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Posted by TapiocaMonk on May 23, 2003, at 10:19:32
Took my BP this morning: 117/64
Took Parnate
Now, 30 minutes after Parnate: 147//63But no headache, just feels like my heart is pounding hard.
Should I be worried?
Posted by Ed on May 23, 2003, at 10:24:36
In reply to Parnate - Urgent Question, posted by TapiocaMonk on May 23, 2003, at 10:19:32
Nope. Relax and check BP again in a couple of hours. Mine used to get a lot higher than that (say, 180/100), but it'd come down within a couple of hours or so.
> Took my BP this morning: 117/64
> Took Parnate
> Now, 30 minutes after Parnate: 147//63
>
> But no headache, just feels like my heart is pounding hard.
>
> Should I be worried?
Posted by TapiocaMonk on May 23, 2003, at 10:43:37
In reply to Re: Parnate - Urgent Question, posted by Ed on May 23, 2003, at 10:24:36
> Nope. Relax and check BP again in a couple of hours. Mine used to get a lot higher than that (say, 180/100), but it'd come down within a couple of hours or so.
Does it get that high from Parnate alone, or is it b/c I ate something wrong?
Posted by Jack Smith on May 23, 2003, at 12:41:51
In reply to Re: Parnate - Urgent Question, posted by TapiocaMonk on May 23, 2003, at 10:43:37
> Does it get that high from Parnate alone, or is it b/c I ate something wrong?
Could easily be anxiety.
Posted by TR on May 23, 2003, at 13:53:52
In reply to Parnate - Urgent Question, posted by TapiocaMonk on May 23, 2003, at 10:19:32
My blood pressure also used to get higher than that from Parnate. It would always come down after awhile. The pounding heart could easily be from worrying about it.
> Took my BP this morning: 117/64
> Took Parnate
> Now, 30 minutes after Parnate: 147//63
>
> But no headache, just feels like my heart is pounding hard.
>
> Should I be worried?
Posted by TapiocaMonk on May 23, 2003, at 22:14:06
In reply to Re: Parnate - Urgent Question, posted by TR on May 23, 2003, at 13:53:52
I'm still a bit concerned about my BP. Over the course of the day, it's gone from a high of about 150/60 to a low of 90/50. Also, when BP is high, my pulse is very low (37 beats/minute) and when BP is low, pulse is high (100 beats/minute).
Been on Parnate about 11 days nows and I'm up to 40mg/day. I hope this is just a problem in the beginning, b/c it can't be healthy in the long-term to have a BP that's all over the place like mine has been.
Posted by Questionmark on May 23, 2003, at 23:40:30
In reply to Re: Parnate - Urgent Question, posted by TapiocaMonk on May 23, 2003, at 22:14:06
> I'm still a bit concerned about my BP. Over the course of the day, it's gone from a high of about 150/60 to a low of 90/50. Also, when BP is high, my pulse is very low (37 beats/minute) and when BP is low, pulse is high (100 beats/minute).
>
> Been on Parnate about 11 days nows and I'm up to 40mg/day. I hope this is just a problem in the beginning, b/c it can't be healthy in the long-term to have a BP that's all over the place like mine has been.You might be going up too fast.
Posted by cubbybear on May 24, 2003, at 1:18:30
In reply to Re: Parnate - Urgent Question, posted by TapiocaMonk on May 23, 2003, at 22:14:06
> I'm still a bit concerned about my BP. Over the course of the day, it's gone from a high of about 150/60 to a low of 90/50. Also, when BP is high, my pulse is very low (37 beats/minute) and when BP is low, pulse is high (100 beats/minute).
>
> Been on Parnate about 11 days nows and I'm up to 40mg/day. I hope this is just a problem in the beginning, b/c it can't be healthy in the long-term to have a BP that's all over the place like mine has been.When I started Parnate in March, I was up to 40 mg. by the end of the first week. My BP ranged each day from a normal reading of perhaps 140/80 to a low of 90/57. I don't know what my pulse was then, but it has always been in the 90s no matter what. I was told by 2 or 3 different doctors not to worry about the low blood pressure. And sure enough, this cleared up after a few weeks so I'm consistently in the normal range of about 120/80.
My concern is your pulse rate of 37. That's pretty low. I would definitely relay all these stats to your pdoc and see what he/she says.
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