BP spike due to cycler???

[brandywine]

I need some advice about my blood pressure. Since I started the cycler just over a week ago, I notice that every morning I have a headache and literally feel my elevated blood pressure. Once this week, it was up to 140/110. Now, even if I forget to take my meds in the morning, if I take my BP at 10:30, it is perfectly normal again. Is it possible that my dialysis cycler is causing this spike? If so, how do you think the dr. would treat it?
Anybody else have this issue?
I am woken every night during each drain, and I have drain pain. I must sit up in bed until is done, and that is even on tidal setting. Is it possible that this spike is anxiety related? Oh, and I'm really tired from waking up a bunch of times at night.
Sadly, all that beats manual PD any day.

[paul.karen]

When you were doing manules did you have drain pain?
Generaly drain pain goes away.

As for the not feeling well and the blood pressure it could be from lack of sleep but i would for sure talk to your doctor about it.  Maybe a longer acting BP pill.  I use one that is a CR.  So instead of taking one in the morning and one at night i just have to take one in the morning.

I also usualy wake up during draining.  I find laying on one side for me my right side i drain better and faster.  Then on the last drain at the end i stand up to get everything out.
Maybe talk to your neph about a sleeping pill.  I take Atavin and it does help.

Good luck.  Wish i had better answers.
Do you have alot of fibrin in your bag?  If so ask for some heperin to put in your bags at night that will help you drain.

[Atooraya]

Dear brandywine
BP will spike and vary throughout the day. You should probably pick a time during the day that you are the most relaxed and check then and continue checking it at that time. That's how I deal with it so it doesn't drive me nuts.
As far as the drain pain, slightly elevate the head of your bed so it has a very minute slope. This may help with draining difficulty. also try sleeping on either side when it wakes you up.
Hope this helps. Good luck.

Fred

[*kana*]

Never thought I would be able to tell anyone this, but the drain pain will go away but it might take a couple years.  They used to call me a wimp at the clinic because I couldn't talk when I was close to the final few drops.  I would jump and cuss with that drain pain.  I did tidal for about a year and like you, still felt it.  I eventually stopped feeling it but I have been on CAPD for 2.5 years.

I can't help you much with the high BP because my BP tanks in the morning.  Are you at your dry weight or do you have too much fluid on still in the morning?  That would increase your bp a lot. 

[brandywine]

I think fluid was my main issue.
Getting a little more used to the cycler and my pinching, but it really just depends what position I'm in. Strangely, I'm starting to have a lot of fill pain. Think the catheter has shifted a bit.
Drain fluid is clear.

[HouseOfDialysis]

I've had rising blood pressure from when I started CAPD. It would come back down for a week or two then spike up for a week, then back down again. I just started the cycler last night, so we'll see if this pattern holds true on CCPD.

[Jie]

If retaining too much fluid, BP would be higher.

[peleroja]

When I was on the cycler my BP actually went down.  Never had drain pain.  Are you eating salty foods without knowing it?

[brandywine]

It has been normal in the mornings, ever since I got the right dosage down.