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pacemaker and high blood pressure

Posted by jmb73 @jmb73, Sep 11, 2020

HI, My 76 yr old husband just got a pacemaker, Now his is experiencing weird symptoms. We are in contact with his cardiologist but I wonder if any of you have had these issues. During the day, his blood pressure is normal but at about 7pm, it starts going up. By by 11 or 12 it is 200. He is afraid to go to sleep. The cardiologist has doubled his carvediol but the bp is still going up. He is supposed to take clonidine once it's over 160 but it jumps. Last night it was 150 at 10. He went to bed but couldn't sleep. I had him take it at 12 and it was 185. Have any of you experienced these symptoms and if so, what worked for you. Thank you, Joan

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jmgm | @jmgm | Sep 14, 2020
In reply to @amandaa "Hi @jmb73, I thought I would share a News Network post from Mayo Clinic that one..." + (show)
@amandaa

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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zekester | @zekester | Sep 20, 2020
In reply to @jmgm "Hello my husband is also on hydralazine- He takes one 25 mg Tablet 4 times daily...." + (show)
@jmgm

Hello
my husband is also on hydralazine- He takes one 25 mg Tablet 4 times daily. (100 mg daily) . He would prefer to take it twice a day. Lately his numbers are high. I’d love to hear from you- What is your husbands dosage per day? how often does he take it ? Is he on other BP meds? I don’t know anyone on hydralazine, so it’s nice to connect with you. Grachi

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My prescription for hydralazine is 50 mg, twice per day. (I’m actually only taking once/day , which seems to be working ok for me right now, but probably best to stick with MD’s dosage). We haven’t seen any changes of concern in my routine blood tests.

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concernedparent6dcs | @concernedparent6dcs | Mar 19, 2023

My son has a pacemaker and his blood pressure is spiking daily, his medication has been changed and increased within the past 2 weeks, but he takes an emergency pill to lower his blood pressure and has to take it daily.
He is a truck driver and it is critical his blood pressure be within the CDL guidelines, but seems no one has answers as to what is causing this blood pressure issues. Hoping for some advice from someone that might have the same issues. He goes back to the heart doctor this week but we are skeptical about whether they have answers, meds have been changed twice within two weeks, but still not correcting the blood pressure spikes.
Any information would be helpful.

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cpratt63 | @cpratt63 | Aug 6, 2023
In reply to @jmb73 "I appreciate your information. He is still having the spikes but only at night. I am..." + (show)
@jmb73

I appreciate your information. He is still having the spikes but only at night. I am wondering if he is nervous about it going up and that is making it go up. But last night at 9 it was 120 and then he took it at 12 when he got up for a bathroom trip and it's 200! So he had to take a clonidine. He is on a lot of medicine and is taking more at night. Thanks for your information. Joan

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I am going through exactly the same thing. Pacemaker, taking clonidine. Blood pressure spikes at night. Occasionally it has happened during day to 220/110. I have recently been diagnosed with APHIB. Had 2 ablations and 2 shock treatments. Only took me out of APHIB for a few days. 83 years old. Otherwise good health however I take a lot of medications.

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