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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: Jasper on March 18, 2006, 06:48:48 PM

Title: Low Blood Pressure
Post by: Jasper on March 18, 2006, 06:48:48 PM

Hi
My BP has been running real low.  Like 85/58.  When low like this I cannot even drive my car.
I have to rest each afternoon.  From 12noon to 4pm it is low and then around 5pm it goes up to around 100/65.
The doctors seem stumped.
Anyone know about this???????????????????
Thanks Jasper

Title: Re: Low Blood Pressure
Post by: Rerun on March 19, 2006, 12:07:26 AM

Well, I'm not sue, but I HOPE you stopped ALL BP medications?   ;)

My BP runs 165/110 and I eat BP meds like candy!  I don't know what is going on, but it can't keep going like this!   >:(

Title: Re: Low Blood Pressure
Post by: Epoman on March 19, 2006, 12:36:40 AM

Quote from: Rerun on March 19, 2006, 12:07:26 AM

Well, I'm not sue, but I HOPE you stopped ALL BP medications?   ;)

My BP runs 165/110 and I eat BP meds like candy!  I don't know what is going on, but it can't keep going like this!   >:(

Sometimes Rerun our body after so many years will reject our blood pressure meds and we have to try different ones. I suggest that you ask your doctor to let you try something else.

Jasper,

Yeah one day last week my pressure got as low as 50/30 I was scared shitless and I had NO symptoms. Weird huh? After about 1200 cc's of Saline  :o it finally went back up to about 100/80.

Title: Re: Low Blood Pressure
Post by: Rerun on March 19, 2006, 12:41:44 AM

Thanks Epoman.  She did perscribe Enalapril 10mg along with the other two that I'm taking.  She said it may take 7 to 10 days to take affect.  I'm starting to see black spots in my puerperal vision.  I'm a little scared, but then I think......Who cares?  I live on a freaken machine to live!!    8)

Title: Re: Low Blood Pressure
Post by: Panda_9 on May 19, 2006, 03:42:10 AM

Jasper, dont take any BP meds, and try putting your dry weight up a bit. Start with a couple of kg, and see how you go. I have had this trouble recently. I put my dry weight up a few kilos and it subsided. I am now bringing my dry weight back down by 200ml each treatment, until my BP is normal.

Title: Re: Low Blood Pressure
Post by: Rerun on May 19, 2006, 06:06:45 PM

Good Advise.  Thank you Amber.   :)