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Aging Well | Last Active: May 15 8:04pm | Replies (121)
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@woojr, I'm really glad you are getting the bloodwork . It may be the new blood pressure meds could be adjusted. Blood pressure meds do cause the type of fatigue you described. You probably know that clonidine causes itchy rashes. And is not recommended first line for the elderly. Glasses and hearing aids often get lost, but they could improve her life. Usually there is a workaround with different medications that could restore her energy. I suspect her imbalance is entirely the medications. But it does take careful attention by a cardiologist.
She is on the internet. It would be interesting if she could join us.
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@gently, the cardiologist changed her BP meds. About the same time she started having fluid building up and the swelling, her BP dropped into a range of around 120 over 70. She hasn't taken clonidine for quite some time. It was prescribed for high BP spikes she was having.
My wife took her to the hairdresser after she had something to eat after the bloodwork. Mom told her she's never felt so exhausted and she couldn't sleep last night. I picked her up this morning for the bloodwork and she seemed pretty good, didn't mention sleep problems. Believe me, she tells me when she has trouble sleeping. It happens frequently after she takes long naps in the daytime. The cardiologist says her heart is not pumping as it should. It's getting stiff and can't remove the fluid. I don't think she's going online anymore. She's not even reading the mail, something she's done faithfully forever.
The good news is she is comfortable, clean and in her home and a phone call away from help.