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Q: Do headaches accompany high blood pressure?
A: High blood pressure is not associated with symptoms until you are getting into trouble. Sudden onset headaches, headaches that awaken you from sleep and a change in frequency or severity of chronic headaches should be evaluated by a...
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Q: Is there a relationship to Parkinsons disease & High Blood Pressure?
A: Studies have shown that Parkinson’s disease affects more than just brain cells. It also affects cells in the sympathetic nervous system. Also, drugs used to treat Parkinson’s disease affect blood pressure. Because of...
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Q: I have both high and low blood pressure every day. A previous doctor had me on BP medicine. My present doctor does not and says we’ll monitor it. What are the dangers of having both high and low BP? I also have fibromyalgia.
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Q: Are all Strokes attributable to High Blood Pressure?
A: Strokes that are the result of bleeding into the brain are related to blood pressure. Strokes that are caused by a blocked blood vessel in the brain aren’t necessarily related to high blood pressure. To learn...
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Q: I suspect you’re not going to answer this, but I’ll try once again.
It’s such a simple question and I’ve never seen it properly addressed: How DOES a hypertensive patient determine their B/P status? Assuming a good monitor and multiple readings throughout the day, the...
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Q: Sometimes I will be going about my normal day and suddenly I will see spots floating in my eyes and my head will start pounding. This lasts for a while and as suddenly as it came, it is gone. Is this a blood pressure...
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Q: My total cholesterol was 132, bad cholesterol (LDL) was below 100, my HDL was 32. My doctor wants to put me on a statin to raise my HDL? Another doctor said that to lower the total was just as bad as it being too...
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Q: Do statins reduce vitamin D levels? I have been taking Vytorin for 2 years and suddenly my doctor asked to check vitamin D deficiency. What is going on?
A: Recent studies suggest that one of the reasons statins may be effective in lowering heart disease...
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Q: How can I lower high (137) LDL readings?
A: LDL is Low-Density Lipoprotein, which makes up 60%-70% of total cholesterol. It is considered the “bad” cholesterol because it causes the build up of plaque inside arteries.
Diet and exercise are important lifestyle changes that can help...
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Q: I decided to use Resperate every day for one month to see if it could reduce ocular pressure before seeing the glaucoma specialist. The result was that the ocular pressure dropped from 18 to 15. Have any studies been made showing...
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