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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: Lori1851 on November 24, 2007, 05:20:17 PM
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Hi Friends,
Seems that when my son has his dialysis his BP has shot way up. He is now on FOUR BP meds!!! Clonidine brings it down during Hemo but then it seems he may get a migraine from it.
Any of you have issues with your BP shooting up?
Lori/Indiana mom to Dustin 22 FSGS/now on dialysis
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On Dialysis my BP drops the problem I have is it is to high I take 4 differant pills to try and keep it between 140-160 in the chair it will drop to 105 in that area...Boxman
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I have the problem with high bloodpressure after dialysis. My neph calls it the rennin response when my kidneys become dried out they produce rennin to boost blood pressure. This always seems to happen after dialysis. On non dialysis days my bp is around 120/75, but during dialysis it can be as high as 150/100 though usually it only gets into the high 130's or low 140's over 95ish.
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my bp goes the other way,in a southerly direction,gonna play around with the ibw, see if it comes back up a bit.
on dialysis usually starts out good if not a bit high,couple of hours in it dive bombs,nurses just ask how i feel, if i say good they continue on their way.
last fri bp was taken 4 times in 5 minutes cause the reading was 85/55,when i unhook it comes back to fair,105/65. :thumbup;
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Mine goes up to around 175/100 while on dialysis, and than other days its in the 140's.
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Lori1851,
Clonidine will give your son terrible headaches. My husbands would start out high and then drop toward the end. We would turn off the UF for about 10 minutes and it would come back up. Also, his blood pressure might be high if they are drying him out too much. Has he gained weight or does he still urinate? I'd ask the nurse at clinic. Then again, they will probably say he isn't dry enough. Sometimes you just have to just try a couple of things to get it back to where it belongs. Good luck and keep us posted.
willieandwinnie
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Thanks all,
I can always count on everyone to give me some good advice ;)
Lori/Indiana mom to Dustin 22 fsgs/dialysis
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My BP has been a real guessing game...it was WAY high for awhile, so we upped the meds...then in tanked and we slowly backed off the increase, but it was still low, so I went off them altogether and now it's perfect!
It's a constant game of tweaking, experimenting, but being very cautious every step.