The doctor is due to phone today for the results of my BP readings. I have had to take BP twice in morning and twice in evening for 6 days and then work out average BP. I have ended up with a score of 147/85 but as the doctor said I need to aim for 135/ 85 there is a way to go. I think he will increase the dose of the new medication.
I wonder what time he will call? Last time I was told he would phone in the morning and it was 6.15 pm when he finally called! Gone are the days of a face to face appointment!
Doctor called 11am - pleased that BP is going down. Doubled dose of Losartin - more double readings after a week of increased dose and he will phone again in a month.
Apologies if I a boring you! Lol!
Looks as though your blood pressure is going in the right direction. Go slowly with increasing the medication though. A previous GP prescribed bp meds for me and the dose was too high. I passed out because my blood pressure went too low and when I was in the ambulance it read 70/40. I have a different doctor now thank goodness.
Not boring as I have been doing the same, not at the moment bet a few months ago. My readings are similar to yours now…perhaps I need to go on a stronger one. I’m on Felodipine 5mg but they make my ankles swell a bit so I’m wondering if I should ask to change brand.
Sorry folks but it’s good to get another persons thoughts!
@louannwarren that’s a good idea. A friend of mine had a son needing a kidney transplant. He took a bowlful of meds daily. She would make packs out of them.
@happypat Pat I was on Amlopidine 5mg for years when suddenly my BP went sky high. The first doctor doubled the dose to 10mg and not only did I feel even worse my ankles were swollen and when pharmacist pressed her finger impression stayed. Now the latest doctor has reduced it back to 5mg and put me on new BP medication Losartin (now increased to 50mg) My ankles are no longer swollen!! I would definitely have a word with your doctor as that was one of the questions this latest doctor asked. Good to know I am not alone with this problem!!
It’s weird how different meds have different effects on people. I started on Telmisartan a few years ago and the dose kept going up but did very little. It wasn’t until Amlodipine was added that my BP went down. Now I’m on a low dose of both rather than a high dose of one. It’s very common for people to need multiple meds to bring down their BP. There’s a new pill out called Quad which is 4 meds in one, that should be interesting.
@pamknowler I will remember that one & definitely going to mention it, I’m cross with myself I didn’t think to say yesterday at my appointment for hip. Swollen ankles is not a thing to aim for! 🤣🤣🤣
There are a few natural ways you can help reduce your blood pressure too…certain foods, supplements, exercise, etc. Glad to hear your BP is headed in the right direction!
My heart would start racing out of the blue and jump to 150 while doing nothing! Felt like a panic attack. I wore a heart monitor 24/7 for a month. Of course nothing happened! The trick is to never take the monitor off…haha!
Sorry folks but it’s good to get another persons thoughts!
My heart would start racing out of the blue and jump to 150 while doing nothing! Felt like a panic attack. I wore a heart monitor 24/7 for a month. Of course nothing happened! The trick is to never take the monitor off…haha!