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4. Ask the doctor. I am a 78-year-old woman and have been taking high blood pressure medications for many years. Maybe it s because I've lost a lot of weight I used to be quite heavy but my blood pressure has fallen to about 110/70 mm Hg. My doctor tells me that the lower my blood pressure, the better. But I worry that it's getting too low. What do you think? Lee TH. Harv Heart Lett; 2001 Oct; 12(2):8. PubMed ID: 11684496 [No Abstract] [Full Text] [Related]
7. Ask the doctor. My blood pressure is 180/80 mm Hg. My doctor tells me this a common problem for people in their 70s, like me. The problem is that whenever I try medicines at doses high enough to get my top number under 140 mm Hg (which I understand to be the goal), I get exhausted or have other side effects. Do I really need to worry about my blood pressure when the bottom number is so good? Lee TH. Harv Heart Lett; 2000 Nov; 11(3):7-8. PubMed ID: 11063561 [No Abstract] [Full Text] [Related]
8. I take three different blood pressure medications-six pills total-every day. They are isosorbide mononitrate, amlodipine, and atenolol. They seem to do a good job bringing down my blood pressure, but before my 6 p.m. atenolol and then later before my 10 p.m. amlodipine, my blood pressure shoots up. I'm worried about carrying an elevated blood pressure for much of the evening. I know ift goes up in the early hours before I wake up, too. What can you tell me about how these fluctuations are affecting my health? My doctor says I shouldn't worry. And is it possible to keep the blood pressure under control 24 hours a day? Heart Advis; 2011 Oct; 14(10):12. PubMed ID: 23019725 [No Abstract] [Full Text] [Related]
9. Ask the doctor. When I get up in the morning, my systolic blood pressure is 30 to 50 points higher than it is later in the day (about 110). I am taking three different blood pressure medications. Is this unusual? Lee R. Harv Heart Lett; 2006 Oct; 17(2):8. PubMed ID: 17153757 [No Abstract] [Full Text] [Related]
11. I'm a 57-year-old man with high blood pressure and high cholesterol. I had a hard time regulating my pressure until I went on Vasotec, which was great. But I developed a cough, so my doctor switched me to Cozaar. My cough stopped and my pressure seems okay, but I'd like to know what you think of the switch. Harv Mens Health Watch; 1998 May; 2(10):8. PubMed ID: 9577264 [No Abstract] [Full Text] [Related]
13. Ask the Doctor. I'm 45 years old. At the doctor's office, my blood pressure readings are usually pretty high (the top number may reach 150 or 160), but my home monitor shows numbers more like 130/90. My doctor calls my problem "white-coat hypertension" and reassures me that it isn't dangerous. But it bothers me that my pressure shoots up like that. I have plenty of stressful moments every day, and my blood pressure must be going up then, too. Should I be on medication? Lee TH. Harv Heart Lett; 2001 Mar; 11(7):8. PubMed ID: 11276145 [No Abstract] [Full Text] [Related]
15. Ask the doctor. When I am under great stress, my blood pressure sometimes shoots up to 200/120 for a short time but then quickly goes down to 120/80 or lower and stays there. One doctor told me that spikes like these are normal and not to worry about them. Another told me this isn't normal or healthy. Who is right? Lee T. Harv Heart Lett; 2009 Jan; 19(5):7. PubMed ID: 19579308 [No Abstract] [Full Text] [Related]
16. Ask the doctor. Why did my blood pressure suddenly shoot up? Lee TH. Harv Heart Lett; 2003 Aug; 13(12):8. PubMed ID: 12936889 [No Abstract] [Full Text] [Related]
19. Ask the doctor. I frequently get a dull chest pain that goes on for hours at a time. My doctor tells me that it is not coming from my heart and that I shouldn't worry, but how can he be sure that such severe pain isn't dangerous to me? Lee TH. Harv Heart Lett; 1999 Oct; 10(2):8. PubMed ID: 10534782 [No Abstract] [Full Text] [Related]
20. I check my blood pressure regularly with a home-monitoring device, and I take two measurements each time. I've noticed that my blood pressure drops between measurements, so I record the lower reading. Usually, my doctor takes only one measurement. Should I ask him to take two? Duke Med Health News; 2009 Apr; 15(4):12. PubMed ID: 19639664 [No Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] Page: [Next] [New Search]