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Would you take blood pressure medication?
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jan 7 6:04pm | Replies (12)Comment receiving replies
So true! Although checking often shouldn’t make it go down.
Anxious to see what readings I get once I get off prednisone however I’ve had issues before prednisone, only not needing twice the amount of medication to keep it under control. We’ll see.
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@caroljeand
Prednisone has a way of causing things to not be regulated properly. My blood pressures were going extremely high after every prednisone dose until the effects of my daily prednisone dose lessened later in the day. Later in the day, my blood pressure tended to be lower.
My blood pressures were called "labile" but my blood pressures still needed to be prevented from going too high. I needed 3 blood pressure medications when I was on prednisone.
Things have stabilized during the years since I tapered off prednisone.
Off prednisone --- I don't need any blood pressure medications and they have all been discontinued. Now my body is regulating my blood pressure without additional medications.