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Why do I have dangerously low and dangerously high blood pressure?
Heart & Blood Health | Last Active: Jul 31 8:35am | Replies (34)Comment receiving replies
@colleenyoung Thank you for moving my question to the most appropriate group
I am looking for expert advice; however, being a retiree on Medicare, I may have to get a referral from my family doctor. I just need to know whom to ask my doctor to refer me to. I’m about 6 hours away from Jacksonville, but to get help, I would deal with that.
My perception of dangerously high/low are numbers such as 163/109 and 90/65. I experience numbers like these if I don’t discipline myself very strictly regarding how long I rest or how long I work, balanced with High BP meds. Such discipline becomes harder when the weather is unfavorable, when we are traveling, or involved in something that just doesn’t allow it. High blood pressure is fairly easy to drop in a short period of time, such as a brief half-mile walk or 30 minutes of hard work. However, the low blood pressure is harder to get back up. It can take a couple of hours of rest unless I do something like eat something really salty. The above numbers are an example of what I experienced during the recent storm 2 or 3 times. The high BP was after about 3 hours of reading one cold morning, followed by the low after going outside and manually wire-brushing over and painting a utility trailer. That took about an hour at the pace I worked. If I feel symptoms as I do with such numbers as those above, I use a home monitor to check my BP. Other than that, I just pace myself as best I can. Symptoms that prompt me to check it are a burning sensation to my face or ears, an increase in my tinnitus @a higher ringing sound than normal, or a headache. These “almost” always proved to be high BP. Other symptoms that prompt me are dizziness or seeing spots in my eyesight, which have always proved to be low BP.
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@larryhayes you’re stressing yourself out unnecessarily over nothing. Our BPs fluctuate throughout the day as we do activities. The idea of taking your BP throughout the day just to see what it is, is not helpful for medical purposes. As someone said you’re a healthy person who’s stressing over blood pressure regulation. Maybe figure out the reason for your worry would be more helpful.
@larryhayes @bobbelu, if interested in self-referring or getting your doctor to submit a referral to Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, you can start here: https://mayocl.in/1mtmR63
To self-refer, you can call the Florida office or fill out the form to schedule a preferred time for the scheduler to call you. The link for the physician referral is also on the same page.
Larry, you don't need to request a specific cardiologist. The scheduler can help with matching you with the specialist right for you.
@larryhayes Cold weather will make the arteries constrict which I think makes the heart need to pump harder, I may be wrong. But have you looked into a pace maker that will tell the heart what it needs to beat? Would a pace maker be of any help? This I do not really know either. I am learning as I go with my heart.
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@larryhayes I have a similar problem..mornings 103/58, evenings high last week went to 204/109 . clonidine brings it down in about 30 minutes..did call 911 that night..high seems to be around 5-6pm (typical happy hour) but I have given up drinking..occasional afib, twice in 6 mos lasting only minutes ,had an ablation about 10 years ago. my primarys been helping me but my cardiologist, not so much.! I'm 83, female, in excellent health. workout 3 times a week. Living in Key West it's difficult to find doctors and competent hospital. I'm thinking about flying to Mayo in Jacksonville to find a cardiologist. Hope we can both find some help!!!