High blood pressure symptoms - High blood pressure treatment
I live in the UK - how can I find a blood pressure specialist doctor?
My family doc is great but I cant really expect her to know all the answers about blood pressure. To be fair I think my levels are pretty good and I check every day with a monitor I bought online.
But I [...]
I recently was experiencing big drops in my blood pressure. My baseline blood pressure is low about 90/60 — I was taking about 500mg of magnesium as part of a calcium/magnesium supplement. I was also taking an additional 150 - 250 mg of magnesium. I noticed on days when the magnesium dose was higher, my [...]
My husband is taking threee medications for his high blood pressure: caduet 10-20mg(for cholorestoral also), atenol 25mg and hydroclorothiazide 12.5mg.
He complains of always being tired. I just wonder if all these combinations could play a part in him not feeling well.
I have chronic pains in joints and muscles from all BP_ medication to the point I can hardly walk. If I try to come off meds. within a couple of days I have no energy and have massive jerks and spasms and terrible chest pressure. Any ideas?
Hi I have been on medication to lower my blood pressure for around 6 months but i want to stop as i dont think i need it.
can i just stop i monitor my bp at home on a 2 week basis and it is alway around 129 / 80 somtimes it shoots up to 140 [...]
I know that eating more fruit and vegetables is good for you but does anyone actually have a list of fruits and vegetables that lower blood pressure.
I’m thinking of things like tomatoes and beetroot - I’ve read that both of them are good at lowering blood pressure levels but I’m sure their must be more [...]
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Can anyone help me out to understand this better?
I know that countries like Spain and Greece seem to have less health problems and I’ve read that it’s due to the mediterranean diet. I also heard from my doctor that the good bits are the red wine and the olive oil. And also not too much [...]
Can blood pressure tablets cause bad dreams?
Ever since my doctor started me on atenolol I’ve been having the most vivid dreams you can ever imagine. Not always bad I have to say - but the intensity of them is sometimes overwhelming.
Is it the tablets. Does atenolol cause bad dreams - or could it be the [...]
Can blood pressure cause me to have joint and muscle pains?
I’m on medication and my BP control is good at the moment but I seem to be getting stiff and painful joints all the time at present.
Will high blood pressure on it’s own cause me to develop pains in the joints - or is it [...]
Chocolate and blood pressure …… mmmm
How much chocolate should I eat if I want it to lower my blood pressure? And is it a special kind of chocolate that I need or is it just the normal sort I can buy anywhere.
I need to be careful because I have borderline diabetes but if I balance [...]
Welcome to The Pressure Point.
My name is Doctor Gordon Cameron and I'm a doctor based in Edinburgh, Scotland. I specialize in blood pressure treatment for two reasons:
Firstly - I see many thousands of people with the condition each year and I understand the problems that high blood pressure and its treatment can cause.
Secondly, I suffer from raised BP myself and take treatment every day so I really do understand the problems from both sides of the equation. I've taken pretty much every medication on the market at one time or other, and have used or tried most of the natural remedies and cures.
Join me as we share blood pressure experiences and find a way to keep you healthy and well.