amp; 90(diastolic ) is cosidered hypertension amp; above 160 is moderate hypertension if u r fat i would advise u to go for morning walks, exercises , restrict salt (5 g/day), fatty diet monitor ur BPperiodically approach ur family dr
You should be concerned about your blood pressure. They look higher than they should be. Go see a doctor about it and ask for advice. But you may like to try the exercises that make you sweat because sweating lowers your blood pressure. You should ask your doctor which exercises are good for you though. Good luck and take care.
hyper is over 120/80, but now doctors recommend even lower than that. is that the BP in your erect penis, cause thats pretty high
You have stage 1 hypertension, borderline stage 2. See a doctor!!
No doubt, you are already in the hypertension zone. But it also depends on age; the older we grow, the higher the BP goes and it is called essential hypertension. You appear to have detected your hypertension well in time. It was time to act: Of course you need to visit heart specialist. In the meanwhile as well later on take care of: 1). reduce your weight if it is on higher side. 2). quit smoking if you are. 3). take regular exercise--brisk walk is the easiest thing to do. 4). abondon high cholesterol-food; fast food is the worst. Start using unsaturated fat for cooking like soya cooking oil or olive oil. Take a lot of vegetables especially the green leafy ones. Don worry much. The problem of hypertension is a very common one and you are not alone. Apart from some medicine that your doc will recommend, follow a healty life style. You will be fine very soon. Best luck.
Yes, you ve got a good reason to be worried. Get to a doctor ASAP so you can start figuring out how to control that. Good luck!
blood pressure is 163 over 97 is this a constant reading ? It is high taking in high amounts of salts shoots the BP way up there also drinking makes it go up... Only your Dr will know for sure. And you didn t give your age ?
140/90 is the line. See you cardiologist
U r a hypertensive.
You should be on meds and or loose weight.
Hypertension is defined numerically as any pressure of 160/100 or greater. And yes you should be worried because HTN leads to other more serious medical conditions
Yes, you should be worried. Normal blood pressure readings should be at or below 120 over 80.
you have some hypertension already.
You are officially hypertensive (if it is consistently that high). But there s plenty you can do for yourself before you go popping pills (check with your doc first, of course) to reduce your high blood pressure. I ll paste the links to some good info below. Good luck with it.
Heart attack stroke organ failure that kind of stuff
Normal blood pressure is 120/80, so you are definitely in pre-hypertension if not hypertension itself. Your BP is too high. You should consult a doctor. Lots of times it can be controlled with diet and exercise, but you really need to talk to a professional.
You need to see a doctor - you re at Stage 1 - any higher and you could be in serious trouble !!!
yeah that doesnt sound good.
Sounds like you already have hypertension. You should see your doctor right away and get on some meds to lower your blood pressure. High blood pressure affects your whole body - especially your vision.
If are more one day ,you need to see a doctor very serious
You are already there! You need to see a doctor. If you have not began already, you may have headaches, loss or blurred vision and so much more. Please get checked out, the average norm is 120/80.
140/90 is borderline for hypertension
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It means you should definitely consult your physician. Shooting pains are generally associated with nerve problems. Something could have pinched a nerve or similar to that. But your best corse of action is to see your doctor.
Where exactly is the foreleg?
I HAD THAT BUT IT WENT FROM MY BUTT DOWN TO MY HEEL , IT HAPPENED BECAUSE I HURT MY BACK BADLY AT WORK AND HAD TO GET THERAPY, THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH HER LIKE A STRAIN OR INJURY EVEN IF SHE CANT FEEL IT, TAKE HER TO THE DOC.
