Can something work then not work?

[Nomorebiscuits]

Hey I posted a while ago about my high blood pressure and high pulse, after taking your advice and seeing the doctor (thank you all very much by the way I appreciated you taking your time to reply and give advice) i was given new medications, I am already on highest dose of ramipril and amlodopine and I have inadapine (not quite sure how its spelt) I was put on 2.5mg a day and then 5mg a day, and for a while it worked and I was getting great reading pulse still in the 100's but my blood pressure had lowered, I thought great but now the last few days it's staying high. Can medication do that? Can it work then not work? I'm due for a kidney function blood test next week but I'm wondering if I should try to see the doctor at the same time?

[Chappychap]

Blood pressure can go up and down due to all sorts of reasons.

For example, during exertion your blood pressure obviously goes up, but what isn't so well recognised is that afterwards it drops to below that persons normal level, and furthermore it can stay low for several hours. So if someone exercises hard in the morning they may then have reduced blood pressure right through until the early evening.

Another example is the amount of salt in your diet can have a quick and significant impact on your blood pressure. If someone normally eats healthily, but circumstances mean they suddenly have a processed meal for lunch and a takeaway meal for dinner, then there's every chance they'll have elevated blood pressure for the next couple of days.

[JaneFinn]

Hi nomorebiscuits, I’m sorry to hear the new meds don’t seem to be doing the trick any more, it’s so disappointing when things stop helping isn’t it. I’m no medic, but in my experience medication can have the desired effect to begin with but then sometimes the body adjusts and the medication has less effect. (So the doctor keeps upping the dose or has to add something else.)

If I were you I’d keep good records of the progression of my pulse and BP (Eg maybe 3 times a day?) and then I’d def talk to the doctor about it, showing him/her your readings. You could maybe even email him/her with it and he can decide if wants to see you now or leave it til the results of your blood tests?

Good luck x