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Adult Life after a Traumatic Brain Injury

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Hi Sue,
I realize this post was made some time ago, but a BP of 200 is not ok, especially with an aneurysm. First I will think to see if the BP machine is one you can trust, like a new model, batteries ok, etc. Then to see if it has specific directions (like hold arm at heart level) etc. If that’s correct, then some things can cause potential misreads, like shaking or tremors, talking during the measurement, and having an irregular heart rate like atrial fibrillation. Since machines are not perfect. I would suggest a cardiologist consult. There are a few things here that can be ruled out to give you peace of mind, or that may be co-existing with the TBI. Please consider a cardiac workup today, and if your well working meter reads BP 200, I would call 911 as this requires timely expert intervention.

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Hi....luckily after suffering for a year and a half, taking my BP three times a day and keeping a record of each reading, my cardiologist would just have his PA send a message saying "Take another Clonidine". I was up to a mixture of 9 BP pills a day and my BP was still well over 200. Of course I worried mainly about having a stroke, but I was getting nowhere. Up until my accident my BP was in the 130's of which I also kept a record every day, they said I had stage 3 kidney disease so they were trying to get the readings even lower. So I knew exactly when it would top 200 that it was from the TBI. I went one day with my husband to see his cardiologist, funny thing, he is in the same office as my doctor who was just pushing the Clonidine. I mentioned to his nurse my issues and she said the other doctor was a high BP specialist. He took over my care. Put me on 3 pills a day (down from 9) and in less then a week my numbers came right down. I still suffer daily from head pain behind my left ear. I was diagnosed from the TBI with my eyes being out of sync with each other, who knew that was a thing. I also have something called "Abnormal Auditory Perception". I misunderstand when people speak to me. Something called "Convergence Insufficiency" and "Abnormal Optokintic Response." And they had more test to be done. They want $27,000. to treat me. I'm 75....I'll pass on that. My Neurologist confirmed that I do not have memory loss from old age, dementia or Alzheimers. It's all from the TBI. So I just let people think I'm a nutty old lady, I do not look 75....so most people when I speak think I'm just plain nuts!