High blood pressure symptoms - High blood pressure treatment
I’ve just discovered this new site devoted to low blood pressure.
You can find info about high blood pressure or hypertension all over the web but getting good quality stuff about the other end of the BP scale is more difficult.
Hypotension or low blood pressure causes a lot of symptoms including fatigue and dizziness. Treatment options [...]
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.
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 [...]
Has anyone else felt drowsy on beta blockers.
I have been taking atenolol for my blood pressure problem for about six months. At first I felt fine but now I’m tired and drowsy most days with cold cold hands and feet. Is this due to the beta blocker tablets?
I looked at the leaflet that came in [...]
I read in the papers today - world kidney day - that not looking after your blood pressure can damage the kidneys.
How does this work?
Why does high blood pressure harm your kidneys. My friend developed kidney problems due to taking blood pressure treatment tablets - so which is worse, taking blood pressure treatment or simply [...]
I’ve been on what I used to call “water tablets” for my blood pressure for years now.
It’s a tablet called bendrofluazide and I’ve used it for about fifteen years. It seems to do the trick - but recently I’ve been concerned about getting dull headaches most days. Could this be due to my blood pressure?
Does [...]
How does Resperate lower blood pressure?
I’ve read a bit about the resperate device and how I can learn to control my breathing and get more relaxed. But is that all there is to it? Is that how Resperate lowers blood pressure levels?
Surely there’s more to it than that ….
Can you shed some light on this [...]
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I’ve been taking amlodipine ( I think it’s also called Istin) for about two months. It seems to work well for my blood pressure problems but I get headaches and my legs are swollen all the time.
Is the swollen ankles due to my tablets - or is my blood pressure still too high - [...]
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.