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pacemaker and high blood pressure
Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Aug 6, 2023 | Replies (14)Comment receiving replies
Hi @jmb73, I thought I would share a News Network post from Mayo Clinic that one of Connects mentors came across. "People exposed to prolonged periods of shortened sleep have significant increases in blood pressure during nighttime hours, Mayo Clinic researchers report in a small study of eight participants." Prolonged Shortened Sleep Increases Blood Pressure at Night: https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/prolonged-shortened-sleep-increases-blood-pressure-at-night-mayo-clinic-researchers-find/
Has his Cardiologist mentioned any sleep medication that may help him to fall asleep?
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My husband is on many meds and therefore we have much shortened sleep times. Especially his blood pressure meds
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Hi Amanda, His cardiologist hasn't mentioned anything about a sleep medication yet. I will ask about one on Monday. It seems I am calling his office every other day. They are very nice and call me back quickly. The doctor did put him on another medication- amlodipine yesterday. But he still had the spike and had to take clonidine at midnight. I did tell them that he wasn't sleeping- I think it's worrying him ( me too) that his blood pressure will go too high and he will have a stroke. His mother had many strokes. He is on so many medications that look alike in his pill boxes. Thank you for your help.