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Q: I have noticed that my blood pressure drops about 15% within 1 hr. after breakfast. Sometimes this drop produces severe weakness (bp 100/50). Is this normal?
A: Any blood pressure change that causes symptoms should be evaluated by your doctor. Since your weakness occurs after eating,...
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Q: My systolc BP is in the high 130 range. My doctor is not concerned. This just started. In the past it has always been below 120. My son had an myocardial infarction in his 30’s. My mother had a triple bypass at age 70...
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Q: I am a 68 years old Indian having hypertension and taking amlodipin 5mg 1 tablet daily since 2008. Daily walk briskly 3-4km and have cut down salt intake. Now my average blood pressure readings are 130/83 in winter and 117/75 in summer.Please explain why...
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Q: 8 years ago I donated my kidney. My blood pressure went up and troublesome to control. Finally with trail and era and increasing doses of differant meds it becomes stable. Remaining kidney was not happy being alone. All was well until 6 months ago....
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Q: I have a blood pressure reading of 140/90 and it varies daily on mornings but in the afternoon it reads 126/80 to 119/76. I am 55 years old and female. Is this good? And should I be concerned? I some times feel dizzy in...
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Q: I am a 69 year old male with high blood pressure kept to reasonable levels with 100mg Losartan and 25mg Bendroflumethiazide daily. Although Resperate is now available on the UK National Health Service, my NHS doctor will not prescribe as she thinks there is...
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Q: I usually have normal blood pressure, occasionally, mainly in the evenings it goes up
sometimes to 190/90, on these occasions I am shivering, the top of my head feels squeezed, have to go to the bathroom every 20 minutes or half an hour. Do...
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Q: Does high blood pressure cause ear ache, severe neck pain and a sound in the ear? Each time I feel these symptoms, and I check my bp I will notice a slight increase. I would like to know all the symptoms of high blood...
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Q: How fast can blood pressure be lowered, and what would you have to do, i am scheduled to have surgery and it can’t be done if my pressure is not down, i am taking 3 different types of medication for this and fish oil....
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Q: I havea rare type of blood pressure called NMH (neurally mediated hypotension) which causes my blood pressure to go high and then drop instantaneously to a low blood pressure–my heart specialist has me on a two combo pack of high blood pressure pills -80...
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