BP spikes.

[Cruze44]

Does anyone else have problems with BP spikes? If so, how do you control them? My BP is typically fine all day until the evening hours. Then it always elevates to moderately high levels for several hours. Usually hovering around 150/160's over 80-90. But sometimes I get sudden spikes when it sores to like 210/100. This is very distressing and I feel awful when it occurs. I'm actually thinking this is what caused my most recent elevation my Creatinine level. Doctor feels like more meds would lower my pressure too much when it's normal which is most of the day. Is there any type of medicine that I could take right when I feel a spike coming on? I've heart things like Xanax and Valuim can bring BP down rather quickly but I'd rather not go down that path. I was thinking more of an immediate action type of BP med if there is such a thing???

[Beanbag5]

Redistributing your meds will help. Break down the doses. I used to have the same problem, now most of my high doses are night time and the rest in the morning. Alternatively there’s a drug called nifedipine that comes in two forms, slow release (over twelve hours) and fast release (within minutes). The fast release can work really well in dropping the blood pressure but that may not be a sustained effect for some people. The Bp May start to climb again some hours later. But everyone’s different.

[Betsysue2002]

In 2011 i read an article about taking bp meds in the evening. Spain univ of vigo found that that was better time for a lot of people.

When i recently was having low bp in morning even before i took morning meds i asked my doc who said try it in evening and i did am now feeling better.

I hadnt taken it before since i liked a beer every once in awhile but now knowing about kidneys i seldom have beer or mixed drinks.

[Cruze44 in reply to Betsysue2002]

Thanks all! I take all my meds at night now. Don't seem to help. I believe I have secondary hypertension of some sort. I believe that's what causing my kidneys to decline also. And Betsysue, why not any beer??? From what I've read it's okay to have beer in moderation. I read that even people in stage 5 can have some beer.

[Betsysue2002 in reply to Cruze44]

I trade off my food so i dont have something not good for us too often or too close together. That way i dont feel deprived.

So many things kd patients shouldnt have

No doc appt till sept to see how im doing But last visit to regular doc in feb my gfr was 40 and a couple days later to kidney doc it was 58 so who can tell ???

I know a fellow in dialysis who treats himself to chocolate.

[Cruze44 in reply to Betsysue2002]

Yeah. The diet restrictions are beyond absurd. Phosphorus for one is impossible to calculate. Most of the time ya can’t even find the values on food and if you do they vary tremendously. Good news is most people live a good long time with kidney disease and I guarantee the number of sufferers who follow a strict renal diet is super super small. I know of only one other person who has kidney disease and when I complained to her about the diet restrictions she actually laughed and said what are you talking about. I eat whatever I want. And she drinks wine everyday too. She said her doc told her to drink plenty of water and don’t eat a lot of red meat and that was it. She never even heard of phosphorus and she though potassium was good for CKD lol. And she’s had it now for like 20 years and as far as she knows all is well.

[Jdonnabndt in reply to Cruze44]

When i was in the hospital,christmas before last, my phosphorous was real low, well, all my levels were off. I stayed 6 days and each day they would give me something else to try to get them levelized. My gfr was 28 at the time. They brought in a bag to hook to my iv, it was phosphorus. That was some very bad pain, they told me it may hurt, what they didnt say it was so excrusiating, i couldnt even move my arm.the finally had to give me horse pills instad of the iv. I couldnt take it.

[Betsysue2002 in reply to Cruze44]

I agree ... chosing foods is so difficult. I think i just have a prob with my parts wearing out ... not a specific thing ... so i just try to eat better.

I go into stores and see things i used to just take off the shelves. I dont do that anymore. Im a little more careful.

[Marvin8]

If you are NOT a kidney stone producer, and are drinking lots of water, beet juice can work wonders. Does for me, even though I'm a stone producer. I just have to make sure I'm drinking tons of water.