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Is Low Diastolic Blood Pressure common with Stage 3 or 4 CKD?
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Bad night last night. Bill was really restless. Along about morning (I thought) he started doing his exercised in bed - got up and did his push offs and then took off for family room. I figured it was time to get up, only to discover it was 3am. He was laying on his recliner, napping with the TV on. Since I had made the bed figured I'd snooze on the sofa. He kept turning the TV on and off. I retired back to the bedroom after putting on his socks.
Turns out he had felt 'dizzy' in bed. Was afraid to move his head. Did try exercises to see if that would help. He didn't remember turning the TV on and off and didn't realize I had put his socks on until later. When morning finally broke he discovered he had misplaced me and panicked, going from room to room looking for me. He had missed seeing me on our bed. When he finally discovered me it was try and pull me off the bed (I woke up suddenly from a very sound sleep!).
By that time his dizziness had ended and he was feeling okay. Years ago he had a spell and had me call 911 and they raced him off to the hospital - was diagnosed as a case of vertigo and nothing to panic over. Nothing since then.
No idea what caused it or what the best thing to do for it if it happens again. Can CKD cause spells like that?
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Julie, I wonder if there is an infection somewhere in his body? Many times, people may show some different [not usually good!] behaviors when their body is fighting an infection. The body's blood chemistry is so sensitive. Like @sueinmn mentioned, you are probably not getting good restful sleep, and you deserve to be able to function.
I applaud you for keeping good notes for the doctors, although we both wish it wasn't needed, right?!
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Wow, Julie, that is scary! As for whether CKD can cause such spells, my friend found that when her husband's blood chemistry was out of balance (high or low sodium, potassium, creatinine in many combinations) it contributed a great deal to his confusion. Similarly, dizziness can be caused by such changes. The doctor needs to know if this episode, even if Bill refuses to be seen.
I was trying to recall - can he get blood drawn at home? His CKD may be progressing in a way that requires attention.
Sue